Hello Creative Entrepreneurs,
Here's our next How to Improve Blog Traffic Tutorial Series. If you missed the first 3 , you can click here to get caught up: Traffic Tutorial 1 , Traffic Tutorial 2 & Traffic Tutorial 3 .
Today's Tutorial is about submitting RSS feed to directories and writing a press releases. So lets start with RSS Feed.
Why Create a RSS Feed?
Well - you know that you aren't the only blogger out in the internet world? Right? Actually there are over million other bloggers out there and readers get confused on who is doing what. So many reader just subscribe to their favorite bloggers - usually through RSS feeds.
*** To catch up on how to create a RSS feed for your blog - check out this post.
Creating a RSS feed for your blog provides your readers a way to keep tabs on what you are doing and writing about and it also helps your readers share it with others who they think will benefit from your information. But to further your blog's reach you must also submit your RSS feed to RSS feed directories .
Why submit your RSS Feed to Feed Directories ?
- They help you to build up inbound links to your site
- They increase your search engine rankings and online visibility
- They bring in more qualified visitors to your site
- They help you reach untapped markets and increase your exposure to niche communities
One feed submission directory I recommend to submit your RSS feed is FeedAgg.com. Below is a video demonstration on how to submit RSS feed to FeedAgg.com. Watch and Learn.
Video: Submit RSS feed to FeedAgg.com
Writing and Submitting Press Releases
Writing a press release about you, your blog or the products and services you offer an serve as a great marketing tool that can bring in lots of traffic to your site. Below are 3 really good reasons why you should use press releases to promote your site. Press Releases bring...
Quality links to your site. Many press release directories allow anchor- text links (use your targeted keywords as anchor text links), which can help increase the authority of your blog. Just don't overdo it with links in your press release. Darren Rowse from Problogger.net recommends one link per 100 words.
Exposure from the media. Although you may think most people are found through social media efforts , traditional media platforms still rely on press releases for newsworthy events. The media still looks for attention getting stories. Even if you press release doesn't become a story in a popular newspaper,or on a television, it may still catch the attention of a journalist who may easily write about you or products/services later.
Qualified organic traffic to your site. Press release wire services with big distribution channels can bring in niche specific traffic which could possibly place you on the first page of Google.
Lets start this How to Improve Blog Traffic with Press Releases with video demonstration on how to write a press release for internet marketing promotion.
Video: How to Write a Press Release for Internet Marketing Promotion
List of sites to submit Press Release:
Action Steps:
Will take about 1 to 2 hours to complete.
- Submit your Blog RSS feed to FeedAgg.com
- Submit your Hubpage RSS feed to FeedAgg.com
- Bookmark your Hubpage on Onlywire.com
- Write your first press release. Include 1 keyword in your press release. Use it at least 3 times in your release
- Submit your press release to 1 or 2 press release wire services.
- Share this post with friend who's interested in improving blog traffic.
- Tweet this post!
That's All Folks!
Next week - How to Improve Blog Traffic Tutorial : Squidoo for the Creative Entrepreneur.
