Choose the blogs that you enjoy reading, visit them on a regular basis, interact with them by posting comments and you’ll automatically make yourself known in the community. Keep your blog updated so that they will visit yours too.
Treat your readers as your friend. Neglect them and they will neglect you. Make your blog pleasant to the eye so that readers will feel comfortable when they are in there.
Blogging is not for everyone. It is survival of the fittest. It takes the mind, heart and soul to be a great blogger.
Don’t think, “Oh today I missed out a post, I MUST blog at least a post”. That will make your blog focus on QUANTITY instead of QUALITY. If you have nothing to blog on that day, why not just take a break and think of content that will impress your readers? That will be more cool!
Throw out questions, elicit opinions from your readers. They love to talk too, especially those who have a blog of their own. And if you “ping” your posts on a blogtal like “Project Petaling Street” use a fun title to get your post noticed.
Post comments and share ideas on one another’s blog. I call it “give and take”.
If you’ve enabled comments on your blog, try to reply comments made by your visitors. This helps foster a spirit of sharing and opens communication lines between blogger and blog reader.
Live life beyond the screen. Blogs aren’t limited to the time spent online. They grow as you grow because they are the reflection of your thoughts and experiences. Let blogging be part of your life, rather than to give your life into blogging.
Get your blog linked by other blogs so that more people can be directed to your blog. Register with blog search engines too.
Make your blog look good. A nice looking blog always attracts attention. Still, remember, the writing has to be er, agreeable too.
Spellcheck your writing before posting.
Update your blog as frequently as possible. This will encourage people to return on a regular basis.
Try to join a group - whether by interests, location etc - that may provide you with a ready audience due to the shared interests, locations etc. A good example: The AllMalaysian Bloggers Project.
SEO - getting more serious on Search Engine Optimization
SEO ? …will brief you 12 things you should know about SEO ..
getting to more serious topic ..an article from my partners’s blog
1. Content. Content. Content.
Effective, professional, optimized Copywriting is the single, most important factor in any SEO campaign. Search engines index websites based on the content found on each page of the site. With a thorough understanding of the language and grammatical conventions combined with intensive research, to find and exploit the market focus, one can move a website to the upper echelon of the “SERP’s” (Search Engine Results Page) in a methodical as well as ethical manner.
2. Analyze Web Logs.
Measure everything, at least twice, and then check again. While I would be the first to say that many of the procedures that make up website optimization are more art than science, one needs to take a very scientific approach to the results of the effort. This is done by methodically keeping a record of, and making an analysis of the sites web logs. There are a number of specialized software which make the job easier but at the bare minimum, one needs to keep a close eye on the site visitors and their activity while on the site. No matter how well planned the strategy, it is largely theoretical until proven by the results, which can only be measured by the logs, and a thorough analysis of their content.
3. No one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google, or any other search engine.
Those who promise such feats will either optimize for such vague search term phrases (such as, “green stunted widgets with purple Polka-dots and icing”) that no one will ever likely look for, or they are making a false claim, which they have no intention of keeping, or they have an inside edge at Google, something which they will loose, quickly, when the honest folks at Google find out about it. The other option, that they will take the money and run, is worth mentioning here but I’ll be polite.
4. Some things are just plain silly.
You don’t need to submit your site to 50,000 search engines. Businesses which offer this service are suspect, at best. 85% of the search results on the Internet come from one search engine, which, if you have one link from an established website, or better yet, a directory, will find your site just fine, on it’s own. Four (4) search engines account for over 90% of the traffic on the web. As for any supposed benefit which may accrue from being listed in an obscure search engine in Botswana which specializes in safaris to the Kalahari Desert and receives 7 hits per day; well, you figure it out.
5. SEO is not Pay-per-Click.
While no one would argue the effectiveness of getting increased traffic and sales, through a well planned, pay-per-click campaign, the fact remains that the conversion rates are generally low and they cease the moment the “pay” stops. With a well planned and executed SEO campaign, while results may take a bit longer, they continue to produce, and in fact grow, long after the work is done and paid for. Quite often we have found that after a thorough optimization of a site, only minor adjustments are needed on an ongoing basis, primarily related to new content and/or new items of sale or service.
6. SEO is not witchcraft, Druidism, shamanism.
Neither does it require any special chants, ceremonial fires, or vestments, though some of us do like to howl at the full moon, on occasion. There are no “Top Secret” practices which a reputable SEO can not tell a client, a judge, or his mother, for that matter. The very nature of the Internet has always been cooperative and there is nothing about SEO that can’t be learned, with a heavy dose of time and money. A reputable SEO firm will give you an item per item breakdown of just where the money goes. Be wary if you sense a secretive atmosphere or any unwillingness to answer questions. While there are technical points which might take some background to fully understand, if one has a solid overview of the entire situation, a simple explanation should be easy enough to come up with.
7. Do-it-yourself SEO.
Yes, you can execute your own SEO campaign and find a reputable SEO firm to help plan and organize it for you. About one half of my own clientele do some part of the actual work themselves, or have their in-house dedicated personnel do it, after discussion of the goals and aims of the business/website, a thorough website analysis, comprehensive search phrase research, and focused instruction on the ways and means of achieving high SERPs. These preliminaries are followed up with a detailed program of suggestions and methods which the client can then implement themselves or hire others to perform. Average savings; 30-40%.
8. Phased Implementation.
While many companies spend thousands of dollars per month on Search Engine Optimization, an alternative is available which will pay dividends to you in increased sales and leads without the high initial investment. The most important consideration is to have a reputable firm handle the initial evaluation and suggested optimization planning first. The trial and error method will cost much more, in the long run, with or without the desired result. After studying the plan and establishing a workable budget you may implement the plan as finances allow.
9. Remember the old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
Never was this more true than in the realm of SEO. While concrete and measurable gains will always come from a well thought out and executed optimization strategy, the Internet is a competitive media and we all want to be number one. Accept that a steady upward movement, over time, will place you worlds ahead of a flash followed by a crash. 10. A thought to ponder.
At stake, in the race for the top, is the very existence of your website, your business, and quite possibly your reputation. Beware of any “shortcuts” or less than ethical schemes that anyone might suggest to further your business goals. When it’s all said and done it is you, the business owner, who bears the responsibility for any company or individual you hire. Insist on knowing exactly what the strategy is and what steps are being performed to implement it. If it seems, in the least, suspicious, ask for and get an explanation. In this case, not only is Ignorance not bliss, it could very well be the beginning of the end for your business.
11. All incoming links are not created equal.
Both the relevance to your line of business and website subject matter and the PR value of the incoming link determine how valuable they are to your own PR ranking. With Google starting the trend, nothing new there, and most of the others following close behind, the days of grabbing all the inbound links, in any way possible, are gone. Not only will low ranked and/or irrelevant inbound links not help, they will, in fact, cause a penalty. Link farms, free-for-all link schemes, automated link accumulation software, or any other fad that doesn’t carefully screen the links and websites they are coming from will, in the long run, do more harm than good.
12. It’s more than just facts and figures.
The relationship between an online business and SEO is, perhaps, one of the closest of business relationships. In order to be effective, a SEO must know not only the facts and figures pertaining to the endeavor, but s/he must know something of the dreams and aspirations of the business principals. Things which don’t normally come out in a prospectus are often invaluable information when searching for the “right fit” into the complex world of the Internet. My own clients sometimes ask, due to the frequency of my calls and email in the early phases, “Am I your only client?” I usually laugh and say something to the effect that until I know your business almost as well as you do, yes, you are the only one that counts.
Definition from wikipedia about Pay per click, or PPC, is an advertising technique used on websites, especially search engines. Pay per click advertisements are usually text ads placed near search results; when a site visitor clicks on the advertisement, the advertiser is charged a small amount. Variants include pay for placement and pay for ranking. Pay per click is also sometimes known as Cost Per Click or CPC.
Despite of huge and popular search engines such as Google.com or Yahoo.com, there are advertising companies who built websites, for other companies or personal webmasters to advertise them on the net. An example is www.adbux.org, where surfers or internet users can join their affiliate program for no charges. The task given would be “to click on a list of websites given”, view it and scroll down it for about 20 secs and get paid. Next you‘d do is to click at another link on the list given, wait for some seconds and get paid. Cost per click will be given are about $0.01. It is a great idea of “pay per click” program, where webmasters get to advertise their web while surfers get paid for clicking. It is a good exercise for those who want to get paid, while surfing while perhaps doing it in relaxation.
“Pay Per Post” sounds interesting aight? For those who loves writing, there is (there are!) websites that offers credits ($$) when you made any post. Generally, a “Pay Per Post” program will list down topics where posties have to grab. The offer goes to posties who have websites or blogs which are more than 90 days and post regularly to their blogs. This program helps you by getting traffics and may helps to rank your blogs higher. If you successfully grab “an offer”, “an opportunity” or a topic, you need to post it inside your blog, while wait for the approval. Topics are normally related to blogs/websites review. Thus, posties need to visit the website and write any positive comments about them. Later then, if they were interested with your post, they will pay you as they promised. Usually a post value within $5 to $15. Most popular “Pay Per Post” program websites are www.payperpost, www.reviewme.com, www.blogvertise.com and etc. Good luck and enjoy blogging!
New mama in town! I starts blogging since in college and love doing it. Here I write about product reviews, making money, blogging tips and anything that cross my mind. It is a blog of general niche.More about me in my blog
Choose the blogs that you enjoy reading, visit them on a regular basis, interact with them by posting comments and you’ll automatically make yourself known in the community. Keep your blog updated so that they will visit yours too. 
