how does one get visitors to click the ads?

One does not encourage or suggest to people to click your ads because that is against Google rules.  The weight of the violation is the same as when you click your own ads.  That's dishonesty and Google adsense will ban you for that or terminate your account.  The question therefore remains.  How does one get visitors to click the ads?

Well, the only thing that site owners can do is to aggressively promote his site or to get linked to many popular sites in order to have more visitors who might be interested enough to click the ads that Google crawls.  You just have to wait and pray that this happens.  Cheating is never encouraged here.

Also, constant updates will most likely improve traffic to your site.  When there's more traffic, the possibility of getting clicks increases.

we need visitors

I got 35 as the highest number of visitors I got for my site. But like the prices of commodities traffic here also fluctuates. I'd been having this blog for months now but traffic has remained a problem. If only we could make at least a hundred people come and visit our sites everyday, then that would be satisfying. But I guess we just have to wait some more and be patient until we strike the right key and be counted among those who are already having a deluge of traffic. Sounds impossible, right? But it would not really hurt you if you leave a comment or two each time you make a visit. It would be better if you also leave your url so you also get a return visit.

trying

Hey, I notice that the more frequent I blog, the better gets my traffic. It's not really one worth celebrating a drink yet, but it's certainly moving up. I mean my traffic and of course, I get a few clicks too. So it is indeed true what they they say that constant updates do bring positive results. Not really that huge, but at least, the numbers are getting better.

So how to gain traffic? One of them is constant updates. It could be a steep climb, but I guess it's worth trying.

How do you like the photo to go with this blog?

blog catch: onlinetop5

As promised, I will be featuring one blog a week on this corner and our blog catch for this week is onlinetop5 owned by one of my friends at Mylot. A visit to the site gave me information of value especially for people like me who want to find some good paying sites online. This is actually a very new blog hosted by blogger.

The blog owner is sharing with us his top 5 moneymaking sites, some tips on how to augment one's income on them, as well as honest information as to the things he does not like about these sites.

The template is very simple, no attempt was done by the owner to give it a more personalized look, and the background is quite dark. All in all, I would like to say, that given more time I think the owner here will be able to make this site a much more visitable site in the future. To all those whose sites are scheduled for review, please find time to visit to read the short review. You just don't know what even short reviews like this can do to your site in terms of traffic.

Visiting and leaving comments help get traffic

As you can see, I have a counter on every blog I have. Although the visits I get daily aren't much to speak of yet, I know that there are people who come and visit this blog when the number on the counter changes. But what is strange to me though is the fact that those who visit never take the opportunity of "pushing their product" by leaving a comment and at the end, their url. It's a golden opportunity for traffic wasted.

We are all aware that we new bloggers share the same problem--increasing traffic. Yet, we do not take this opportunity of leaving a comment and our url along with it. I notice this in all my four blogs. I know that there are visitors but they just look around and go.

It does not cost you a penny to leave a comment plus a link. You only increase your chance of gaining traffic by being more visible.

plunge for the money

I have submitted this blog for review (the nerve!) at another blog that does precisely that---review other people's blogs and mind you, they had warned us that they are mean and nasty! But this fact does not daunt me. Okey, they can get mean and nasty with me provided I get some traffic in their doing so.

I believe that another way of improving traffic is by submitting your blog for review or maybe I fear that in my case they will not only be reviewing mine but probably do some "murdering" in order for me to see what they mean. I can already see it coming. I don't think these gals will give a rating lower than 1. They promised to be good and I hope they won't give me a negative 1. He..he..he.. sorry gals for taking your time to see this not-so-bloggy blog. It's just an old woman's corner so I am ready to be rated at least with a 1.

The most important thing about http://reviewmyblog.blogspot.com is that it actually helps other people know that your lousy blogs exist. So now, I am having their link on all my 4 blogs just in case you want your blogs to be analyzed by these gals.

when to refuse links

Links, my fellow newbies, could mean traffic. I had been talking about this in many of the previous blog entries I made, that in order to increase our number of visitors we need to link and get linked with as many websites or weblogs as possible. While it is true that we have to be choosy regarding the compatibility of the sites' content, as new site or blog owners, it is not a very good idea to turn down offers for link exchange even if the sites are of different content. Not yet. Our target at this very early stage of our career is to get our site to be noticed, to develop visibility, to let others know that we exist. Let's say your site's content has something to do with hotels and here's someone whose site is dedicated to a discussion of making more money. It is shortsighted to say that those interested in hotels will only be interested in hotels and not in making money. Let's say your site is about motherhood and here's a site that deals with all sorts of cars. Do you think mothers are only focused on improving their motherhood skills and will not be interested to look at sites selling beautiful cars?

My point is this. As new website owners or blog owners we need to expand our horizon, open our doors to all possibilities. Your site will never see the light of day if you think one site is not good enough to be linked to your site because yours have a different content in there. That, my friend is thinking small.

When do you refuse links? The answer is this: When your site has become very popular it is getting 15,000 to 20,000 visitors a day, then and only then can you have that high and mighty attitude which is not expected of site owners still struggling for recognition to tell those who want to exchange links with you that your site is of an entirely different specie.

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real traffic, yes vs. artificial traffic, no

Traffic. How does one gain real traffic in one's site?

This is one problem all new web owners have to face and solve if they are really serious about getting money from their sites. Advertisers want sites with many visitors. Obviously. The more visitors, the more chances their products or services will get the much-needed visibility to their targetted market. This also means more chances of earning more for the web owners whose sites carry ads for certain advertisers. Considering the relationship between visitors and the earnings derived from their visits, it is no wonder therefore that the primary concern of newbies is to have traffic in their sites. Because of this need or problem, a new breed of online marketers have come up with fast and easy solutiions to this problem. Thus, you get invited to sites that sell traffic or promise you this much traffic in exchange for something, money or service. But the purpose is to drive artificial traffic to your site.

Paying a certain site in order to drive visitors to your sites is not playing the game clean and square. Google does not condone this type of artificially-driven traffic. You need to work out ways of increasing traffic and the best guarantee is having first of all, a very good site so that a visit will result to another visit in the future. And always believe in word-of-mouth. Once some people notice how great your site is, they will refer it to others who will also do the same thing with their other friends. A good site will never let you down. Another way of getting in visitors is by having link exchange. Have your site linked to as many sites you know, and if possible, do all your mighty best to get linked to sites that are popular, sites that already have many visitors.

Never, never make the mistake of submitting your sites to sites that promise to give you thousands of visitors if you pay or accomplish the task of clicking 250 sites a day. That will be against the rules.

what kind of website or weblog do I want to visit?

Personally, I want to go back to sites that are fun and informative. I'd often been frustated many times to be redirected to sites that display nothing but an array of blinking banners and logos all screaming to get clicked. After that first visit, you could never ask me to go back there again. Oftentimes I envy some very popular blogs occupying top ranks because they entice you to make a visit again just to see what boldness the owner has for the day. They swear freely, curse, use effing words in every line, show off their shame and yet their blogs continue to be at the top. One such blog is this www.bryanboy.com where you could see and hear his raw language, unedited and uncensored. He makes sensational stories out of the inane and raises his garbage to a higher level. In short, in this site, most people can identify with the blogger because he is able to let the whole world see and hear what they themselves had wanted to do and say but could not bring themselves to do it.

A website that would be worth revisited is one with the web owner's updated blogs as well as interesting graphics. The page design should first of all be attractive. This one is the first thing that visitors notice.

is it all worth it?

In a forum where I am actively participating and earning as a member, www.Mylot.com/?ref=funny52f one member was inviting anyone interested to sign up to a site that pays monthly to display banners of their site. Payment is per number of banners you display and you also get paid for the clicks people make on these banners.

My question is, is it all worth it? I mean taking chances on some of these new sites that do not have any track record yet? Of course, I know that sites need to start somewhere but I believe that going for legitimate sites that are already recognized and known for their good practices is more advisable. If certain ads will go against or will be in conflict with the ads that you already have in your site, then it is best to make a choice between this or that. I cannot imagine putting all other ads from different paying sites on your page. It will be like a riot. There is going to be chaos when there is too much clutter.

My final word is, keep the most legitimate one. That is where real money is.

the secret

The number one secret to driving traffic to your site is getting the right link. Just what do we mean by "the right link"? By this we mean getting linked to an already popular website or weblog which has its own loyal followers of say, 15,000 to 20,000 hits per day. The next question is, how? How do we get linked to such a site?

There are such sites that will link you for a monthly fee for sure and real visitors in real time. There are also sites that "sell" traffic, and the number depends on how much you can afford to pay. However, if you have a friend who owns a site with his own number of visitors, you can ask him for link exchange. You may also do the same with other new web owners who share the same problem.

The secret is out. Getting linked to a popular website is the surest way to drive traffic to your own. Go for it now.As a newbie we need to hit the streets to find this secret Messiah.

Oplink4traffic

About two months ago an effort to drive traffic to new blogsites was launched. It was dubbed "Oplink4traffic" which stands for Operation Link for Traffic which was based on the principle that the number of new blogsites or websites is good enough to create the much-needed hits or visitors newbies need. There were only quite a few who responded and so the drive just sort of faded away.

Driving traffic to one's site is one of the biggest problems new website or weblog owners have to deal with. You will know this when you will have your own site. It is difficult to get noticed most especially that there are thousands of new websites or weblogs that are created everyday. Your site must be extraordinarily loaded with useful content and with multiple affiliations to amount to anything especially with Google.

Traffic. Hits. Visitors. Affiliations. Links. They are the same dog with different collars. We want people to come to our site. What do we do? First , get the site noticed. Make people know that your site exists. One way of doing this is by joining in different forums where you can freely invite people to your site. Next, submit your site to blog or site directories. Third, link exchange---link them and they link you back. Use search-friendly keywords that will make your site appear when people type in what they are searching. And last but not the least, update your site regularly for it to be worth a comeback.

start with a bang

One mistake people make who want to make money online is to submit or publish their websites without regard for their quality. This sense of haste or impatience often leads to failure in terms of getting the attention of visitors which seems to be the end-all and be-all of any site's continued existence.

Getting traffic should start long before your site gets viewed by anyone. Do not make the mistake most website owners make of rushing the site for publication in order to make money. No. See to it that before your site is out that it has already all the ingredients of a good website. With this, there are big chances for it to be visited and revisited.

What are the ingredients of a good site? Let us make that as our next blog entry.

In the meantime, don't forget today's tip: Start with a big bang! Create a really good website before publishing it.