“The best and worst in Calgary Sports”. Is the slogan of the new Calgary Sports website Calgary Sports Info. The author Blundoon will give his take on Calgary sports. Writing about the Flanesm, Hitmen, Roughnecks, Stampeders and Vipers. He will Also write about whats happening with Calgary Golfer Stephen Ames. Should be interesting to see what Blundoon writes as the Calgary Flames goes in to the NHL Playoffs against the Chicago Blackhaws in the first round.
Calgary Sports
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By providing a RSS Feed for your blog you let people keep up to date. Everytime you post to your blog the feed is updated. Alowing users to read your blog from their favorite RSS Aggregator.
Most if not all Blog software provides some sort of feed, automaticaly updating when you publish your post. Users can subscribe to your feed if you provide a link to the RSS feed. Usually a link in the sidebar with the RSS icon next to it. Also browsers now provide the ability to find and subscribe to RSS Feeds. You will see the orange feed icon in the address bar on sites that provie Rss Feeds.
I use FeedBurner to re publish my RSS Feeds. You can see in this page the many benefits of doing so.
Also you can provide your readers to subscribe by email. Allowing them to get daily or weekly updates to your blog.
How to increase website traffic
Read and Comment. Check out sites related to your niche and learn from them. Don’t copy material, but if you see something that truly interests you then leave a comment. When I say comment I don’t just mean “Hey nice site”. A comment like that just looks like you are trying to promote yourself. Leave a comment like “That article you wrote on ways to save money was great. Personally I like to save money by…” Leaving comments and communicating in other forums can get you noticed. Chances are if you leave good reviews about a site they may do the same for you.
Update Regularly. Try to post at a consistent pace. If you post everyday then great but don’t suddenly drop off the face of the earth and stop posting for two weeks. If you keep content up-to-date then people will see you truly care about what you write and that you put your own time into your site. If people see that you have stopped writing chances are they will stop coming and look for another site.
Use catchy titles. When people come across your website the first thing they will see is probably the titles to your articles. Keep your titles short but interesting also, try to include keywords in your title.
Sign up for RSS services. Let people keep up-to-date with your website.
List your site in directories. Look for people in your niche and ask them to link to you and in return you will link to them.
Give away free stuff and have contests. What person doesn’t like free stuff? For example you can run a contest where readers have to write an article reviewing your site and the winner will get a gift card.
Get listed in search engines. Submit your site to popular search engines; Google, yahoo, msn.
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Calgarypedia: a Friendly Welcome to a New City
Moving to a new city can be extremely overwhelming and most of the time you find yourself emotionally and financially exhausted. The last thing you want to worry about is where you can find the basics; schools, grocery stores, movie theaters etc.
Calgarypedia takes that hassle a way with a warm technological welcome. This site is designed especially for immigrants and visitors. You can even use it if you live in Calgary, maybe there is a section of the city you haven’t explored. It is designed to make the city easier to navigate and take some of the stress off.
What can you find on Calgarypedia?
You can find information on housing whether you are looking to rent or buy. You can also find information about Transit service, schools, communities and driving.
There is information about working in Calgary. Find out about whose hiring, major businesses, and business directories.
If you are looking for some fun and some time to get away from stress there is also a section for entertainment. Find out about the family restaurants or art exhibits. Or annual events hosted in the city of Calgary. You can even find out about sports and popular night life.
Calgarypedia has a nice simple design and is easy for anyone to use. Hopefully it will make your experience more enjoyable whether you are visiting or moving to Calgary.
Read and Comment
By Dave on October 30, 2008
One of the simplest ways to increase your websites traffic is to read and comment on other blogs in your niche. Find blogs that you are sincerely interested in and look at how their site is laid out and the content they have. Don’t copy from them, but learn from them. If you see a post you relate to leave a comment and maybe some suggestions. Also pay attention to what information blogs or sites in your niche haven’t covered in depth or at all and consider writing a post for yourself. You want to write about things people can relate to but you also want to try to be different to catch their interest.
By commenting and following other people’s sites you open many doors for yourself. Leaving legitimate questions or comments allows you to gain some free exposure. Chances are the person whose post you commented on will come and visit your site to see what you are all about. Also if the site has numerous followers you may be able to get traffic from them. They may see your comments and want to take a look at your site since it may be what they are interested in.
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