blog traffic

SEO or user friendliness, which way to go? It’s very hard to maintain the balance between good content and SEO optimized content. You lean to one side and ta-da, other side takes a big plunge. And this can be harmful. You write more search engine focused posts, you will get traffic but readers might not [...]

It is pretty obvious that every one who starts a blog would love to receive more visitors. This post basically provides tips on increasing the traffic to a  blog, especially aimed at blogs hosted on Blogger/B domains.  Although, there are various methods that one could adopt to increase their blog traffic, the following methods would [...]

When you visit a page, how much time do you spend on it? If you are typical web user, you will jump to another page within 1 minute. Keeping visitors on your blog is a difficult task and in this age of distractions, only killer content is not going to do it. Meet Apture, which [...]

Do Your Comments Suck?

by Ishan on October 9, 2009 · 33 comments

On a recent guest post, I got this comment: Please do not call dial-up “normal”. We are in a time where broadband is more normal thing. So what and where is the problem? Well, the post was not about internet connections; it was about small and useful software. And the line that the comment referred [...]

Every blogger loves search engine traffic! Why? Because: It is targeted. Visitors are more likely to read related posts. Visitors are more likely to click ads (if they are related!) Search Engine traffic normally starts coming within 1-2  months of creating your blog. But the question many bloggers ask is How do I Increase Search [...]

12 Ways To Grow RSS Readers

by Fransiska on April 22, 2009 · 10 comments

Image by loic_hay via Flickr RSS is a web technology that lets people subscribe and get updates in their readers. Increasing RSS subscribers can be an easy task provided you have quality content and take steps to bring visitors to your blog. Besides, adding RSS facility can help your visitors to read a new post [...]

100 articles, addressing all aspects of successful blogging from design, understanding traffic, monetizing, goal setting & measurement to SEO tips.

Content Is Not King

by SBA on February 27, 2009 · 29 comments

Like most of you, I often remind myself that ‘content is king.’ Sure things like design are important, but the life blood of a blog is the ‘professional’ content. Yet, when you’re trying to make your blog successful and have only a handful of  readers, you begin to wonder. Does content really make your blog? [...]

Grab My Button, Promote My Blog

by SBA on February 16, 2009 · 236 comments

How to create a scroll box with code — so that friends can add your custom button to their blogs. Allow them to copy and paste the code.

How StumbleUpon Can Help Your Blog

by Fransiska on January 8, 2009 · 21 comments

How bloggers can learn more about their niche and other topics that make them more rounded. Applying that knowledge to their blogs.