Comments on: Tips for improving traffic to your freelance blog http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Freelancing in the Digital Age Wed, 23 May 2012 18:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How to write blog posts that get comments « WordCount/by Michelle Vranizan Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-253 How to write blog posts that get comments « WordCount/by Michelle Vranizan Rafter Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:06:04 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-253 [...] how to get people to leave comments? First you have to get them to your blog. I’m working on that. But once they’ve arrived and read what they’ve come for, [...] [...] how to get people to leave comments? First you have to get them to your blog. I’m working on that. But once they’ve arrived and read what they’ve come for, [...]

]]> By: Carolyn Erickson http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Carolyn Erickson Sun, 11 May 2008 17:10:05 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-252 I love these tips, Michelle. You bring together what is for me a confusing mass of tech applications into focus for freelancers. What a timesaver! I love these tips, Michelle. You bring together what is for me a confusing mass of tech applications into focus for freelancers. What a timesaver!

]]> By: Kim Olson http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Kim Olson Fri, 09 May 2008 17:39:34 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-251 Great tips! I especially like the idea of adding a little teaser to your e-mail signature. Great tips! I especially like the idea of adding a little teaser to your e-mail signature.

]]> By: Dawn Weinberger http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Dawn Weinberger Thu, 08 May 2008 00:49:32 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-250 Michelle, I didn't know about the new status feature on LinkedIn. Thanks for the info! -Dawn Michelle,
I didn’t know about the new status feature on LinkedIn. Thanks for the info!
-Dawn

]]> By: Michelle Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Michelle Rafter Wed, 07 May 2008 22:11:10 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-245 Great suggestions Leah. I also read the daily news looking for items to turn into blog posts. But I don't always blog about that item on that day, especially if I've already got another post queued up and ready to go. If I want more traffic, maybe I need to do a better job of blogging about the day's events and save the evergreens for slow news days. M.R. Great suggestions Leah. I also read the daily news looking for items to turn into blog posts. But I don’t always blog about that item on that day, especially if I’ve already got another post queued up and ready to go. If I want more traffic, maybe I need to do a better job of blogging about the day’s events and save the evergreens for slow news days.

M.R.

]]> By: Leah Ingram http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Leah Ingram Wed, 07 May 2008 22:03:19 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-249 Oops, URL didn't come out: http://suddenlyfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/04/car-talk.html Oops, URL didn’t come out:

http://suddenlyfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/04/car-talk.html

]]> By: Leah Ingram http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Leah Ingram Wed, 07 May 2008 22:02:48 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-248 Michelle: I find the best way to drive traffic to my blog is posting about something that's hot in the news that day or week. Recently, when it came out that the oil companies were still raking in record profits, yet they were claiming that our rising gas costs at the pump were not their fault, I posted something about that. I saw a huge spike in traffic that day. Also, another blog I'd read said that a great way to drive traffic is to write "evergreen" posts from time to time, and also to write posts that are actionable--that is, instead of navel-gazing, woe-is-me posts, give your readers something they can take away. So when I write about rising gas costs, I'll often write about ways to stretch your gas mileage as I did here: Leah Michelle:

I find the best way to drive traffic to my blog is posting about something that’s hot in the news that day or week. Recently, when it came out that the oil companies were still raking in record profits, yet they were claiming that our rising gas costs at the pump were not their fault, I posted something about that. I saw a huge spike in traffic that day.

Also, another blog I’d read said that a great way to drive traffic is to write “evergreen” posts from time to time, and also to write posts that are actionable–that is, instead of navel-gazing, woe-is-me posts, give your readers something they can take away. So when I write about rising gas costs, I’ll often write about ways to stretch your gas mileage as I did here:

Leah

]]> By: Michelle Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Michelle Rafter Wed, 07 May 2008 21:22:01 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-247 Susan, that's a great idea - and yet another reason why I need to start a newsletter. M.R. Susan, that’s a great idea – and yet another reason why I need to start a newsletter.

M.R.

]]> By: Susan Weiner http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Susan Weiner Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:38 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-246 Michelle, When I write articles for my e-newsletter that are more than 2-3 paragraphs long, I point readers to my blog for the continuation. Susan Michelle,

When I write articles for my e-newsletter that are more than 2-3 paragraphs long, I point readers to my blog for the continuation.

Susan

]]> By: Michelle Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2008/05/07/tips-for-improving-traffic-to-your-freelance-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Michelle Rafter Wed, 07 May 2008 18:25:21 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-244 Charmian: Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I know you've been at this longer than me, so it means a lot. I'll definitely investigate adding an email subscription option. I'm also contemplating starting a monthly e-newsletter to send to sources, etc., with lots of pointers back to the blog. Good point about consistency, that's definitely key. Michelle R. Charmian: Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I know you’ve been at this longer than me, so it means a lot. I’ll definitely investigate adding an email subscription option. I’m also contemplating starting a monthly e-newsletter to send to sources, etc., with lots of pointers back to the blog. Good point about consistency, that’s definitely key.

Michelle R.

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