Now…some folks use the descriptions provided by the site they’re promoting. Ok, so it’s better than nothing. The problem I find with this though is – how many other affiliates put that same description up on their own blogs? If the search engines pick them up more than your blog for some reason chances are you’ll be left in the dust due to the lack of originality of your blog entry text.

Keyword rich descriptions are the ticket in my experience. Words like “hardcore”, “cock”, “ass”, and “pussy” may have been used more times than any of us could ever imagine, but they still get attention from the engines. They’re all still words used by surfers looking for porn – regardless of their overuse. I find being original in your keywork phrases can help a lot. Instead of just using “cock”, try “chubby slut sucks huge dick” or something similar. Search engines like phrases as much as they do just one word. 5 words in the phrase seems to be the unofficial limit. This is a great tactic to use,  as even if the surfer only puts in one of the words from your phrase, chances are your entry wil pop up somewhere in their search. That is what you’re trying to do after all.

Write some good text with your blog entries folks. Try experimenting with certain words and see what surfers are looking for. In the end your really will get more traffic, and more traffic equals one thing – more sales!

Happy Blogging!

– RDude

Askimet more often than not comes with the latest versions of WordPress. However, whether you’re running and older version or not, you need it in order to control the spam coming through your comments database. Believe me when I say that if you don’t do this, you will be hit and hit hard with all kinds of crap. Trying to keep up with it is humanly impossible. Askimet intuitively sorts out what is spam and what isn’t for you. Sometimes it’s wrong, but when you tell it something isn’t spam, it will learn from that. Quite an amazing application when you think about it.

In order to get Askimet set up, you will need to get an API key. It’s free of course and easy to get. You must sign up for a WordPress account to get one. It works for each time you set up Askimet and for as many blogs as you want. Go here for your API key…..

All-In-One-SEO-Pack – This is one amazing Plugin! Although blogs get picked up quite well by search engines all on their own, in order to optimize this fact and get even more organic traffic, All-In-One-SEO-Pack provides some sensational tools in order to help you along. Just like you would a regular web site, this application lets you fill in keywords for all your posts, as well as for the entire blog itself. As anyone knows, these are all important factors when it comes to getting your blogs and sites seen by 100’s, if not 1000’s of people. Get the All-In-One-SEO-Pack here….

Stats is what you’re looking for when it comes to keeping track of the hits to your blogs. This is a pretty basic version, but in my opinion, it’s pretty much all you need. See where the hits are coming from, see what links your surfers are clicking on, and see how much traffic you’re sending out to your link trade partners. It also lists keywords and search terms that people used in order to get to your blog from search engines. How cool is that?! Get the Stats Plugin here… You will need an API key for this as well.

So there you have the Three Must Have Plugins for WordPress folks. There are so many Plugins out there and some are great while some just slow your blog down from my experience. When it comes to running an adult blog, keep things as simple as possible, while still keeping track of the most important things – controlling spam, Search Engine Optimization, and Statistics.

I will cover more Plugins as time goes on. But these will get you started on the right path. According to RDude anyway.

Happy Blogging!

If you’re an Adult Webmaster who owns and runs a blog or a series of blogs, you know the importance of attaining good, quality, targeted link trades. For those of you who might be new to the term Link Trades – one of the most efficient ways of getting a good Page Rank and getting lots of surfers to visit your blog(s) is to trade traffic with other Adult Webmasters. You can both either just link to one particular blog each, or you can utilize an A-B-C trade. This is where the other Webmaster links to one of your blogs, while you link to a different one than they are linking to you from. This can provide a better targeted audience to both of your blogs if done correctly.

Some may wonder “Why would I want to send my traffic to other blogs or sites?!” Well, the simplest answer to that is SEO. As you might know, a better Alexa Ranking and better Search Engine Optimization means more traffic. Through Link Trades you can build up that traffic and get better listings in the search engines and earn your place in the world of adult blogs. The bottom line? It helps everyone!

I’ve supplied two resources here which can help you with attaining blog Link Trades with other Webmasters. Some require you registering for free to get inside the site and look around for trades, and some require you to fill out Link Trade forms. Always fill in as much information as you can, provide a good keyword rich description of your blogs, and ALWAYS make sure your link to the other Webmaster is up before submitting. It’s only right, and besides, this way you won’t forget to put it up.

Adult Blog Resource – One of the first places you should go to for Link Trades when your blog gets going is Adult Blog Directories. Some have particular rules, so be sure to read them before submitting so you know whether or not your blog follows their requirements. That is very important. Adult Blog Resource provides some excellent directories you can submit to. It’s all free of course, you just have to have a button or text link back to them on your blog before making your link submission. I find buttons work best for directories. If the directory provides buttons, use one. NOTE: Some of the directories listed here no longer exist. However, most do and will bump up your traffic a little bit. Adult Blog Resource > > >

Blog Trade Finder – A superb resource for Link Trades, if it wasn’t for Blog Trade Finder, I doubt I would have made any serious sales in the last 4 years or so. It’s free to register and once inside you can browse loads of blogs that match the niche of your blog. From there you can send a private message to the owner of the blog requesting a Link Trade. I have yet to run into someone who isn’t interested in a trade, as long as you have at least 10 blog entries posted and have linked to some Adult Blog Directories beforehand.  Blog Trade Finder > > >

These are just a few resources for you to use to find quality Link Trades with other Adult Webmasters. Finding others is not hard at all. Just Google “gay blog link trades” or “bbw blog link trades” and you’ll be met with dozens of Webmasters looking to trade traffic. Remember though, ALWAYS check out the site you are linking with. If there’s anything wrong with the site, i.e. – popups, slow loading, error pages, or God forbid – Spyware, certainly do not link up with them. Check to see if their content is legal (you can usually tell by just looking at it), is close or a perfect match to what you are promoting, and is well laid out. All of these factors will ensure you get at least a few hits a day from them.

Happy Link Trading!

]]> http://www.affiliate-avenue.com/2009/04/resources-for-blog-link-trades/feed/ 0 http://www.affiliate-avenue.com/2009/04/free-very-important-seo-tools/ http://www.affiliate-avenue.com/2009/04/free-very-important-seo-tools/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:20:54 +0000 admin http://www.affiliate-avenue.com/?p=112

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization  is one of the most important things to you as an Adult Webmaster.  Getting at least 20-30% of the traffic to your sites and blogs from search engines is the way to go and very few would argue about it. Like most other things in this business, it’s a tough thing to do, and unless you want to pay Google (THE #1 search engine online), or any other huge search resource a massive amount of money each year to get a good Page Rank, it takes time. Sometimes weeks and sometimes even months. However, there are FREE tools which can speed up the SEO for your sites and blogs and also provide resources where you can check how your sites are doing and what you can do to improve them.

Good Keywords – A sensational free application you can use right on your desktop, Good Keywords offers keyword suggestions for your sites just by it searching your pages out when you enter the url in the window and hit “Go”. It also accurately and efficiently reads the Page Rank of any website online, and even how many links can be found on Google, AltaVista and Yahoo. Alexa Rankings are also readable through the “Site and Link Popularity” button. One totally amazing FREE program NO Adult Webmaster can do without. Download it Here > > >

Xinu Returns – When it comes to free online tools for checking Page Rank, site popularity, and even offering tips on how your site or blog could be that much more “search engine friendly”, Xinu Returns is by far one of the best. It may seem a bit daunting at first, but it’s rather easy to use really. Just type or paste in the url you are looking up in the window to the left of the page and click on “Go”. Xinu will do the rest for you. Excellent resource!

SiteMapDoc – An XML  Site Map is yet another tool a good Adult Website cannot do without.  As with all the other tools I have mentioned, SiteMapDoc is super easy to use. Just follow the instructions they give you on the site and you’ll be good to go.  SiteMapDoc is located here > > >

Google Webmaster Tools – Google Webmaster Tools provides you with detailed reports about your pages’ visibility on Google. This is where you will submit your XML Site Map and keep an eye on “Top Search Queries”, whether GoogleBot sees your site and/or Site Map, and many other amazing things. You don’t want to do without Google Webmaster Tools!

Google Analytics – Google Analytics is where you will get indepth reports of all the traffic to your sites. Completely free! See who’s coming and who’s staying on your sites. Where they’re coming from and whether your sites are being picked up Google and what search terms are being used. Google Analytics is here >  > >

So there you have them folks. The most extensive free SEO tool belt you need in order to optimize your Adult Websites and blogs. You may find one resource more useful than another, and you may even find one or two of them not useful. The main thing is you check them out and find out exactly what they can do to get you more traffic…and in the long run.. more sales and money!