Saturday 12 March 2011

How to get feedback from your readers

Image representing SurveyMonkey as depicted in...Image via CrunchBaseGetting relevant feedback is something essential for a marketer. Gaining knowledge on how our products or services are performing would help us to improve on existing products or aid the creation of new products.

 You will be able to judge and assess your current performance through the feedback you have gathered.

There are several ways which one can gain feedback from your reader.

1. Conduct a Poll/ Survey
Poll Daddy  is the site that I have used to conduct polls over at Dominique's Desk It is extremely easy to use and you just need to embed the codes which are produced after you have gone through the steps in the survey/poll wizard.

Other Sites for polls/surveys . -zommerangSurveyMonkey -Stapac survey



2. Post a question in your post and ask your readers to comment.

I usually post a question at the end of the post to provoke a response. I find this most effective in gathering your readers opinions. However if you are looking for a consensus it would be better to go with a poll.

How do you gather feedback from your readers?



Friday 11 March 2011

Creating Search Engine Friendly Posts

Current example of Google's (and web search en...Image by lambo via FlickrGetting your post ranked among various different search engines can be a great challenge. Being featured on the 1st page of Google for your chosen key is like striking lottery. It not only raises your visibility  but also your status as an online marketer.

Creating a Search Engine friendly post would involve you doing the following.

1) Search for keywords in your chosen keyword tracker.

2) Use the selected keywords within the title of your posts.

3) Submit your article to various article directories and forums.

4) Build backlinks by dropping comments on related sites and interlinking between relevant posts within your own site.

5) Write related post on sites like Squidoo, Hubpages and Qondio with the link back to your own site it will help to boost your presence online.

With these tips you will be on your way to creating massive traffic to your site.
Do you have other tips to add on?
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