The Summary Tips to Increase Ranking and Website Traffic

It is worth cataloguing the basic principles to be enforced to increase website traffic and search engine rankings.

• Create a site with valuable content, products or services.
• Place primary and secondary keywords within the first 25 words in your page content and spread them evenly throughout the document.
• Research and use the right keywords/phrases to attract your target customers.
• Use your keywords in the right fields and references within your web page. Like Title, META tags, Headers, etc.
• Keep your site design simple so that your customers can navigate easily between web pages, find what they want and buy products and services.
• Submit your web pages i.e. every web page and not just the home page, to the most popular search engines and directory services. Hire someone to do so, if required. Be sure this is a manual submission. Do not engage an automated submission service.
• Keep track of changes in search engine algorithms and processes and accordingly modify your web pages so your search engine ranking remains high. Use online tools and utilities to keep track of how your website is doing.
• Monitor your competitors and the top ranked websites to see what they are doing right in the way of design, navigation, content, keywords, etc.
• Use reports and logs from your web hosting company to see where your traffic is coming from. Analyze your visitor location and their incoming sources whether search engines or links from other sites and the keywords they used to find you.
• Make your customer visit easy and give them plenty of ways to remember you in the form of newsletters, free reports, reduction coupons etc.
• Demonstrate your industry and product or service expertise by writing and submitting articles for your website or for article banks so you are perceived as an expert in your field.
• When selling products online, use simple payment and shipment methods to make your customer’s experience fast and easy.
• When not sure, hire professionals. Though it may seem costly, but it is a lot less expensive than spending your money on a website which no one visits.
• Don’t look at your website as a static brochure. Treat it as a dynamic, ever changing sales tool and location, just like your real store to which your customers with the same seriousness.

That's all I got for today. I will try to update soon. Stay with me.

Traffic Tactics : Use Keywords In Page Titles

It is recommended to use keywords in page titles itself. This title tag is different from a Meta tag, but it's worth considering it in relation to them. Whatever text one places in the title tag (between the portions) will appear in the title bar of browsers when they view the web page. Some browsers also append whatever you put in the title tag by adding their own name, as for example Microsoft's Internet Explorer or OPERA.

The actual text you use in the title tag is one of the most important factors in how a search engine may decide to rank your web page. In addition, all major web crawlers will use the text of your title tag as the text they use for the title of your page in your listings.

If you have designed your website as a series of websites or linked pages and not just a single Home Page, you must bear in mind that each page of your website must be search engine optimized. The title of each page i.e. the keywords you use on that page and the phrases you use in the content will draw traffic to your site.

The unique combination of these words and phrases and content will draw customers using different search engine terms and techniques, so be sure you capture all the keywords and phrases you need for each product, service or information page.

The most common mistake made by small business owners when they first design their website is to place their business name or firm name in every title of every page. Actually most of your prospective customers do not bother to know the name of your firm until after they have looked at your site and decided it is worth book marking.

So, while you want your business name in the title of the home page, it is probably a waste of valuable keywords and space to put it in the title line of every page on your site. Why not consider putting keywords in the title so that your page will display closer to the top of the search engine listing.

Dedicating first three positions for keywords in title avoiding the stop words like ‘and’, ‘at’ and the like is crucial in search engine optimization.

The 2 Types of Traffic Exchanges

Hi, I post about using a traffic exchanges to boost your traffic few weeks ago. How you try one? There are generally 2 types of traffic exchanges out there.

The first and most common type simply lets you earn hits directly from your downline. Many big-name sites like I Love Hits, Traffic Splash, Dragon Surf, Major League Hits are like this. When you get a referral who starts surfing in these, you'll earn a percentage of his points for yourself.

These are good and very important in the long run, as they'll ultimately provide you with the most "free" traffic once you get moving, but they're hard to earn significant amounts of traffic on (especially as a free member) in the short run. Don't ignore them completely, since you'll want to start building a downline on them ASAP, but don't drive yourself nuts trying to get significant amounts of credits on all of them from day 1. I'd recommend rotating these sites and trying to surf 100 pages on one or two every day (by rotate them, I mean pick one or two every day and surf 100 on those; the next day take another one or two).

The other type of exchange, which is much more powerful for complete newbies are co-op or syndicate based systems. To the best of my knowledge, all of Logitech's surf exchanges (TS25, TrafficPods, TrafficEra, etc) are syndicate based. What this means is that you don't need a downline to get leverage.

In a site like this, you can automatically get into a co-op or syndicate of other surfers, work together to build massive amounts of traffic credits, and then get a hefty share yourself. You can easily get several thousand hits per week in bonuses alone within 2 weeks with these sites.

Usually, there's a hefty quota of surfing you'll need to maintain to qualify to stay inside the co-op (usually ~1000 sites surfed per week for free members; paid members will usually get their quota waived, but won't see significant bonuses without surfing at least 100-300 sites per week). You'll probably have to surf even more the first week to "qualify" for a syndicate position (unless you're a paid member, in which case you automatically qualify from day 1), but the rewards are well worth it.

In conclusion, you will need to choose which system work for you in deciding on which traffic exchange to pick. If you hate the downline building task, then you might want to pick the second option.

Have Fun!

Sure Fire Tips For Building Trust With Your Readers

To make sure that your readers keep coming back to your blog, you need to build trust within your blog. When your readers trust you, they might also see you as a mentor and a resource to every questions they had. Building trust is going to build a long term sustainable blog.

Here are some useful tips for building trust when you post your content:-

• send only relevant information that will help your readers see you as an expert in your field
  
• create an online persona that sets you apart as a live person and not just some plastic corporate face. provide anecdotes, tell people what's going on in your life from time to time, and give them other ways to come to know "you" and not just your blog.
  
• Do not constantly throw sales pitches. Some of your post should simply be interesting and timely.
  
• Create free offers that are relevant to your post and give them away with no string attached.
  
• Always be truthful
  
• No hype allowed
  
• Never recommend someone else product or service unless you have used it yourself and find it to be all that the manufacturer or service provider claims that it is
  
• Respect your reader's time. Keep your post messages short yet punchy.

Don't expect to build trust overnight. It's a time consuming process that will pay off well once it begins to happen. If you think you don't have time, think again. The fact is, the exact amount of time that it takes to build trust is going to pass whether you take the steps to do it or not. The only difference is going to be how profitable your business is at the end of time. It's all up to you.

How To Choose the Right Blog Topic

By far the most common question I am asked from someone new to blogging is "What topic should I write about?" This is the first big decision and the first point where everything can go wrong. If you choose the wrong topic then you begin walking down the wrong path and it might be months before you even realize it and change direction.

Here's some common mistakes people make when choosing a topic to write a blog about:

• Don't pick a subject just because you see others make money writing about it
  
• Avoid writing about something you are passionate about, but very few other people are
  
• Don't base a blog on a topic you know little about or have minimal practical experience in
  
• Be careful not to write about too diverse a range of subjects, your blog must have a focus

WHAT IF YOU HAVE NO IDEAS AT ALL?

For people who have no idea what to blog about you should write down a list of their hobbies, passions, experiences, education and skills in all areas of life and then take that list and derive blog topics.

In almost all cases it's easier to start a blog from something you have an interest in, focus in that direction rather than get too caught up in the potential to make money. I honestly believe that if you have traffic you can make money, and it's traffic that is hard to generate. The money comes easily enough once the traffic is in place, so it's better to seek topics you have the most potential to build an audience from.

For people who struggle to choose between a range of ideas I suggest picking one and devoting a serious amount of time to it. You have to really "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" before you really know whether a blog topic will work.

Sometimes no amount of research, self reflection, internal or external analysis will give you an answer. Only the MARKET can give you a definite result. You have to set a blog up and just start writing and see what happens. You can always make adjustments as you go along.

It's crucial to pick just ONE idea and not attempt to start a blog about every topic you have an interest in. If you spend your energy and time across three blogs you will end up with three average blogs. If you pour 100% of your effort into just one blog, you give it the best chance of success.

At the end of a three month trial period of focusing on just one blog you at least have a conclusive outcome, whether successful or not. There is no ambiguity about whether you worked hard enough and you can honestly say you gave it your best shot. You can continue with the blog if it appears to be gaining traction or move on to a different topic if it didn't.

At the end of three months of consistent blogging you also have an ASSET. Even if your blog doesn't have much traffic, it does have three months of content in it, so worse comes to worst, you can sell your blog and recoup a few hundred dollars and then take your experience with you into your next blog project.

There is no such thing as failure if you actually put something out there and learn from the experience and sometimes the only way to really know whether a topic has potential is to test it on a real live blog.

Sometimes you can't make concrete decisions until you actually test your topic ideas. I suggest you narrow down your topic list and then start writing. If you have no trouble producing one new post a day, then do it for three months and see whether people like your work.

No one can tell you what to blog about, it's up to you to decide. Just don't stay suspended in limbo due to decision-paralysis. Nothing will feel 100% right until you actually start doing it.

HOW TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO LEAVE COMMENTS

The focus of this post is something all bloggers love - comments. Unfortunately most blogs, especially new blogs, receive very few real comments from real people (everyone gets spam comments though). Why is it some blogs have a ton of comments while other blogs never receive any? In this post today I will talk about how you can convince people to leave comment replies to your blog posts.

Let me set something straight right now.

If your blog has no traffic you will not receive any comments. It makes sense of course, but some people don't see the connection between these two elements. If no one is reading your blog then no one will leave comments either. Simply posting great articles to your blog is not enough - you have to *market* your blog to bring people to it.

For now, understand if you don't receive any comments to your blog it's probably not that your content is bad or people don't like you, it's because you simply don't have enough traffic. If on the other hand you do have some traffic, yet no one replies to your posts, there are ways to stimulate comments.

Try these tips to begin with :-

• Write articles that reference or focus on other bloggers. You will get their attention that way and there's a good chance they will come to your blog and leave a comment as a result.
  
• Ask your readers a question at the end of your article.
  
• Write about topics that stimulate conversation, such as current events (think politics, news, entertainment).
  
• Be controversial with your writing. Have a strong opinion and others with strong opinions will reply to argue or agree with you.
  
• Be patient. Sometimes you just have to wait until the first person leaves a comment which opens the floodgates.

WHAT IS SOCIAL PROOF?

Social Proof is when humans take action or make a decision based on seeing other humans doing it first. It's sort of like an implied recommendation - if other people do it, it must be good. It's like when you see a bunch of people all looking up at something in the sky at the same time. You can't help but turn your head skywards and see what all the fuss is about.

When first time visitors to your blog see other people making lots of comments they are more likely to decide there is something valuable at your blog and bookmark or subscribe to it and may even make a comment. This is good for blog traffic. This is social proof in action.

I was very conscious of always taking part in comment conversations at my blog and consequently my readership was growing in leaps and bounds. I stopped and I noticed I hit a wall and my blog didn't grow quite as well as it was. I know a blogger who has a rule - she responds to every single comment made to her blog. Consequently she has developed a fantastic community around her blog and her traffic has skyrocketed in a short period of time.

Remember, comments on your blog are very important, take the time to respond to them.

Traffic Tactic : Reciprocal Links

Reciprocal Links are where two sites link to each other usually for the purpose of boosting others ranking. Google has caught on to this and doesn't values these kinds of links as much as simple one-way link.

While Reciprocal Links aren't as valuable, they are easy to get and can be used in moderation to increase your rank in the search engines, especially when you're first starting out.

A good place to find other people interested in Reciprocal Links is: http://www.linkmarket.com

Just make sure that the people you partner with have PR greater than 0 and are related to your site's topic. Also visit the site and make sure it's something you want to link to.

Generating Traffic By Utilizing Other People's Blogs!

Once upon a time, there was one question that almost blogger newbie asked. The question are "How can I start generating traffic to my landing page without having a spend much money due to a tight budget?" I have an easy solution for you and here it is. What's the best part about it? It's FREE.

Follow these steps:

1. Do some research and find 5 or more blogs that generate a lot of traffic.
   

2. Visit those blogs once a day to see if there are any new posts.
   

3. Read the new posts that are available, learn from them and then you will notice at the bottom of the post a place to put your full name, Email address (which is not viewable to the public eye and is not marketed to any 3rd party), a box to put your landing page URL in, and a box to put your comment in.
   

4. Fill in all fields and then use your full name as your signature and under your signature, supply your full URL. For example, you would enter, http://www.YourDomain.com.
   

When viewers go to Blog sites, they just don't view the posts, they view other people comments, thus also viewing your comment that leads right back to your landing page. What a great business strategy, right?

Utilize this method and watch your conversions grow more and more everyday.

Blog Traffic: Instant Traffic Using HubPage

HubPages is another way you can use to to generate traffic to your blog without any cost. With Hub Pages, you can create an account in just a few minutes and start creating “hubs”that focus on your niche market. By answering questions, providing reviews and participating within the Hubpage community, you can generate traffic, create a buzz and build a list, all at the same time.Besides, you can also earn money from Adsense advertisements that are featured throughout your HubPages.

HubPages.com is also an authority site with search engines like Google so you will be able to rank for specific keywords and generate traffic from multiple sources.Here are a few tips to help you create your first Hub:

• Use ORIGINAL content only! Do not post PLR or any recycled content on your hubpages. You want to focus on offering original, high quality material throughout the Hubpage community.
• Add modules to your hubpages for additional revenue. You can add in Amazon and eBay modules as well as Adsense advertisements.
• Add links with your keywords within your hub page content, leading to your websites, blogs and landing pages. Add at least two text capsules.
• Do NOT post affiliate links within your hubpages, instead focus only on building YOUR network (most affiliate links will be removed by HubPages admin, anyway).
• Add fans to your hub and be active within the community and its sub groups.
• Encourage RSS subscriptions to build a following and expand your outreach.

Go create your hubpage today and stop paying for traffic. Instead you can do it fun way with hubpage beside learning new things and build your credibility online.

Blog Tactic : Outsource For Traffic

Today I would like to talk about another traffic method that you can use to draw traffic to your blog. You can do this by outsourcing professional team to do the work for you. Well of course this will cost you some money but, hey, you don't have to do the hard work anymore. Now you can grow your traffic by outsourcing tedious SEO and online promotion tasks by professional teams and burst out of the sandbox!

There's a lot of outsourcing provider to drive traffic to your blog you can choose from such as outsourcetraffic and outsourcemytraffic. There is a lot more, it is time for you to do the browse!

Traffic outsource will help you distributes articles promoting your site, leaves comments on blogs leading back to your site, builds inbound links to your site, creates and builds content on web 2.0 sites like squidoo and hubpages etc.. all of which result in targeted visitors to your website and increased search engines rankings for your most relevant keywords. They will also do the link building and blogging task for you.

Link Building: They will promote your website by listing your website with the top leading search engines like Yahoo, Google and several other high page ranked web directories and web sites. Search Engine Optimization of your websites through our web promotion techniques, your business is likely to get a major boost.

Blogging: Their people's has a dedicated team of professionally experienced writers through its own high page ranked blog network that positions to boost your websites, blogs or any service’s ranking in search engines through proper blog visibility.

One key point to remember if you use outsourcing service is that you should left the job done by them for a certain period, says a month, to evaluate their effectiveness. If it successfully help your ranking, then you have made the right choice, but if it does not help you as much as you hope for, then maybe you should withdraw from it since you've paid for their service.

The choice is yours! Do it yourself or let the pro do it for you? Outsource for traffic is just another option, but if you believe that you can do it for yourself, then it is not for you.