Today I have an alternative to that called back-linking. This is a fast & easy to implement trick.

All you need is a web site of your own. Yes, if you have a site, you can add your blog URL to it. The only requirement would be that both urls are in the same niche or sub-niche because you don’t want to have a link on a cat-related site going to a dog-related blog.

Know what I mean?

This is an often misunderstood tactic which most bloggers and site owners rarely apply to their sites.

Here’s why you’d want to add the blog url to your current site:

1. Blogs are tracked in real-time. As I publish this post, blog search engines like technorati get notified about this blog entry. This means your new entries get linked to instantly.

2. Blogs are much easier and more often updated than regular web sites. That’s not a secret anymore. You don’t have to create a new page for each and every new article you write. You simply write the post and publish it. WordPress will take care of this all by itself. Your increase in content will boost your visibility and get you more links.

3. Blogs get linked by other blogs, period. If you run a regular web site that isn’t a blog, you will have a harder time getting links from bloggers because we mostly read and follow other blogs which have up-to-date content, and rarely link to stand alone sites.

Your mission right now is to implement this tip. If you already have a back-link to your blog url on your site, congratulations!

Here is other related information and external links targeting back-linking topics:

Backlinks – What Are They?

Backlinks: Don’t Believe Most of What You Have Been Told

15 Link Building Tips for New Websites

Why that site with 50 backlinks beats your site with 1000 backlinks.

Link Building Tip: Build Backlinks to Internal Pages Too

Whatever questions, comments or suggestions you might have, feel free to post them in the “Comments” field at the bottom of this post.

Connecting later!
Codrut Turcanu & the Remarkable Blogging TEAM.

P.S. If you liked this TIP, you’re going to love the next ones.

While most traffic getting strategies and tactics are dull and boring, there are a few who are quite fun to implement. And one of them is exposed in today’s tip.

Before I tell you about it, let me share with you a key aspect about getting traffic online:

*** this should not be a goal in itself. In fact, if you network with other people, and when you publish great content on your blog, the traffic floods in, all by itself.

Here’s the service which makes things easier – 43 things dot com.

you can join 43 Things and write a list of ’43 things’ you want to achieve (include your blog url in the list too).

If you did not hear about this yet, you can now learn more:

43 Things is the world’s most popular online goal setting community. It’s free and fun. All you need is to create your account at 43 things dot com.

Here are some of its cool benefits:

1. List your goals. What do you want to do with your life? 43 things helps you figure it out.
2. Record your progress. Ask questions and talk with like-minded people.
3. Cheer people on the site who inspire you (hint – they may cheer you back)

If you want to get more blog traffic, all you have to do is this:

A. create an account with your real name as the user name (this is needed for branding purpose and to expose your name out there as you have to be visible, or you’ll get little traffic and results)

B. when you create your profile, make sure you take advantage of all its options. There are fields where you can include your blog/site url – that’s how you’re going to be visible to anyone viewing your profile (it’s smart you write a short description about yourself in the “About me” option.

C. be pro active on this site on a regular basis. If you expect a flood of traffic by posting just a few times, you’re doing yourself a disservice. You better try something else.

D. create several ‘goals’ list so that you become a more visible person, thus getting you more profile views (indirectly). I think it’s ok to include mentions to pages on your blog url within your list content for as long it’s targeted to your goal(s).

The 43 things FAQ page is a good helper by the way.

I plan to pay closer attention to this service and will play with it for awhile as it looks quite interesting and I can see its potential in terms of networking with other people, making friends and getting blog traffic

Just remember – getting traffic shouldn’t be an aim in itself.

In the next post (within 7 days) I’ll send an update to show my 43 things list/profile and share my results with you, just stay tuned.

Here are some external links about cool “43 things” topics:

43 Things and Getting Your Stuff Done

43 Things To Do When You Stop Watching Television

43 Things That Run my Website Business

The 43 Things

Connecting later!
Codrut Turcanu & the Remarkable Blogging TEAM.

P.S. If you liked this TIP, you’re going to love the next ones.

This is the second part of Top 12 Ways to Blog Like a Pro and Get More Traffic – Part #1 post. Here are 12 other ways to blog like a pro and get more traffic:

13. Get hyper-active in the blogosphere

You don’t necessarily need to say or write something new to contribute on other people’s blogs. Being remarkable is enough! Make sure your comment stands out in the crowd by providing valuable feedback or asking smart questions.

Lorrele says… “Bloggers Who Contribute to the World Benefit the World”

14. Blog commenting is not enough

There’s no secret that the easiest way to build traffic is to comment appropriately on other people’s blogs. But that’s not enough, make sure you’re actively participating in those blogs.

It’s smart you focus on 5-10 quality blogs and get to know their readers better than blast one or two comments per blog, and never come back again.

There’s a great blog commenting discussion going on here.

15. Write for your regular readers first

Most bloggers neglect their regular readers and want to get new folks join their blog, but they forget about their current readers and subscribers.

When you focus on keeping your current readers happy and provide them with great content, something strange will happen.

They’ll start twit your content, spread it on Digg, and even mention it on their blogs. This is nothing new. I had that happened not once, but several times before!

The traffic this blog gets consists of regular readers (over 30%)

16. Do you write for your reader?

I’m not talking about SEO. Not at all! I’m asking if you write with the reader in mind.

Do you write short, concise sentences?

Do you leave a space between each and every paragraph?

Do you use write like you’re talking with your best friend?

If you answered “YES” to all three questions, congratulations! You blog with the reader in mind, just like the pros!

You really have to be conscious of how people read on the computer screen and provide them with a great reading experience.

17. Give readers multiple reading options

I could name just two of the most important ones: power point slides, and PDF reports.

Some might prefer to print your blog posts, why not provide them with a nicely formatted PDF version of your posts?

18. How do you market your blog?

Seth Godin once said, “you are either remarkable or invisible”. This tells me something about blogging. Without putting the time, effort and skills to market your blog, you don’t have one.

What good to write and publish when you have no readers?

Promotion is crucial – and this article helps you learn the smart way to blog for traffic.

19. How often do you publish new content?

I know some bloggers who publish a few times per day and get a boost in traffic almost each and every time; others are doing it twice per month, and they wonder why their traffic is still low.

How often do you publish?

20. Become an expert on your blogging topic (again)

I don’t care if you’re an expert or guru already, everybody has something new to learn from other experts and gurus.

While I hate the term “guru”, I know that constant learning and marketing education is the key! Start learning from the best about your niche blog topic!

21. What have you learned (recently)?

Why not share with your readers something new that you personally learned (recently) that is targeted to your niche topic?

Robert recommends you “Always Write a Report About What You Learned”. What about that?

22. What did you learn from the US election?

Seth says… “Stories really matter.” That’s what folks respond to, so why not learn how to write faster and better next time?

23. Do you run interviews with other bloggers?

If not, you’re missing important traffic. This won’t get you hundreds of readers overnight, but it could get you hundreds of visitors…

My 5^th interview brought me up to 30 RSS readers and as many AWEBER subscribers. This strategy is not one to be easily neglected!

24. Do you link & track back when you post?

In every post I publish I make sure to create outbound links to relevant and high quality blogs; many blogs automatically have track backs enabled (in WP the option is on auto-pilot), so in their comments section they will have a link back to your blog.

If it’s a highly trafficked and ranked blog, this can mean traffic BACK to your blog, and it can draw notice from the author themselves as they often check the stats, don’t you?

Part three will be published next week, stay tuned!