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These tools are good enough. However, I have not found a real good too worthy of buying. Instead I had to write my own tool and it works better than other tools I have ever found.
It is great that you posted that we can check other posts for tips because that way it will give us a reason to jot down ideas for us to do good videos on You Tube.
Lawrence Bergfeld
Cool post Ana.
Great points!
We were all in that position at one time. These tips can really help anyone especially someone that is trying to figure out blogging.
Tommy D.
Hey Ana,
Wow, what a powerful and comprehensive blog audit we have here! You have left no stone unturned!
What I like about you is that you tell it like it is, nothing but the raw truth, which is why your blog audits are priceless.
I’m sure Robert is very appreciative of what you have done here and the amazing tips that you have given him to take his blog to a whole new level. Yes, he has a lot of work to do, but it will be all worth it. That’s the idea behind these audits.
I highly recommend your SEO report to your readers. Anyone who is serious about learning and mastering SEO, should grab a copy, they will be thankful they did. It’s SEO made easy!
Thanks for all you do for the blogging community and keep ROCKING!!
All the best,
Mavis
Hello Mavis,
Thanks for a great comment. Robert is so cool for taking and accepting everything just like you. Yes it will take a lot of work, but I’m sure the result would be good.
Take care,
Ana
This is an awesome addition to the BlogStars series Ana. I gotta say that having enough blog posts is probably the #1 thing startup bloggers get wrong and then wonder why no one stuck around.
You made some really great points about getting people to socially engage with your blog - I’m gonna look into that trackback thing, even though SEO is not my strong suit. :0)
Thanks for being part of the series Ana.. take care
Hector
Hello Hector,
Glad to see you again. About the spam trackback, you really have to take note of that to avoid future problem.
Thanks for coming,
Ana
These are some great tips Miss Ana! I really need to get my comment tribe going. I also agree about having too many buttons. I’m about to take 1 or two away. So do you know any other social bookmarking sites beside blogengage, blokube, serpd, and bizsugar???
Great Post!
So many comments spammers are out there. And I agree with all your mentioned points Ana. Sometimes it might be hard to distinguish between real comment and spam, but I think you can always find it out according to what is written in the comment itself.
If it is just general message, than you might be almost sure that the commenter did not read your article and just want to place a link at your blog.
Thanks for sharing
Spam is always frustrating, no matter how unrelatingly intelligent the comment sounds.
I especially loathe repeat spammers. Do they think I was stupid enough to publish their comment the first time around?
Sorry, Adam - I am upset with spammers today!
Ana
I was ther around 8 months in Blogging But still struggling to get some traffic.I think time is an important factor if we are looking for promotional methods.Any way thanks for the article !
Hello Madav,
Promoting your blog is very important to increase traffic to your site. 8 months is quite a long time already. You can also read my other blogs for more tips.
All the best,
Ana
A value packed post as usual Ana - thank you. I am tempted to take a week off from everything and just read your blog from A-Z so that I can make sure I have implemented all your wonderful advice.
I do already do a lot of what you suggest in this post but like the multi Twitter account approach and also the niche social bookmarking idea.
Personally I find it highly frustrating when I can’t find ANY social sharing buttons on sites but I also don’t particularly enjoy seeing the whole supermarket shopping aisle of choices either. To me this just seems to smack of “desperate”.
~Marcus
Hi Marcus,
Wow, I didn’t know that you value my blog that much that you are willing to take the week off just to read all my posts. That is very flattering. Anyway, I’m glad you always find my tips useful and that you actually apply them in your own site.
All the best,
Ana
Hey I have a question… did the google keyword tool change the layout? I don’t see how to CPC like you demonstrated in your video.
Yes, Dan, they changed it a couple of months ago.
The basic functions are still the same; it just looks differently.
Ana
Ana,
Great tips! I’m using the learn as I go approach to SEO and I’ve been taking the wrong approach for a few of these bullet points. Looks like I’m going to have to switch it up a bit and take your advice. Almost all of these are tips I have yet to see anywhere else.
Very unique article and very helpful as well. Bookmarked and checking out some of your other posts.
Thanks
Hello Ryan,
If you think the methods you are using are not working well for you, then it’s about time to try another one.
Thanks for the bookmarked,
Ana
Good morning Ana, this is some Awesome information I am glad to be part of your network.. When starting out from your experience, which tool should I start out with to get more traffic towards my site; http://www.jefferson.124online.com all of the tools are significant just want to start out right..jefferson
I would start with Twitter, Jefferson. I haven’t had a chance to list the tools here yet, but you can find them in this post: https://trafficgenerationcafe.online/twitter-traffic-generation/
Once you start getting traffic, I would highly recommend to start building your list with Subscribers Magnet.
Ana
Hi Ana,
I actually used to sell insurance door to door, and I think there was no room for that method even back then. There have been and still are so many rip offs tha tpeople need to know you and trust you before they pull out their credit cards. I don’t try to fool people into thinking that I’m not actually selling something. But I try to make a story or an anecdote the main part of my post. I definitely will try to use the methods you outline to draw out comments from people coming to my blog. (Mama mia, you sure keepa me busy).
Lou
Glad to hear I manage to keep your to-do list going; what’s the fun in having nothing to do, huh?
Have a blessed day.
Ana, I usually try to only leave comments that have substance but I am compelled to tell you THANK YOU! Your blog has directed me so many times in the last few months and I thank you for putting all your tips and info out there. When I am ready to purchase blog tools I will be back here to see what you’ve got to sell. (Hopefully in January 2011.)
This post ROCKS too.
Hi Allie,
You’re very much welcome. Feel free to come back anytime.
Have a great time,
Ana
Hi Ana
I visit lots of blogs daily and comment, which has resulted in my small niche blog getting known and the traffic and comments I am getting are very encouraging.
An active conversation usually gets going when I publish a post and I believe networking is very important to successfully getting a blog recognised.
I like to only follow people whom I can interact with on Twitter. There are different views on this and I notice there are some people who follow people regardless, just for the numbers. I’m more interested in growing my numbers more naturally than through automated systems.
We all have our own methods and for each of us it’s what works for our situation. Thanks for sharing your experience and what you do wih your blog Ana. Much appreciated.
Definitely, Patricia.
These tips will not work for every situation and every blog. However, these are always good general guidelines to adopt for every personal situation.
I partially agree with you about Twitter.
There is no reason you can’t do both.
As you know, I have one account @WebTrafficCafe, which I only use for meaningful interactions. The other ones are purely to numbers and to gain access to audience I otherwise wouldn’t get connected with. Both ways work and serve their purposes.
This is great info. Until now I didn’t know that kind of thing existed. My blog grew relatively quickly (though not to the size of trafficgenerationcafe) without tribes but it now came to a bit of a standstill, which is a shame. After reading this I am going to look and join a Social Media Tribe. Would you know any good ones that could use an additional member?
Would appreciate the help. THank you in advance and thank you for this great post.
Hi Antonia,
The tribe that you should join would depend on your niche. You have to consider it wisely.
All the best,
Ana
For the majority of users who are not able to post nobel-prize worthy content, there will be no comments without dofollow commenting option, but if they open up for dofollow commenting their blog is starting to get the traffic it actually deserves, tried and tested.
Great point, Andreas; can’t believe I didn’t think of adding it to my post.
Of course, if the content is worthy, you will get comments no matter what. And if the content is not worthy, why blog to begin with?
Hi Ana,
thanks for sharing your tips. I’m already looking forward to the future posts. Thanks for pointing out the social proof issue. I think a lot of people aren’t even aware of the fact that they’re creating negative social proof with 10 followers on NetworkedBlogs and 15 fans on Facebook.
Take care
Oliver
Makes sense to you and me, Oliver, but it’s amazing how many bloggers never think twice about it.
Hi Ana,
What a great addition to the series! When I visit a blog, if I’m already to follow the person on Twitter and I look all over the blog and can’t find a “Follow Me” icon, I’m just about ready to split. Also, tied to that, it drives me crazy when I go to retweet a post and it has been configured - still has @addme popping up. I see those as a way of connecting with the blogger and if the blogger fails to provide a way to connect through Twitter, I usually end up forgetting all about them and their blog.
Very good point, Kiesha.
Some bloggers make it impossible to share their posts - some of my friends do it, and it’s incredibly frustrating!
It’s like committing blog suicide…
When I first started my blog, I began with a 30 day challenge and developed a friendship with manyl other participants. We commented on each others posts and tweeted each other… and it gave my new blog the boost it needed. I spend a fair amount of time each day commenting on other blogs. It also has paid off. The boomerang effect works… what you put out there comes back.
I like your IttyBiz example.. Good idea. Thanks.
I’ve never done a 30-day challenge myself, Kathryn, but always thought it’s a great idea to create some noise about your blog - particularly if your blog is worth creating noise about, of course.
Yes, giving without expectations goes against our nature, but it does work in online business.
Ana
Hey Ana,
Some really good tips here
. Thanks for sharing.
There are 2 that especially struck me for I haven’t considered them much. But I think it’s time I should.
Have more than 1 Twitter account - At the moment I only use my nittyGriddyBlog account although I do have one registered with my actual name. It’s inactive at the moment and I simply registered it to keep my name.
When it comes to Twitter I’ll admit that I usually wait for someone to connect to me and then go through their profile to see whether I want to follow them back or not - depending on their tweets and interests and so forth. Do you suggest I start connecting to folks myself with my IngridAbboud account and start tweeting from it?
Create more Facebook shares - I haven’t thought of this really but I will start looking for related tribes today! This is a fantastic idea and I can see how beneficial it can turn out to be.
I’ve also been meaning to add the SERP’d button for some time but wasn’t able to figure out how to add it to my share menu along with the others and not as a standalone.
Anyhow, thanks for pointing these out. I’ll be implementing a few ASAP
.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas.
Cheers Tzarina
Good evening to you, Ingrid:
1. Twitter: I would suggest to keep one account on Twitter for meaningful connections, like what you are doing right now; and then create some for pure quantity growth for retweeting purposes.
With so much automated software, it’s a breeze. I use software to add followers, to send out messages, tweets - everything; of course, only for those accounts.
I never really visit them, so my time isn’t wasted in any way, yet I still get a good amount of traffic from them.
2. Check out this post to see if you can figure out how to add SERPd button: How to add Social Media Buttons in WordPress.
Have a great night, ma’ dear.
Ana thanks so much for your prompt reply and advice. I really appreciate it.
I was able to figure out how to add the SERP’d button to my floating piece YaY
. I also took your advice and removed one that I never use - Google Buzz.
Spaciba Ana
Great Post Ana!
And a fantastic way to continue the series.
I think you touch on some very good aspects to social engagement and creating the proof that comes with it. I especially like your Blog comment Tribe point, because something that I found worked when I started my blog was to engage and comment on other quiet blogs, this way I was noticed and they came and commented back - kind of in line with what you had in mind.
I used blog commenting and guest posting to build my presence online, but regardless of how you do it - I think you have covered the where and more importantly, the why really well!
Thanks again for bringing your awesomeness to the table Ana, have a fantastic Christmas.
Oh btw - I have to say that your Christmas Gravatar scares me LOL. Isn’t Christmas supposed to be about cheer? You look like you are ready to open a can of whoop ass. I guess you do kick some SEO butt so….
Peace
Commenting and guest posting - especially the latter - can do wonders for a new blog, especially when you know what you are doing.
Heard my new nickname? SEO Tzarina - perfect match for the avatar.
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Ana
Hey Ana,
Any new or veteran blogger that follows this simple formula will generate a following. The formula isn’t complicated. However, individuals always trying to make it more complicated. Blogging or Internet marketing is all about knowing how to connect with people. Once you make that mental click. You’ll realize that you can start a new blog and have it ranking.
Awesome post!
Josh
Hello Josh,
You are absolutely right on internet marketing which is about connecting with people. It’s really that simple.
Thanks for dropping by,
Ana
Impressive 10 simple tips there Ana, no wonder your site is doing great when it comes to social engagement, oh with traffic as well (impressive alexa rank as well, I wonder what you’ve done in the previous year to boost your traffic).
Just noticed your author info, made me think about getting scribe. I wonder how magical can it be with Thesis.
Thanks, Jason - welcome.
By the “previous year” you mean 2010? My blog just started in July of 2010.
Everything I’ve done for traffic generation, I wrote about here - just read.
Thesis + Scribe is all I use for my on-page SEO.
Ana
Social engagement is really the key Jason. That is very important for me and it’s working really for my blog. In a matter of few months I was able to increase my traffic greatly by using all the methods I share here.
All the best,
Ana
Great post. Really useful! This is exactly what I need, some really good advice and fantastic post. Cool site, hopefully you get a lot of visitors Ana.
Thanks, Armil - I do and I will.
Ana
Hi Armil,
Thanks for coming and welcome to my blog.
Ana
Hey Ana and Robert!
Robert, you were brave enough to have this audit done and I think you knew that some of this was going on but you just needed a push from Ana to get started on your SEO.
I’d like to make another small recommendation and that is for you to start using a favicon to reinforce your brand awareness. There’s a good plugin by Yoast that allows you upload any 16×16 image file for this. I love the one that Ana uses of the little coffee cup.
There’s another SEO plugin that I use called SEO Ultimate and I find it very user friendly and a good alternative to All In One.
Ana,
Thanks for sharing all of the fantastic tools, for example indexedbygoogle link. I found that one of my Blogger blogs isn’t indexed, and in that case I don’t really care but it’s good to know that all of my important blogs are indexed. And of course thanks again for introducing me to Market Samurai.
I’ll be voting for this one with all the buttons you have over on the right.
Hang in there Robert, things are going to get so much easier for you after you do the homework that Ana has laid out for you.
Here’s to your success!
Hi Ileane,
I’m glad you find those tools helpful. They are also very important to me that’s why I also recommend them.
Have a great day,
Ana
Recently, my colleague - Hank Blank, wrote a post on his blog titled “Networking Isn’t A One Night Stand”. He told me the bounce rate was super low probably because it fell under tip #7 (Great Title).
In case you want to see the post, you can find it at hankblank “dot” wordpress “dot” com.
I think you are right Deepak. His blog title is very catchy which is probably the reason for the low bounce rate. Good for him.
Thanks for coming,
Ana
I’ve just bumped into you and already I’m overcome with excitement by your collaborative spirit. I’d like to know more!
I have an audience who I wish to reach at this time of great need for them, and yours is the kind of spirit they need to embrace to succeed.
I look forward to hearing your views about them, Ana.
To learn more about me you can view my 45-second intro video here: http://bit.ly/SYOBOWorks
Glad you found your way here and hope you find the tools you need to reach your audience through my blog.
Ana
I like the “so what” and the conference word picture because your idea should be to get someone to want to learn from you.
Lawrence Bergfeld
Hello Lawrence,
Yes that’s exactly the purpose of doing this.
Thanks for coming,
Ana
You’ve got a nice set of tools there. I’ve been looking hard into the subscriber’s magnet and market samurai. I’m definitely buying them soon.
Hello Kevin,
Thanks for coming into my blog. You can definitely try those tools anytime and see how great they are.
Have a great day,
Ana
Wow Ann!
This is the first time I’m coming here. actually came through Mavis Nong’s blog. I think I like it here.
I like the analysis, and I hope Robert will thank you for it.
I like the role as a blog doctor. If something is not right with the body, and a doctor provides prescriptions, then better to abide by the instructions.
You are doing a great job, Ann! Cheers.
Tosin
…fear is the passion of slaves!
Thanks, Tosin, and welcome to my blog.
I love your analogy of a blog doctor; you might’ve just coined a phrase for my blog.
Ana
Wow, I had no idea these things existed… but after reading this, it sounds like a brilliant idea! I’ve been new to the whole “commenting” thing for the past couple months and I had no idea how much it could do for my blog! Thanks for sharing this, Ana.
Hello Elise,
Welcome to my blog. Yes tribes definitely exist and it’s definitely a great way to drive traffic to your site.
All the best,
Ana
Hi Mavis,
I am starting internet marketing adventure, and since i have made a few sales, it encourages me to earn more, lazy money, who does not want it? lol.
I have notice using blog commentings do not work as good as the search engine traffics with those special keywords, as i think search engine traffics are people who are ready to spend their money on the information they searched.
When they are not becoming leads, i wonder what i can do more to generate the sales.
Thanks for this great share,
Kimi.
Hi Kim,
Thank you for stopping by and for leaving a comment.
You have come to the right place - this blog is all about different traffic generation strategies including blog commenting
Yes, getting free, unlimited traffic from the search engines is every marketer’s goal.
Here are some killer ways to convert your traffic: https://trafficgenerationcafe.online/start-better-traffic-conversion/
Hope this helps.
All the best,
Mavis
Hello Everyone,
I am not commenting on this post specifically, but to the many posts I have read at Ana’s Traffic Generation Blog. My Fitness Blog started out about 60 days ago with no Alexa ranking (Traffic Measure), then it was about 14,000,000. Wow, I was noticed! As of this morning, I broke the 1 million mark (943,394)! I know it’s still high, but still exciting. I now have about one to two new subscribers to my Opt-in list each day! Again, may not be much to many, but I do attribute much of it to reading the intelligent posts here! Good luck everyone!
I am excited for your progress, Bryan - these things definitely take time and you are moving in the right direction for sure.
You are not afraid to ask questions and learn and that’s what differentiates you from many other bloggers out there.
Pleasure to have your around.
Ana
I gotta say, your audits are better then so many reviews I see, and they charge for it!
They’re also exactly the way it should be done; the way I try to teach others to do them…..brutally honest, but with a touch of class and always helpful.
“This is bad, fix it” is no good for anyone. “This is not so good, but here’s 3 suggestions to make it better”…..perfect!
Btw, commentluv appears to be on the fritz.
Thanks, Dennis.
I will look into CommentLuv; appreciate you bringing it up to my attention.
Ana
Hi Ana,
As a proud member of your Facebook tribe, I cannot thank you enough for inviting me to join you.
At the time, there was no much activity on my blog and I wasn’t even sure if I was really qualified to be a part of your group. Now, I can’t believe the traffic and comments that I am now getting. Yes, just like you, the initial comments were from the other members, but I soon started seeing new faces as well
It’s really great to see my content/links being shared all over the place by other people - building social proof for me
And your strict and clear rules are keeping us all in line and that explains why our group is so successful. Those who can’t take the heat, they simply leave the kitchen!
I have a blogging schedule and I find that by being a member of your group has also helped me to stick to it. I never wanted to miss a deadline to submit my new posts. It gives me a sense of responsibility.
Lastly, I have met incredible people and have learned a lot from them. In fact, I’m still learning new things everyday
So, Ana, from the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank you massively for inviting me to join your amazing group and for all your help since I met you a few months ago.
Keep up the good work. All the best to you!
Mavis
Hello Mavis,
The pleasure is mine for having you in my group. You are an amazing person and you were able to contribute greatly and have done your part as member of the community. Thanks also for being one of us. You are irreplaceable.
Have a great day,
Ana
Hey Ana,
Thanks for your encouragement
Just to let you know that I implemented what you shared here in terms of finding other tribes on Facebook. I’m now getting some traffic and comments by just using this strategy.
I never paid attention to joining other tribes… Thank you so much for sharing this.
To your readers: what Ana teaches here works and works very well!
All the best,
Mavis
Hi Ana,
wow, another powerful audit from your desk. As far as I’m concerned, I had some type of guts feeling that something was wrong with my blog and I even sensed what, not in entire detail of course.
So no need to whine if someone points it out professionally like you.
Deep down, we know it already.
If I go and see a doctor because I feel sick I want him to tell me what I have and not that I am healthy when I’m not. I mean, even positive thinking has its limits.
That was my attitude when I volunteered for your blog audit.
I am sure that Robert also views it from the professional angle.
The good thing about your audits is their regularity. Every Friday they remind me of my own points of ache and that my to do-list that is still long.
Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Take care
Oliver
Thanks, Oliver; that’s exactly my feeling.
I haven’t heard from Robert yet
; time to go see what he is up to and what he thought of the audit.
Have a great weekend!
Ana
Hey Ana,
Totally agree with you that the number of comments made on a post is “social proof” that people are reading and people frequently visit your blog. Having a traffic commenting tribe is a very interesting idea and I like it when you said in one of the comments about making it a small instead of too large a group.
I strongly feel that we need to help our business, not overwhelmed ourselves further, Bryan.
With that in mind, the size of the tribe is very important: just big enough to fulfill its purpose, yet small enough not to become your second day job.
Thanks for coming by and wishing you a great weekend.
Ana
Hi Ana,
Another great post! I’m one of those that never understood how twitter works but this post made me understand a little more.
Can I ask you how you are able to insert an opt in form at the bottom of each post.
thanks
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