9 Quick Tips To Increase Blog Traffic

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9 Tip to Increase Blog Traffic

Whether you have 1 or 1000 visits a day everyone wants to increase their blog traffic. Getting traffic to your blog is of paramount importance. In fact a bad blog with lots of traffic is superior to a great blog with NO Traffic. Of course we are striving for a Great blog with lots of traffic. That being said below I have outlined an easy to implement list of 9 quick tips to increase blog traffic. Best of all they are all Free Traffic Methods.

1. Write with KEYWORDS In Mind

Use the Adwords Keyword tool to know specific phrases people are looking for and write you post around that idea. Obviously insert that phrase NATURALLY and where relevant. The bulk of the value will come from using this phrase in your Title, anchor text and a few quality uses of it splashed throughout your article

2. Comment on Competitors Blogs

Post high quality and Value adding comments on your competitors blogs or any other good blogs within your niche.especially look for sites that have lots of traffic and many others commenting as well. Don’t be spammy. Also go Answers.Yahoo .com and FormSpring

3. Share on Social Sites

Share your work, links and articles on social sites like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Pinterest. Others may click, repost and bookmark. All of which will bring you traffic

4. Install and use Google Analytics

You will see unexpected patterns. Once you see them repeat them on purpose. Duh let Google tell you how to increase your blog traffic by doing more of the right things and cutting out the bad

5. SEO Friendly Site

Yes it changes but the basics will always be there. Have good Titles, Good Keywordrich Content and tag and optimize your pictures. This is 20% work but gets 80% of the traffic

6. Profile or Email Signature

I know it is sounds silly but it WORKS and is Automated. Best of all if people read your emails they already know you so they will be interested to check out your site.

7. Share with the Sharers

Target audiences that are predisposed to Like and Share content. Facbook Groups or people into motivation quotes or Retweeters are all good sources

8. Meet your Audience at THEIR Spot

Part take or hangout where your audience typically hangouts and JOIN convo. It is typically forums, facebook groups or some social space. They key is to blend in, interact and lend value … this will create interest in your Profile links or signature

9. Offline Events

Chat it up at Live Local events. People who met you are more likely to visit your site. You can even discuss ways to do business and grow traffic. Sometime they have registry books or better than that they create a Group or fanpage to stay in TOUCH. If you Really want a lot of traffic make sure YOU are the admin or the one who makes the Group – BOOOOM 🙂
Stick with it. Slow and STEADY wins the blog traffic race

I hope these tips help increase your blog traffic, let us know.

Difference Between Persuasion and Manipulation

Difference Between Persuasion and manipulation

1 of my students had seen my video on Influence The Psychology of Persuasion By Robert Cialdini. So recently he asked me the difference between Persuasion and Manipulation. Part of me was surprised that this Leader did not know. Then again even though persuasion and manipulation are vastly different they are also dangerously close.

The quick answer to the difference between Persuasion and Manipulation is INTENT. What is the leader or speaker trying to achieve and more importantly what is their core motivation and for who’s benefit.

1. Persuaders – Know your strengths and and Encourage you to rally
2. Manipulators – Know your Vulnerabilities and Exploit them mercilessly

Another key component in the differences is how the 2 use emotions for or against you. Manipulators use, Fear, Anxiety, Guilt whereas the Persuaders typically use Encouragement, Empowerment and Happiness towards the outcome. Now there will be times when even persuasion will have to be used to get people to do uncomfortable things but again if it ultimately benefits THEM then this is a good thing.

If you are hoping to be a Network Marketing Leader or a leader of any  kind actually, you will have to learn to be persuasive whether you like it or not. As a matter of fact people are counting on you to be persuasive because most are inherently lazy and procrastinators that need a constant push. They also require that you paint a vision for them and give them the confidence and encouragement to believe they can realize that vision.

Your steadfastness, unwavering belief and positive vision of their outcome will become infectious and give them to boost to do something they might not have done on their own. This is simply because they didn’t think it was possible or necessary. You have now used your Influence to persuade them. When done right however the decision MUST ultimately be theirs. You just provide the Why and the How. They still have to provide the WILL to move forward.

By contrast a Manipulator will guilt and shame them to force their hand and their decision. Even if this works there will be two major short comings:

1. The person or team will resent you eventually
2. This typically will only work in the short term

Unlike helpful persuasive leaders, Manipulators primary focus is their own benefit. Unfortunately it typically comes at the expense of those being manipulated. If you find your audience or prospects are becoming agitated or expressing gross discomfort with your ideas, suggestions or requests then they probably feel as if you are manipulating them in some way. Even if you are NOT the perception is still important to get trust and buy in. By contrast when you are using influence to persuade them even if you are requesting that they dig down deep you can see their eyes light up with a growing belief in the possibilities.

For more information on Persuasion check out some of my other articles on this subject. Also Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini is a must read for any up and coming network marketing leader or any business leader for that matter.

5 Tips For Generating Network Marketing Leads On LinkedIn

LinkedIn Network Marketing Leads

If you are looking for network marketing leads and prospecting ideas, then social media might be your answer. The 3 best social media sites for network marketing business would be facebook, twitter and my new favorite LinkedIn.

Facebook is of course the big kid on the block with over 900 Million users (of course there are MANY Millions of FAKE Facebook accounts) and twitter has 500 Million users but again there are a lot of spammers and robots on twitter. Linkedin has a whopping 200 Million users and most are quite savvy on both the internet and in business.Continue reading

Top 10 Best Affiliate Networks to Join

The 10 Best Affiliate Networks:

best affiliate networks

Top 10 Affiliate Networks:Here is the answer for all my students and readers who do not know how to make money from their sites, email list or blogs. It is Pay Day my friends because affiliate networks are the answer to your dead-end blogs. I have put together a super list of the 10 Best Affiliate Networks for you to use so that you can finally make money online.

I have used, bought and sold on just about everyone of these affiliate networks and pay on time are trustworthy have cool services or products that people want. The affiliate earnings vary from around 2% to 90% so there is some great affiliate money on the table if you work it right.Continue reading

Orlando Shooting Range Omar Martin

Kevin and Omar Martin Gun Range

I flew into Orlando bright and early this morning. Well I left Raleigh North Carolina at 6 AM and got into MCO (Orlando Airport) at 9:30. Unfortunately my ride didn’t show up until 10:30. Riding with friends is cool but I never get tired of showing up at the airport and seeing some dude in a cap holding a sign saying Mr. Latmore on it. Then he grabs your bags and carries them to the limo for ya.

At any rate a very cool day and mission began at 10:30 in Orlando with some of my friends and business partners Omar Martin, Devin Chipman and Melinda Martin.Continue reading