by El Plumber (admin) on January 23, 2010
I’ve been talking about search engine traffic lately, since that is what I am targeting with my niche sites these days. Grab a good search results position Google for some half-decent keywords and it’s free traffic that keeps coming and coming without having to pay for advertising. But at the same time, do not forget [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on December 3, 2009
There seems to be a misconception out there that since English is the dominant language on the Internet that one should create and write sites in English. Do not fall into this trap. If English is your first language, learn to write it correctly. Go read www.bartleby.com/141/ and www.economist.com/research/styleguide/ for all the rules you need [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on May 3, 2009
There is no shame in having a new blog, nor is there any shame in having a personal blog where you do not care how many subscribers you have or how many people actually read it. But just as you shouldn’t put advertising on a new blog (see Rule #3), don’t go flouting that you [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on April 25, 2009
Go install the Alexa toolbar and the Google toolbar on your browser. It’s important for a blogger, or any site owner to scope out other sites in your niche or subject area. While you are poking around, it helps to know if the site you are looking at is well ranked and trafficked. I’ve recently [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on February 4, 2009
I see this far too often when surfing blogs. The theme and layout of the content vs the columns vs the ads is just so bizarre that I can hardly find the content through the misplaced and odd sized badges, fake “awards”, tiny chicklets for every BlogCatErLinkSter site, and crapton of ads. Keep it [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on December 22, 2008
Rule #11: Sure, it’s easier to use a free host for your blog at first. Minimal startup time with WordPress.com or Blogger and you’re off to the races! But you’re not in control of your own destiny. For WordPress.com, they won’t let you advertise or put up affiliate links to 99% of the programs out [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on December 21, 2008
Rule #10 Hundreds of Millions of people hit the Internet every day looking for something. They’re either looking for: Information that they need or want. For instance, I went looking for a Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe this morning and found it. Entertainment. You need to provide one of these two things to your readers, or [...]
by El Plumber (admin) on December 17, 2008
If you have real compelling content on a real blog or site (not a splog or squeeze page site), you need to promote it in a meaningful way, both to get SER (Search Engine Ranking) and to get actual subscribers and repeat visitors. There are lots of sites and lists out there of how to [...]
100 Rules For Bloggers #12 – Get Viewers Involved
by El Plumber (admin) on December 24, 2008
If you want to drive repeat visitors to your site and really drive traffic, you need to not only provide great new content on a regular basis, but you need to figure out ways to get readers involved in your site. Encourage comments, host contests where people vote, hold votes and polls, anything to get [...]
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