Tuesday, April 1, 2008

A to Z Guide: Increasing Pageviews

A is for Audience - How to define and recognize your audience, and how to find niche audiences within your main audience.

B is for Blogging
Learn the importance of creating topic-based blogs, or even a personal blog. It's easy!

C is for Content
If you don't give your readers some juicy content they can bite into, and feed them fluff, chances are they won't return for seconds.

D is for Digg
How to use and not abuse the Digg community for social bookmarking.

E is for Educational Articles
Teach them something, and they'll come back for more.

F is for Fixing a Problem
In hindsight, I should have chosen a different "F" since AC thought this was too common of a topic. It is just what I happened to write the day I was working on the A to Z series.

I think more articles should contain actual fixes, not teasers.

G is for Generalizations
Generalizations in Writing and How to Avoid Them - generalizations can kill your writing. This is writing 101.

H is for Headlines
H is for Headlines: Who Else Wants Headlines that Draw Pageviews?

Headlines are your commercial for the article.

I is for Instructables
I is for Instructables: A Quick Way to Add More Images to Support Your Content on AC

Sometimes our articles need a real visual boost as an accompanying tool. Don't be constrained, work outside the box.

J is for Just Write
Just write. Lots of new content will keep your name "out there" and increase pageviews. Read the article to find out about my accidental experiments.

J is for Just Write
The real key to writing productivity that seems so obvious, yet so few follow.

K is for Kick Them Where it Hurts
Hitting below the belt is mean, and not recommended. Kicking them where it hurts with words gets pageviews every time.

L is for Longevity
Everyone keeps telling you to use popular words and popular keyword phrases in your headlines and web content. You want to make money online, so you agree that it's a good idea.

M is for Maps
M is for Maps: Using Google My Maps for Article Promotion: Localism and Travel

I was temporarily stuck on J-L (sort of) and was so excited about the promotional potential of Google My Maps, that I had to skip ahead to M....

N is for Writing Nude: Make Money Online
Writing nude does not mean you need to sit at your office chair without your clothes on. You could, of course, it's your prerogative. But this article is about a different kind of nude.

O is for Optimize Headlines
One of the hardest concepts to grasp when a writer enters the world of web writing is how to make an article and a headline "searchable," and to employ Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques.

P is for Publish Every Day
Publishing every day is essential for success on the web.

Q is for the Web Writing Quagmire: Quality or Quantity
*NEW* One of letters with that begins the fewest amount of words in the English language, Q, was the easiest letter to write in the PV series. There are so many Q articles to write, but I have to go with Q is for the Web Writing Quagmire: Quality or Quantity. It is not a choice. You need both.

R is for Making it Relevant - Web Writing and Web Success
Success on the web means making your content relevant to the reader. Relevancy is such an obvious concept that it is often overlooked by web writers who tend to over think topics selection.
S is for Squidoo Benefits
Creating a Squidoo Lens, or a one page web site has its advantages for web article promotion. Using the Squidoo process can teach you how to focus your writing, how to promote your writing, and yes, it can even bring you page views. The upside is that you can also make a little bit of extra money at the same time.

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