Free Traffic Tips

If you really want to become obsessed with Marketing, try MarketingProfs.com. It’s a site with information from Marketing professors and Marketing Professionals. IE – Not what I do, which is give you marketing tips and information from the perspective of a fellow small business owner who also handles marketing for other small businesses – marketing is ALL they do.

Start with this article “Seven Reasons Why Businesses Should Blog Now“. You’ll have to pay for the premium content.

Yes. If you’ve purchased my Google book after October 1, 2004, you can get it here.

The feed of the day is Geek News Central.

Why? Because I said so.

Kidding. I’m a little cranky this morning because I really need to be asleep….

I like Geek News Central because I am a Geek. A Nerd. A Techie. But I’m also an avid writer, and I read a lot every day as well. Geek News brings me stories of interest to the grown-up nerd, often with a little personal pizzaz in the form of an opinion. And who doesn’t love personality plus opinion?

To add the feed to your reader, drag that link into your browser. Or if you have Mozilla Firefox, go to the archives page and click on the orange xml button in the lower left hand corner of your browser.

I talk a lot about my wonderful subscribers. I bet you’re curious about what I put in my newsletters that makes them love me so much. Here’s the online version of the newsletter (I’m fixing typos so don’t be upset if you referesh and the page looks different.)

Take a peek at the last issue here.

Subscribe here. (Fill out the form at the bottom of the page.)

Subscribe to the feed here.

Wednesday is turning into extras day. You know you love it.

I’ll be back with some random free traffic stuff in a few.

Hey, there’s a new Googlebot reference round these parts. It says something about Mozilla – oh gosh are they testing that new browser I heard about already?

No sweetheart. Read about what it really means in one of my favorite blogs, SEO Scoop.

OK, I’m starting to go silly. So here’s what we’ll do. I’ll have a good night’s rest in the daytime, as is my schedule now, and if I get up at a decent hour, I’ll meet you back here for more extras. If not, then good day to you.

Whether or not you’ve tried the new generation of news groups over at Google Groups 2 (where you can start your own Google version of newsgroups) , don’t overlook the Group about Google Groups when you put one together.