Things you can do to increase your traffic for free

Happy Valentine!
How's Blogging and today's celebration?

Today, I'll like to discuss with you on how to increase your blog's traffic. Traffic brings cash- end of story. I'm sure you know that already. So let's go straight to how to increase your blog's traffic without using the paid methods like-
- Pay-per-click programs
- Facebook ads
- Google Adwords
- Other ads services etc.

For new blogs, paid options might not always be the preferable option due to limited funds. But that does not say you shouldn't still get traffic.

There are simple techniques of doing that which I use and I tell you- they work. In fact, if done enough, they can be almost as effective as the paid options.

Now let's start.

1. Sharing on social media. You can use Facebook, twitter, G+, linkedin etc to bring in traffic to your blog. Also, social bookmarking sites like digg.com , stumbleupon.com , and so on can be used too. It'll be cool to share your blogs on such platforms but also allow others to do so by adding the sharing option to your pages. Just add the widget in the blogger layout- or google it- you can be sure of at least 100 percent increase in traffic if just newly implemented.

2. Use Pinging sites like Pingler.com . Pinging sites tell Search engines like Google.com , bing.com , ask.com and yahoo.com that you now have new content on your blog. Use them immediately you create a new post- this brings in more organic traffic- that's traffic from search engines.

Implement these two and tell me the results first then we'll move on to the rest.

My New Direction in the blogging line

Yesterday, I was about writing a post and my Spirit just stopped me and said- "Stop writing any blog post until you know who you writing to." I was shocked. I have read about the fact that a blog needs a targeted audience for effectiveness but I had completely ignored it. I never defined who I wanted my blog to address. It was just like writing a letter addressed to "Everybody"- such letters only get across to "Nobody"!

So, today- I'm finally defining who I'm addressing my Posts on this blog to. The person who I intend to get across to with this my blog is that young guy who is just starting a new blog and needs information about all what he needs to do concerning it. And plus, he's a young guy who's either a student or a graduate. He's educated but wants to make money through blogging. Also he's ambitious but needs focus. The guy also has limited resources but is seeking to expand his horizons. Mainly now. This blog is designed and hosted on the Blogger.com Network and so I expect him also to be on the blogger network. But occasionally I can post tips about other platforms such as typepad.com wordpress.org and others.

Thank you for following this blog all the while we had no direction, but now- we have a defined path and that is to impact Our Defined Young Guy's life.

-Samuel

The Recieving Law of the Universe

Have you ever wanted some amount of money urgently and you got it? Or maybe you didn't? Do you think it was coincidence? Or just pure luck?

Today, we're gonna uncover some truths about Recieving. We shall discover that nothing comes by shear luck or coincidence.

When the universe was fully made, everything needed was present in it as prepared by the Creator of the Universe. Even the Bible says that- After God had created everything, He looked at it and saw that everything in it was good! Or better still, it was Perfect! Remember, everything made was made in succession so that whatever will be needed by a group was made available before the making of such group- now, do you think it's shear luck or Coincidence that Man was the last creation of God? No, it was part of the original plan of God.
Do you even know the best part? After God made man, he breathe in him the breath of Life, and Man became a living being AND then God gave him DOMINION OVER ALL THINGS that were created before him! Isn't that wonderful? We're in Charge here! Not the Evil ones, not the Supernatural ones, We, the Humans, created in the Likeness of God, adorned with Glory and given all dominion over all other creations are the Ones in Charge! Wow!

So, how does that affect how we recieve anything? How does it bring food to your table?

1. Believe that everything you need in this Universe is Present in it. They don't spend the money you need in heaven, do they? It's here on earth! Do you need food? I've not heard of importation of yam or Rice from Heaven- it's all here on earth! All you first need to do is- Believe that everything you need is present here in the Universe.

2. Everything made was made for your convenience. Remember that in the analogy of creation, trees which are used in making paper used in making money was created before you- it's for your convenience! All animals and all food crops were made before you too! Don't cheat yourself- they are all for you.

3. Know that You are in charge. Not only were those things made for you, you are in charge of them. God Himself, the Creator of the whole universe gave you full authority and dominion over all other creations, so as long as what you want has been created- it's under your jurisdiction. You rule over it. This fact is what those who tame animals go along with. Every animal was subject to humans and so, even poisonous snakes have been tamed by humans who know their right. Know yours- you're in charge.

4. Make your request and the universe shall supply. Now that you know that the Universe contains all you need and everything was made for you and put under your control, now all you need is ASK for it. It's an established fact that those who Ask- recieves. If you don't ask you won't recieve. Take the story of the Prodigal son for example. All the prodigal son did was Ask and his father gave him his share of the inheritance. Even though he squandered it, he got it- and that's because he *asked* for it. His elder brother who got angry with their father when the younger one came back and asked to be taken back was rebuked by the father, the Father told him- Son, everything I have belongs to you, have you asked for one thing and I refused you?

This story is particularly representing many people in the world. We don't ask, we don't recieve and yet we complain.

Ask today!

Have you tried this before? Share your experience.

Make money via E- Textbook.

It's always a good thing to find new information. It's even better to share it. Today, I want to share with you a way through which you can make money online while being a student of an higher institution.

It's simple, but it requires some stuffs, among which are-
- Laptop.
- External Hard Disk or good Memory.
- Internet Connection.
- Empty or unused Disks.

The Business I'm talking about is one which can fetch you hundreds of Dollars or thousands of naira per month. It's very lucrative only if you know how to go about it.
The Business is about Selling E- Textbook in school. E- Textbook or Textbook in Ebook or .pdf format.

Many textbooks are already out online in Ebook format and can easily be accessed and downloaded just by searching at the right places or Asking Google.

Textbooks which are sold for up to #5k can now be downloaded for free on websites such as bookboons.org. That's business for you! Download relevant Textbooks to your Laptop and package it very well into empty Discs and sell it for like #200 or higher. It depends on you and the environment you find yourself.

You might be thinking- but everyone knows that- it's only a thought, confirm from one of your course mate and you'll be suprised to find out that they don't know. If they do, they are too lazy or too busy to do that. As a chemist, Organic Chemistry Textbooks in book formats sell for about #3k but I have 3 different ones on my laptop for free! And best of all, people get it from me and that is business.

So now, forget about the story.

Bring out your laptop>
Type the Name of that textbook + the author's name + edition + .pdf into Google>
Click to Download>>
Save to your Laptop Hard drive>>
Burn to Some Empty Discs>>
Package very well>>
Market to fellow Students-----

if you like, give them free or collect money. Na OnYourOwn you dey.

Improving your speaking skills.

Speaking is a work done by the brain through the use of the mouth compartment. Speaking is aided by a lot of other parts of the body but the essential truth is- it is done by the functionality of the brain, the mind and Personality.

A lot can be communicated by speaking. More can be communicated by acting but if can act as you speak, oh, what a wonderful combinative method of communication.

Whatever brought you here I want to believe is related to communicating better on a personal level. Speaking is unlike writing where you write to a person without having to be in physical contact with them but speaking involves at least listening to the person's voice and talking back to them. A good example will be when you make a call.

Speaking on the larger level involves speaking to a group of people who listens to you and respond through show of face or signals. When you speak either as a Motivational Speaker or as a stand up comedian, or a Guest speaker at some events, you only speak to arouse response- this is what we call e-motions, simply to me, they are expressive motions.

The art of speaking is one that is delicate whether it's to your friend or to your enemy, to familiar faces or strangers. Speaking can speak volumes about your personality. In fact, what you say can be used against you even in a court of law.

Human beings have languages in which they speak and communicate and that is one of the special features of Humans. Being a better communicator involves you being a better "human". Understanding how humans react to spoken words will go a long way in helping you Speak better.

Now, there are a lot of ways to be a better speaker, I'll be listing them below and I'll like if you can jot them down and "Mind" them as I go.

Ways to improve your Speaking skills.

1. Actions speak louder than words: I'm sure you're familiar with the saying, but I dare add to it today- Actions speak louder than words but you don't necessarily have to shout all the time- you just need to "say" for effect. There have been cases especially in relationships where people have made the mistake of acting more and saying less. Understand the fact that people can clearly remember what you said and hold you for it better than hold you for what you did. I can hold the fact that you Said "I love you" rather than you buying a gift, showing some care and other stuffs. Say it!

2. Use Actions more!: hmmm, am I not contradictory here? No, speak, but to make more effect, say it aloud by acting it out. If you say "stop" in a gentle voice or manner- you probably don't even mean it. But when you say stop with a good slap- he'll understand you better.

3. Say less- our problems may actually be that of saying too much. Speaking versus Effect curve as I have noticed is a curve like that of a Quadratic equation. At the beginning, the more you say, the more the effect, but it gets to a point where you need to stop because the more you say, the less effect. Learn how to understand that and you're a better communicator when you know when to stop.
I'll put that to practice now, I'll say less and leave the rest to your right mind.

4. Pause and wait for Response in every conversation. Don't be in a haste to pour all you've got to say into a person's brain, a lot will fall off the drain.

5. Add emotions- express your motions while saying. The reciever connects better.

6. Tell stories. If you don't know any, know your own.

7. Add Humor. And be particularly careful of how much of it you throw. It can mar your message if used wrongly.

8. Maintain eye contact whenever possible. The eyes have a way of communication that is superb. You can know when a person is about asking a question, getting what you're saying or not all by seeing though the eyes.

9. Make points and refer to them again. Repetition have a way of making it stick. Hammering more makes it get deeper.

10. Know when to and when not to Speak. The best speech at the worst time is a bad communicator.

I'm sure you've gained one or two things. Let me know if I'm wrong or if you've got more to add to Speaking Better.