
Today felt like a good Friday to start a brand new series on Traffic Generation Cafe, called “Blog Audit Friday“. I get a lot of requests from my readers to take a look at their blogs and see what kind of improvements I can suggest. And that’s where the idea for the series came from. [...]

Do you ever get annoyed when you put a lot of thought and effort into writing a great comment on someone’s blog and then press the “Submit” button, and your comment simply disappears into the thin air? No “Your Comment Is Awaiting Moderation”. No “Your Comment Will Become Visible Upon Approval”. Nothing. Or worse yet, [...]

This is a guest post by Tristan Higbee. I guarantee that just about everyone reading this is a preblogger. Whether you’re getting ready to launch your very first blog or are a seasoned pro busy plotting your next uber-successful online venture, the majority of us are in some stage of planning to start a new [...]

Hands down, one of the most effective ways to promote your blog these days is through guest blogging. Ana’s note: I know, you are too overwhelmed with your own blog. Maybe this great post by Glen Allsop will help you understand why you should ditch writing for your own blog (well, no, not entirely) and [...]

Looking for DoFollow Blogs and Dofollow Lists? You guessed it: look no more. I am really excited about this one! I finally found a way to make searching for DoFollow blog links very easy with this super-duper add-your-keyword-to-the-search-window-and-press-search DoFollow blog finder. How does it work? What does it matter? It works. Is it 100% accurate? [...]

We all want to increase our blog traffic. We also want to do it NOW and for FREE. Did I get it right so far? In the last post, you got the essentials on how to use a blog carnival as a free traffic generation method. Now it’s time to check out blogging contests. Yes, [...]

This is a guest post by Cori Padgett Photo by Mischaleigh While I don’t have a lot of experience with blog carnivals, when Ana asked me to guest post I couldn’t resist. Considering the recent one I did was literally my very first, I am by no means an expert! However, I did walk away [...]

Question from Mona: “No matter what I do, my comments always seem to end up in spam and never get published. How do I change that?” This story is familiar to most of us, so I thought it’s important to touch a few points on that. First of all, most blogs these days run Akismet [...]

When leaving a comment on a high trafficked blog with dozens or maybe even hundreds of post comments, standing out is very tricky. However, it’s a very important traffic generation strategy to increase your blog traffic and should not be missed. Here are some not-the-same-old blog commenting tips to help you with that: 1. Format [...]

Tips #154 and 170 in my “202 Tips To Increase Blog Traffic” (yes, 202 of them - make sure you print the article and post it on your wall) state: 154. Make friends with forum and message boards addicts. 170. Add a forum. I have a confession to make: I strongly dislike forums. As far [...]
7 Tips To Make Your Comment Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb
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When leaving a comment on a high trafficked blog with dozens or maybe even hundreds of post comments, standing out is very tricky. However, it’s a very important traffic generation strategy to increase your blog traffic and should not be missed. Here are some not-the-same-old blog commenting tips to help you with that: 1. Format [...]
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