Did you know that there are different types of traffic that comes to your blog? There is direct, search, referral and paid traffic. Let’s talk about search traffic. Search engines are those that give you organic traffic. Organic traffic means that people are searching for a string of keywords, and the search engines drop different sites that relate to(…)
I have worked online since 2008 and only used one hosting; Yahoo. Over the years, I’ve been curious about other hosting sites. Mainly, because I know that my hosting does not handle large traffic well and I recently lost a lot of readers because of it. They don’t have very reliable customer service either. So, I’ve been(…)
Pinterest has become my survival source for all aspects of my life. Need a recipe? Pinterest. Need fashion advice? Pinterest. I have to admit, I’m hopelessly hooked on it. I can explore this visual world without leaving the comfort of my home. Who wouldn’t love that? I don’t have to be ashamed, because Pinterest has been so wildly(…)
To monitize my blogs, I use affiliate programs that stay in the niche that I promote. I love these programs, because they are one of the easiest ways to make money with your blog. When you don’t have (or want) your own products, you can just apply for some affliates you like, and place their links on your(…)
You finally are done commenting on all the blogs in your facebook group. You tweeted your latest recipe post and retweeted a fellow blogger’s post. You post to Facebook next. You jump over to Google+ to promote your post between taking the kids to school and wait, did you ever sign up for that new community you came across yet? You just want(…)
A recent discussion arose in one of my fantastic Facebook groups about “no-follow” links. I admit, I really never paid attention to using them. When someone told me that they used to work with the same advertiser that I worked with for many years, and they stopped working with them because they hurt their PageRank. How?(…)
I love finding ways to build traffic. Some easy (and free) ways are by joining a Linky Party, or Blog Hop. What is a linky party? A linky party is when you list your blog post link with a group of other bloggers during an event that might last a week, or longer. You may be able to share a(…)
Blogging is a lot of work, and like most bloggers know, it’s survival of the fittest. Blogging is a business for a lot of people, so finding a way to monetize their blog is just as important as providing great content for their readers. There are many ways to monetize your blog. Many bloggers do not rely on(…)
