How to run a successful competition on your blog
January 15, 2008
Yesterday I shared some of the costs and benefits of running a competition . I ended that post by asking: “So how does one run a competition on their blog that brings more benefits than it costs?”
In this post I want to walk you through everything I know (and I mean everything) about running a successful competition on your blog - from setting objectives, finding prizes, running the competition and more.
What every blogger hates to see
January 15, 2008
A sudden decline in traffic stats is a bloggers nightmare, what is happening is the first thought that enters your mind, all my hard work over the previous months and instead of increasing stats im seeing the dreaded unique count drop.
What is happening…
Track back through your stats to see if there is a given day or time when your traffic started to decline, if so you will normally be able to trace this to either an article or item you may have been reviewing or promoting dependant on your type of blog.
Some basic stuff to look at , check your stats to see if you have had an increase on 404 errors on your site as it may be server issue rather than a content issue. Visitors dont normally just drop off a site. You may lose visitors if they continually have a problem accessing certain pages
Check your rankings on the search engines, if most of your traffic is organic and comes from search engines then there are constant upgrading and downgrading from all the major search engines, this can have a serious effect on the amount of traffic that you are receiving
Content – make sure you have been updating your content regularly, alot of visitors
Want fresh content daily and if they dont get it, they move onto another site. Also ensure that the content you are updating your site with is current and not from years ago.
Follow the above steps and I’m sure you will stop that loss of traffic.
5 Horrible Mistakes That New Bloggers Make
January 14, 2008
I use Entrecard and MyBloglog from time to time to see who is visiting my blog and to check out new blogs. I’ve seen a whole lot of new blogs trying to break into the “make money blogging” or “I want to be a problogger” scene. The growth of these types of blogs are phenomenal.
Obviously a lot of people are unhappy with their day jobs and are hoping to make money at home just writing their blogs. Maybe it’s the perception cast by some A-list make money bloggers that it’s easy and require little effort. Hey people, stop believing that. Easy isn’t going to make you a full-time income. It takes dedication and knowledge.
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Guide - How to make money using a blog
January 12, 2008
Many friends have asked me whether we can make money online from blogs or not. I told them you can make money even by selling lemonade at the corner of your school but the main problem is that you must have passion and time for what you will be blogging. Many people fail because they are starting blogs just to make money , they are writing 2 or 3 articles and they are using different affiliate links and other advertisement programs to catch any cents.
You must know that in order to make some money , at least you should know what you are talking about and not post just crap in order to increase number of posts in your blog.
Many newbies on the internet doesn’t even know how to get a free blog online so in this article I will explain step by step what you have to do in order to make some cash from your blog
There are 2 big blog providers online which are
- WordPress.com
- Blogger.com
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How People Make Money Blogging
January 12, 2008
The internet is full of ways to make money. There are a lot of different approaches you can take to make money online. Let me introduce you to blogging - more specifically let me explain to you how people make money blogging.What Exactly Is Blogging Anyway?
According to Wikipedia:
A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
In plainer English, a blog is a website that shows the newest entries at the beginning, usually on the homepage. This website is a blog, and for that reason you will always find my newest writing on the homepage, at the top. As you scroll down, you will find the other entries I have written, newest to oldest.
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How to make money blogging - 7 quick strategies
January 11, 2008
You can make money from blogging. It can pay for your bills. It does work for everyone. There’s no secret and you’ll just really need to know how to get started and which blogging framework to follow.It’s not a difficult process at all and this post will provide 7 distinct methods you can use to generate substantial income from blogging. These seven methods are strategies you can adopt right from the beginning, preferably before you set up your first blog.
You can think of them as guidelines which point out the different options you have, if you’re serious about using blogging as a method of making money online.
