Jul 30
2008How Extra Content Makes Extra Money and Gets More Traffic
by 
Codrut Turcanu on 30-07-2008
Last week I talked about How to Have Fun and Get More Blog Traffic with 43 Things - at NO Cost and promised to send you new updates.
I have some good and bad news.
The bad thing is that I got my account suspended by 43 things. Not by the owner, but my their users.
This is an open community where what you say is important and members are watching closely.
So if you include anything about self-promotion or self-branding in your ‘goals’ lists, you have a high chance to get your account suspended.
I have learned a good lesson. Before you start using a new service, carefully read their terms & rules.
Learn what you are allowed to do, and what you do not.
Self-promotion and getting traffic it doesn’t have to be our main GOAL. Promotion, in fact, is the end result of our writing and experience sharing effort.
If you want more traffic, focus on writing more content, or delivering more value via your blog or newsletter (list).
That’s it. That’s the big secret. And Gurus seem to label it in different forms. What a shame.
Now, for today’s tip, read further to discover why providing more value than other blogs and sites is crucial to getting more traffic at no cost via blogging.
For reasons you will understand in just a second, this could be the most important TIP you will ever read about how to receive free traffic.
This is how EXTRA content makes EXTRA money and gets more traffic:
the more you GIVE, the more you GET (money & traffic).
You have to give away stuff (e.g. advice, articles, tips, tools, scripts, ebooks, videos, audios, etc.)
When you give things to others, people will feel to give you similar stuff in return (as a reward).
That’s what blogging is all about. That’s why I keep creating new content on a regular basis.
I’m not going to impress you with what I know or what I’ve discovered. I want to share with you these things
because I enjoying doing it. And whenever I recommend a product or release a program, most readers will jump on my promotion because they trust me.
WHY?
Because I give away free top-notch content, and do it regularly.
Lesson learned today:
extra content makes extra money and gets more traffic.
Give away staff, and you get paid in return accordingly. Give more stuff away, and get more traffic as a reward.
Everybody is doing this mistake - we want to 100+ visitors per day to our blogs, yet we only publish one article per week.
This is not how the Universe works. You’ll be rewarded by the quality and quantity of how much you deliver to the others. Value is everything. The more you give, the more you receive, period.
Yeah, I know, that sounds common sense, yet most people are not leaving by it.
Here are some cool links about value of blogging and content writing:
Blogging is Dead (Long Live Value Blogging) @ CopyBlogger
Value Blogging: A New Model For Success? @ ProBlogger
5 More Ideas on Value Blogging @ Optempo
Connecting later!
Codrut Turcanu & the Remarkable Blogging TEAM.
P.S. If you liked this TIP, you’re going to love the next ones.
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Thanks for mentioning my article.
One thing to remember about blogging for value is to know what value you’re offering to visitors.
For example, on my VB.NET site the value is in the programming information and examples. That’s why it gets between 600-800 unique visitors a day even though it hasn’t been updated since November 07.
The value that another site of mine offers is in helping visitors find a cheap price on a particular type of widget. The article content is weak but visitors find the value they’re looking for in the ads and affiliate text links. Updating this blog regularly is essential to track the best deals and trends.