Monthly Archives: December 2008

Know your visitors: StumbleUpon

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Nico

Social media websites can be a good traffic source for your website or blog. There are several WordPress plugins available that make it easier for your visitors to submit a page they like to their favorite social media site. StumbleUpon … Continue reading →

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Would you survive a Digg?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Nico

It’s probably every webmasters dream to have his or her site featured on the front page of Digg. A lot of website owners, however, still have nightmares about the day they got Dugg. The avalanche of visitors hitting your site … Continue reading →

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Pay attention to the small print!

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Nico

Most hosting providers and domain registrars hide stuff they don’t want you to know about in their “general terms and conditions”, “terms of service” or “acceptable use policy” you agree on those when you sign up for their service. It’s … Continue reading →

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WP Ad Buttons plugin update

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Nico

There was a minor problem in the Ad Buttons plugin I released. Ad views from bots where excluded from being counted, but actions from bots did count as clicks. This has now been corrected, so search engine bots are now … Continue reading →

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Earn money with Adgetize

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Nico

Eric pointed out Adgetize to me today, so I thought I’d give it a try. This ad program seems to have the greatest potential so far. You are getting paid not only for ad views or ad clicks, but also … Continue reading →

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Xavier Media Banner Exchange

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Nico

Looking into more ways to get free advertising and traffic, I found the Xavier Media Banner Exchange program. Programs like these are a great way for the starting bloggers to get some visitors to their blog, without having to put … Continue reading →

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Entrecard, a waste of my time

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Nico

Looking at different methods to bring traffic to this very new blog, I decided to give Entrecard a try. I was very hesitant in using this method because it is very much like the numerous traffic-swap programs out there. Been … Continue reading →

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Keep your software updated

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Nico

Keeping your WordPress installation, or any other software installations for that matter, up to date should be high on your to-do list. No matter how well programs are planned, there will almost always be bugs and security holes that are … Continue reading →

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Embrace the power of pings

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Nico

Search engines have their bots roaming the internet, looking for new and changed website pages. There’s no telling when the bots will visit your site and indexing new pages on your site can take anywhere from minutes to days or … Continue reading →

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Stay on top of things with rss

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Nico

If you are blogging on a specific subject, you probably look at other blogs within your niche, and you should. Following other blogs is a good way of keeping up with industry specific news and it can give you ideas … Continue reading →

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