Comments on: 3 Sure-Fire Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog

By: DailyTechPost

DailyTechPost — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:13:48 +0000

Great info, certainly a treasure for a newbie..thanks for sharing this

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:45:26 +0000

Great post! Blogging is a great marketing tool and it helps to expand your business if your blogsite is teeming with traffic. I have been doing some of these suggested tips myself. One of my favorites is posting on forums. Forum sites are good platforms for exchange of information. Although they can also be likely targets for spam, but there are many out there who actually contribute new information and seriously join in discussions. I’ve learned a lot of information and ideas just by reading forums. This had been an enjoyable read.

By: Niche Marketing Blog

Niche Marketing Blog — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:20:49 +0000

Forum merketing is a good way to get traffic but the best traffic source for my online business still remains the search engines. Search engine optimization really does yield great results if done right Niche Marketing Blog’s last blog post..How To Add Your Blog Feed To Your Facebook Profile

By: iCan't Internet

iCan't Internet — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:32:28 +0000

I noticed that fora are the most effective way of getting high quality traffic, since most of the time, all people on the forum are interested in the same thing. Something that is not always the case for other Social Media Websites... iCan't Internet’s last blog post..Starting with Adsense

By: Nairobian Perspective

Nairobian Perspective — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:34:15 +0000

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By: Nicky

Nicky — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:58:15 +0000

Ah, the power of commenting on other blogs, John. Thank you for visiting. You touch on an excellent point about Facebook. In fact, I personally don’t market through my Facebook profile at all, though everyone else seems to recommend doing so. I actually had my FB profile before my business, and it’s still more or less a personal connect with friends and family and past colleagues etc. I am very much more informal and personal on Facebook, than on Linked In (which is totally professional) or even Twitter and I am still very reluctant to turn it into yet another marketing channel.

My plan to drive traffic Facebook,however is to set up a Fan page which would be specifically the business and professional. That way I could get the benefit of of FB promo in a business sense without it being on my profile – we’ll see. That’s where I see the happy medium.

Even so, your point about FB being for informal interactions still, I think holds true – I think people often forget this. I will check out your post.
Thanks for your comment.

By: John D Varlaro

John D Varlaro — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:53:01 +0000

Great article summarizing ways to generate traffic (in fact, our interaction on Chris Brogan’s website has led me to read this article today).

One comment I would add regarding FB as a promotional tool is the boundaries between professional networks and friend networks.
FB in many ways is still an informal site and encourages informal interactions. Be sure that if you decide to market through FB, that your message meshes with your audience.

If it is a professional blog, having a not so professional FB pic could work to your disadvantage.

In a recent article of mine, 15 Pages of Infamy, I touch upon this boundary in regards to networking and the precautions that should be taken in an age where anyone can ‘google’ you.