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11 Ways I Diversified Traffic Sources for My Blogs to Become Less Reliant Upon Google [With a Surprising Twist]

ProBlogger

At that time the basket that all my eggs were in was ‘Google’ I was reliant upon Google for most of my traffic and most of my income (by monetising purely through Google AdSense). I was reliant upon Google for around 80% of my traffic so when that traffic all but disappeared – so did my income.

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238: How to Get More Traffic by Updating Your Archives

ProBlogger

Links and Resources for How to Get More Traffic by Updating Your Archives: Social Media Marketing World conference. Google Analytics ; Google AdSense. This is something I talked about at Social Media Marketing World over the last week or so. Amazon affiliate accounts. Facebook group.

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How Small Blogs Became 6-figure Income Generators (and How You Can Do the Same)

ProBlogger

Pete had an interest in new technologies and how social media was increasingly changing the way people related to one another. he was particularly amazed by how certain government and police websites were combining their in-house data with Google maps to learn information on certain areas and citizens. Nice little story, right?

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9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog

ProBlogger

I’ve seen this numerous times on my blogs (but also social media accounts). Page views are important for those using Ad networks like AdSense or selling ads directly to sponsors because the more times the ads are seen on your blog the more you’ll be able to earn. Community Increases Page Views.

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Case Study: What Happens When You Want to Sell Your Blog?

ProBlogger

When I started my travel blog back in 2005, I never imagined I’d be selling it. Thanks to my business model (using Google for traffic and affiliate marketing for income), money was still coming in. Yes, a blog with strong metrics in page views, email subscribers and social media can make it more attractive.

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Going from Free to Fee Part 2

Bare Feet Studios

Instant messaging has stuck around through the ages as a free service but most of those services are supported by bigger businesses making money in other ways (MSN, AOL, Yahoo…) Maybe Google should/could buy out Twitter. :) And then again, sometimes businesses simply fail.

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9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog

ProBlogger

I’ve seen this numerous times on my blogs (but also social media accounts). Page views are important for those using Ad networks like AdSense or selling ads directly to sponsors because the more times the ads are seen on your blog the more you’ll be able to earn. Community Increases Page Views.

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