A large part of my time is spent on investigating the many ways of getting traffic (visitors) to my blog. It is an ongoing challenge for every internet marketer, regardless of the niche.

I have been reading articles at ezinearticles.com, joining forums, reading & adding comments to other high-ranking blogs. I’ve been posting my video on video sites and commenting on high-ranking YouTube videos. I’ve joined Twitter and several social media sites. Generally, I’ve spent a lot of my week trying to encourage people to visit my blog. I even submitted an article that was published in an e-zine.

I looked into a number of traffic exchanges, but concluded that for all the time and effort involved, it would only bring reluctant visitors, who are only in it to advertise their own message, for free. One really needs to stand out in the crowd, to grab anyone’s attention. They may not be the kind of people I should be targeting.

So I had to stand back and take a look at what I have to offer to my visitors. As I re-read my blog, and watched my video (for the Alex Jeffreys Video Competition) the message of "wanting to help people" came through loud and clear. (I’m pleased, because that was my initial intention.) So I’ll continue to encourage and help newbies if I can.

Of course, you really must download the free ebook (at the right of this page), written by my mentor Alex Jeffreys. In it you’ll learn how and why a successful online business should evolve organically - start small and think big. You’ll also discover the way to build your own "Profit Pulling Platform" without spending on advertising. (Alex has never used pay-per-click marketing.)

The book focuses on the importance of building a list of subscribers and nurturing them. I highly recommend it whether you are a "newbie", or someone already trying but not achieving to grow a successful online business. It has the Aha! factor.

(After you download "List Building With Alex" you’ll be in line for a nice surprise! I’ll be releasing all the details in my next post. Stay tuned.)

I’ve also been keeping an eye on my Google Analytics to find out what my visitors are hoping to find in my blog and how they found their way to my site - through referrals or search engines. There’s a lot of information available to help improve and refine my content and where to concentrate my efforts to entice visitors.

I’ve lost a lot of sleep lately. My mind has been racing with ideas. My passions have been reawakened and I’m excited.

I’m about to embark on writing a guide for absolute newbies. Keep an eye out as it will be packed with info about building your first online business.

I also intend to become proficient in video production in its various forms. My daughter "foreverstrange" (as she is known on various social sites), who interviewed me on my video entry for the Alex Jeffreys Video Competition, is also keen to get into making videos. She has agreed to work with me on a series of "Strange Encounters". (Girls just wanna have fun!) She is currently studying drama, as did both her parents, so we thought we’d try to entertain our viewers.

But she is 2,000 kilometres away until the end of March, so until then I’ll get back to business, write my book and continue to report my steps and progress. Next post will be about some of the teachings from our fearless leader, Alex Jeffreys.  Plus I’ll let you in on the surprise. Stay tuned.

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