Let The Google Spider Crawl All Over Your Site

I know it sounds creepy, but you should really want Google’s spider to crawl on your site. One of the things the search engine spider likes is links, especially internal links. Here are some suggestions on how to improve cross linking within your wordpress blog. All of these things are great for Google but they’re also good for improving the user experience. You can accomplish all the items on this list with wordpress plugins or link to your posts by hand.

Get More Google Traffic In 2012

The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. The same holds true for blogging. As bloggers we spend a lot of time creating fresh unique content, whether it’s articles or videos or images. We dedicate a lot of resources to these tasks. However at the end of the day if we don’t have enough traffic it all doesn’t matter. Here are two blogging tips that will help you get more traffic from Google in 2012.

Why Affiliate Marketing Is The Best Job

I’ve been involved with affiliate marketing for over 10 years now. It’s a remarkably rewarding profession to be involved in. I’m going to tell you why.

  • I don’t need to have products. If you want to start your own business you’ll need to provide a service like a restaurant does or offer products like a clothing store does. But as an affiliate marketer you can just promote the products of others for a commission. Thus your time can be spent marketing / advertising instead of in the development of products.
  • I make money when I sleep. Unlike a regular 9 to 5 job I generate revenue 24 hours a day 365 days a week. I can take a day off and still make as much money as when I work the whole day.

Avoiding The Dreaded Duplicate Content Penalty

It’s widely known that Google isn’t a fan of duplicate content. If someone posts an article and a few months later it’s copied by 10 other sites, Google will try and find the most credible source and only display that one in the search results. The most credible source is usually the oldest one since they’re likely to be the creator of the content. The other 10 sites would only show up on the supplemental results which means they’ll rarely get any traffic.

How To Increase Your Productivity

In the life of a web entrepreneur there are unique challenges because since you are your own boss and set your own hours, you can also slack off and not be productive. Here’s a list of tips that web entrepreneurs can use to maximize their productivity.

  • Have a to-do list. Set tasks and accomplish them on a daily basis.
  • Take breaks. You’ll work better when you’re well rested. Take regular rest and you’ll come back invigorated.
  • Reduce distractions. Turn off the television and lock yourself in a room.
  • Be organized. Have a clean workspace. De-clutter your desk.
  • Use mobile apps to help you. There are apps for your smartphone for things like note taking or tasks.
  • Keep a schedule. Have a routine every day where you allocate time to specific actions.

Why Your New Blog Is Going To Fail

Thousands of blogs are started every single day. But if you check back in a year or two, how many will still be updating? Check back a few years after that and you’ll find that only a small number of them will be considered successful. So why do so many blogs fail? Here’s my short list..

  • They think it’s a get rich quick scheme. Blogging for profit takes time.
  • It’s not their passion. When they start a blog about a topic they’re not really interested in, they’ll quickly lose interest and stop updating.