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I meant to post this the other day when it actually happened (because we know how RSS Feed numbers tend to fluctuate everyday) but I finally hit the 500 RSS feed subscriber mark! And I want to thank every single subscriber!
“Thank you!”
I know that isn’t anything too big to brag about because I’m still in the hundred(s) but if you think about all the other bloggers in a similar niche as me, you know it’s pretty hard getting subscribers in general. I mean, some people never hit the triple digit mark let alone get near the half way mark to four digits.
Honestly, I didn’t even notice it until someone told me about it and I had to check it out for myself. It was sitting at 505 and my first reaction was “wow, 500+ people actually read my crap on a daily basis?” LOL!
Each time I hit the next set of hundreds, I get pretty excited but 100, 200, 300 and maybe even 400 just doesn’t have the same feeling as it has when you hit 500. For the longest time I was stuck in the 200’s and 300’s and I’m not sure exactly what changed. I mean, I didn’t do anything different besides the same thing except I’ve been doing less.
So that tells me something:
1. People are finding my site and content useful and they’re actually subscribing.
Or
2. My tactics for getting subscribers are continuing to work without me having to do anything extra.
Of course, I think it’s a mixture especially the fact that people have been intrigued more recently by my posts that include:
- How I Built My Niche Websites
- 10 Niche Websites in 10 Days
- My First $100/Day Adsense Earnings and How I Did It
But I have also still been implementing my tactics that I wrote about in Search Engine Traffic = More Money and More RSS Feed Subscribers, occasionally. And trust me, it does work on any niche if you do it right.
I’m not sure how I’m going to celebrate my 500 RSS Feed Subscribers mark but I’m thinking about having a new contest. I know how much you guys love those! I mean, I haven’t had a contest here since we last gave away a Nintendo Wii!
Anyways, feel free to subscribe to my RSS Feeds if you haven’t already done so!
(You see how I added that in slickly? Actually, that wasn’t slick at all especially since I’m writing this little message stating how slick I am.)
If you have not entered my Market Leverage contest to win a Nintendo Wii , feel free to check out the contest post. Some say it’s hard to enter but I say it’s as easy as subscribing via e-mail or posting about it on your blog.
If you’re looking to get more RSS Feed e-mail subscribers , you may want to give some sort of incentive for people. I mean, unless you have incredible unique content then it should be easier. But sometimes even incredible unique content just isn’t enough.
Before you guys jump to conclusion, when I say “give an incentive” I don’t mean holding a contest and giving away prizes. We should all know that’s only a temporary method of getting e-mail subscribers because a bunch will just unsubscribe soon after the contest ends.
But again, if you have incredible unique content that blows readers’ minds away then I’m sure a majority of them will stay subscribed for quite sometime. Or you can give them additional incentives to stay subscribed. Keep reading…
I used the different forms of “Youtube” such as Utube, Yotube, Yutube and Youtube as my examples for misspelled words. So, why in the hell am I misspelling these words? Well, the main reason is the fact that you can take advantage of the traffic it generates; particularly search engine traffic.
I know we should all be professional with grammar and punctuation when it comes to certain niches – particularly MMO, entrepreneur, blogging tips type of blogs – but once in a while a misspelled word (or words) can go a long way.
In my example with the “Utube, Yotube, Yutube and Youtude” words, many people spell these wrong when they’re searching for what they are really looking for. And I bet a majority of the times they don’t do it on purpose.
Now, I’m not saying Utube, Yotube, Yutube or Youtude are the only words that can generate traffic but if you look up potential traffic they can generate through search engines, you’d be amazed.
I took a quick screenshot of the estimated traffic from SEOTOOLS you could get from “yutube” as an example.
If you look, people could potentially gain up to 912 daily unique visitors. Now, it would require some knowledge in SEO but if you can manage to get yourself in the top 3 spots within that keyword rank, you’ll be all set. Of course, we are all aiming for that number 1 spot.
Now don’t go misspell every single word you can think of because more than likely your readers will get turned off on the fact that you’re writing is like a 5th grader. But if you do some keyword research, keep in mind misspelled words can help you as well.
Side note: I know the other day I wrote “Search Engine Traffic = More Money and More RSS Subscribers”, I’ll be writing the second part to that this week as well as revealing the new contest for the Nintendo Wii prize.
Feel free to subscribe to my RSS Feeds so you don’t miss out! Or you could simply enter your e-mail below 
Credit SI.com for Beyonce Pic
I used to try to build a readership from social networking but did you know it could be better through search engine traffic? Matter of fact, search engine traffic not only can increase your readership with RSS Feeds but it can equal more money as well too!
Let’s start off on how search engine traffic can increase your RSS Feed subscribers and build your readership. When people use search engines, their primary focus is looking for a specific item/topic/product/information, etc, right? Well, when they find that information from your site, it’s your job to keep them there and get them as a subscriber.
You just need to know how to do it right.
See, first impression is everything to a search engine visitor because they have an unbiased opinion on your site, especially if it’s a MMO blog or something that most people bloggers despise. I mean, they landed on your page for a reason, you know?
Now, it’s your job to entice them to subscribe. And honestly, those buttons and lines saying “please subscribe here if you like this article” is fine and dandy but a search engine visitor probably wouldn’t subscribe on their first visit just based on that. I mean, would you?
Exactly.
So, when I say to entice them, you want to let them know there are going to be additional posts that will fit their needs and if they don’t want to miss it, they should subscribe. An example, you can do a ‘post series’ like a lot of bloggers do so if they liked your first post series entry, they’ll almost be forced to check back. I mean, you left them with a cliffhanger and they need to know the ending!
Another example: Say you own a celebrity photo blog, you can always write “subscribe here as I’ll be adding additional pictures of Beyonce nude here.” Well, maybe not of Beyonce nude but just additional pictures (now you get the Beyonce pic reference, right? You can see additional pictures of Beyonce below)… just make sure you actually update with more pictures or you’ll possibly have people unsubscribing like they just lost in your blog contest.
Since most of you guys won’t be reading until the end of this post, I’m finishing up the entry counts for DatMoney’s "Get Traffic" contest and I will be announcing winners via my Feed footer so make sure you check your RSS Feeds to see if you won! Update: Feedburner is currently not displaying my e-mail subscribers so I will have to postpone the drawing until Feedburner gets their act together!
I’m sure many of us use Feedburner as a way of keeping track of our RSS Feeds but lately, it hasn’t been that reliable. Should we all consider switching to a new RSS Feed service?
So, I’ve noticed that Feedburner tends to not include some of our subscribers, on more than one occasion. The very first time I noticed this was a few months ago when I dropped like 75 subscribers within one day. I panicked a little bit and hit up a couple of forums to see if I was the only one. I wasn’t. Luckily, it was just Feedburner not including Google Reader subscribers or e-mail subscribers.
But aren’t we all relying on that number, a little bit? I mean, especially for those of who work hard to get that number up and display it for our visitors to see.
This past week it happened twice. And honestly, that’s twice too many times.
The first time, they didn’t include my Google subscribers and my RSS Feeds went from 311 and dropped to 226, and this time (today) they didn’t include any of my e-mail subscribers so it dropped from 309 to 193.
I know that isn’t as bad as most but I do value my subscribers. And the more Feedburner miscounts my stats, the more I could possibly be losing more subscribers, or even advertisers and sponsors.
How?
Well, besides the content, a lot of people tend to view the daily subscribers as a blog’s loyal readership. And when new visitors come to my site, they would see my subscribers and probably think "wow, that many people are subscribed? I come here pretty often, maybe I should subscribe as well!"
I mean, there is a reason why we all flaunt our reader counts, right?
Also, a lot of advertisers will stop by your blog to see that number and determine if they want to advertise with you or not. Because that feed count is determined on the minimum amount of people who would view your content every single day .
So, I said it once and I’ll say it again "what in the hell is up with Feedburner?" and "Should we all consider switching to a new RSS Feed service?"
