Niche Blogging Institute

What is The Niche Blogging Institute?

October 17th saw the beginning of prelaunch for a new site called The Niche Blogging Institute. Like most it made some big claims on teaching people how to make money using blogs and affiliate marketing so this is my review based on information I've been able to obtain from the product owner itself.

First a comment should be made on the strategy of "niche blogging" itself. From what I gather, the trainers at Niche Blogging Institute, Andrew Hansen and Colleen Slater are focusing on teaching how to use blogs to make money through affiliate offers (both CPA and the traditional pay per sale type programs) and Adsense.

Different to other affiliate marketing memberships, I've heard they'll strictly not be teaching anything to do with Pay Per Click but focusing solely on free traffic methods.

We know  that free traffic methods are great when they work, but can take time to implement and results need to be built and grown with time. So while they have claimed to be able to generate fast search rankings and quick profits, we should be aware that the people who make the most out of the NBI service will be those looking to create an online business that will grow and sustain an income over the long term.

As far as I can tell, the focus will be on the trainers trying to "do as many of the steps as possible FOR you".. so they will take care of things like niche research, keyword research and affiliate program research by offering a certain amount of "pre searched" niches, keywords, and affiliate programs per month for all members. This certainly has the potential to stop one of the major causes of failure of affiliate marketers, namely, promoting badly converting offers.

The other focus will be on video training. Since few people want to read an ebook anymore, the owners Andrew and Colleen have stated that they want to focus on providing training in a walk through video format, so you can watch every step live on screen, as the professionals themselves would do it, and proceed to copy. We hope this should provide an effective means of training that everyone can utilize effectively but we also know that the training part of NBI won't be limited to ONLY video content, with training guides of various kinds available too.

That's all I can gather up until now but I advise you, if you're into blogging or affiliate marketing, to check out the following link and watch the free video presentation :

http://nicheblogginginstitute.com

More On Getting Traffic To Your Blog

• Writing articles and submitting it to www.goarticles.com and www.ezinearticles.com.  Articles should be 300-600 words, submit to at least 10 directories, add backlink to your bio or resource section and submit 1-5 articles per week.
  
  
• Use web 2.0 sites like Squidoo, Digg and MySpace to spread the word.  Create 1-5 Squidoo lenses and Hub pages in your niche directing people to your blog.
  Digg and Stumble Upon all your posts and get friends to digg them too.
  Create MySpace and Facebook accounts and promote your blog on your profile.
  
  
• Placing Ads on Google using Google Adwords.
  Only if you have an advertising budget.
  Start your advertising anywhere from $50-$100 per day and build up over 30 days.
  Use very targeted keywords  sorrounding your blog topics.
  Track your progress.
  
  
• Create a video review and sumbit it to Youtube.com.
  Create 1-5 videos per week.
  Add them to Youtube and other video sites
  Promote these videos in your blog and your blog on Youtube.
  Build viewers to your videos for maximum exposure.
  
  
• Simply sending an email to your friends telling them about it.
  
  
• Commenting on other people blogs.
  Make a list of 20+ blogs  closely related to your blogs content.
  Post relevant comments to their posts and use the name and website to build keyword related backlinks to your blog.
  Build up 100's of comments over the next 30 days.
  
  
• Posting on forums that are related to your blog.
  Find 5-10 popular forums related to your blogs content.
  Create an account at each and begin posting.
  
  
  In your "profile" place a signature link back to your blog.
  
  
  
  To get plenty more ways of getting free traffic to your blog, more ways on getting excellent content your readers will love, step to step instruction on how to set up your blog, advanced technique and the ultimate blueprint for blogging that has sold more than any other blogging course online, visit Blogging To The bank 3.0.
  
  
  
  
  

Product Review: Perfect Traffic Storm

 
Did you notice the peel-off ad on the right top corner of my page?  That is Perfect Traffic Storm.  What is It anyway?  Perfect traffic storm is a new site that says it guarantees more CONVERTING web visitors and online advertising with little effort or cost.  They offer 2 upgrade options but you can still join as a free member and still gain the benefits.  So I decided to put it to the test - as a FREE member of course.


So how does Perfect Traffic Storm work and how could it become beneficial in the promotion of your site and products?

Once you're inside, you can create ads for anything you want using the Perfect Traffic Storm Ad Generator.  You can create as many links and as many ads as you like.  After creating at least one link and one ad you can now start to generate traffic.  Just use and promote the new Perfect Traffic Storm link instead of the original source link you had.  Every time the Perfect Traffic Storm link is clicked your page will load.  But that's not the end of it. At the bottom of your page, a cool slide-up window will open displaying an ad that contain your affiliate link that goes back to Perfect Traffic Storm.  Not only that your own site will be promoted but also your Perfect Traffic Storm affiliate link as well.  So that if anyone will click the slide up window and sign up they will become your referral.

Now every time the ad window displays you earn credits that get your ad displayed in the ad windows of other members.  So the more clicks, the more times your ads get displayed.  And this works virally and goes 5 levels deep.

There is another benefit of the system which I think is the best of all: downline emailing.  You can email your downlines with offers, promotions or whatever you like.  They make the emailing  often enough but not too often as to burden your downline.  And they tell you exactly how long until you can mail again.

I haven't experience yet the full effect of this tool but I can tell you the rest of the site works exactly as stated--my links got clicked, I earned credits, and my ads got displayed.  I know because Perfect Traffic Storm also tracks my results which enables me to see how many clicks and ad displays there were.

Overall I have to say that Perfect Traffic Storm is simple yet powerful.  Recommended to anyone who wants to increase traffic and advertising.

See it and take a tour by clicking the peel-off ad on top.

Top Blog Directories

If you are interested in submitting your blog to a blog directory, make sure that your blog is ready for the viewing. Do not simply place your blog address and then expect people to read half-baked essays, poor stories, or no entries at all. Have a lot of good content to welcome your new and current readers. Moreover, be aware of exactly what keywords your blog will have.

This means that you will have to go through your content, and then evaluate what keywords to use, so that you can properly categorize your blog and then provide the right keywords if the blog directory service asks for it.

Here are some top blog directories that you may want to consider when you are finally ready to sign your blog up.

1. Blog Catalog (http://www.blogcatalog.com) allows you to not only place your blog into a category. It also shows which categories are the most popular, so that you can be better guided as to what market has the biggest readers. Through blog catalog, you can join discussions and form or join groups.

2. At Blog Hub (http://www.bloghub.com), you can add your blog and chat at a forum, chat with your fellow bloggers, and get news on affordable web hosting services, as well as other articles that might be of interest to you. Blog hub also offers information on how to use services to monetize your blog.

3. You can also add your blog to the directory at MyBlog Log (http://www.mybloglog.com).  MyBlogLog members are displayed and searchable in a largely similar fashion to MyBlogLog communities. Featured, popular and new members are displayed on the MyBlogLog members page. Users can also search for members and get a sense of who they are by seeing which communities they are a member of and what tags have been associated to their profile by the MyBlogLog community.

4. At Blogging Fusion (http://www.bloggingfusion.com) you can also readily view the available categories, and you can even get your blog featured. There are also available blog ratings systems and popular blogs lists for you to browse.

5. Another directory is Blog Flux (http://dir.blogflux.com) where you can look through an alphabetical directory, see featured blogs, and see the latest updates to blogs listed in the directory.

 

 

 

Improving Your Traffic Through Social Networks

Another FREE way to increase your blog's traffic:  SOCIAL NETWORKS

Social networking  requires no extra complication as all  you need to do is to maximize your networking skills.

No need for additional special skills;  just plain old networking skills. Facebook, Twitter, blog forums, and message boards are several forms of social networks.

To be able to expose your blog to more readers, you need to have constant appearance online.  Let other people know what you are doing in a consistent manner. Visit other blogs.  Most bloggers install widgets on their blogs that inform them who their visitors are.  When they see you in their list, they will most probably click your photo or avatar which of course links back to your site.

You can also participate in blog forums and recommend your blog to those people who are seeking information which your blog provides.  Aside from forums, you can also chat with other bloggers online.

Good social networking is just another key to improve your blog’s traffic.

How To Reciprocate Traffic

Reciprocal traffic works in promoting websites and blogs as well.  It is in fact one of the easiest way to promote  your blog.  Simply stated, reciprocal traffic means that when another blogger visit your blog , review or  leave comment, you reciprocate by returning the favor.  Sometimes you may also exchange links.

How To Reciprocate Traffic

• Make It Valuable
  When you return a favor, make sure that it is meaningful for the other blogger.  Don't just go there, say "Hi" then leave.  Consider looking for areas where you can make contribution in the promotion of his/her blog like leaving comment on a page that might gain him/her more traffic.
  
  
• Beware of the Rules
  When you visit another person's blog, be aware on the other blogger's preferences when it comes to his/her visitors.  Some bloggers do not like their visitors to put a link on their comments.  Some consider it spamming. 
  
  
• Make it Mutually Beneficial
  Reciprocity includes mutual recommendation of each other's expertise.  When you post a comment or display a link in your site, the information you provide should not only reflect positively on the other blogger but on yourself as well.
  
  
• ALWAYS Return The Favor
  The Golden Rule of doing unto others what you want others to do unto you also applies in blogging.  Never forget to return a favor you received.  No matter how small the benefit you will get from reciprocating, do it anyway.