How to increase traffic on your blog 2

Now you have started your blog and are excited about the topics you are going to discuss. You want to increase the number of visitors and responses to your blog.
Here are a few tips that will help to increase your readership:

• Content and postings - make regular postings - at least once per week. Review your stats - the blog software includes a basic statistics on visitors to your blog.
• However there is not a great level of detail. I would recommend also adding some other statistics counter. I use www.statcounter.com — you can get more details on where the visitors come from, what their path is, if they are first time or repeat visitors. Your stats over time will show you which topics generated the most interest and continue to bring you visitors.
• Experiment with different titles and topics until you see a pattern of interest.
  
• Add “tags” and “categories” to your postings. The tags are the most effective indexing words - and you should use tags that are words in your postings - as well as additional tags that you think people will be posting on.
  
• Add a link to your blog in your email signature, your facebook page, your linked in profile, your website, your twitter profile, your email newsletter, your online articles, and any other online profiles that you may have.
  
• Spend some time seeing how you can post in one place and have it appear via RSS feeds and widgets on the different locations. This way you will end up doing less work - always a good thing
  
• Read and comment on OTHER blogs and social networks. - and be sure that you are showing your blog in your signature. Your participation brings people from their blog over to your blog for more information
  
• These are just some of the ways that you can increase your blog readership. Send me your favorite methods for increasing your blog traffic and we will all grow. Fill in the comment form to reply.

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How To Increase Traffic to Your Blog

One important topic for blog owners is how to increase traffic, which is easier than it seems, once you know how. In this article, we cover 7 specific methods of increasing traffic to your blog.

Tip #1: Sign up for pinging servicesIt seems pretty obvious, but many bloggers, even those who are more experienced, don’t sign up for pinging services. If you’re new to blogging, pinging means that when your blog is updated, a “ping” is sent out by the service to let pinging sites know that your blog has been updated. People who are visiting sites with pinging services will then see your blog flash across the side of the screen as “newly updated.” Pinging services include Yahoo’s blogs, weblogs.com, Google Blog search and ZingFast.

Tip #2: Sign up for TechnoratiIf you go to technorati.com, you’ll see an option on the left side of the screen to “Claim Your Blog.” Doing so allows you to get updated link counts, add your photo or branding to Technorati and see your Technorati link. Having your blog claimed on Technorati helps to increase traffic because the millions of people who go to that site will have a chance to see your blog listed there.

Tip #3: Sign up for FeedBurner, an RSS service FeedBurner basically helps you to promote your blog’s content, and to build and measure your audience.

Tip #4: Bookmark your blogs at places like del.icio.us You can set up an account and profile at del.icio.us. From there, you can add links to your blog, as well as excerpts. When a user visits your profile on del.icio.us, they will see a link to your blog and excerpts. There are other social bookmarking sites that you can use in much the same way. All of these social bookmarking sites can help you increase traffic.

Tip #5: Post comments at other blogs Here, you should visit similar blogs to your own, post legitimate comments and then sign your name(along with a link to your blog). This way, people know you aren’t there just to promote your site—you’re there to post a good piece of feedback and also say where you’re from.

Tip #6: Ask owners of other blogs to post a link to yours Find other blogs that are similar to yours. If they seem to be decently popular (if they have a good amount of comments for each post), contact the owner of the blog and ask if they will add a link to your blog. Offering to link back to their blog is a way to sweeten the offer. Reciprocal linking helps to increase traffic.

Tip #7: Use keywords in your blog Like regular Web pages, having a good keyword density on a blog is a terrific way of getting search engine spiders to notice your page. (FYI: Search engine spiders are programs from search engines that browse sites and report back their findings to the search engine database, which then lists that site. The more keywords on your site, the more likely it is for a search engine spider to pay a visit)

If your average blog posting is around 200 words, use 2-6 keywords per blog post. This creates a keyword density of between 1 and 3 percent, a respectable number. Remember that you don’t want to use too many keywords, as that will make your blog look bad. Also be sure that the keywords used are relevant to your blog. Before even making a blog posting, decide what the post will be about and then select a keyword or two to use in your post. This will help to increase your traffic.

How To Submit Blog To Google, Msn And Yahoo Search Engine

Why should we submit our blogs to the search engines like Google search engine, Msn search engine and Yahoo search engine?

The most simple and obvious reason is that we want people to reach our blog when they search some specific information. For this we need our blogs to be indexed in the three most powerful search engine of the world and these three search engines are Google, Msn and Yahoo.

Especially new people or say new bloggers after creating a decent blogs with great content wonders how to submit their blogs to the search engines. Submitting to the search engine is very easy process. There are lots of search engines. Some people may say you to submit blogs to all kinds of search engines but I suggest don’t give a crap about those statements. If your blog get indexed well in these three big search engines then other will eventually link to your blog. So you will get your blog indexed for free in those crappy search engines. You should aim only to submit in this three search engines.

So how to submit blogs in these three Google, Msn and Yahoo search engines. I am going to baby sit you for a while, so don’t worry. I will write them down in very step to step instructions for you. You just follow them carefully and I am sure you will thank me later when you will see your blog indexed in these three search engine.

So here are the following steps of instruction for submitting blogs to Google, Msn and Yahoo search engine.

1. Submit blog to Google search engine

First visit www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl

After you visit above site, you will get a form where you need to give URL of the blog. Give the URL of your blog which you wanted to get index in Google search engine and then write down the verification characters and click on the “Add URL” button. That’s it. After 2-3 days or after maximum of 1 week. It will show up in google. I got mine new blog called Make Money Online with Bidvertiser indexed in 2 days.

2. Submit blog to Msn search engine

First visit www.beta.search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx?FORM=WSUT

After you visit above site, you will again find a form where you verify the characters and need give URL of the blog. Again submit your blog URL which you wanted to get index in Msn search engine and hit the button called “Submit URL”. That’s it. Msn too takes only few days to index the blogs. I got mine new blog indexed in 3 days in Msn and that’s too in very high position. When you will search make money online with bidvertiser, you will get my blog in 11th position, isn’t that good for a very new blog.

3. Submit blog to Yahoo search engine

First visit www.search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html

After you visit above site, you will be taken to the new web page where there you will get an option “Submit your site for free”. Click on that link. It will take you to a new page where you can submit your blog as well as blog feed. You will need to login your yahoo account to this work.

I hope you understand all the points. If you find hard following then steps the you can visit another post on Submit blog to Google search engine where the instructions are explained through pictures. It will be easy for you to understand.

99% of war against LTTE is over, says Sri Lanka minister

The Sri Lanka government says there are only "square meters" of land still under the control of the LTTE.

Speaking at the official opening of a new building at Kundasale in Kandy, the Defence spokesperson, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, said that the security forces would capture the remaining blocks of land in the coming days.

The Minister stressed that 99% of the war against the LTTE is now over.
According to the Defence spokesperson, the main secret of the current success is the “well-planned system” of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

"The present war advancements are accurately on progression in the North," Rambukwella

Train of thought: Obama, the new Lincoln of US

Two million people have gathered in Washington D.C. for the inaugural celebration, though the actual swearing-in can accomodate only 2,40,000 people. That's two-and-a-half lakh people for just the swearing-in. But it all started a couple of days ago, when Barack Obama and family traced the historic journey by America's greatest president Abraham Lincoln by train.

“Let's make sure this election is not the end of what we do to change America, but just the beginning,” Obama said.

From Philadelphia, the train slowed down in Claymont, Delaware, where crowds cheered as he waved from the last car.

Then a stop in Wilmington to pick up his vice-president Joe Biden and wife Jill. And throughout his journey Obama spoke of his dream for America.

“Now it falls to us to ensure that everyone in this country can make it if they try. Now it falls to us to pick ourselves up, to reach for the promise of a better day and to work hard every single day, together to perfect our union once more,” Obama said.

Obama's journey, the ' whistle stop tour' is the most popular way for presidents-elect to reach out and stay connected. But when it is Obama, it is all about being different.

He chose to retrace the path Abaraham Lincoln took on his inaugural trip to Washington over a century-and-a-half ago. But Obama's journey was more symbolic.

Lincoln covered more than 2,500 kilometers while Obama was much shorter – only 220 kilometers. Lincoln took a 12-day journey across the length and breadth of the country whereas Obama's was just a one-day journey with only two stops.

The journey onboard the 80-year-old Georgia 300, now renamed the 'Obama Express', has more parallels to Lincoln than just the route. After his journey, Lincoln went ahead and abolished slavery, sparking off the American Civil War, Obama too even before his journey has started is policies against some equally tough challenges.

Usain Bolt sets world Record in Men\'s 100m Final (9.69 sec)

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Somali pirates seize three Indians, navy to take action

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Three Indians are being held hostage by Somali pirates on board a Kenyan fishing vessel in the Gulf of Aden since Jan 9, the Indian Navy said Friday while assuring that action would be taken to free them.The ship, M V Alpha Manyara, was taken over by the pirates near the Kenyan coast. It is also believed to have had Kenyan sailors on board who are said to have been released by the pirates.

“It is a fishing boat that Kenyans have been operating from Kenya. An Indian engineer, captain and sailor are on board. We will take whatever action is required to see that they are released at the earliest,” Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta told reporters here.

A relative of one of the Indians being held hostage said the pirates were holding the Indians after setting free eight Kenyan sailors.

The incident comes two months after Somali pirates hijacked the Stolt Valor vessel with 22 crewmembers including 18 Indians off the Yemeni coast Sep 15. Eventually all the Indians were freed.

Navy will rescue Indian hostages: Adm. Mehta

The Navy Chief, Admiral Suresh Mehta says the Navy will take required action to release the Indian sailors being held hostage. They have been held hostage by Somali pirates after they hijacked a ship off the coast of Kenya on the 9th of this month. Admiral Suresh Mehta was talking to reporters in New Delhi on Friday morning during his visit to the NCC Parade. Asked about the number of hostages , he said three Indian's including the captain of the ship were on board. Reports say, 11 members of the crew were in the ship when it was hijacked. Except three Indian's all of them, who were Kenyans have been set free. Giving details, he said the incident took place well outside the Gulf. Admiral Mehta said that Indian ships deployed in the Gulf of Aden did not go for patrolling near the Kenyan coast. Earlier, a vessel owned by a Japanese company was released by the Somalia pirates on 16th November setting free 18 Indian sailors.

Laden back, calls for jihad against Israel

Osama Bin Laden has called for Jihad against Israel. In a 22-minute taped message, Laden also criticised Arab regimes for preventing their people who want to 'liberate Palestine'. It was not immediately clear when the message, posted on Islamist websites, was recorded, but it is dated in the current Islamic month.

"God has bestowed us with the patience to continue the path of jihad for another seven years. The question is, can America continue its war with us for several more decades to come? Reports and evidence would suggest otherwise.", Laden said.

The al-Qaeda leader, who has a $25 million bountry on his head and has been in hiding since the September 11 attacks in 2001, also said that the global financial crisis had exposed the waning influence of the United States and would in turn weaken its ally Israel.

If confirmed as genuine it would be the first such message fromthe al-Qaeda figurehead since May last year when a recording was released to coincide with Israel's 60th anniversary. However, Laden has not appeared in video footage since 2004, when he emerged days before the US election and addressed the American public. His failure to record a further video message has fuelled speculation that he is dead. If alive, he is likely to be hiding with other members of 'core' al-Qaeda in Pakistan in the lawless territory bordering Afghanistan.