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October 7, 2011 By 88 Comments

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My 3 Steps To Viral Internet Traffic:

You can get free internet traffic from sites like StumbleUpon, Digg, Flickr and Facebook today. Live people, by the millions, are right there just waiting to visit your site. What will you do with all that internet traffic? Build and monetize a niche website, put together a content-rich and SEO deep forum, or start a social gaming empire? Any way you use this key to finding subscribers and a posse is on you, but the more people I can help make money online, the better. Quality internet traffic helps you in meeting this goal. Getting thousands of real visitors and you becoming one of the most popular websites in your niche is the goal of this article.

Get Free Internet Traffic

I have three steps that every time has helped me get internet traffic in the thousands daily, month after month. This is a 1-2-3 setup guide from idea to active site, bringing you viral traffic and visitors in hours. It’s not hype, I’m not selling anything, you must care about the content you create to move forward with this. This plan and these tips work for all social networks that allow sharing, so get those creative juices flowing now.

This advice might not be for everyone. It’s just MY guide and shortcut to internet traffic generation which I know works. Some might be re-stating the obvious, another technique might be of use.

Take away from this what you can!

Step 1:  Unique, thus viral, content for your internet traffic!

This process is very specific in the type of content used. For this example, we are looking at images and graphics. These steps can really help improve the visibility of any type of content you are pushing, but for today, the niche is images. You don’t have to look far to find research and facts as to how often images are shared, the global footprint and sustainability, how they are such beautiful little ‘content in a frame’ items that users love to click, view, and share. It’s a hot, well-flowing market filled with potential. One tab in a browser opened to your site from even a small percentage of global internet traffic can be enough to send your hosting provider into a hissy.

What you have to decide is how do YOU carve a foothold?

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So start thinking. Can you create unique images yourself? Can you network with others who can provide unique images for your site? Perhaps through a joint venture forum or other social network? Deciding how you can use images to create a presence is fundamental. Select a method and as you produce original content, you’ll find a real opportunity to see what really works when making a viral image or post work. In my case (and THIS will be a whole ‘nother post!) the niche I went after was infographics.

There are great tools available like MemeGenerator.net so you don’t need Photoshop experience for any of this. You can use MS Paint if you like. I have! However, the better your ability to manipulate images, the more doors you have open in this venture. Any beginner can use a meme generator to get internet traffic to a website.

Whatever your choice, you need to be able to provide something a little unique – as in anything, content is king. Just a LITTLE innovation here will go a LONG way for your website traffic! Spend some time brainstorming. The right slant to your brand of images can equal gold. As some of these images show and I’ve explained, the modification does NOT have to be complicated to get free internet traffic in the millions. We just love pictures!

Step 2: Use a theme easy for visitors to navigate!

Keep it simple and keep it clean. I used a WordPress theme that appears to be no longer available called Gallery Theme Pro, but many others are available. The name of the game in this is Call To Action, ease of subscription and sharing, and aesthetics (does it look good, do example images appear right in how they are viewed).

You can mainly go two ways on your home page. Either a gallery-type with multiple thumbnails, or a ‘Tumblr’ type, which is more like a blog. I prefer connecting visitors to the wide variety of images available first, and so I chose a gallery look. It’s your call. Four examples of differing formats can be found at DailyInfographic.com and uberhumor.com, or two in the gallery direction at wallbase.cc and iInfographic.com. Think about how you want your image content to be displayed in a manner that’s pleasing to the eye and functional, and also that you can work with easily.

There are plenty of free WordPress themes available to accomplish your goals with this.



I strongly encourage you at this point to integrate the use of social sharing buttons somewhere on the home page, preferably the upper-right. This will immediately be present and accessible to your visitors and you want to make it as easy as you can for them to click or enter an email and opt-in. This is where passing on your post to their network is your Call To Action and emphasis. Make it too easy and pleasing for them to do so. For two examples of an effective integration, my site uses a couple different options above and below (pictured).

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Or, consider a theme with the follow/subscribe easily accessible and available on the upper left, like Smart Blog (seen below) from Theme Junkie. Innovative look, and an easily-spotted and usable subscription box for visitors. I really like this option and it’s well worth looking at, possibly even more effective if the floating plugin mentioned below is used. Raising your conversion rate and capturing subscribers is Job One, and making it as easy as possible for the flow of internet traffic to your site to do so is always a priority.

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You can also opt for the ‘floating’ share buttons that usually hover on the left hand side of the page, wherever the user scrolls the page, to make sure you’re always there and available for clicking. This is definitely beneficial for the larger gallery and Tumblr style blog and highly recommended! You can do this easily with a plugin like Digg Digg. SavvySexySocial.com uses this technique very well in the picture below.

Alternatively, you can offer a toolbar that sticks to the bottom of your site and offers share options, via websites like Gigya and Wibiya, as in the picture below on Social Media Examiner.

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Step 3: WP Greet Box makes internet traffic sustainable!

This plugin is incredible and highly valuable in our goal of achieving that strong and steady viral traffic. WP Greet Box is free and lets you place a customized greeting to your post wherever you want, welcoming the visitor based on the network they are visiting from, to subscribe or Stumble or Like your page, as appropriate. The numbers on this are great as StumbleUpon users tend to click that they like an image often, which in turn boosts your visitors and potential for more Stumbles. A fantastic call-to-action plugin that provides incredible results, and this works for everything, not just StumbleUpon!

You must properly integrate this. You can see in my example picture below how I laid it out in this example, or live at SavvySexySocial.com and PRLuv.com. You want your image fitting cleanly and comfortably in your post, easy to see or enhance if necessary. I then placed the WP Greet Box widget to appear at the top of this post, where you see the Subscribe via RSS call to action. It’s the first thing users see on top of their image and is HIGHLY clickable!

I also made it easy for traffic to bookmark and tag with other social networks, as you see just to the right of the image, and to the lower right of the image. If massive amounts of online traffic is hitting your page and seeing a clusterf*ck of follow me icons and a poor layout, they’re gonna bounce. Sorry, I’m an infantry sergeant at heart and my mouth gets away from me. And my fingers. Moving on. Keep your site clean and functional.

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The goal of this entire process is making it as easy as possible for your user to click that he likes your content! For a live example, the layout here on ComLuv.com is nice, but I’d almost be tempted to do side-by-side testing on post sharing clicks based on their current location, or bumped up underneath the post title. Check out this picture if you’re curious what I’m talking about. Think about it, would your shares be higher if the buttons were placed higher on the page? Would you be more prone to clicking Like, +1, or Digg in this case? Which will result in more clicks when weighed against the vast majority of the website’s internet traffic in real time?

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Placing your sharing buttons at the beginning or end of your post is a whole other bag of chips, and for this route we used the right up front and on top method. In a lot of cases you can implement sharing buttons at the bottom of your image as well to capture those there, or eliminate the problem entirely as mention above with a few of the plugin options. Getting back on track, picking the right niche and developing an appropriate and friendly site can be highly profitable and quick - explore it! Even if you’re just writing notes and taping them to your cat for a picture, there’s real internet traffic out there waiting for you.

For those who immediately had an idea for a great online gallery and still interested, keep in mind your image SEO and do some further research on properly setting up your image information to be read by the search engines! You’ll be amazed at where some of your internet traffic comes from for certain images, it’s a fun area to focus on and profitable if pursued intelligently.

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For a little more reading on the subject from two of ComLuv’s best, check out Mitz Pantic and ‘6 Tips to Skyrocket your Blog Traffic Fast,’ and Ana Hofman with ‘Blog Post Images That Will Rock Your World – And Where to Find Them.’ Both amazing and experienced ComLuv resources!

Two more posts with valuable tips on finding free images and creating image linkbait by someone who knows what he is talking about, check out these by Michael Gray (Google him!). Using Images for Better Linkbait and Optimizing for Creative Commons Images. Check out 7 Actions that Increase Blog Traffic by 25.3% by Steve Scott, it’s fantastic and well-worth the read.

Also, Debbie Hemley‘s Social Media Examiner post, 26 Tips for Using Images to Engage Fans and Followers, or Jacob Gube, co-founder of Design Instruct with 10 Image Bookmarking Sites for Visual Inspiration. These provide further insight in capturing internet traffic in as many ways as you can think up.

Once your site is put together and has content, find someone with a reputable and kept-up account on the social networks you’re targeting and ask them to share a few of your images, then sit back and be motivated by the numbers. StumbleUpon was always the leader in this method for me. Having a developed and active account in these various sharing networks always helps, but you can find quality outsource help for initial traction, like StumbleUpon. Or just ask your friends!

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What gives this so much potential is you can start free (or dirt cheap) and certainly get your money back per year. The cost of a domain (do some research, take some time, use a coupon and it’s only a buck or two) and the cost of hosting (I’ll throw out $25 for hosting here, a year) and you are set. You CAN make more than $30 dollars in a year with significant internet traffic to a website.

Trying to find a domain to use with this method? Two helpful tools, Impossibility.org, and DomainsBot.com, can help you with suggestions of available domain names. Or you can score a list of over 14,000 available domains with current search volume keywords for free via my page right now.

You can cut hosting fees and a domain purchase out of the equation entirely with one of the free services, like Blogger, Wordress, or Tumblr. I don’t particularly favor this direction, but with this type of setup and sharing a theme priority, many microblogs using these services are extremely successful and can be a more than viable alternative to getting your roll on. Having a presence on as many networks as possible IS beneficial, and this is a method to get started entirely FREE! Your content can easily overcome not having a .com address!

I will be posting an expanded look at this overall subject in an upcoming post on my social media PR tips and tricks blog at PRLuv.com for those interested in a deeper look. I’ll go over some great themes and tools I’ve found for this purpose, some fantastic niches, and even some great available domain names I’ve got stored up.

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Hope this helps or inspires some of you! Go get some easy internet traffic for your website and make it quick for them to become fans and friends of your website! Making money online can be simple, fun, and even free!

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  1. Abhishek
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    October 7, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    Really nice information buddy,Thanks for sharing
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  2. Arjun Singh
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    October 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Amazing tips out there!

    I needed them.. seriously..
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  3. Steve
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    October 7, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    Thomas,

    Thanks for including a link to my article here! It is much appreciated!

    Some great tips you have here on getting that viral traffic. I think a certain component of viral traffic is luck. But luck is not pure randomness. You make your luck. You work hard to put yourself in the right position so that when opportunity comes a’ knocking you are ready to answer the door.

    Have a wonderful weekend!

    -Steve
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  4. Ricky Strode says:
    October 7, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Thanks for the ideas. I never really thought about using images to help increase traffic and I plan on entertaining the idea a bit more. I appreciate you taking the time out to share this with us on here. Thanks for the great read.

    Your In-Trance To Success,

    Ricky Strode
    Florida Hypnosis
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    • Thomas
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      October 7, 2011 at 10:55 pm

      I’m so fascinated by hypnosis, you’re going to have a new visitor here soon. ;-)

      It’s amazing what images can really do as far as bringing you traffic. I really had no idea either until a couple years ago developing and running that infographic website I mentioned.

      All the best!
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      • Ricky Strode says:
        October 9, 2011 at 5:11 am

        If you have any questions feel free to ask. You would be surprised how much you already know about it, but probably do not know you know it yet. You are a veteran, so am I and I know now that the military uses it a lot, but for different reasons than most do. I am definitely going to work on getting more images on my site and in my blog. Thanks again :)
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        • Thomas
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          October 9, 2011 at 9:27 pm

          I’ll shoot you an email or something. I’m definitely curious. Have fun with your blog, I’d imagine there is a ton of people interested in that area and you have a lot of opportunities to really put a lot of content on your site that could draw a lot of eyeballs.

          I had a lot of personal/professional questions myself just a couple years ago when I was majoring in Sport and Exercise Science, I know a lot of the higher-end MMA fighters take advantage of hypnosis in some ways, and I really wanted to explore that and the possible performance benefits.

          Using it to help quitting smoking would sure help, too. ;-)
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  5. Neil
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    October 7, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    I really like the simplicity of this post. Three steps to generate a lot of traffic to any website and it isn’t rocket science by any means. Fair play to actually stepping back and thinking from ‘outside the box’. Thanks!
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    • Thomas
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      October 7, 2011 at 11:45 pm

      Glad you liked it, Neil. It’s absolutely just too easy a time to establish a profitable web presence, and with the right mindset, all sorts of opportunities and ways to get there.

      Images are fun. They can be easy. The above can be a good way for a beginner to the whole shebang to get into this – or a more seasoned vet to turn out the next multi-million dollar image sharing website.

      Glad it was simple too! This was my FIRST guest post EVER. ;-)

      All the best to you!
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  6. Rammesh Perumal
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    October 8, 2011 at 12:34 am

    Hi Thomas! You have delivered very useful information which could help many people here. It’s really refreshing for me too, lately I have done more plain text postings just to find readers behavior. Contents is the king and Images be his queen make the readers stay longer at the site :) . Thanks for sharing Thomas.
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  7. Jennifer Rai says:
    October 8, 2011 at 12:37 am

    I am a WordPress fan myself and the amazing plugins it has to offer. I especially agree with you on the “keeping it simple” theme. Websites should be designed for the common audience. A website should be eye-catching and user-friendly at the same time. Thank you for sharing this wonderful insight.

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    • Thomas
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      October 8, 2011 at 2:12 am

      Glad you found it useful, Jennifer! I totally agree it’s all about KISS (keeping it simple, stupid). Actually, I’m writing up a blog post concerning my site performance, analytics, etc for the Million Dollar Blog Challenge and the first section is about the prior theme I was using, the complications, and how finally KISS led me to a far better solution.

      Often we can get bogged down in all the ‘cool things’ our site can do, and forget that a new visitor looks at the website with very different eyes.

      Take care, have a great weekend!
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  8. Debbie Hemley
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    October 8, 2011 at 2:07 am

    Hi Thomas, Great post! Thank you, too, for the mention and linking to my post. Thanks for your information and hard work.

    Best,
    Debbie Hemley
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  9. annelg
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    October 8, 2011 at 8:20 am

    I was a little lost with some of the tech language, but all in all, I was inspired by this post.
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  10. Michael says:
    October 8, 2011 at 8:57 am

    It certainly helps, a lot! Never knew there could be so many methods to get extra traffic, i realize now all i’ve been doing was scratching the surface.
    Thanks a lot, Thomas!
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  11. arun says:
    October 8, 2011 at 11:35 am

    Thomas, I just started my blog today. I found this post to be very useful. Internet traffic is essential to keep ones interest in blogging so that he/she gets regular visitors.
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  12. sanjay
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    October 8, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Thanks for sharing! This is really helpful for building traffic, thanks!
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  13. Mitz Pantic
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    October 9, 2011 at 2:14 am

    WOW Thomas!
    This can’t be your first guest post. If it is I am worried about the competition! :)
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  14. carrie says:
    October 9, 2011 at 5:40 am

    Very good information , will work anyone who is trying get traffic and who expect some nice traffic consistently.

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  15. Aaron Kay
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    October 9, 2011 at 9:56 am

    Lead image thumbnail = Hilarious haha. Therefore, aliens! Excellent post!
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    • Thomas
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      October 9, 2011 at 9:06 pm

      As soon as I saw that picture of Fry I had about a zillion different captions for it I wanted to use, LOL. I’m a Futurama fan. ;-) And the ‘therefore, aliens’ is Giorgio Tsoukalos, from the TV show Ancient Aliens. Another show I enjoy and those pictures crack me up. There’s a good montage of like 9 pictures of him with various sayings I was going to use, but it dropped the f word so I steered away.

      Thanks and glad you enjoyed!
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  16. Issaq
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    October 9, 2011 at 10:56 am

    Thanks man Great tips to get huge traffic by the im using welcome plugin and it really works

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    • Thomas
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      October 9, 2011 at 9:09 pm

      Welcome Pack, for BuddyPress? That’s a great plugin if you’re using BP. When a user registers on your site, it lets you automatically send them a friend or group invitation, a Welcome Message, and it can redirect them to a Start Page.

      Good stuff for BuddyPress users. I was using that with my web site’s prior BuddyPress theme, Mingle, which I’m not giving away to a subscriber on my site. It’s an unbelievably awesome theme.

      Thanks for the input, that’s a good plugin to keep in mind. Helping a new user with a seamless transition into your website is always something to aim for and knowing the right plugins helps tremendously.
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  17. Chris says:
    October 9, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    I almost died laughing when I saw the pic. I always see him on the ancient aliens. What a goof.
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  18. Emily Parkinson says:
    October 9, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    I think the most important thing to go viral on the Internet is to provide extraordinary value. For example, folks on Youtube are only looking to get entertained, if you give it to them, they will love you and your video will naturally go viral without too much effort.

    There is a video on Youtube with a talking dog and the vid has gotten more than 60 million views within 5 months so far. Pretty amazing. If the guy monetized this video, he could have made a fortune.
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    • Thomas
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      October 10, 2011 at 11:08 pm

      I think you’re absolutely right. Using the right plugins or website I think can significantly help, IE, by making it easy for users to subscribe or continue to ‘boost’ your content with a Stumble or Like, but the first and most important key always remains – content.

      About YouTube…you can find so much inspiration there for just the reason you mention. The potential for the right video to explode and be monetized is so huge.
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  19. Ana | Traffic Generation Cafe
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    October 10, 2011 at 4:22 am

    I used to use WPGreet Box on my site a while ago, when my blog was still relatively new.

    My tracking indicated that those links are rarely clicked, plus every other blogger started using it, so I dropped it. No regrets.

    Thanks for the mention, Thomas!
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    • Thomas
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      October 10, 2011 at 4:46 am

      Thanks Ana. Yes, definitely can make a difference what the content of your blog is and the type of visitor. I’m not really surprised by your lack of clicks, with the length of your posts and interest level of your readers to engage further, and being asked to often.

      When your post is essentially an image, it can be huge for converting normally stubborn types of traffic like StumbleUpon.

      Unfortunately, you’re right, due to effectiveness and ease of use and setup, it is widespread. I still prefer it on many of my sites as I’ve seen users will click it just to be subscribed and not see it anymore. ;-)
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  20. Kostas
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    October 10, 2011 at 10:55 am

    Thanks for sharing these valuable tips, I din’t know about MemeGenerator.net, from now on I will certainly use it…
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  21. Rapiddash says:
    October 10, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    I added a facebook like button to one of my sites and the results have been great. While the site does not get a lot of traffic it has been getting quite a few likes that have been generating a decent amount of facebook traffic. Im considering adding a tweet this button to see if I can get the same results like with the facebook button. I also added the google +1 button to the site but the results have been poor. Perhaps there aren’t that many google +1 users out there. As for stumble upon I receive the occational stumble here and there.
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    • Thomas
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      October 10, 2011 at 11:16 pm

      I’ve noticed the same, the Google +1 count on a few sites I’m involved with is down compared to the tweets and likes. That’s to be expected with a new network – it’s just up to you whether you think Google+ is going to stick around. I kinda have a hard time betting against Google, so I’ve got it on my site. ;-)

      It also makes a difference on the type of content you’re sharing and your G+ network, but you know that.
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  22. Kurt Rasche
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    October 10, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    Thomas – I have been making money online since 1995 and have read a LOT of blog posts. What makes yours stand out is the “meat and potatoes” approach you took.

    So much great information with links to plug ins and other blogs (with even more information).

    It was nice to read something that wasn’t put their just to post something – you really will help people looking to get started.

    Great work – I look forward to checking out the your sites.

    By the way – I found you through CommentLuv (another great plug in) you mentioned above. Great plug in!
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    • Thomas
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      October 12, 2011 at 1:54 am

      Thanks so much for your great comment, Kurt. ;-) I really am just looking to help people. I’ve been doing this a fair amount of time myself, though nowhere near as long as you! I’ve definitely picked up a few tips and tricks and just enjoy sharing them with people.

      Part of that, of course, is spreading the love with links to other authors who have taken the time to write great relevant posts…even if what I’m writing only benefits ONE reader, they’ll likely benefit even more by having links I found helpful.

      And CommentLuv – I can’t say enough great things about. I missed the boat on getting the premium version, but maybe eventually. ;-)

      I checked out your site as well, I like it a lot!
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  23. Bedashree
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    October 11, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Wow great informative article with so much details! Loved reading it. Thanks for sharing.
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  24. Timothy Smith says:
    October 11, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    does it have an impact in bookmarking your viral videos? or im shooting the wrong target?
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    • Thomas
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      October 12, 2011 at 1:58 am

      I’m sorry, please clarify?

      When your post consists of a video, something unique, it can definitely broaden the reach of who sees that video. You can include keywords, links, and information in your post under your video that you might not be able to include on YouTube (where I am assuming you have the video uploaded and are linking to in your post).

      The more people who see your video via your website and then share it by giving it a thumbs up via StumbleUpon or a Like on Facebook, the more people who will be bookmarking your video.

      You can definitely use this whole method with videos instead of pictures.

      Really this method above is just about making it easy to share your content.
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  25. satrap says:
    October 11, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    Great tips Thomas.

    By the way, love the pictures you used for this post, especially the picture of Giorgio Tsoukalos and the caption that goes with it. Made me laugh!
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  26. Swamykant
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    October 12, 2011 at 9:01 am

    Unique Content matter more and also the timing too.
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  27. Brian
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    October 12, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    Point number 2 is especially important, I think. It’s easy to go over the top with tons of information, pictures and videos so that your site is ultimately looking cluttered. This will overwhelm a website visitor and turn them off. You want to keep it clean and simple. Give your users a few main options to choose from and let them drill down from there using sub-menus.
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  28. Nancy says:
    October 12, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    I love this post, really!
    it was a long time since i have found a great post to read twice and bookmark. I love your writing and all the information you have shared even if it was really too much for one post, thanks guy
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  29. pratish
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    October 13, 2011 at 8:51 am

    Thanks for the tips to increase traffic. I use facebook groups and pages to get viral traffic :) Also actively participating in digg, reddit etc can also increase the traffic to your website from them
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  30. Ross Taylor
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    The key is the networking. Great tip in asking well established social networkers to mention your images on stumbleupon et al to give you a boost. It never hurts to ask!
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      Absolutely. You can never stop networking. It’s not a dirty word if you’re an honest person, it’s establishing friendships with people. And if you have a genuine effort, asking those friends for a little help in a few ways never hurts.

      Note this is far different from the ‘starting a website, spamming people to share’ approach. ;-)

      Thanks for the comment!
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  31. Benjamin Hubbert
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    October 14, 2011 at 7:34 am

    Thomas, you rock! Thanks for sharing this and I will definitely incorporate this in our marketing strategy. What branch of service were you in? I’m also a Combat vet and still serve in the ANG. Cheers!

    Ben

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      Haha, hey Ben, I’m glad you liked it.

      I was U.S. Army 82nd Airborne, 3/504 PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment). Had the best of times and met the greatest of people during that time. Joined in ’99, left in ’05 with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor. SOMETIMES I regret getting out and going the college/civilian route, but then my 4yo pipes up with that little voice saying “Daddy” and I forget all about that. ;-)

      Thanks for the comment, hooah!
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      Ben, your website is absolutely fantastic. The veteran-owned and operated…the red, white, and blue logo is so clever and beautiful… I am stunned. I want to be an employee and a customer!
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  32. Geekyard says:
    October 14, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Really cool tips… I love your 2nd Tip Make site page navigation easier for your Visitors ;) This is one of the best way to increase page views and Traffic :)
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  33. Hanna says:
    October 16, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    Great steps on getting viral traffic to your blog! User friendly website theme is definitely important and WP-greet box plugin is worth trying too.
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  34. Anna
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    I have gotten excellent results with the WP Greet Box. Within a day of having it installed at the top of my posts, I already had 10 new RSS subscribers! I also love how customizable it is for each networking option.

    Thank you so much for sharing this great tips!
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  35. Shan Ali says:
    October 19, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    thanks for the article…. i wish i have read your article earlier…
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  36. Thomas
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    There’s always time! Love your site, love good reviews!
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  37. Tory McBroom
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    November 19, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    Some good actionable tips here Thomas! Did you ever post the follow-up to this post? BTW, Tsoukalos rocks! :)
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  38. Dennis says:
    January 20, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    I was able to gather a lot of insights here. Pretty helpful Guide. Btw.. as cat owner I had to laugh about the funny cat pictures with text. That was really funny :)
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  39. Chris Roberts
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    awesome post,
    I am not going to lie I was actually drawn into this post just by that picture of the guy from ancient aliens show. I always thought he was a bit of a wacko so I thought that was funny.
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