I’m currently conducting a bit of an experiment with the recent reinvention of WithPurpose.com.
I’ve kept this little blog of mine limping along since blogging antiquity. Uh, that would be May of 2004. (I like to say that makes me about 117 in blog years.) During that time, I’ve had ups and I’ve had downs but somehow my little piece of cyberspace has managed to survive.
Well, you know how life is — it’s all about priorities. Until recently, I was doing good just to keep some semblance of order in my roles as wife, mom and pastor’s wife. But 2010 has brought with it some change and I’m looking ahead to some new opportunities. Woohoo!
Part of that change has to do with this blog. For the last 6 years, I have been keenly observing a bunch of people around me jump into the game and make money blogging. I’ve dabbled a bit and have made a little extra cash (and I mean little). Frankly, it takes a whole lot of time and energy to turn an income and I’ve never had much of either to spare.
But now I’m gonna give it a shot. Because why not? That’s what I’m thinkin’. I have no idea if I’m going to be successful, but I’m going to try. By the way, if you want to watch me, be sure to subscribe! ::coughshamlessplugcough::
That was a lot of blab, I admit, but it leads me to my first lesson learned on this little journey of mine. It’s this:
Making money blogging is complex, but one thing that’s significant is pageviews. You want lots of them. So, my tip?
Link internally. Intentionally link to other posts within your site to keep people clicking around. See how I did it in the beginning of this post? Yeah, do it A LOT. It makes your site “sticky” which means lots more pageviews. Pageviews, I’m learning, are powerful blogging currency.
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Just gave you two page views! It’s nice to “meet” you! Good luck with your bloggy business. =)
Thanks.
Someone who makes brilliant use of linking internally is Maria at Colour Me Happy.
I also like Link Within; it usually seems to do a good job of finding other relevant links.
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I have seen other bloggers do this, but I didn’t realize it was important. Thanks for the tip!
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What a great tip. thanks for sharing, I will try to do more of this.
yes i do this as well and it does seem to work great tip
Thanks for the tip, Aim. I didn’t realize how important this was either. I’ve always worried that linking to other pages might do just the opposite. I’m learning something new every day!
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This is a really fabulous tip! I don’t have a ton of posts to do this with right now, but it’s definitely something to keep in mind!
Ok, so I will no longer use the “but I don’t want to take the time to dig up that old post” excuse to not link internally. Learn something new every day! Thanks for the tip!!!
Thanks! I’m a bit new to the blogging thing, and this has been a great WFMW post!!
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Thanks for all the comments everyone – I’m glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the great tips! Looking forward to exploring more of your blog.
Have a super weekend.
~ Joy
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Hi there – thanks for the advice – read it then raced over to my (still relatively new blog) to add some internal links. Making the site more ’sticky’ makes complete sense. thank you!!! Jen x
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No problem. Happy blogging!
I have really enjoyed your blog.
I am wondering if you had written anywhere about how to link internally.
I am very new and not super savvy, but I am giving it a try.
Thanks so much!
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