Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Driving traffic to your Blog

Some Awesome Ways to Drive Traffic to your Blog

When you blog for Earn Money Smartly from Home you need to create your own content (and lots of it!), also have to implement advertisement programs like Google AdSense and Bidvertiser, and last but not the least – you need traffic. So, traffic, traffic n only traffic you have to think seriously....to drive towards your site.


In our offline lives we dread it, but online we embrace it. I want to give you 5 ways to start driving traffic to your blog today. With a little time and patience, you will slowly start to increase your viewer ship. 

1.) StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon really falls into tip #1, as because it provides quicker results. When you work with Stumbleupon you experience the mazic of it. Like the rest of the social networking sites, you create a profile and network with others. But what makes StumbleUpon so darn unique, is that you can “stumble” thousands of sites that you’re interested in by the click of a button. So what does that mean for you? Well, you can stumble your own site. By doing this you get into the Stumble rotation, and any people that you network with can stumble across it as well.

In my experience StumbleUpon can bring great surges of traffic for short periods of time. Due to the nature of the service, you’re likely to get overlooked more than not; however, those that do stop – tend to stay. And if they like the site, they can rate it and review it for all the friends in their network to see. Are you getting the picture here? Your viewer ship has the potential to explode!


2.) Social Bookmarking and Article Submission.

Social networking, bookmarking, and article submissions are all the rage today – don’t let it pass you by. Some of the major networks include Delicious, Furl, and of course, Digg. These sites will allow you to tag, bookmark, and submit articles that you think are interesting. What’s more interesting than your own work? People should know about it so go spread the word.

3.) Register with several forums.

 Do a Google search for forums that are related to your niche and register. Try to be an active voice in the community. People will flock to you if you’re interesting. Not only that but it allows you to find out what others are doing and what makes them appealing. When you register with a forum, make sure to fill out the profile, similar to the blogging services. And equally as important – make a signature that is a direct link to your blog. Your signature is shown in every post that you make – helping you gain visibility. This is all the more reason to create thought provoking discussions.

4.) Register with blog networks like: Technorati, BlogCatalog, and MyBlogLog

It’s important that you get your blog out there for others to see. You can start the process by submitting to search engines, but that’s just the beginning. Technorati, BlogCatalog, and MyBlogLog are just a few of the high profile blog networks on the web. Register with them, network with other people in your releated area, and get your word out.

When you register with these services remember a couple of things:

1.) Create a detailed profile. Let people know a little bit about you and draw them in. Without that personal interaction people may flee quickly.

2.) Tag your blog properly. Tags are very important – they’re usually one or two word descriptions of your blog. So for example my blog would fall under categories like: Money, Business, and Finance. Dig around the specific service and look for popular tags and try to use those for your blog. It allows people who are interested in these topics to easily find your site.


5.) Post comments on other blogs.

Blogs are everywhere – there’s certainly not a shortage of them. You should have no problem finding other bloggers in your niche that are popular and interesting. Bookmark those that you like, follow their topics daily, and if you find something that sparks your interest – comment. Become a participating voice in the community. The more interesting your comments are, the more likely your peers will follow you to your blog. And who knows – you might stand out among the crowd and be recognized by the author, which can spin off into better opportunities.



There is no shortcut way, it needs lots of hard work to do to drive traffic. As with most things in life, there’s no silver bullet for getting traffic. It takes a lot of research, careful planning, networking, patience, and time. If you have what it takes and start using my recommendations, you will definitely start to see an increase. Hopefully that increase in traffic will help you blog for Earn Money Smartly from Home.




Sunday, May 2, 2010

What are Google AdSense Channels?

" Channels enable you to view detailed reporting about the performance of specific pages and ad units. By assigning a channel to a combination of pages or ad units, you could track the performance of a leaderboard versus a banner, or compare your motorcycle pages to your automobile pages. You can even create a channel to track each of your separate domains, so you can see where your clicks are coming from. While channels can be used to track performance and revenue, they won't have any effect on your earnings or ad targeting " .................That's what Google Says about Adsense Channel.




There are two types of channels from which to choose: URL channels, and custom channels.


URL Channels




Use URL Channels to track your performance without modifying your ad code. By entering a full or partial URL, you can begin tracking the performance of particular pages in your site. You can enter a top-level domain name to track all of the pages on that domain, or you can enter a partial URL to track all of the pages below a certain directory. Entering a full URL will track the performance of that particular page.


URL channels are only available for AdSense for content pages. If you would like to track your AdSense for search performance, please use custom channels.


Custom Channels


Custom channels allow you to track the performance of specific ad units based on your specified criteria. By pasting channel-specific ad code into your pages, you can track a variety of metrics across a range of URLs. Use custom channels to track the performance of different ad formats, for example, or to compare different page topics to one another. To learn how to create and assign custom channels, please read How do I create custom channels?


You can also turn any custom channel into an ad placement on which advertisers can choose to place their ads.


With up to 200 AdSense channels, plus 200 AdSense for search channels available for each publisher, you can use channels to gain the insight you need to optimize your site's performance. It's easy to add, deactivate, or rename your channels, and customized reports are simple to generate.


Google AdSense is one of the greatest free ad service that will help you Earn Money Smartly from Home online with your blog. But in order to Earn Money Smartly you have to know all the options that are available like: AdSense for Search and AdSense for feed etc. More importantly to know where you should place your AdSense ads to maximize your money making potential. But how do you know which ads are making you money and which aren’t? That’s where Google AdSense Channels comes in.


Google AdSense Channels


An AdSense Channel is simply a way to track the performance of your ads. For example, let’s say you’re using two different AdSense ads on your blog – an AdSense Link Ad Unit and an AdSense text and image Ad Unit. By logging into your AdSense account you can find out how much you earn from how many clicks and the outcome you observe that you’ve made $5.00 from 10 clicks. Well guess what? You have no idea which ads your readers clicked and therefore have no way of optimizing your blog to become the money making machine you’re dreaming of!


As for example with AdSense channels, you can create  a link ad and assign it to a channel you call “Right Banner Ad”. When you log into your account and see that you’ve made $5.00 you can easily figure out which ads were the moneymakers because you split them out by channels. So now you’ll have a channel called “Right Banner Ad” that will tell you how many people clicked, what your click-through rate was, and how much you earned.


AdSense Channels for Multiple Sites


In addition to tracking individual ads on your blog, Google AdSense Channels will allow you to track multiple sites as well! So if you have a blog about Baseball cards and another about Health tips, you can create channels that will track both sites. Now you’ll not only know which ads are more profitable… but also which site!


May be you enjoyed this introduction to Google AdSense Channels. It’s a topic that’s extremely important to your success online. It will allow you to track and tweak your blog so you can Earn Money Smartly from Home the right way -- by being Smart.


To learn more about optimizing channels Log in Here.


Be in the pink, Have a cup of tea and be relaxed. Don't be stuck! Get ready to kill! As b'coz in my next article, I’ll discuss how you can easily create channels so you can start tracking your ad performance right away.


Have a good dream and Enjoy.......





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