WAYS REGISTERING YOUR COMPANY CAN HELP BOOST YOUR BUSINESS EXPOSURE

 Becoming an Entrepreneur entails the ability to manage and grow a business From the scratch using all the necessary tools applicable in any given area. The goal of every business man within the above background is to grow his business With little or no hitch, then become successful and established within an expected possible time.

Achieving your goals in business requires that every Entrepreneur must follow the basic and acceptable blue print. These are simply the foundations that will help you grow your business and give it the necessary exposure it requires. The foremost foundation to grow your business is "Taking Steps To Register A COMPANY or Business Name". 

When your Business is registered ( either as a Company or Sole Proprietorship) it has assumed a full corporate status, according it all necessary rights and liabilities under the Law. By this alone, you must have given your business it's first exposure. Under the Companies and Allied matters Act LFN 2000 (CAMA), Companies assumes the status of "Artificial Person" such a way that it has the capacity to sue and be sued. If your business is registered under Business name ( Sole Proprietorship), your business and it's name is registered such a way that no other person can trade under the name and style of that name. 

The fallout of the above is the fact that registered Businesses basically enjoy lots of benefits, incentives and more prospects from the Government acting through our Laws. In view of this, here are other benefits of registering your Business:

1. Operation Of Corporate Current Account

Corporate Current account is a Business account that bears only the name of the business it is registered with. This is different from individual savings/Current account where accounts are opened in the name of individuals. Registering your Business gives you the leaverage of operating a Corporate Current Account which have so many benefits for business owners. The basic advantage is that trust customers will having the knowledge that they are making payment to a company instead of an individual for a Business.

2. Easy Access To Loan Facilities

 This is the fallout of operating a Corporate Current Account. In most cases ( and according to Bank) when accounts under this category is operated for a minimum period of Three months, the business can assess a business loan. Though this loans have varying interest rates and Conditions.

3. Access to Incentives And Benefits From Government 

Registered Businesses have Since becoming corporate are given recognition under the Law in that they are pivotal to economic growth. In view of this, Government issues periodically grants, incentives to small businesses especially in the area of curbing unemployment provided they are compliant with the Law. Most registered business have from time to time partnered with most administration in fulfilling their business agenda for the country.

Being recognized as a registered business owner also gives one that status of a tax payer in the eyes of the law of which there is adequate protection accorded depending on the scenario. 

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

REAL VERSION ABOUT THE DEATH OF JULIUS BERGER ANOTHER

 

Julius Berger is a name that is popular to lots of Nigerians especially those that reside in Lagos. He was born in Germany, and he learnt a lot about building before he started his own construction company. It was reported that Julius Berger came into Nigeria in August 1965. One of his works in Nigeria was the Eko bridge. The most popular among the bridges he constructed in Nigeria was the 3rd mainland bridge which he constructed in Lagos.

There was a 2nd mainland bridge, and Julius Berger constructed it in Onitsha. One of the popular rumors that was linked to his death was shared and widely believed by many. It was claimed that one of the bridges that Julius Berger was constructing was collapsing, and this was beginning to trouble him. The event of the bridge collapse was believed to repeat itself for months. It was later revealed to Julius Berger that it was as a result of a river called the Aye river that he encountered what he was going through.

He was then advised to ask for help from the gods of the river, and it was later revealed to him that his life was required for the successful completion of the bridge.

However, this rumor was discredited by a man known as Pa Ogunsanya who is a prince. It was claimed that the prince in the person of Pa Ogunsanya witnessed the death of Julius Berger. Pa Ogunsanya gave a different account of the reason that led to the death of Julius Berger.

He revealed that Julius Berger had a disagreement with his wife who in the course of the argument called him infertile. It was reported by the prince that Berger went to see his wife’s father to report her to him, but didn’t see the man at the time he went to look for him. He then went over to the Baale’s house who happened to be Pa Ogunsanya’s father. He was annoyed when he left the Baale’s house and he drove off in a car. It was later discovered that he crashed into a big tree and lost his life as a result.

It was then recorded that Julius Berger was buried by the side of the tree. This particular place is currently located at the center of the market in Itokin. Hence, this appears to be the real reason leading to the death of the great engineer.

Credit: Gossip_House

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

FREE $500 TO START A CAREER IN FOREX TRADING

This bonus does not require any real money investments and allows you to trade on Forex using it like a start-up capital to increase your funds.

The StartUp bonus 500 USD from InstaForex company can be received without verification of your data – you only need to specify your e-mail and start real trading on Forex with real trades and real opportunity to take and withdraw profits. Moreover, in case of your trades are unsuccessful – you do not risk anything but only the StartUp bonus gifted to you. Get Bonus here

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

DANGERS OF INVESTING IN PONZI SCHEMES

Ponzi Scheme

A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors. Ponzi scheme organizers often promise to invest your money and generate high returns with little or no risk. But in many Ponzi schemes, the fraudsters do not invest the money. Instead, they use it to pay those who invested earlier and may keep some for themselves.
With little or no legitimate earnings, Ponzi schemes require a constant flow of new money to survive. When it becomes hard to recruit new investors, or when large numbers of existing investors cash out, these schemes tend to collapse.
Ponzi schemes are named after Charles Ponzi, who duped investors in the 1920s with a postage stamp speculation scheme.

Ponzi scheme “red flags”

Many Ponzi schemes share common characteristics. Look for these warning signs:

• High returns with little or no risk. Every investment carries some degree of risk, and investments yielding higher returns typically involve more risk. Be highly suspicious of any “guaranteed” investment opportunity.
• Overly consistent returns. Investments tend to go up and down over time. Be skeptical about an investment that regularly generates positive returns regardless of overall market conditions.
• Unregistered investments. Ponzi schemes typically involve investments that are not registered with the SEC or with state regulators. Registration is important because it provides investors with access to information about the company’s management, products, services, and finances.
• Unlicensed sellers. Federal and state securities laws require investment professionals and firms to be licensed or registered. Most Ponzi schemes involve unlicensed individuals or unregistered firms.
• Secretive, complex strategies. Avoid investments if you don’t understand them or can’t get complete information about them.
• Issues with paperwork. Account statement errors may be a sign that funds are not being invested as promised.
• Difficulty receiving payments. Be suspicious if you don’t receive a payment or have difficulty cashing out. Ponzi scheme promoters sometimes try to prevent participants from cashing out by offering even higher returns for staying put.

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

GENUINE SOURCES OF MAKING MONEY ONLINE

The internet is flooded with different information on how to start business online and build an empire, most of these information takes users round without achieving any viable result due to inaccuracy, vagueness and loopholes with information offered. In view of this development, i ventured into extensive research to get across to users PROVEN and GENUINE methods of generating income online. most of these sources are not littered on the internet as you find them below:

(1) LEGIT ONLINE JOB SITE: This site is number one on the internet when it comes to sources of making money on the internet, they have a million plus data base of sites and companies where users can participate and make money from. most of this companies are genuine because i have made chunks of steady amount of money without any restriction. users can view it here. 

(2) GET PAID $5-$20 TO WRITE REVIEWS FOR COMPANIES: This is a great site with database of registered companies with different goods and services. These companies hire users daily to help write reviews for them on their goods and services.

(3) GET PAID TO DESIGN/DRAW: Site is mainly designed for those who can make good use of corel draw, PICASA and Microsoft packages. Any good design can earn you chunks of money repeatedly.

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by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

STEPS ON HOW TO START TRADING FOREX

The steps to becoming a forex trader is easy, with this steps outlined, you can start forex trading and make money by the minutes.

The first step to successful Forex trading lies in understanding the Forex market structure with its advantages and disadvantages, appreciating its reefs, studying analysis methods, market predicting and trading principles and creating personal Forex trading strategies.

A brief excursus into the Foreign Exchange market - Forex, as well as a description of trading principles, analysis and predicting methods can be found on our site, in the pages: Introduction to Forex, Understanding Forex, Forex Techniques, Forex Glossary, Forex Trading FAQ. Unfortunately, the information you find on our site is only a small portion of the vast volume of information available nowadays. But this information will help you get started.

The second step is implementing the acquired knowledge in practice - studying and using the Forex trading platform, placing, deleting and modifying orders, opening and closing positions and so on.

At this stage you need to practice on a Forex Demo Account. A demo account lets you develop your skills without financial risk as you do not need to invest. Demo accounts are free. Instructions for opening Forex demo accounts can be found on the page "Open Demo Account".

After the first positive results, many forex traders enter the real Forex trading market and do not succeed. That's why you need to get positive results that are stable first. The knowledge you gain, through correct trading with your own system, following your rules, developing steel logic and psychological stability, in absence of greed and following a money management system will all be determinant at this stage.

To assist traders in accomplishing this difficult task, our company has prepared two special types of accounts - LITE and REAL.

LITE accounts offer Forex beginners the possibility of starting real trading on Forex with real deposits. But keep in mind that profits and losses on this account will be minimal. Even stable profits cannot cover your Internet expenses.

A small starting deposit, which any Forex trader could lose absolutely painlessly, will help you overcome the very complex transitional stage of going from a demo account to a live account.
Since all LITEForex group accounts are in cents, Forex traders will practice working with amounts that have more and more zeros, like in US dollars. This helps prepare traders for the future and escape psychological pressure when trading on professional accounts.
Moreover, the LITEForex Forex account can be used by skilled Forex traders for testing different mechanical trading systems.
REAL type accounts belong to the "professional" category and are aimed for skilled forex traders, working with big amounts of money. All operations on this account type are made in US dollars; maximal deposit is unlimited.

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

FREE FOREX NO-DEPOSIT BONUSES AND CAPITAL FOR NEW TRADERS

 FOREX is by far becoming the most popular business on the internet recently, and it is a known fact that it is quite risky, yet it is an opportunity for any class of persons to trade and earn without any limits. Recently lots of people are equipped with the knowledge and ready to explore but most often start off capital is always the bane and limitations to the traders dreams of becoming a successful trader. in view of this, i am pleased to announce to you some quite amazing opportunity from traders of this category and every other trader who wants to test the market with minimal risks.

1) NON-DEPOSIT BONUS: this platform provides traders with an opportunity to open an account with any of the brokers stated below ,  the bonus is deposited to his account immediately and in most cases after verification( varies from broker to broker, it entails scan and upload of some identity card), you can trade and make profits and such profits can be withdrawn without any limits:

 1) INSTAFOREX ; The Best Broker in Asia, This broker is reputed to be the best in its service delivery due to its innovation driven technology that enables traders to trade easily even though you have not traded forex before. Instaforex provides every new trader with $50-$100 free capital to make money online without investing a dime. Instaforex equally provides every trader with a platform to receive daily news, copy traders and above all, make a living out of the currency market. you can open an account, and verify it, and get your bonus here

2) PAXFOREX:  Paxforex is another broker on the internet that creates platform  for traders to perfect their skills in live trading by providing them free capital to the tune of $7, all that is needed is, verify the account with the verification documents stipulated in the site, then $7 bonus is deposited into his account,the trader can start trading with it immediately and there is no limit to what the trader can withdraw provided he gets to the required threshhold stipulated in the terms and conditions( you can find same at the promotional segment of paxforex).

**RISK WARNING: Trading on the Forex market involves substantial risks, including complete possible loss of funds and other losses and is not suitable for all members. Clients should make an independent judgment as to whether trading is appropriate for them in the light of their financial condition, investment experience, risk tolerance and other factors.
















by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

HOT INTERNET JOBS

Recently, it has been discovered that the most searched term on the internet by individuals is on the easiest way to make money on the internet without much hassles. there list of companies  who have provided a veritable source where individuals can make money by promoting products, selling products online. participants  get paid at different levels depending on the one chosen by them. below are companies that offer internet based online jobs where you can choose from thousands of jobs to do and get paid for it. enjoy yourself.

1) GET FREE $50; you can start a decent online business on the internet trading forex. its very simple, you invest as low as $1 or more and you get rewarded $50 that can equally be withdrawn as a raw cash. to participate, register here and invest

2) PAID FORUM; you get paid $1 for every post you make or contribute in the forum, all you need do is to  sign up and start making quality posts in the forum. it works this way: you can start a new thread or comment on the thread people already created. it is much easier to earn when you comment on peoples threads even without creating a thread ( i prefer that, and you get equal amount) just like the way you place a comment on someones post on facebook. The beauty is this, you simply make a three line comment on someones thread and you get paid. you can equally comment as much as you can daily thereby making tons of cash online.


get paid $10 for every simple task: this is a home job site for those who seek a part-time job and an opportunity to be paid doing a simple data entry job. You get paid for every job completed within 15 minutes. Every subscriber receives his payment every mid-month through PayPal, western union, direct bank transfer and ego pay.
by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

HOW TO BECOME A FULL TIME PAID BLOGGER

BLOGGING is becoming fast an indispensable on the internet today as businesses and organizations are becoming more prominent on the internet. The new era for advertisement and public relations is the dawn of the internet whose usage increases on a daily basis than ever imagined.
    forthwith, anything can get online presence no matter how. the beauty of this position lies with the fact that anybody can use the internet no matter the age and educational background. one of those methods of getting online presence is through blogging.

Blogging is easy.  At least it is if you have any interest in writing.  You don't need any other special skills really...... If you just want to blog.

Blogging successfully is a completely different beast all together.  But, what does that really mean? The idea of being a successful  blogger will differ between individuals.  But, in general the essence of what makes a good blogger is the same.  A successful blogger is one who is able to keep up with the times in his or her own demographic.  One who stays a little ahead of everyone else, in order to produce fresh posts that are different from anyone else on the blog.  A successful blogger understands that there is more to blogging than just writing an occasional post.  In fact, that is just the tip of the iceberg.

What is blogging today?  In previous times blogs were considered online journals of sorts.  Things for anyone to read, where individuals waxed poetically about whatever it was that was on their mind.  I guess blogs are still that.  But they have become much, much more than just a journal.  They have become a tool for many online entrepreneurs.  A blog is a very versatile way to convey your goals on the internet.  the format is easy to understand and the basic setups and costs are minimal.  This allows almost anyone with a couple bucks to get themselves a blog up and running.

But, just because you are able to get a blog going does not make you a successful blogger.  Blogging is a long term battle, one that requires a lot of hours typing away on your keyboard, and one that will almost never show instant gratification.  So, not only do you need to have some writing ability, but you will also need a heaping pile of patience. (Not one of MY stronger suits)  But patience and writing ability is not the extent of what you will need, oh no, not even close!

In many ways, blogging requires a multi-tasker. You have to be capable of understanding many different aspects of the process and implementing those.  You have to be able to not only write, but you have to be able to write in a way that grabs your readers and compels them to return and read more.  You have to not only be able to write compelling, but you have to be able to write in a way that gets your points across to the search engines.  This means that occasionally you have to be able to naturally place keywords\ (not talking about stuffing or anything of that sort).  And on top of that you have to remember what you have written in the past and be able to use properly anchored keyword back links in order to drive traffic to your older works.  It is more than just writing words....A lot more.

But blogging is more than just the writing part.  You have to be able to set up a blog.  whether you are using something easy like a blogger blog, or something more involved like a Wordpress setup, it still requires you to understand some basics of setting up your own website,  and you will need to understand what works and what doesn't.

On top of that, you will need a basic understanding of SEO.  Or search engine optimization.  You will have to learn basic backlinking, and you will need to understand keywords.  You will need to know that your word count matters and that too many links out can be a bad thing.

The point is.  Blogging is not one dimensional.   You need to have a grasp on many aspects of the internet.  And on top of all that, it will be an ever changing experience.  Trends and tactics are always changing, they will affect you and you will have to conform to them.  You will need to be able to change what you have been doing for months and maybe years, just to maintain yourself.  It can be difficult and it can be frustrating, but if you get it done write, it can be highly rewarding.

WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WITH A BLOG

when I go to family functions or social events I often get a blank stare when I explain what I do for a living. I think people understand the part that I write articles and put them on a website, but when it comes to making money from it, they don’t get it. In this section I will lay it out and hopefully it will help bring some clarity…

CPC Ad Networks

There are a few different ad networks that I use on CPF. The most successful one has been Google’s Adsense program. Basically what they do is read the article that I write and find ads that are relevant to it and display them next to the article. The great thing about it is that by having extremely relevant ads, it actually can be quite beneficial to the readers as well.
For example, if I write an article explaining what an IRA was, but didn’t mention where you could open one, Adsense would likely be displaying ads of places to open an IRA. So as a reader, if I read that article and decided that I did want to open an IRA, the ads would be providing options that the article did not. I am currently doing a few tests with another CPC network called Chitika. Apparently, you can use it in conjunction with Adsense. The jury is still out, but I am interested to see how it compares to Adsense. All things considered, I have found that if optimized correctly, Adsense really can work well. I will explain more about how to optimize it in sections below.

CPM Ad Networks

While Adsense pays on a click basis (CPC), I use other ad networks that pay by the total # of impressions (CPM). At the beginning, these networks didn’t produce much income, but as the traffic grows CPM networks seem to work well in conjunction with Adsense. I use (or have used) Pulsepoint, AdClickMedia, Adbrite, Adify, BuzzLogic, and Casale Media. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses and may be suitable for one kind of a site and not another.

Affiliate Product Sales

Basically an example of an affiliate sale would be if you sold lawn mowers and I referred a customer to you, if they purchased you would pay me back a % of the sale for referring them. There are a million options for this on the internet now. The main programs I use are

• Amazon’s Affiliate program
• FlexOffers
• Commission Junction
• Shareasale
• E-Junkie
• LinkShare

There are many others, but these are a few of the more popular ones available.

(Added 10/20/10 – I recently found out about a new site called Viglink which allows you to automatically turn all our links on your site to affiliate links. I am testing it out and am pretty excited about it since it greatly simplifies the process of adding affiliate links.)
I have a very strong policy about honest recommendations. I give my honest opinions about products that I find regardless of how it will affect affiliate sales. For example, I wrote about Cash Crate and updated the article to show what I didn’t like about them. Because Cash Crate has such a generous referral program, I know some people making lots of money from it, but I just don’t feel comfortable recommending it since I had a bad experience using it.

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On the other hand there are products like Ebates, Perkstreet Financial, Swagbucks.com, and Sharebuilder that I recommend and also have some sort of affiliate or referral program as well. These are what I love because I can help readers by pointing them to good resources and tools that have helped me and get paid in the process. I know some people don’t have a problem promoting anything that will pay them, but I just can’t, in good conscience, recommend something to someone that I don’t genuinely believe will help them.

Direct Ad Sales

I also sell ad space directly to advertisers. This hasn’t provided much income for me yet and may or may not even be worth my time. I know that in certain niche markets direct ad sales can work out very well, but thus far it hasn’t been a big money maker on CPF

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

AFFILIATE MARKETING PRINCIPLES FOR BEGINNERS

There are tons of companies and webmasters using affiliate programs to boost their online sales and most of these affiliate programs are free to join. When you sign up for an affiliate program, an affiliate link with a unique affiliate ID will be assigned to you. The affiliate link is used for marketing the products of your merchant. When a visitor buys an item through your affiliate link, you earn affiliate commission. Here are the steps to starting an affiliate marketing business:

 Steps

1. 
   
   Research affliate programs. Find out which products are most popular and what is its conversion rate. Visit the seller's website to see whether their sales letters are enough to generate sales. A conversion rate of 5% is reasonably good. This means that for every 100 people landing on your merchant’s website, 5 visitors will place an order.
2. 2
   Join an affiliate program.
   • Choose a program that offers recurring commissions that compound each month as you refer more customers.
3. 3
   Promote an affiliate program through a website. You will have more options in sending potential buyers to your affiliate programs if you create a website to promote your affiliate programs. Visiting other professional websites of your niche is a good way to get some ideas on how to design your website.
4. 4
   Make your website content relevant. For example, if your affiliate sells e-books, you can write a review or make a YouTube video for each e-book with an affiliate link to the sales website.
5. 5
   Drive targeted traffic to your website. To earn affiliate commission you need to drive targeted traffic to your website. The more traffic your website gets, the more likely you’ll generate sales. There are several ways to drive targeted traffic to your site in short period of time:
   • Pay-per-click (PPC) Advertising. You can get a lot of targeted traffic from PPC advertising programs. The two most popular and effective PPC advertising programs are Google Adwords and Yahoo Search Marketing. These programs allow you to bid for top rankings on the keywords of your choice. When someone enters a search term matches your keyword in the PPC search engine and press the search button, your contextual ad will appear on the sidebar of the search result page. If the visitor clicks through your ad to your website, you’ll be charged based on your bid amount. Also, PPC advertising programs will distribute your ads to websites of their content networks also.
   • Article Marketing. Write an article related to your affiliate products with a link to your website in the article’s resource box and submit it to credible article directories. To get more and continuous targeted traffic, you need to write more articles, however make sure that the articles are quality. Try to publish a new article every week. Doing this for a year can drive truckloads of free traffic to your website.
   • Post Messages on Forums. Post messages on community forums with a link to your site in the signature of each message. Make sure your forum profile includes your website link within the signature option. Spend a few hours navigating the pages of the forums. You can ask questions and post informative and helpful replies to other peoples’ questions or messages to build your status. The more people trust you, the more likely they will click your link.
   • Post videos on youtube about the product. These video reviews are the quickest and the most effective way to build trust by showing the benefits of the product in real time. Since Google owns youtube your videos can even rank high in the google organic search.You can even provide a link under the video and you can encourage your visitors to purchase the product through your affiliate link.

STEPS ON HOW TO START A BUSINESS ONLINE

According to Forrester Research retail sales rose 2.5% in 2009. While that is surprising enough, consider this: Online sales rose 11%.

If you are looking to start a business, even a part-time business, you would be hard-pressed, in this economy, to find a sector growing at an 11% clip. Forrester forecasts that e-sales in the U.S ,Nigeria and the rest of the world will go from about $173 billion this year to about $250 billion in 2014. That's booming China kinda growth my friends.

So the answer is yes, starting an online business is a smart move.

Here are the pros and cons:

Pros: The cost of entry is low; you have access to global markets; it is an automated, 24/7 profit center; you can look every bit as big as the big boys; the overhead is low (more on that in a minute); and the profit potential is large.

Cons: It takes work to get people to learn of the site; there is no personal contact as with a retail store; creating credibility (and thus customers) can be a challenge; it takes time to get things really cooking; and customers cannot physically see or feel your products.

The pros definitely outweigh the cons.

Here are 7 Steps to Starting an E-Commerce Business:

1. Create a great site: This is No. 1 for a reason. You have to have a great-looking, intuitive, easy-to-navigate site if you are going to be taken seriously by potential e-customers. Your site must look professional. Pictures and content must load quickly. There can be no dead links. Have a robust "About" page.

The good news is that it is easy and affordable to create a great site – look for online hosts that have pre-made templates you can customize.

Web surfers who come to your site will judge it in about three seconds. That's all you've got. You better impress them the moment they hit it.

2. Pick your products: I have a buddy who owns an antiques store. His business success motto is: "It's all in the buying." He knows if he can find the right product at the right price, he will make a profit.

The same is true for you.

Where do you find great, inexpensive products? It depends on what you plan to sell. It may be a matter of spending weekends at yard sales and on Craigslist picking up some good, cheap stuff. If you want a more formal arrangement, there are wholesalers and distributors for almost any product you need.

3. Have an online catalog or store: When you shop online, there is usually a catalog of products to choose from: Tiny pictures with product descriptions. That is what you have to do. Happily, you do not have to create this from scratch. Your e-commerce site host (see below) will offer a store creation tool, with point-and-click ways to add products, pictures, and descriptions.

4. Have the ability to process payments: This issue is two-fold: The financial ability to process credit card payments comes when you have a merchant account. Search for that term online. The physical ability to process such payments is, again, something your host will offer. Search for "online merchant services" or "E-commerce hosting."

5. Market and promote your site: All these steps are important, but this one may be a little more important. People have to find your site. No matter how nice it looks or how cool your products, if no one knows about the site, it is a waste of time, money, and effort.

Master search engine optimization (SEO) techniques. Engage in viral marketing. Tweet. Have a Facebook fan page. Try pay-per-click. Advertise.

6. Fulfillment: You have to deliver what you sell, on budget and on time. Don't forget to add the cost of shipping to your prices.

7. After-sales support: How will you handle returns? What should you upsell? Support is the difference between a one-time sale and creating a customer for life.

by VICTOR OSAKWE ESQ

GREAT WAYS TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG

Writing your blog posts is just a small part of growing your blog. The rest is getting readers to your blog…and that’s not always as easy. While there are some tried and true means of growing your blog, there are infinite ways to get your message in front of new people. Here are just a few to get started with!

The Basics (Social Media)

• Tweet your post: Tweeting posts should be a regular thing. But one thing bloggers tend to do is just Tweet, “New post! [Link]” Truth be told, I NEVER click on those links. Write a snappy tweet with a link to your post. It could be your post title, but something that you know your Tweeps will click on. And change it up so you can tweet your post more than once.
• Facebook: Don’t forget your readers on Facebook! Be sure to include an image on your post and test different times of days to see when your readers click on your links.
• Pinterest: A powerful traffic driver, Pimp your images for Pinterest, and be sure to include this in you promotional strategy. You may have to test a few things to see what works best for your blog.. including adding text, pinning close up shots, whatever it is your followers best respond to.
• Stumbleupon: This is an oldie but a goodie. It doesn’t take long to “Stumble” posts, but you never know which posts might get “Stumbled” so you wouldn’t want a chance to miss out on additional traffic boosts. It’s a really great way to get exposure beyond your regular circles.
• Instagram: While there is no real way to link directly to your posts (yet) in Instagram, it’s always great to let your followers there know you have new content on your blog. Be sure to let them know that your ‘gram is for a new post!
• Google+: There might be a lot of things disappearing from Google these days, but Google+ isn’t one of them. Google+ give some added value with their SEO features, along with sharing capabilities.
• Include a “Follow me on Bloglovin” link in all of your posts: Now that Google reader is going away, more and more people are using Bloglovin. Bloglovin actually drives traffic the more followers you have, so make sure you give your readers every chance to follow you on that site so they never miss a post.
• Do a Twitter chat around a blog topic: Tweeting your posts might not be enough… perhaps another way to promote your content (and your Twitter presence) is to host a Twitter chat and use a hashtag. Here you would write a post on your blog, invite a few blog friends to participate and have a conversation on Twitter.

SEO Promotion

• Use Google Keywords to promote via SEO: One of the best ways to promote content is to use SEO. It is still the number one traffic driver for all of my websites, and should not be overlooked. Google has a nifty Keyword Tool which allows you to search keywords and see how many people are looking for particular topics, and how competitive the keywords are.
• Look in your Google Analytics for to see how people find your blog (and expand on that): In Google Analyitcs you can find under “Site Content–>Search Engine Optimization–>Queries” What keywords people are using to find your site. We found a lot of people found IFB through our GIF tutorial, so maybe it’s time to revisit that post topic.
• Link to other posts within your site to boost SEO: Links within your site do two things, they build authority for your posts, and they keep your readers on your website. Erika Miller noted we shouldn’t overdo it with the links in our post, so be strategic and try not to get carried away.
• Put relevant keywords in your image “Alt” Tags: Don’t forget your images can be searched too!
• Guest Post: A lot of people complain that guest posts don’t drive traffic. But maybe if you play it right, driving traffic could be secondary to your SEO goals. Use your guest post opportunities as a chance to link to specific posts within your site to help boost the SEO results and that will get you more traffic.

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• Email Newsletter to your readers: It’s never to early to start building your newsletter. It may take time, but after all blogging is a long haul game. Email your readers once a week, or once a month to let them know about what’s going on with your blog. It’s the perfect time to promote specific content.
• Ask your blog friends to promote a post: If you have a post you’d like to promote, and you have a great relationship with your blog friends, asking them once in a while to promote a post for you is no big deal.
• Pitch your post to other blogs: Say you write a post that would be perfect for another blog, it would be a good time to let that other blogger know about your post. Who knows, maybe you’ll get a link!
• Pitch your post to the press: Say you’ve done an independent study, maybe you’re an expert in budget fashion or did something newsworthy, or have the perfect post for a website, developing relationships with the press would be a great way to get added exposure on news sites in addition to blogs.

Create Sharable Content

• Create a free download to share with your readers: Whether it be a calendar, desktop or even a template, free downloads are a great way to get readers to download, keep, and possibly share with others. Everyone likes a freebie!
• Write content that solves a problem: Do you have a solution to a problem everyone has? Getting rid of muffin top? If you solve a problem, it will help your readers, AND if your readers have friends with the same problem, they’ll probably share your blog post too.
• Write a catchy headline: I cannot say enough about how important it is to have a straightforward, yet catchy post title. This is often times the first impression people get of your website whether it be through search or through social media. You only have fractions of a second to catch their eye!
• Write a controversial post: Maybe you don’t agree with what’s going on, maybe you’re on the fence, maybe you have a juicy piece of information to share with your readers. A controversial post will get people talking.
• Feature another blogger: If you’re new, maybe you can do a feature swap with a blog friend with similar traffic, but featuring other bloggers helps build community along with you might get social media promotion from the other blogger. Word of advice, the other blogger may not share, so don’t expect or demand them to do so, as you may end up burning a bridge.
• Start a blog meme: Whether it be something like the IFB Project, or the various ones out there, bloggers love to engage with others by sharing content. If you provide a service to share their content, you can always ask that they share your content as well.
• Create an infographic, and pitch it to other blogs: Infographics… they are fun, and shareable, and most of all pitchable. If you think of a clever way to make information into a graphic, it could really lead to some amazing promotion for your blog!

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