I have mentioned article writing in several past threads as a way to gain web traffic. I have put this to work for several clients, but many have objections for one reason or another to actually doing this. Common objections are: No time, can’t or won’t write, or disbelief that it will actually work.
Objection 1: No time. Now, we are all pressed for time, the least expensive way to do the article writing is to do it yourself, since, as the business owner you have the knowledge to write these articles. I as your technical consultant, could find resources, but they may not convey the thoughts about your business like you can.
Objection 2: Can’t or won’t write. Now…not everyone has the skills to write, but again, you have the knowledge of your subject that will make for a good article, and we are not talking about a Phd. thesis here. Just a quick 300-500 word article that we can link back to your website. You write the content and I will do the techie stuff, deal?
Objection3: Disbelief that article writing works. How do we know until we get a few articles out there and see if it helps. This is a very low cost solution to test.
Have fun! SEM
Blog Commenting to drive traffic
One way to drive traffic to your site or blog is to get on the web and find blogs that have similar content to your site or blog, and leave a few posts with relevant content. If your site has content on real estate loans, for instance, find a blog about real estate investing and leave a comment on a few key posts, with real, relevant information. This provides you with key backlinks to your site as well as links that users who are curious about your site and found your comments useful will follow.
It is not too difficult to find blogs related to your content – just go to blogcatalog.com or bloghub.com to find relevant blogs. Then find a few that you like, and post comments…bloggers appreciate feedback on their post anyway…this provides valuable content and interaction with the blogger. And, who knows, you may end up meeting someone you like and form a valuable business relationship with!
Happy Commenting!