Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 10 – Create a Freebie to Give Away

March 17, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  If you've ever gone to a trade show and come home with a suitcase full of squishy balls, highlighter pens, and t-shirts that you'll never wear, you know the [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 9 – Join in or Host a Blog Carnival

March 15, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  Blog carnivals might bring to mind lion tamers, elephants, and pink popcorn balls, but in actuality, they're pretty tame. In a nutshell (a peanut shell, of course!), a blog [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 8 – Go on a Blog Tour

March 10, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  What do The Who, Kenny Chesney, Green Day, Cher and the Stones do when they want to sell more albums? They go on tour. And what should savvy internet [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 7 – Cross Blog Conversations

March 8, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  If you want to get noticed by someone on their blog, ask them a question – publicly.   Sneaky? Perhaps, but it works – if done the right way. [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 6 – Add Video

March 3, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  Humans are visual animals, and as we become more isolated in our work habits, our desire to see each other becomes even more important. Witness the stratospheric growth of [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 5 – Hold a Twitter Chat

March 1, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  With over 3 million regular Twitter.com users and over 50 million tweets sent each day, the Twitterverse is the place to see and be seen. So why not leverage [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 4 – Write a Round-Up Post

February 24, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  Round-up posts are similar to suggestions from a friend; there's so much information out there that it's impossible for us to sort through and process it all on our [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 3 – Conduct an Interview Series

February 22, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  A blog series can be an excellent traffic-generating strategy, but there's one type of series in particular that deserves special mention: The interview series.   The interview series is [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 2 – Write a Series

February 17, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  “Lost.” “The Biggest Loser.” “Days of Our Lives.” Why do people tune in week after week after week for the latest installment of their favorite characters' lives? Because they [...]

Blog Traffic Generating Strategy 1 – Host a Contest

February 15, 2011 in Blog Marketing

  No one can resist a contest, whether it's a drawing for a free lunch at your favorite fast food restaurant or a month's admission to the nearest 24-Hour Fitness. [...]