BLOG TIPS - One very effective way to increase your blog's web traffic is through the use of article marketing. Hundreds (maybe more) article database websites are available to you. They're filled with articles on any topic that you can think of, so finding content approprite to your blog or website is easy, and conversely, you can place your article for distribution. You should consider leveraging article marketing to help your blog or website build your web traffic and increase your status as an "authority" in your niche.
The top article websites have solid pageranks, so if your article is written properly it can get a good listing and distribution. This way, it will get a higher listing in search engine results because of the site's rank. But if your keyword or niche is too competitive or if many high ranking blogs are out there, and you won't likely rank high enough, so using article websites can help you get an improved listing in search engine results.
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As you know, the citizens of Haiti are currently dealing with devastation and suffering that few of us can imagine. The major earthquake this past Tuesday has reduced large parts of the the country's capitol, Port Au Prince, to rubble and has devastated an already poor infrastructure making the task of delivering aid extremely difficult. The port has been ruined and the airport is overwhelmed, but aid is starting to arrive with the USA and other nations giving support and relief.
Official estimates from are that nearly 3 million people have been affected by this disaster and that between 15,000 to 50,000 people possible are dead, with many more at risk of dying. Now's the time for you to donate and ask your blog's readers to donate to organizations providing aid to Haiti. Use your blog or website to motivate others to give. It will take you only a few minutes to add a donation widget to your blog to remind people.
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BLOG TIPS - As your blog ages and you add more & more qualtiy posts / content you might find yourself losing track of past posts and the trail your blog has left behind . Check our your Blog Archive, not just to remember the work you've done, but for opportunities to update past posts (with new posts) or to create new ideas. Use you past posts for new content to continue to inject life in your blog.
I recently visited a blog that I came accross thru a Google search. It turned out to be an old post from 2008. As I read it I wasn't very impressed and could tell the info was dated, but I stayed on the blog and when I clicked to read more current posts on the topic, the difference was quite shocking. The newer posts looked considerably more professional, contained better and current info and you tell that the blogger / writer had grown, yet she hadn't gone to the additional effort to update the blog's archive. I wondered why, since there was a good chance that after reading the old post I might have just clicked off the blog thinking it was of low value, and not known of the improvements.
Here are a few tips and ideas to help you update your archive-
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