Traffic Method #252.5 | Stop. Whining. Punk.

And do something.

Do anything.

Pick one task, and do it.

Give it a test period, a time allottment each day, set a reasonable goal, and keep working until you meet it.

In 15 minutes a day for two weeks, you can get that article written, edited, spell checked, posted to your blog, then sent to Article Marketer or Submit Your Article for mass distribution. Done and done.

What am I on about today?

Now that there’s so many opportunties to get cost effective, or even no cost traffic to a website, people are starting to complain that there are too many ways, so they’re going to stick to the way they already know work.

Seems reasonable on the surface. Why do something new?

Innovation is for young whipper snappers.

We’re old.

We’re tired.

We’re too busy for something like new customers, or reaching existing clients in closer, better ways.

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Hello!?

Is This Thing ON?

My darling, if you don’t like change, pray tell what art thou doingst on the internet? By not getting with the new program, you are leaving money — and your customer — on the table. I’m not saying hop on every bandwagon that passes by your door.

But when business blogging makes it to the cover of BusinessWeek (TWO years ago, man. Why aren’t you blogging yet?), give it a serious head scratch. Talk to people. Ask around. Google It.

Is Facebook for business? Well it’s not what it was invented for. But it certainly won’t kill you to start a free account and ask people about their experiences with it. Worst case scenario, you wasted a few hours of your time researching. Could be the greatest thing that ever happened to your business.

Most likely you’ll find a new stream to pull customers from.

Does article marketing work?

If another person asks me that question, I may have to … I can’t think of a phrase that won’t be miscontrued as needing the attention of certain government agencies.

In summary… got a traffic problem?

1. Take note of where you are.
2. Pick a possible solution.
3. Research it. Buy a book, read about it on a blog for free. Anything other than stand still and cry.
4. Set a goal, a daily time commitment and a time frame.
5. Do it. Sue me, Nike, but … Just Do It. (Actually, buy me Nike. I’m a great evangelist.)
6. Take note of where you got to.

Simple, no?

This has been a tough love public service announcement by Tinu Abayomi-Paul. Because I do love you.

Well, at least, I like you a great deal. I’m not ready for, you know, that kind of commitment.

But I Do think you’re adorable.