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Daily blog tips brings a great post on direct traffic, which is often overlooked.  Direct traffic can be some of your largest numbers - coming from domain recognition, branding, and your social media marketing efforts… and should definitely not be overlooked.

The blog post, “Direct Traffic: 5 Reasons You Should Care” covers where direct traffic can come from and why  you should even care.  Great read too.

To Your Success,

Maria Reyes-McDavis

Web Success Diva

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… to initiate a conversation with your audience. At the very least, make some point of contact and let the chips fall where they may. Why, you ask? Its really three-fold.

• Its just another opportunity to engage in conversation with your audience.
• If done right, you could encourage blog RSS subscriptions, a very good thing.
• Your helping encourage more comments which helps you in the end too.

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… This news is definately worth sharing.  In a recent study, conducted by Brodeur and MarketWire, some great news about how to get free publicity, whether online or offline, using your blog.  Note the survey doesn’t expressly state this, but its common sense.

• Over 75% of reporters see blogs as helpful in giving them story ideas, story angles and insight into the tone of an issue
• 70% of reporters check a blog list on a regular basis
• 21% of reporters spend over an hour per day reading blogs
• 57% of reporters read blogs at least two to three times a week
• 16% have their own social networking page
• 48% say they are “lurkers” – in that they read but rarely comment on blogs

What does this tell us?

Journalists are getting tech-savvy, exploring online, and using the blogosphere to guide them in developing story ideas!!!

Do you see the connection?  A major form of publicity entails your expert status - interviews, information requests, references — journalists (whether print, online, radio, or otherwise) are looking to the Internet — more specifically the blogosphere for direction.

Are you missing one of the easiest ways to get free publicity?  Do yourself a favor and get a blog.  If you already have one, get it out there!

To Your Success,

Maria Reyes-McDavis

The Web Success Diva

P.S. We offer custom blog development services, as well as blog marketing as part of our eCoach and ePartner membership programs!   

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I’ve always said, blogging is critical to your online success - in more ways than one.  In fact, didn’t I just say something like that a few posts back — oh, no I remember, my Internet Marketing Q&A… I’m a sharp cookie LOL

So, blogging seems to be hitting the mainstream - we’ve been on it for years, slow pokes - review these articles about blogging “success” stories… small time results, imagine the possibilities…

“Casual Blogs are Making More Dough”  notes the increasing profits bloggers are making and how the blogosphere and Google make it nearly impossible to fail.

“Blog Your Passion for Profit” is a quick blurb from Entrepeneur.Com about a man whose casual blog brings in consistent income.

“Baby Clothing Business Benefits…” discusses the artisan works of one mother and how blogging is helping her success.

Here’s more…

“Casual Blogging Not Just Lunch Money Now”

“Blogging: Low Cost High Return Marketing Tool”

“Top Blogger Markets…” and other interesting statistics about blogging.

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