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Every Day is A New Day

New day.. New office location.. New Seat.. So many new things happened to me before this new year comes. Newness always brings enthusiasm and excitement. Hope this New Year also comes with hand full of surprises as Every Day is a New Day indeed..!!!

12 Most Famous Love Stories of All Time

When: 31 BC Where: Rome and Egypt What’s So Special about Their Love: These two had a love so strong, war was waged against them to break them up. When Mark Antony left his wife, Octavia, for the mesmerizing Cleopatra, Octavia’s brother Octavian brought the army of Rome to destroy them. These two lovers were so entranced with each other that they committed suicide rather than be apart- the ultimate Romeo and Juliet true love story.

Mahatma`s Teachings

I like both the movies MunnaBhai MBBS and Lage Raho MunnaBhai. I dont know about the Gandhi`s political decisions but I believe in his teachings to the nation.

Universal Truth about Boys............lolz!!

Now i truly admit, Google is very very very smart......

Showing posts with label traffic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traffic. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2011

Mistakes You do When You Blog

Assuming you want to increase your blog traffic, there are certain mistakes you must avoid to be successful. If you commit these mistakes, your traffic will never gain momentum. Worse, it may begin to decrease.

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How do I know? I have made most of the mistakes you can make—numerous times. As a result, I have begun to see certain patterns emerge. These are my top ten traffic-killers.

  • Mistake #1: You don’t post enough. Hobby bloggers may go weeks between posts. But frequency is what separates the men from the boys. You cannot build solid traffic without frequent posts. I have seen time and time again (via Google Analytics) that there is a direct correlation between frequency and traffic. The more I post—within reason—the greater my traffic.
  • Mistake #2: You post too much. Yes, this is possible, too. I don’t need to hear from anyone more than once a day—unless it is a group blog or a news site. You would do better to focus on writing one really great post a day rather than several mediocre ones. The trick is to find your frequency sweet spot. For me, it is four to five posts a week.
  • Mistake #3: Your post is too long. You can get away with this if your posts are “scannable”—that is, you make use of subheads, lists, and other devices that keep people moving through your content. If a post starts getting too long, consider breaking it up into several posts.
  • Mistake #4: You don’t invite engagement. When I talk about “engagement,” I am referring to a combination of page views, reader comments, and social media mentions. Postrank.com is a great tool for measuring this kind of engagement. The posts that generate the most engagement for me are those that are controversial, transparent (especially about failure), and open-ended. This is why I try to end every post with a question.
  • Mistake #5: You don’t participate in the conversation. When bloggers don’t participate in conversation by commenting on their own posts and responding to their readers, it is like hosting a party at your home, making a brief appearance, and then disappearing. In any other context, this behavior would be perceived as rude or odd. The same is true in blogging. People want to have a conversation—with YOU.
  • Mistake #6: You don’t make your content accessible. Since I am in the publishing business, I often get asked if I think people are reading less. The simple answer is “No.” In fact, I think they are reading more than ever. But they are reading differently. Readers have shorter attention spans. They are scanning content, looking for items that interest them. When you use subheads, lists of bullets or numbers, it draws readers in by making your content accessible. Shorter paragraphs also help.
  • Mistake #7: You don’t create catchy headlines.  This means your headlines are the most important thing you write. Fortunately for scanning content and deciding whether to read an entire series of posts.
  • Mistake #8: Your first paragraph is weak. This is critical. Assuming that you have written a great headline, people will next read your first paragraph. You must use this paragraph to pull them into the rest of your blog post. Start with a story, a promise, or a startling fact. The idea is to grab their attention and hang onto it. Many bloggers spend too much time trying to setup the post or provide context. Just get to the point.
  • Mistake #9: Your post is off-brand. I have often been guilty of this one. If you are a hobby blogger, you can get away with the occasional post that strays from your primary message or brand. But if you are trying to build traffic, you need to find an editorial focus and stick to it. A tighter focus leads to higher traffic. This is why I have tried to narrow my own focus to three areas: leadership, social media, and publishing. If I want to write on something else (e.g., fitness), I do so through one of these three lenses.
  • Mistake #10: Your post is about YOU. Unless you are a mega-celebrity, readers don’t care about you. Not really. They care about themselves. They want to know what’s in it for THEM. Your personal stories can be a doorway to that, but in the end, the best posts are about your readers’ needs, fears, problems, or concerns. Always ask, “What’s the take-away for my reader?”
There are other mistakes, too; I doubt this list is exhaustive. But I think I have covered the major ones. If you can avoid these, you will be well on your way to increasing your traffic and growing your audience.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Some truly effective SEO Strategies

With the Internet becoming increasingly popular and powerful, the importance of search engine optimization continues to grow. You can make the most of Internet marketing, following some of the steps that top ranking sites to improve their ratings. You can think that these sites are spending lots of money to get there. But the reality is that sites that get out on top, follow some basic guidelines Search Engine Optimization. These are easy to follow and often cost little or nothing to put into practice.

  1. Manually register your site to Dmoz, also known as the Open Directory Project.The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory on the web. He is built and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors and other leading web feeds directories.

  2. Manually submit your site for Google.If want to wait, Google will eventually spider your site and return it in search result listings related to your site name and keywords.However, this may take a few quick time.For inclusion, visit the Google and submit your site manually.

  3. Get a list of Yahoo! Directory Submit.Yahoo! like Google provides many search products.However, Directory Submit is essential to any business on the web. For a fee of $ 299 Yahoo! will include your site in the directory that feeds their sites, like Yahoo!, MSN and AltaVista.

  4. Make sure to use keywords with a high KEI.This measure takes into account both the popularity and competitiveness of its keywords.By focusing on keywords with KEI more, you can optimize your chances of search engines to your site to select keywords from little or no expense.

  5. Engaging in a link building campaign.The more links you have on your site, especially if they have a high Google Page Rank, Google will sign and other search engines that your site is important.A great way to do this is through submitting articles or affiliate programs.

  6. Make your site easily crawl.Search the engine does not like dynamic pages.Although this is changing with the advent of Google Maps, it is still important to ensure that all search engines can easily traverse your website.Make sure to use HTML coding and avoid dynamically created pages.

  7. Be patient.Once you follow these suggestions, allow search engines time to re site.In your Internet age, we are looking for instant results.However, it will take some time for all of your search engine of technical optimization to take hold.

  With the implementation of the suggestions we have discussed in this article, your search engine optimization efforts can generate positive returns.As the world of search engines continue to evolve, it is important to learn about the latest techniques and requirements to improve search engine for results.Continue concern SEO.If you do, you will find at the top of the rankings!

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