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Sorry for the lack of posts lately, I have been sooo busy with my latest projects that I simply havent had the time. More to come soon on those including the scoop on my “live experiments” in viral traffic building.
I decided to to some reading last night for the first time in what seems like forever and I read a really good free ebook that some of you might be interested in.

The ebook is “Super Blogging” and it was released yesterday by the guys from LightMindSoftware.

I started reading this and simply couldn’t stop - it was good, relevant and brand new info on how to get traffic and make money with blogging. I will warn you, it discusses some black-hat techniques, so if thats not your style you may want to pass, but for those who wear hats of any color - this is an excellent read.

It’s free to download, just go here and sign up: Super Blogging

The download also includes a free copy of the “Article Infuser” software. I haven’t taken this one for a spin yet, but I will soon and Ill let you know what tricks it does. If your curiousity cant wait, you can grab it yourself at the link above for free.

Let me know your thoughts on it, mabye we can share some ideas…

Website Traffic & Free eBooks & Traffic Tips & Free Web Traffic & Web 2.0 & Blogs and Traffic & Black Hat Amber on 17 Feb 2007

Well, actually this one is more about getting juicy one way backlinks than direct traffic, although that will happen as too. Going back to the age old concept of giving a little to get a lot, this tip is an excellent way to build long term natural backlinks and traffic to your site while giving away useful stuff that people really want.

As more and more people discover the joys of blogging, there is a seemingly insatiable demand for blog templates. It’s not just people who need templates for a new blog, many long time bloggers regularly update the look of their site as well.

So, here are the makings of a win-win situation. We need backlinks, they need blog themes. If you are crafty, you can make some nice looking Wordpress themes and give them away for free, with a small sponsor credit link (with keywords as anchor) back to our target site.

If you aren’t so handy, it’s not terribly expensive to have wordpress themes developed for this purpose. Heck, it’s a lot cheaper than buying backlinks.

As for the actual giving them away part, this does involve a bit of work. You can start by submitting to the Wordpress theme viewer site. And, then also contact smaller theme directories (a Google search yields plenty). You can also directly contact bloggers who keep up to date lists of WP themes and politely mention that yours is available. Be sure to have a demo, screenshot and download link ready - make it easy for them to add your theme to their blog.

The benefits of this technique are one way backlinks where you control the anchor (tip: have more than 1 version, vary anchor) that grow over time naturally. Also, curiosity clicks that translate to direct traffic. Plus, of course you are giving back to the Internet community - now, doesn’t that give you warm fuzzies?

Website Traffic & Traffic Tips & Free Web Traffic & One Way Backlinks & Blogs and Traffic Amber on 23 Jan 2007