Gaining more blog trafic in 30 days - The resurrection.

When I started the frst experiment in incresing blog traffic in 30 days several things happened.  Some were expected (such as increased traffic!), some were not.  Unfortunately, the things that I did not expect invalidated the results of the experiment completely.
My food blog at cbsop was picked up by a food blog advertising network, which [...]

More Thoughts on PayPerPost vs. Page Rank

As promised, here’s part two in my ongoing reserch concerning PayPerPost and page rank.
Not many people seem to be screaming very loudly. AffiliateWatcher.com posted these thoughts concerning the latest move by Google. I tend to agree that there is little or nothing a blogger or even a group of bloggers can do to [...]

PayPerPost and Page Rank

If you’re using PayPerPost to monetize your blog you probably noticed at least a slight drop in your page rank in the last Google update.  Both of the blogs that I run PPP sponsored posts on lost at least 1 point in the last update, even though the number of inbound links had nearly doubled.
Even [...]

The tools of the trade - Gaining more blog traffic, a 30 day adventure in blogging - Day 4

Part four in a series on driving more traffic to your blog in 30 days.
So, have you been playing along? If so, you should probably know what your routine for the day should have been. If not, I’ll recap.

Post a new entry to your blog (or blogs) and if possible, mention someone else’s [...]

After a stall - Gaining more blog traffic, a 30 day adventure in blogging - Day 3

There are probably a few of you out there who’ve been wondering what happened to the author of this series over the past two days.  Honestly, it ws something called a weekend, and a teething one year old…  It was my actual life, and those can interrupt even the most dedicated of us.  I deviated [...]

Tactics for improving blog traffic - Gaining more blog traffic, a 30 day adventure in blogging - Day 2

Today’s installment is on the tactics we’ll use to gain more readers on the two blogs in this study. These will include, but are by no means limited to, the following actions:

Posting relevantly and often. At least once a day and up to 3 posts per day, per blog.
Leaving intelligent comments on related [...]

Gaining more blog traffic, a 30 day adventure in blogging

As a blogger, the number one thing to remember is that content is king. It’s probably the most often heard phrase in the blogging world. You have to have high quality content if you’re going to gain repeat readers. You have to provide something that is unique to you, to your experiences and to [...]