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After weeks of waiting I finally got the message that my contest and several others who joined together just to form a grand contest is finally up. This morning I just receive a message from Blogmethemoney saying that the contest is up and running. Just when I was out of idea due to the fact that I’m posting on a daily basis. Prices ranges from Entrecard credits, PayPal money, Advert placement on a site, memberships and a lot more which combines for the sum of $2581 monetary value and 23,500 entrecard credits up for grab.

To enter just follow these ways. Write about the contest on your blog including those URL’s that are giving away the prices. Cutting and pasting of those URL’s on your site is permitted but if you want you can do it on your own, for the purpose of your audience. This will earn you 5 entry tickets. Other ways to join is to social book mark this contest, and by subscribing to the contest of the prize contributors. Don’t forget to include my site which is one of the prize contributors here. Here is the link which will bring you to the contest site itself. Join here.

Recently I have been trying a lot of ways to get some traffic to my site. Most of them are free ones. The only paid way is advertising at Project Wonderful which has given me most of my traffics in the past but now that I have tried a lot of SEO. Most of these SEO are by creating articles that most people are going to search on the search engines. Topics like sports, celebrity news, and sex scandals have been a success in driving me lots of traffic coming from the search engines. Although, this wouldn’t mean that they would convert into readers but I’m glad that they have been driven to my blog because they will help y blog have a better ranking on Alexa. As we all know that we need Alexa to sell those ads space on our site. I’m thinking that once I have achieved my goal of having a ranking of 100,000 then I’m ready to sell some ads space on my site. With respect to Page ranking, and technorati which is really need on the world of selling those ads space. I’m also working on them right now as I’m finding some new and free ways to drive some traffic on my blog.

Project wonderful has helped me in the past but I’m afraid that I will have to forget advertising on them since I’m getting some free traffic from search engines. Another thing why I have quit on using their site is because I have to invest and pay some bills around the house. I believe that investing my money on the internet will give me the income that I’m dreaming of in the near future.

So, let’s have a quick recap of those articles which I have used to get some traffic from search engines. Number three will go to Mariah Carey’s wedding which has given me 50 visitors on the first day; Number goes to Ortiz Machida fight which has given me 80 visitors on the first day and of course, the number one article is PInay celebrity scandals which I have written yesterday which has given me a whopping 218 visitors on the first day. Of course they are continue giving me some traffic as of to this writing.

These aren’t the only articles which I have tried as an SEO purpose. Remember that I have mentioned that I’m going to write about our Independence Day and our Barrio Fiesta. The Independence Day article has given me some additional traffic but not like the three which I have mentioned. I haven’t write about the Barrio Fiesta because I think that few people would search over on the internet since they are only few people who have internet access on our little Barrio. Why should I bother?

AJ * Amanda Page * Andrea * Angela * Anne Curtis * Ara Mina * Asia * Aubrey Miles * The Baywalk Bodies * Cassandra * Christine * Chx * Ciarra Sotto * Criselda Volks * Diana Zubiri * Donita Rose * Ethel Booba * Francine Prieto * Gelli de Belen * Griffin * G-Toengi * Gwen Garcia * Heart Evangelista * Iza Calzado * Jaca * Jacqui Esteves * Jasmine Trias * Jaycee Parker * Jennylyn Mercado * Jessica * Joyce * Karel Marquez * Katya Santos * Keanna Reeves * Kringkring * Kris Aquino * Kristine Hermosa * Lanna * Mahal * Maui Taylor * Maureen Larrazabal * Michelle * Myles Hernandez * Patricia Javier * Pricilla Almeda * Regine Tolentino * Rosanna Roces * Ruffa Gutierrez * Sandra * Shaina * Sheree * Sunshine Cruz * Tracy Torres * and many more…

These are among the most famous pinay celebrities who have gotten their names in to sex scandals. Today I’m thinking of using them to get more traffic to my site. Let’s see if we can play this trend like those bloggers who have succeeded on using sex as a way to drive traffic to this site.

In the Philippines Independence day is June 12. It started about a hundred years ago, actually 110 years a go to be exact. This is the time when the Philippines have gotten free from the powerful grasps of the Spaniards back then.

Today we are celebrating Independence Day to celebrate our freedom but I doubt if we are truly free because we have adopted some of the traditions and traits of other nations like the Spaniards, Americans and so one. We are a mix-race that is living in this country.

As I’m writing this article right now the president of the Philippines is leading the Independence Day on Rizal Park in Manila. Arroyo is unveiling the Independence Day Flag pole following shortly is the raising of the Philippine Flag and other ceremonies. The government is willing to limit fun fare in the celebration of this special day.

Puno will lead Independence Day on Cotobato. The reenactment of this day will be held in Angeles city San Fernado which will be headed by former Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan as guest of honor and speaker.

This is just a test to see if this topic will drive more traffic to this blog. I’m hoping to use this so that I wouldn’t have to purchase traffic. Let’s see if I can hit the number one spot here.

Like you I have been trying a lot of ways to get into the top of the search engines. Sure I have a pr of 0 but that doesn’t mean that other big search engine names wouldn’t notice me at all. The first method which I have tried is with Mariah Carey’s engagement to Nick Cannon which gets me into the search engine’s face. It works and right now I have been getting traffic for their names. Given this result, I have speculated that headlines work on search engines but you have to be good at SEO to do just that. In my post about Nick and Mariah, I have said their names more than 4 times. I believe this has given me the edge on most of the other ones that the same topic back then.

On Sunday night, I have watched the fight between the two UFC fighters which I always thought that wouldn’t give me much traffic but since I have run out of ideas on that day, I have tried it and I immediately saw the results after a few minutes. Right now it is the most viewed posting on my blog. I am very happy with the results even though that it is just accidental and I never really thought that it could produce much traffic. It is already running on its fourth day but still giving me the visits that I want. Don’t ask me though if they will convert to my readers because I’m not sure of what they like, but one thing I’m sure of, some of them will be converted to my readers and some of them might not. The important thing is that it has given me the traffic that I needed to boost my page view.

Yesterday I just tried to top this by playing the issue with Kimberly Caldwell , whom apparently David Cook is dating right now but it didn’t give do me any good since it never did give me traffic from search engines. All is fair in the name of SEO. We must experiment on everything and not depend on what we learned from others because SEO is constantly evolving. We have to get some fresh ideas in order to keep ahead of our business. On June I’m thinking of covering events such as Independence Day and Fiesta. I’m thinking that it will be a hit on the internet.

I’m going to do a little experiment and see for myself how popularity could get me into the top of the search engines. The question should be answer in a few days. Let’s see how popular Kimberly Caldwell is. She is one of the one of the American idol season 2 and she is dating David Cook right now who is the American idol.

I did a little research myself and found out that she was only 5 when she begins singing at beauty pageant. She was also that 5 star vocalist winner of the then famous Star Search. She was also the first idol contestant to appear on men’s magazine Maxim on 2003. A report says that Cook and Caldwell were spotted dining together at Ruth’s Chris steak house.

I have always considered that joining a contest or starting a contest is one good way for your blog to be known. This is the first time that I will be joining a contest and I will get a 2 GB USB pen that John gets from one of his affiliate program. Market leverage did send a package to John chow that is full of goodies. One of the said goodies is a 2 GB USB pen which he is now giving away up for grabs. I haven’t been able to used or see such in real life that I thought getting this gadget from joining a contest. If possible this is the first time that I will be getting such.

If you want to join in this contest Like I do then all you have to do this is to have a comment on this post or to blog about it. Doing both will increase your chance of winning. The contest will end tomorrow May 9, 2008. The winners will be announce on Saturday May 10, 2008.

I have recently written about how to use your Entrecard properly . Now, I’m seeing the results because most of the traffic I got are from Entrecard. I’m glad that I have tried this because it will save some money on advertising my blog. Perhaps I’m going to combine this with the ppc advertising for better results. Back on the topic. Dropping some credit is just like giving a business card to prospective buyers on the real world. You will need to create and attractive online business car for yourself. Whenever I go visit blogs, I have notice that I’m always tempted to click on business cards which has beautiful girls on it. This is the reason why I have changed my background from a cartoon drawing to a beautiful babe to attract more visitors. I know that some people are finding it hard to create upload their image on Entrecard to be use as their business card. Today I’ll share a tip that I know most of you will benefit from it. Entrecard is only accepting pictures that have a 125 x 125 pixels right. I will show you how to create 125 x 125 pixels from a regular picture. Here are the steps:

1. Open the Paint and go open the picture you wish to edit.

2. Click on the Image tab.

3. Change the width and the length to 125 x 125 pixels.

Another thing that I would want to add is that some people think that once they are dropping some cards on other blog, they thought that their ads will show up. This is not the case at all because you are merely giving your business card to the person. He/She will not advertise it for you. If you want to advertise then got to that “Campaign” tabs and click on the world “advertise here” on any blogs that you may find with the same niche as yours.

I remember that I have started a conversation from BlogCatalog entitled drop for a drop that someone tried to tick me by placing a comment saying that that they already did drop a credit on my blog. I went to entrecard and check it only to find that it is not true because I can’t find it on my drop inbox. We could check the ones who drop us a credit by going to “Drop Inbox”. From there we can know who has dropped a credit on us.

I think that everyone knows what viral marketing is, it is to advertise your site on another blog by placing your link on their pages. This can be done by making a widget that is demandable by most bloggers, one that manage to make a success out of this is Dane Carlson. Another method to promote your site virally is to make a contest about your site. Almost every blogger nowadays are using this viral technique. This has been one of the best ways to gather some incoming links to your site.

Advantage:

The links could bring you some traffic

You will rank high on most search engines

This is a long time advertising, it means that it can still brings you traffic even if it is an old link

Doesn’t need to spend that much, most viral methods are just free.

Disadvantage

Too much viral marketing could be the cause of Google dropping your site on their database resulting to a low traffic

PPC advertising on the other hand has been used by most top gunners like John Chow and those site owners with capital. The key to have a successful campaign is choosing the right keyword.

Advantage

Your site will get traffic faster than a search engine could give you

Other might think that you are one of the top guns and will start following you

Disadvantage

If the campaign has run out of funds then they will not show your site anymore

Costly, the amount needed for a campaign is much greater than a contest

You decide

Both methods have its advantage and disadvantage. You have to know what best works for you. Remember that what works for somebody doesn’t really mean that it will work for you. Try to study your case. If you’re an establish blogger then you might consider on combining the two. If you’re just starting out then the problem arises because you have minimal budget to start up with. What methods d you believe will work for you?

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you heard of Entrecard? Well, the first thing that comes to my mind is about using it to drive traffic. This article is all about using entrecard’s advertising power to your advantage.

When I first joined entrecard 3 month’s ago, I was so happy that they are sending me some traffic even if I’m not using the credits that have gotten when someone is advertising on my site. I thought that this will do me some favors because I was thinking of suing my advertising credit on a blog contest that I’m planning to have this year. It turns out that when I am not advertising the credits that is needed to advertise on my site will not grow and I also heard some cases that their credits to advertise on their blogs are decreasing because of no participation from the owners. It seems that the more you participate on the site the better you will get some traffic to your site. This is always true to social sites. Not participating on the activities will only mean that you are just wasting your time with them.

When I have found out about this just this month, I decided to use my credits to advertise and I have notice that whenever I advertise I also gain some credits. Although, it is just 1 credit. Those credits will add up to become bigger. I decided to 10 droppings a day to help get some visitors to my site, I notice in my dashboard that I get more visitors when I advertise compared to those time that I’m not advertising. Besides, this is a free way to advertise your site, you don’t need to get into the PPC market when you are just starting, and you can get a free advertising from this site.