My first blog/site. Feedback will be welcome :)

wlcked · 01-12-2009, 01:01 PM

It's a free one in freewebs.com, because it's the first one i made and it started simple with just a few banners to get referrals in my programs, then few days ago it expanded a little and i added bidvertiser and get drove some more traffic to it ( arround 3000 uniq visits in 4 days ) but it wasn't really succesfull anyway

Now i am thinking of purchasing a domain and maybe try to do it to look a little more serious and get ranked in google. So i am asking - what to add/change/remove and what keywords should i use if i get a domain if i want to get ranked better in google and how to improve my Bidvertiser income ? i get like 4-5 cents per click ^^ and almost no1 click the ads ... and they are on every page :|
URL: ( in my sig )

P.S. i saw somewhere in someone's post that you can get easy free traffic to a blog using google/yahoo and something else

can someone explain it a little better for a noob like me?

thx

Krisism · 01-12-2009, 01:11 PM

Hi Wicked,

Just a couple starting points, you would be better to use a wordpress/blogger hosted blog as they give you access to their directories and provide you with a lot of little benefits for marketing.

Also, you should first focus on creating a quality reader base, post useful posts not just advertising your affiliate programs. Make sure you publish a feed and be sure to capture emails if you can setup a widget for newsletters/subscriptions ect.

After you have your reader base, the seo and linkbacks follow (with a bit of marketing on your part) and that's when you should look at promoting affiliate products.

For the best conversion, capture emails and then run campaigns that promote products both in useful posts (possibly describing how the product can benefit them) and launching email/newsletter campaigns.

Hope this helps - I've got a couple posts/links on my blog on how to market your blog further.

Cheers,
Kris

glofish · 01-16-2009, 09:01 AM

Go with Wordpress and get some nice themes. I use wp remix and revolution. You can get nice paid ones from ithemes. Then get some plugins to enhance the site.

The bottom line is.. more flexibility meaning better results.

01-12-2009, 01:01 PM	#1
wlcked Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 43 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	My first blog/site. Feedback will be welcome :) It's a free one in freewebs.com, because it's the first one i made and it started simple with just a few banners to get referrals in my programs, then few days ago it expanded a little and i added bidvertiser and get drove some more traffic to it ( arround 3000 uniq visits in 4 days ) but it wasn't really succesfull anyway Now i am thinking of purchasing a domain and maybe try to do it to look a little more serious and get ranked in google. So i am asking - what to add/change/remove and what keywords should i use if i get a domain if i want to get ranked better in google and how to improve my Bidvertiser income ? i get like 4-5 cents per click ^^ and almost no1 click the ads ... and they are on every page :\| URL: ( in my sig ) P.S. i saw somewhere in someone's post that you can get easy free traffic to a blog using google/yahoo and something else can someone explain it a little better for a noob like me? thx
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01-12-2009, 01:11 PM	#2
Krisism Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: My first blog/site. Feedback will be welcome :) Hi Wicked, Just a couple starting points, you would be better to use a wordpress/blogger hosted blog as they give you access to their directories and provide you with a lot of little benefits for marketing. Also, you should first focus on creating a quality reader base, post useful posts not just advertising your affiliate programs. Make sure you publish a feed and be sure to capture emails if you can setup a widget for newsletters/subscriptions ect. After you have your reader base, the seo and linkbacks follow (with a bit of marketing on your part) and that's when you should look at promoting affiliate products. For the best conversion, capture emails and then run campaigns that promote products both in useful posts (possibly describing how the product can benefit them) and launching email/newsletter campaigns. Hope this helps - I've got a couple posts/links on my blog on how to market your blog further. Cheers, Kris
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01-16-2009, 09:01 AM	#3
glofish Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 45 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: My first blog/site. Feedback will be welcome :) Go with Wordpress and get some nice themes. I use wp remix and revolution. You can get nice paid ones from ithemes. Then get some plugins to enhance the site. The bottom line is.. more flexibility meaning better results.