joined up to be one of Alex Jeffrey’s “Marketing With Alex Course 3″ students. Part of this weeks home work is a competition set by Alex is to see which one of his students will generate the most traffic to their business blog. The prize for this is a complete custom built business blog worth $2000. Rod is determined to win this great prize for himself

One of the terms in Alex’s agreement is for them to blog about; “How to go about Getting Traffic to a blog”.

     Can you imagine the kind of excitement this has generated amongst his students?

For the next week he will be blogging daily; giving out his tips and tricks on how he goes about building up traffic to his blog. This is one excellent way to find out and learn how you too can get traffic to your own blog (be it for business or otherwise).

     One of the 5 key elements to building a blog is getting traffic to it. To get traffic there are a # of things you need to do behind the scenes to optimise your blog for the big search engines, such as Google, MSN or Yahoo. Well I am sure Rod is going to spill the beans in order for him to win!

     For him to do that he has to beat off a lot of stiff competition, all eager for this trophy. This competition ends on Monday night so his blog is going to be packed daily with juicy tips.

     To watch this drama unfold and learn a trick or two, why not head on over to his blog right now to give him your support.

Just click on this blue link that opens in a new window and be taken to Rod’s “Home Based Internet Marketing Blog Now”

http://www.HomeBusinesSolutions.co.uk/index

To your blogging success.

**Christina Saunders**

Starting Your Blog  

Finding Your Passion (Niche) That Has Appeal To A Certain Audience.

The Correct Domain Name That Suits Your Blog Niche.

The Correct Blog Title And Title Description.

Having A Site Map on Your Home Page To Help Visitors And The Search Engines Navigate Your Site.

Put Your Different Posts Into Relevant Categories That Relate To Your Niche.

Add Tag Words To Help The Search Engines Find Relevant Content for Their Searchers.

Use Free SEO Tools To Optimise Your Blog.

Getting Back Links From Other Top Sites.

If you have any questions to ask about getting website traffic, then e-mail me at:

 ritzy@howtolistbuild.com  and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

PS. Here is another traffic source training center that I also go to, to pick up ideas and hone my skills in generating more traffic:

Traffic Generators

Looking Out For You, by **Christina Saunders**

Traffic Smarter is a new site that says it guarantees more CONVERTING web visitors and online advertising with very little effort or cost. So I decided to put it to the test…

My first impression was the site looks professional and clean, with an attractive look and feel. It is easy to read and understand. Joining the site was easy and painless–they do offer 2 upgrade options but they are not required to gain the benefits.

The Members Area is very well laid out and intuitive–I could figure out what to do after only a few minutes and was able to get up and running in less than 5 minutes. Inside the site, you create links and ads–the links you simply enter any URL links you want to promote into the generator and it transforms them into “Traffic Smarter” links.

You can create ads for anything you want to promote, using the Traffic Smarter Ad Generator, all very easy to use. You can create as many links and as many ads as you like. And they are organized in a logical way–links are displayed in the order you create them but also your 5 most recent links appear on the main page for quick reference. Also, since the link generator is the tool you’ll use most, it is also right at the top of the main page when you login. Very smart!

After you’ve created at least 1 link and 1 ad you can start to generate traffic. Just use and promote the new Traffic Smarter link instead of the original source link you had. Every time the Traffic Smarter link is clicked, the page loads followed by a cool slide-up ad window at the bottom. It displays an ad PLUS an image with your affiliate link that goes back to Traffic Smarter. So if anyone clicks the Traffic Smarter image they see the site, and if they signup they become your referral. It’s a great viral feature because you can build referrals without even trying to just by using the site.

Now every time the ad window displays (your Traffic Smarter links get clicked) you earn credits that get YOUR ad displayed in the ad windows when other members’ links get clicked. So the more clicks, the more times your ads get displayed.

And this works virally–meaning as you make referrals into Traffic Smarter (either by promoting it or just using it and visitors click the Traffic Smarter image on the ad window to join) you also earn ad credits on THEIR link clicks. And this works up to 5 levels deep. So you can create a massive amount of free ad views and web traffic by referring others to Traffic Smarter also.

I didn’t get to test the full effect of a big downline yet (I just got the tool) but I can tell you the rest of the site works exactly as stated–my links got clicked, I earned credits, and my ads got displayed. Traffic Smarter even tracked my results so I know how many clicks and how many ad displays. That was an impressive unadvertised extra feature.

There is one more benefit and feature which might be the best of them all–downline emailing. You can email your downline with offers, promotions, or whatever you like, and here is where Traffic Smarter really shines. They took time to make the emailing often enough that it’s valuable as a user, but no so often that it’s a burden to your downline. But the best part about this feature (and actually the credit earning too) is that it tells you exactly how long until you can mail again. Now THAT’s cool.

Overall I have to say I am impressed with Traffic Smarter. It is simple yet powerful, and delivers on its promises. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to increase traffic and advertising.

Follow This Link For Your Free Traffic System>> Traffic Smart  <<
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An interview with Maria Andros, who is an expert at marketing with social media, YouTube, Twitter and FaceBook.
                                                                                                                                                  http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1422/maria-andros-interview/

Maria Andros has quickly shot to fame as someone
who truly “gets” how to use social media sites
to not only build a huge following, but to turn
that following into customers for your business.

If you want to learn some of her best secrets,
then you’re in luck, here is an interview with
Maria for you where she talks for a full HOUR,
revealing some of her best ideas and techniques.

You can listen to the interview on this blog here:                                                                                                
http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1422/maria-andros-interview/

This is not an affiliate link but something you should watch so you can grow your online presence.

**Christina Saunders**

If you need motivation to any writing, blog included, here is something that can work for you.

Nothing going right and you still need to write that article or blog post? There is a huge mountain of work you still need to do and you can’t seem to focus. No worries, I am here to show you a short cut that gets you going using The Power Of Choice, simply by choosing a positive attitude. This one decision that gets to make the difference between success and mediocrity or failure. Allow me to show you how to focus and you will see that article writing can be fun and rewarding, by just implementing a simple shift to your mind set.

If you have got to here, means that you have taken the first step to implementing the correct frame of mind, by wanting a positive writing attitude. You control what mood you want, by deciding on it and then taking the necessary action. It is as simple as that! It is a choice we make. Making this decision opens doors to new exciting, creative possibilities. To help you get there, here are 5 tips to work for you.

1. Think of some reward that you can reward yourself, for when you are finished?

Desire and a strong emotional surge are life’s strongest forces, getting you to take action to start! Once started it is easier to keep the ball rolling. Think up some reward that you will be rewarded with, when you have finished this scoop. What is in it for you that could bring you satisfaction of having finished it. It could be pride, self satisfaction / affirmation, taking one more step to reaching your goal or it could be just allowing yourself the pleasure of some small treat like a cup of milk chocolate or coffee?

2. Decide now that this is a opportunity to shine, have fun and it will be an enjoyable time.

Your writing attitude can never be one of have to!!! Always DECIDE that this is an opportunity now, to be taken, made the most of and enjoyed this very moment. By choosing opportunities and possibilities opens up new horizons and achievements for you. This is where fresh insights, ideas, inspiration are forged, molded and cast, so be open to receive them. Then act on what you get.

3. Determine that this piece is going to be great.

You go where you set your sights, your goals or intentions. Have a clear vision and see success and open doors ahead of you. Writing is your voice, so use it to make your message bold and strong. Always be aware of the choices you make and what attitude you decide on, because this will be reflected in the fragrance your piece that makes it stand apart.

4. The power of your intentions.

Make the whole exercise ahead of you a time to help and share with others. An opportunity to change peoples lives, to empower, motivate, educate, inform and create interest in new exciting concepts, strategies or opportunities. You have much to give, so get down and share those extraordinary pieces of wisdom trapped inside of you. Make a difference in yours and your readers lives by deciding to do just that. By making it a joyful experience, brings with it enthusiasm that inspires and motivates.

5. Visualise yourself having finished this article.

Once you have decided to do this and what it is you want as your reward, then focus, high light these anticipated pleasures and outcomes. Visualise yourself having finished this article and then bask in the delight and emotion of the moment. Start writing while holding onto the emotion of having received your rewards. This will drive you on to completion without any distractions.

By putting a reward system or anticipated treat in place and then looking forward to this pleasure, will surely cure any bad karma you may have had to writing this article. Doing this will bring focus and desire to finish what you start. Another by product to having a positive attitude brings with it an energy that is picked up to be enjoyed by your reader.

**Rod Saunders**

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This has no affiliate Link.

I am sharing this because it has allowed me to double this sites visits by tweaking a few pointers. You can do the same for your blog website…

I’ve just found and used this free resource that analysed this website that gave me a full report on what to improve. It is very user friendly and a snitch to use.

For anyone with a website that needs more traffic through natural search.

Grade Your Website

Website Grader is a free seo tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. It provides a score that incorporates things like website traffic, SEO, social popularity and other technical factors. It also provides some basic advice on how the website can be improved from a marketing perspective.

Believe me, just go ahead and use it and you will come back to thank me…

Go to:

http://website.grader.com

Put your URL into the search box, submit your email address where they will send your report and click the Generate Report Button. Simple!!!

**Christina Saunders**

Let Auto Content Pro put search engine friendly (non-java script), high quality articles from article directories on your websites.
Sit back and feed your visitors great content.
Give your content pages more weight in the search engines. Works on complete autopilot.

       In my opinion writing articles for ezines such as www.EzineArticles.com and leaving your blog url. in the resource box is one of the greatest ways to attract traffic and quality back links to your site. To create compelling article titles you need to use the AEDB formula that incorporate psychological triggers……

The internet surfers of the infosphere want fast and instant access to coercing data. They are constantly scanning for something to click on, you have less than 3 seconds in which to grab their attention. For this reason your article title is “king” and so need to understand and incorporate the psychological triggers that follow.

The AEDB formula.  (A= attention, E= emotion, D= desire, B= benefit)

1. Attention.

To get instant attention, the psychological trigger would be to be up front with words that either, question, shock, or are controversial, cause curiosity (what killed the cat? get your audience thinking), exciting and shows enthusiasm or tease. Use bold words and odd numbers, ” now what could the top 3 be? ” or even ” The top 10 “. From time to time try to off balance your audience by being controversial like, ” 7 ways to get your Pit bull and cat to become best friends”

2. Emotion and Desire. Powerful driving forces, so use words to match.

Warning! the 7 biggest article title mistakes you can’t afford to make… Emotions such as fear, desire, greed, compassion, revulsion, hate, love can be generated using carefully selected powerful words.

3. Benefit your reader.

You need to understand what the searcher wants and then figure out a title to match their needs. Article writers biggest need is to get a audience or traffic to that article, so after deciding where to place it, the greatest hurdle is getting attention by delivering:

 a solution,

solve or cure a problem,

find fulfilment, in the quickest, cheapest, leased painful way. Tell them ” What’s in it for them “. Tell them what they will get.

Give handy, useful, tips, lists, reasons or psychological triggers for reading your article and so attract traffic. These are article writers secret weapons that they don’t want you to know about. Use them with care in creating your titles in future.

1. Write articles on your niche and submit them to article directories related to your subject. This way you are targeting an audience that are searching for your material. Offer good quality content that is interesting, informative and innovative, all related to your site that you want traffic coming to. At the end of your article offer a compelling free gift or incentive for the reader to click on the link that you add to your resource box to promote your site.

2. Press release promoting your new blog post using twitter, tweetmyblog, stumbleupon, delicious, technorati, face book, onlywire or any other social network.

3. Back links from popular websites related to your niche topic. Type your blog/ website key word phrase into google search and then visit the top 20 sites in your niche. Have a look through and see if you can comment on their material. Give good value added suggestions, ideas or opinions to your comment together with your website link at the end. This way the search engines visiting their site will follow through to your link and index/ rank it. Visitors looking through the comments will be curious for more information that you have to offer by following your link.

These 3 easy ways to get targeted traffic cost you nothing but your time and effort. By offering quality content establishes you as an expert that people interested in your topic will want to hear more from. This will get them to keep coming back.
**Christina Saunders**

From Overture, Word Tracker or Google keyword tool, (keyword suggestion tools), you will see the millions of searches done to a certain keyword. When these keywords are typed on search boxes of search engines, indexed websites containing articles with those keywords will be displayed. And this is what leads traffic to websites with keyword-rich articles. Yes, the magic word is articles.

Content is king. You can say that again. That is why writing articles is one of the most utilized Internet marketing media today. Internet surfers just can’t get enough of information on various fields. Providing information through these articles is a sure-fire way to drive hot traffic to your web site or blog.

Why is this so? Here are the 5 benefits that writing articles can give your Internet business.

Submit your articles to  http://ezinearticles.com   www.goarticles.com    www.e-topic.com     www.articlealley.com  http://www.dropjack.com  and other article publishing sites to promote your blog.

1. It’s absolutely free.

Too good to be true? Not. Okay, you have to pay for your Internet Service Provider. That’s it. All you need is your thoughts, your computer, and your hands. If you have those, nothing will stop you from typing words that will make you complete that article for your website. On which aspect of that process did you really shell out any cent?

2. Your website will be noticed in a short period of time.

Submit that article of yours to article directories that get the most web traffic and in no time your web site will be crawled. That is if you don’t forget including your resource box or by-line.

3. Obtain back links automatically.

When you submit your articles to directories, surely, other websites will make use of your article too. With the copyright terms of your articles, the URL of your website will still be in tact and will subsequently direct more traffic to your website.

4. Improve your reputation.

As an Internet marketer, if you plainly display your products on your website, you will not gain much conversion rate. Conversion is when your traffic converts to sales. You have to show that you are knowledgeable on your field. And what better way to show that than by writing articles that will allow you some bragging rights, right?

5. Promoting your name and URL as unique, builds familiarity and cause interest in further articles. This will credit you as an expert in your field.

Just make your creative juices flow and jot down or key in those ideas quickly to jumpstart your article writing momentum. With those benefits listed above, a writer’s block is the last problem you will ever be able to surmount. Go on…. promote your blog through submitting articles.