How Do I Send More Traffic To My Blog: The Answer is Keywords

I know you have probably heard this a thousand times, but the way to send more traffic to your blog is keywords. I thought that I understood keyword optimization a few months ago, but apparently I did not, because as soon as I finally figured it out and started using keywords effectively my traffic picked up tremendously.

The first thing that you need to understand about keywords is that some have a much higher usage than others. For example, two of the most highly used keywords online are hotels and music. However, these words also have been well saturated so you may not want to jump in an use them exclusively it is better to find a keyword niche.

A keyword niche can be a keyword or phrase made up a popular keyword but not the most popular, and it has not been saturated. This is difficult to find, but you can do it if you use tools such as google adwords or free software from goodkeywords.com.

Google adwords is absolutely awesome for looking up keywords and keyword phrases. They also have an option to see how much the click throughs are paying. The most important option is the one that shows you how much competition you have with that keyword. There is a rectangular box that is partially filled. That box next to the keyword shows the saturation of that keyword. If the box is completely full, like it is for music and hotels, you may not want to use that keyword. Key researching until you find a good keyword that is not completely saturated.

It does take some time, but when you finally find some keyword niches that work for you, you will be very happy. Now I know, how do I send more traffic to my blog?, keyword niches.

How to Share Your Ehow Articles

How to Share Your Ehow Articles

If you are interested in publishing, sharing and promoting your articles on other sites the process can be daunting. Here is a list of the most beneficial sites. Don't waste your time with the rest.

ASK - You can quickly submit your article and keywords, comma separated which is annoying.

BLINKLIST - Quick and easy just the way I like it. Space separated keywords which makes things simple. Sometimes it takes a long time to submit.

DELICIOUS - This is my favorite and the easiest to submit to. Space separated keywords.

DIGG - I have had trouble with technical difficulties on their site, but normally it is a very easy process to submit articles.

DIIGO - Another 5 star site. Very easy to use.

FAVES (bluedot) - Always fast and easy to use.

MAGNOLIA - Easy to use and you can rate your own article. Comma separated keywords are annoying.

MIXX - They make the process more complicated than any other side and they are very sensitive to how many articles you submit.

PROPELLER - Easy to use, but it is a two step process, just be aware that you have not finished after you hit submit. Also, sometimes they do not get the accurate description for your article, so you should check it each time.

REDDIT - They are very sensitive to your timing, if you are too quick they restrict you. Also, you need to put in the code to show you are human.

STUMBLEUPON - Slightly more time consuming because they have too many categories.

YAHOO BUZZ - Easy to use, but sometimes it is difficult to read the code to prove you are human.

How to Find Current Keyword Searches

How to Find Current Keyword Searches

Keyword searches are very important to internet business, some sites try to charge you an arm and a leg for this information that you can find free.

DOGPILE - http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/searchspy/I love this keyword search site because it is so up to the minute accurate. Filtered or unfiltered searches available.

ASK - http://about.ask.com/en/docs/iq/iq.shtmlAsk gives you various categories of top searches, usually a week or two after they were searched.

GOOGLE TRENDS - http://google.com/trendsHere you can find the top 10 or top 100 searches that google deems as trends. I sometimes find them too trendy. Compare multiple trends.

YAHOO - http://buzz.yahoo.com/Top yahoo keyword searches updated hourly. Very convenient and easy to use.

LYCOS - http://50.lycos.com/Top fifty searches, very reliable popular searches shown for each week.

GOOGLE ZEITGEIST - http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist/index.htmlGoogle's answer to the spirit of the times. Fun to play with. You can see hot trends or dig deeper to see trends in geographic locations, etc.

Current keyword searches is something that you want to spend time researching and toggling around and then you can make changes if you need to.

Blogging Tips

Trying to Find "It"

When you first start blogging, it seems like you are looking for the magic bullet, secret ingredient or" it" to make your blog successful. I think many people just give up before they find it. It is not going to happen over night, so you really do need to give it some time.

I have found that the most intimidating thing is to find things that you are comfortable writing about. The most successful blogs have one thing in common and that is lengthy blogs. Sometimes they seem to ramble on and I think that is all right for the readers. You will need to start getting comfortable writing as much as you can about each topic you choose to write about. Once you have a reader, they really do want to know all you have to offer.

Your blogs do need to have some substance. But everyone has some substance. There must be something that you are good at, something you know all about. For most people it is their daily experiences. So get out and have some experiences that you can then blog about.

What Makes A Good Blog

What makes a good blog and how can I blog for money?

That is the million dollar question. Bloggers worldwide are looking to get and keep an audience.

In researching some popular blogs, I have found dooce.com, convention fans, and Whybenormal. With the later being the blog of a newbie or noobie as he likes to write it. Crazy and bizzare photos, humorous commentary and unusual takes on top news stories are the way of whybenormal. Dooce seems to focus on family and the craziness of their pursuits. Convention fans focus' on the niche topic of star trek and other convention fans.

Three completely different blog types all very successful in their endeavors. Of course, no one knows what they are making from google adsense and other advertisers, but the noobie, whybenormal has almost double the viewers as convention fans, yet whybe has only 8 backlinks while convention fans has hundreds of backlinks.

Can I Really Blog For Money Now Step One

Everyone keeps asking me, can I really Blog for Money right now? Of course the answer is yes! I have shown you how you can actually start making money right away. It is easier than you think and you can write about subjects that you know about.

Just create your own blogger.com account. You will want to use your key words in your title for maximum search engine optimization. That's seo. If you cannot find it available, try using dashes between words. That will work also.

Write every day and write about your subject. Try to use your key word a couple of times in each blog. The more original content you write, the more the search engines will like it. Write a lot and write often. It must be original or it won't help your blog get recognized by the search engines.

Start your blog for money now!