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3:02 pm
March 8, 2011
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srauterkus
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Everyone here has gotten me so excited that I've been thinking about putting more effort into the business end of my blog. I've been making a list of all of the things that might entail and was wondering if you all could provide a little guidance. After content, what would you say is the best investment in your blog in order to increase traffic, revenues, reputation, etc.? Further, how much time would you say that you put into these things (excluding content writing)? Is it daily, weekly or somewhere in between?
My Blogging Business To-do List (in no particular order):
- Commenting on other blogs
- Posting on Yakezie forums
- Tweeting
- Submitting to carnivals
- Working with and/or soliciting advertisers
- guest posting
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3:18 pm
March 8, 2011
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srauterkus
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Oops! I forgot to put Facebook fan page on the list. Is that a good idea?
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4:12 pm
March 8, 2011
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My Personal Finance Journey
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1) getting involved with Yakezie
2) commenting on other sites
3) hosting carnivals
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9:38 pm
March 8, 2011
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Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
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1. Yakezie
2. GUEST POSTING
3. Commenting elsewhere
4. Carnivals – submitting and hosting (I'd love to have you host Totally Money) :-)
5. Social media
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10:03 pm
March 8, 2011
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Ken @ Spruce Up Your Finances
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1. Getting involved in the yakezie
2. Promoting other sites on your site – link love
3. Commenting on other sites
4. Carnivals – submitting articles and hosting
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5:30 am
March 9, 2011
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Glen Craig
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Your suggestions are all good!
What you need to figure out is what works best for you. Some people rock out Twitter while some may build a super Facebook community. Many here are active in the forums here (lots of great info to be had).
Be you and work that!
It's easy to get lost in all the "should do" things that you forget to pump out great content and be yourself.
That said…
Commenting – great way to read up on what's going on in the community you write about. Also good way to get your name out there (so long as your comments are relevent and insightful).
Forums – The folsk here are great and you can get some great info and build some nice blogging friendships.
Tweeting – Good way to build a community and get your articles out as well as promote others.
Carnivals – Gets your articles out there and gets you some links back as well.
Advertisers – If you can work it then great. Just make sure you have the content/brand to justify it now. Otherwise build up your site and the advertisers will come.
Guest posting – Awesome way to profile your writing and get exposure as well as links.
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8:34 am
March 9, 2011
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Eric – PersonalProfitability.com
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I would move guest posting to number one, but it is a good list.
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10:21 am
March 9, 2011
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Are Facebook and Twitter that vital building traffic? I used Facebook for myself but not my site. I dont use Twitter all. I suppose I could create a profile for my blog in both, Im just curious as to how much value it adds.
I hear more and more that a blog carnival really helps….more specifically, hosting a blog carnival. What does hosting a carnival involve?
http://www.moneyistheroot.com
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10:45 am
March 9, 2011
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Can someone give an example of a good facebook page? What do you think about this one?
http://www.facebook.com/RetireBy40
I get only a few visits from facebook in general.
Also I am not confident at all about guest posting, but I'll have to venture out more often. I will put this on my Q2 todo list!
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5:04 pm
March 9, 2011
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Buy Like Buffett
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6:20 pm
March 9, 2011
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Sunil from The Extra Money Blog
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after content . . . .
1) learn as much as you can about keyword research and SEO and start incorporating it in everything you do
2) focus more on quality of content – be prolific
3) guest post in blogs with readerships that 1) are going to be interested in your material and 2) have the same level of reading aptitude as your writing level
glad you are taking the dive as well – all the best to you and please let know if you need any help
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2:25 pm
March 10, 2011
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Eliza Cross
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These ideas are so great! I'm totally re-doing my 'To Do' list. Excellent topic, srauterkus!
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7:24 pm
March 10, 2011
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Fig (Figuring Money Out)
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I would agree with the others who mentioned adding SEO to your list. Search engines can be an awesome source of constant new visitors. ;)
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7:10 am
March 11, 2011
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The Single Saver
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One other good source of traffic I have discovered is doing blog link-ups. Of course, that works better for a site like mine that offers daily tips and the like than it would for a site with more heavy financial advice. I have introduced many readers to my blog, and as a result gained subscribers, by participating in link-ups.
And like others here, I also recommend Yakezie, guest blogging, and SEO as other very effective ways of growing your traffic.
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11:24 am
March 11, 2011
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MyJourneytoMillions
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Head over to Crystal's list and comment on each and every Yakezie member's site. It'll take you an hour or so but you have no idea the bond you might make with another blogger.
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4:26 am
March 12, 2011
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money cactus
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retireby40 said:
Can someone give an example of a good facebook page? What do you think about this one?
http://www.facebook.com/RetireBy40
I get only a few visits from facebook in general.
Also I am not confident at all about guest posting, but I'll have to venture out more often. I will put this on my Q2 todo list!
@Retireby40, I haven't really had any luck with Facebook, Twitter has been better. You can add a welcome page using basic FBML like I have to encourage people to hit the 'Like' button, but to be honest I'm thinking about deleting the page altogether. My page is here
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