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Check out my progress for my blog after 5 months!

by aldentan
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So my blog is currently about 5 months old and this is the progress I have made:

-Have written a total of 100 posts!
-Revamped my layout such that I direct new readers to a few particular articles
-Wrote my first free eBook
-Installed PopUp Domination to capture leads and downloads for said eBook. I must say, PopUp Domination ROCKS! I have nearly 10 opt-ins already.

I feel like I have done "the right things" already. I know that gathering REAL visitors takes time, but I feel like I am not leveraging on something... I just don't know what it is.

People say I write well and think I will go far, but I really feel NOW is the time to make things happen. From there, I will start monetizing.

What do you guys think? Any tips or recommendations?
#blog #check #months #progress
  • Profile picture of the author Tech19
    Sounds like you are on the right track, just keep optimizing everything you can and producing great content! As far as leveraging, it depends on what your overall focus is. What type of action are you wanting people to take when they visit your site, join your list, open your emails?
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  • Profile picture of the author aldentan
    I guess for now it would be opting in. So yup, to build my list!
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  • Profile picture of the author seobuzz
    You have started on the right note. Just make sure to continue what you are doing now. And you will have something to cheer about every day if you work that hard for your blog.

    Best of luck from me.
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  • Profile picture of the author jivens
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    great job! Keep building, building, building. Never stop. Within a few months you could be making more money than you would ever think possible. Trust me
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  • Profile picture of the author WriterWahm
    It's just 5 months. Be patient, give it some time. You're doing great already.
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  • Profile picture of the author aldentan
    Thanks guys for the encouragement!
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    • Profile picture of the author fin
      100 posts is a long time without visitors. Try:

      Syndicating your articles.
      Guest blogging.
      Forum marketing.
      Social media.
      Social Bookmarking.
      Blog Commenting.
      Press release.
      etc, etc..
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  • Profile picture of the author aldentan
    Hey, what do you mean by syndicating your articles?
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  • Profile picture of the author fin
    It would be quicker if you searched for 'article syndication' in the search function.

    It will explain it so much better than I could in a few paragraphs.
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  • Profile picture of the author RySpencer
    You are doing a great job. I encourage you to visit other bloggers in your niche and post on their blogs to make contact with them. Creating relationships in the blogging world is extremely important.

    What type of SEO are you doing? Are you submitting your articles to article submission sites? There are some great gigs on fiverr that will really boost your rankings.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    No please no pop-ups. :|
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    • Profile picture of the author Jon Patrick
      Traffic. Whatever you're doing, it's based on turning traffic into money. The more (targeted) traffic you pull into your site, the more money you'll make, and the easier it will be to test and tweak things in order to make even more money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Carol_A
    I suggest building a squeeze page and putting a link to THAT in every forum you're a member of, as well as your YouTube channel, etc...

    Link to your squeeze page, not your blog...

    Have a great week.
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  • Profile picture of the author jaiganeshv
    if its your blog in signature, its cool with nice theme and catchy stuff..

    Yep pop up domination is great way to capture leads...
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  • Profile picture of the author aldentan
    Thanks guys.

    I am currently finding absolute places where I can seed my articles.
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