Friday I promissed to tell how I got a 120 hits on one post in a few hours, which is my maximum. It was not on my English blog, but on my Dutch blog for a post on education.
What were the ingredients:
(1) a good post - original idea, humour, serious aspect, knowledge plus new angle
(2) topic is in the news
(3) 2 forums on related subjects where people know you, open a topic
(4) enough time to go visit some new blogs on a related topic to leave a fresh link, choose some blogs that are about the same as yours e.g. at the http://truthlaidbear.com/ecosystem.php
(5) Here I wrote:
go to http://www.ultralinking.com/, submit your blog address and immediately cut and paste their code into your blog. Then go back to ultralinking to check if you're submitted.
But as Mark comments, after 2 days of many new hits, I have to pay. I don't think they're a scam, but it's not no-budget publicity either. I didn't proceed to pay.
(6) react to an article in the news on a subject that is closely linked to one of your topics of interest. Leave a link.
Probably there was more to it... what
I forgot.
Yes I believe those are good tips for getting hits: be timely, choose a popular topic, link to others who are also writing on the topic. These same features also work in academic writing, I've discovered.
ReplyDeleteTrue, I haven't found a non profit blogging marketing article yet, this is why I came up with this. Most of my readers are probably intrinsically motivated and put marketing and publicity last.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Ultralinking? It looks like a scam. Did you have to pay?
ReplyDeleteHi Mark,
ReplyDeleteI didn't have to pay, but I did get many new visitors. I visited the site again to find out that now they ask money for the service.
I've changed my post subsequently. Thanks mark for pointing this out.
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteI didn't have to pay, but I did get many new visitors. I visited the site again to find out that now they ask money for the service.
I've changed my post subsequently. Thanks mark for pointing this out.