Social Networking’s Influence on Your Site’s Traffic – Part 2
Two weeks ago I shared my website stats for all to see and demonstrated how different things I’m doing online impacted my traffic. Here is an updated look at my blog stats: I’ve looked at a lot of website stats over the last 10-plus years, and although this is still a new blog at the low end of the traffic spectrum, I have to say “wow” to the quick progress it is making. If you recall my post from two weeks ago, I discussed how my traffic has been influenced by...
Read MoreMild Mannered Consultant by Day – Slightly Less Mild Mannered Consultant by Night
Yesterday while attending a panel discussion on social media that our company NetSource Technologies was hosting, I had a few people who know me both in person and online tell me that online in the various social networking sites I am involved in that I am funny and outgoing. Now if you know me in person, you may note I’m not exactly an extroverted person – or more to the point I’m not a “hi how ya’ doing” type. Now if you get me talking on a topic I...
Read MoreStumbleUpon More Traffic For Your Site
After more experimentation with StumbleUpon.com I’ve come to the conclusion that it is one of the best secret weapons to help quickly boost your site traffic. And the best part is it is really quite easy to use. Ok, so what exactly is StumbleUpon.com? In simplest terms, StumbleUpon delivers up random websites on related topics that you can either give a thumbs up or a thumbs down rating to. Sites that get more thumbs up ratings are served more frequently to other users of...
Read MoreSocial Networking with Rick Itzkowich – A 3,000 Mile Interview
Today’s post is an interview with Rick Itzkowich, the co-founder of Productive Learning & Leisure LLC in La Jolla, California, author of The Xtraordinary Living Blog and creator of Quote Actions. I first meet Rick on Biznik.com where he has a number of excellent articles posted. After furthering our communications via Twitter and LinkedIn, I knew Rick had some useful insight on marketing that would be beneficial to my readers. Brent: You mention on your website quoteactions.com...
Read MoreTrends – Your Google Adwords Campaign and RSS
Last month I touched on RSS feeds – what they are and how to use them (See RSS Feeds – How To Guide). I wanted to expand upon RSS a bit more and how RSS will continue to play a bigger role in your online world. In this instance, I want to talk about how RSS gives you another avenue to promote your business. If you are currently involved with Google Adwords (PPC, or Pay-Per-Click), you may be familiar with the Google Content Network. This is where in addition to displaying on...
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