Traffic Generation – Blog Commenting

Increase Website Traffic by Blog Commenting

Probably one of the easiest ways to building links is by commenting on other blogs. Commenting on other blogs is a free method of building links and driving traffic to your website. Blog commenting is a great way to generate more traffic to your site by creating backlinks and exposing you and your blog to others that are reading blogs related to your topic.

How to do blog commenting the right way

Blog commenting can be a very powerful marketing strategy to generate traffic to your website and or blog.  There are some things you should keep in mind when you are commenting on blogs however to ensure that you are maximizing your time and getting the best benefit.  If you follow the steps listed below you should be able to effectively use this strategy for generating more traffic to your site.

Blog commenting is a marketing strategy you can use especially if you

1. Search for a popular blog – do your research and find blogs that are of the same niche as your website, and in order to attract hundreds or thousands of readers to your website, that blog that you are commenting on should have several readers.

2. Post blog comments on "Do Follow" blogs – blogs have a "no follow" or "do follow" features, when you comment on blogs make sure that you are posting on a "do follow" blog, this will allow search engines to recognize the hyperlink or backlink that you post with your comment.

3. Add a personal touch to your blog comments – when you post blog comments on others' blogs, you are not just posting to get your website link out there, you are also there to interact and connect with others.  Ensure that you fully read the blog post you are commenting on and leave a relevant comment, hopefully one that will generate more comments. When possible be sure to use your logo or photo with your blog comments, this will help you with branding.

4. Be engaged and interactive – once you post a blog comment, check every now and then or "subscribe" to that blog post so you will be notified when others have posted a reply or a comment and you can engage into a conversation — this is a good way to network with potential clients that will help you increase website traffic.

What blog commenting can do for your website

Commenting on blogs can generate more traffic to your website, but there are other benefits too that include:

• Networking with others
• Building your Online Reputation and Creditability
• Branding for both your site and yourself

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What Is Social Media SEO?

Social Media and the impact on SEO

 

In times past, search engine optimization (aka SEO) and social media wouldn't have been used in the same sentence. After all, search engine optimization comprises techniques designed to help boost one's search engine rank placement and social media sites, like Facebook, allow you to connect with your friends or customers in a "social" way.

However, recent changes by both Google and Bing make it clear that these major search engines are looking to social media sites as a way to validate the quality of the content found on websites. Those that make the grade are being rewarded with improved search engine rankings… even in "regular" search.

While there are some differences in the way Google and Bing are using information from social media sites to adjust their indexes, there are many similarities. The search engines are looking at the "authority" of the account holder and placing more importance on any links posted on sites like Twitter and Facebook.

While the links themselves may be "no follow" links, that isn't stopping the search engines from adjusting the indexes and increasing the search engine rank placement for the web pages they point to. In fact, some have said that it appears as though "retweets" are the new form of linkbuilding.

Both Google and Bing are looking at the frequency that a particular link is posted (or re-posted) on the social media sites and are also paying attention to who is doing the posting. If your links are being posted by an individual or business that is considered to be an authority by the search engines, the associated web page may see a boost in its search engine ranking.

This development validates what many marketing experts have believed for more than a year now;  Social media's importance is growing  in the eyes of the search engines and this trend will likely continue. It's well known that Google places a premium on relevant content and quality sites and pages so it should come as no surprise that they are tracking the number of people who liked your content well enough to share it with others.

Those who would like to take advantage of these new search engine trends are encouraged to make it as easy as possible for others to share their content or the links they contain. Adding a "retweet" function to your website or blog, for example, can dramatically increase the likelihood that your content will be shared by your visitors via Twitter.

 

If you would like to lear more about Social Media SEO you can request our FREE Report by clicking on the image below:

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Blogging is important for SEO

If you already have a blog for your business, then you are on the right track.  Blogging is huge.  It’s the latest way to promote goods, services, white papers, books, opinions, and so much more.  Once it has been established that you are not missing out on the opportunity, you need to ensure that you are blogging well, and making the most of it. 

It is not just about creating the blog, making posts, and then sitting back and waiting.  No, it’s more, much more.  It’s about attracting and enticing the traffic you want to your blog.  It’s about making sure your blog is visible on the web, so that it can be highly ranked by search engines.  It’s about optimizing your blog.  In the same way that search engine optimization, is a priority for websites, SEO is just as important for your blog.

So exactly how do you need to write those posts so that people will be drawn to your blog?  Well you have to become familiar with keywords. 

Keywords are the words that potential customers who are looking for a business like yours, are most likely to use.  They are the ones that search engines will be on the lookout for.  However, if the keywords are not on your site, then Google search, or any other engine, will pass you by.  When that happens, it is an opportunity lost, perhaps even a sale.  Therefore, keywords and phrases are an all important component of SEO.

It is important to include keywords in the blog title as well as throughout the text.  However, remember the golden rule is not to overuse them, because if you do, then your content will sound very clumsy, and will put off readers.

Another thing to remember when writing posts is that, the content should be unique.  Readers are always looking for something new and different.  There is no greater magnet.  Be careful to build anticipation, so that they are encouraged to come back to see what happens next.  You can do that by giving them just a little idea of where you’re going next with your product, and what they can expect.  The intention is to get them to anxiously await your next post.  There is no better way to ensure that you will get more traffic, and they are going to be sure to tell others about it.

It is also a good idea to post regularly.  Search engines like blogs because the content changes frequently.  The search engine is likely to spend a little time looking around your blog, once you have new information posted.

Blogs are extremely popular.  You can exchange links with other blogs to help promote your business.  More importantly, linking is another way in which you will become more visible on the web, as search engines are attracted to sites with quality links. In addition, once you are able to pull in traffic, you can redirect it to the sales page on your website, and get the sales you are aiming for.

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Use FREE tools to Spy on Your Competition

In your online marketing efforts it is important to know who your competitors are as well as what they are doing online.

Once you have identified who your top 5 to 10 competitors are and what their website is it is a good idea to do a little bit of research to see what they are up to and see how you stack up against them.

There are several tools available to do this with.  We use several tools internally here at SourceOne Technologies to do this with, however you can get some of the data on your own with some FREE tools.

Here are a couple of FREE tools you can use to take a looks and see what your competitors are up to:

 SpyFu is a great tool –  it can show you how much a competing website may be spending on pay per click advertisements.  SpyFu is  also useful in showing  you which organic keywords may be bringing in the most traffic. 

 

SEO Digger is a free online tool that shows what keyword phrases different websites rank for.  The database is updated every 2 weeks and is usually pretty accurate.  This can be a great resource if you’re trying to find out what phrases one of your competitors ranks for. 

 

These FREE tools should give you some quick info on what your competitors are up to. 

We will be sharing more tools in the future that you can use as well.

 

If you need further assistance with your Online Marketing efforts please feel free to give SourceOne Technologies at call at 720-306-5001.

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Goolge Updated its SEO Starter Guide – Grab a copy today

When it comes to being found online in most cases the main test is…. Is my site found in Google?

Google has just recently updated it’s SEO Starter Guide and improved it from the original 2008 version of 22 pages to the 2010 version with 32 pages.

The guide covers some important high level items you can do to improve your SEO or Search Engine Optimization rankings.

You can grab the guide here.

You can also get a peak at the GoogleBot

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