Nearly a week after the fact, I took the time out to listen to Jack Humphrey and Brandon Hall on their Web 2 Submitter bonus call.

To be completely transparent here I was a little jaded when I plugged in my headset.

Why?

A few reasons:

1. A StomperNet faculty member told me to run screaming from any product that automates any process regarding a Web 2.0 presence. Since the team behind Stomper are multi-million dollar business owners first, and marketing trainers second, I trust their judgement - not blindly, but with considerable weight.
2. One of my long-time subscribers that has been running his business online for over 6 years had taken the time to write an email making some pretty harsh statements about Web 2 Submitter. Given that I had not promoted the product to him (and therefore knew he wasn’t griping at me personally), I heeded his words.

All that aside, I bought Web 2 Submitter and downloaded the bonus call when it was ready for after-the-fact review. (I despise listening to those calls live as they’re generally part pitch-fest, part chest-pounding guru-posturing time-wasters - all nonsense that I can skip right over when I have the MP3 on my hard drive.)

And here is what I found after listening to the call, trying out the software, and considering previous outside influencers: Read the rest of this entry »

The Atlanta StomperNet conference and the lessons learned were absolute gold.

It’s time to share some of the traffic techniques with you…as promised.

First a little history lesson on StomperNet. In 2004 Brad Fallon (one of Stomper’s founders) released a home study course called “Stomping the Search Engines”. That course grew into a membership site and some powerful alliances - which then grew into seminars and specialized software available only to ‘Stompers’. I’d be remiss if I didn’t stop to mention Andy Jenkins, a powerful and charismatic force behind StomperNet’s doors.

I’m not telling you any of this to ‘pitch’ you or for that matter to endorse membership. As a matter of fact StomperNet has just shut down once again to the public. I AM sharing this information to lend credibility to the techniques you’re about to discover…

Many Stompers have been paying members since the early days of the program. Current monthly membership: $797. Yes, that’s per month. The people who are in the program and using the tools can afford such high subscription rates - they’re making enough money online to warrant such a large expense.

Traffic without Tools and Training

Specialized tools, training, and software aside is there anything you can do to get more traffic and make more sales on your site - almost as strong as the Stompers?

I believe you can…but I might have to break this into a few posts, so look for another later this week… Read the rest of this entry »

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Alexa Rank 06/07: 939,883
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Page rank: 3
Strategy: B

Focus: Adult (x-rated)

I’m heading out to StomperNet this weekend (Atlanta) so if you need me, my response time will be slower than average…but don’t let that stop you, I’ll be checking in every night.

My plan is to be able to report back to you the hottest new sources of traffic from the StomperNet group so keep an eye out for my email on Tuesday, okay?

Of course I won’t be able to disclose everything they’re doing over there to get the results that Stomper members get on their websites, but I should be able to share some techniques with you. In all honesty the best part about being a Stomper is in the alliances and tools that Brad Fallon and Andy Jenkins ensure and secure for their members. When fully utilized those member’s sites bring in the traffic.

Speaking of traffic strategies, Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I replied to a comment on traffic stats, Alexa, and Seth Godin.

A few emails begging clarification have come in overnight so here’s a post to clarify matters.

First of all, if you’re after targeted traffic with the added potential of a search positioning boost, gaining traffic by including your content or links from these Web 2.0 sites at random is a hit and miss, at best.

If however, you want targeted, qualified website visitors you’ll want to design a strategy - especially if your site or offer is about anything other than tech, IT, blogs, or marketing.

Generic, All-Over-The-Map Method

On this page http://www.statsaholic.com/sethgodin you’ll be able to see Seth Godin’s list of Web 2.0 Movers and Shakers in regards to traffic and usage.

Using those high traffic sites to create a presence secondary to your main site, is one of the techniques proposed by the Web 2.0 traffic gurus.

In theory this is sound, but in practice it could be far more time consuming than is worth the effort.

Targeted Traffic via Strategic Presence

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