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Updated My Blog Layout 2011-11-13

by Nick on November 13, 2011

Yesterday I installed a new theme for Nick’s Traffic Tricks and I am still getting a few things in place i.e. as I write this the custom footer widgets are not in place.
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Do you have 30 seconds? I need your feedback

by Nick

I am testing out a new video format and I am a little concerned that it takes too long to load. Would you mind watching the 20 second video below and tell me if it takes too long to load?

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Want The “Right” Kind Of Traffic? Answer These 5 Questions

by Nick

You don’t want just any traffic; you want traffic that clicks on your ads, buys your products, and signs up for your email list. You want traffic that converts. So, how do you get traffic that converts?? 5 Most Important Questions These questions are at the core of every successful online business, and if you [...]

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Too Many Jerks on the Internet (Everyone Should Watch this Video!)

by Nick

It has become quite common on the Internet for some people to let loose with their anger whenever they are the slightest bit inconvenienced or when others do know & meet their exceptions. They use words & language and exercise no self-restraint in a fashion that they’d never do when talking to someone in real [...]

Wow, I love Akismet & GASP for spam blocking!

by Nick

Today I had the bright idea to update WordPress to the latest version, update a few plugins, and try out a new theme (which I didn’t end up using). The whole process took about 2 hours and I had to disable Akismet & GASP (my spam blocking plugins) during that time. And during those 2 [...]

Get more return visitors & page views with a few sidebar widgets

by Nick

Most WordPress themes allow you to have widgets in your sidebar. And there are several widgets that will help you get more return traffic & page views. RSS and social media One of the simplest ways to get your RSS button and twitter buttons noticed by visitors is to you put them in a widget [...]

Awesome WordPress Plugin For Increasing Email & RSS Subscribers

by Nick

A couple weeks ago I began testing the hello bar which puts a small bar at the top of every page of your website and invites visitors to click a link that you choose. I had it set up to send visitors to a squeeze page when they clicked on the link. After a few [...]

Get Traffic To A New Blog With A Commenting Tribe

by Nick

When you’re first starting a new blog it can be tough to get comments, tweets, etc. But if you build a community (or tribe) of bloggers you can start getting traffic and tweets in no time. Read:  How to Drive Traffic To a New Blog Through a Commenting Tribe Special Thanks to Ana Hoffman for [...]

New Plugin Reduced My Comment Spam

by Nick

For the last few days I’ve been testing a new comment spam plugin called GASP (Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin) and it has reduced the amount of comment spam that I receive. It works by adding a checkbox that the commentor has to check before the comment can be submitted. Next to the checkbox is a [...]

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