800,000 pageviews

I recently met my goal of reaching 1 million page views. I have to admit that I am shocked I met this goal in only 18 months, especially when you consider the fact that I had less than 200k page views less than 9 months ago. A few people have asked how I was able to meet my goal so I thought I would share a few useful tips in this article. Whether you want to increase the page views on your blog or website, these suggestions are sure to help you.

Bookmarking Sites:

Once I was able to keep track of my page views, I started using bookmarking sites. For the most part, I use Propeller and StumbleUpon. Both of these bookmarking sites are easy to use and have several categories. I also sometimes use Digg, but most of my content doesn't really fit into their categories so I don't use Digg very often. The bookmarking sites you should use to increase your page views will depend on the type of content you write. The important thing is to only put your content on sites where your content has a nice fit. This will attract more readers and more readers mean more page views.

Newsletters:

Another way I've increased my page views is by writing a weekly newsletter. Since most of content is food-related I chose to start a group at Yahoo Groups. The newsletter is called Content for Foodies and gives a brief description of each article along with a link to that article. I also include other pieces of advice that my readers may find useful, such as websites that deal with the articles that were posted in the newsletter. For example, if I wrote an article on Southern cooking, I may include links to sites where readers could buy cast iron cookware. If you choose to do a newsletter to increase your page views, it's best to choose one category. You can always do more than one newsletter to cover the different topics you write about.

Blogs:

Another way I try to make my work more visible so that I can get more page views is to use a blog. With my blog I sometimes post individual links to articles along with descriptions. Other times, I post my Content for Foodies newsletter on my blog. Either way, my blog does help to bring in more page views.

Proper Placement:
Probably one of the most important things you can do to increase your page views is to make sure your articles get the proper placement on Google. By making sure that your keywords range from 3 to 5% throughout your article, you have a better chance of getting your article on the first page of Google when people search for those keywords. A great example of this was a Harry Potter article I wrote. The keywords were high enough that the article showed up on the first page of Google. When the last Harry Potter book was released people went online and entered the keywords I had used and I received around 60,000 page views for that article in only one month.

Helping Your Fellow Writers:

One of the easiest ways to increase your page views is to seek out fellow writers that write similar content. Read their articles and leave comments. Not only will you learn something new about the topics you enjoy, but the writer may return the favor. I'm not saying you should read content you don't enjoy just to increase your page views. This should be fun and should be articles you enjoy.

Panties or thongs

Today I want to visit the age old question involving panties, yes panties. It may not be age old, but ever since I dawned the age of 13 this has been a subliminal issue for me, and I'm sure, many of you. Panties is a very vague subject. I understand, so just bear with me fellas and ladies.

As I became a teenager, I encountered many road blocks and check points in my appearance, emotions, and probably most of all, my sex drive. Almost immediately girls when from coodie infested colleagues to objects of affection for me and all the boys around my age. These changes brought about many conquests and tribulations that I look back on today and smile to myself. Then there are many other things that I think back on today and wonder what the hell I was thinking? They range from curious innocence, such as, my father catching me smooching the underwear models in the JCPenny magazine, to the mother of all embarrassment, the dreaded, "witnessed whacking." For those of you that don't understand this phrase, allow me to explain using euphemisms as much as possible in the shortest description possible. This occurs when an elder in your life catches you pleasing yourself. The fact that no excuse can be used in a time like that just adds to its severity. The good thing about the situation is that it is somewhat expected. We were all teenagers at a time which makes it easy to understand events such as these.
 
I am now 21, and as a 21 year old I feel I have much experience in what I want to address today. A common discussion I encounter within my group of friends is, what is sexier? The thong or the booty shorts? Although it bears little importance, the topic is widely discussed. There are alot of men out there that see the thong as the epitome of sexiness. It can not be denied that a woman in a thong is a very intriguing sight, but is that as good as it gets? There are many different types of men out there. You have your typical skin hound that seem to have a radar for the woman whose shirt forgot to cover what it's supposed to or pants that play peek-a-boo between the butt cheeks and us observers. These are the men I associate with being fans of the thong. The more skin the better would be their motto.

On the other hand we have our more artistic individual. First, I would like to clear up any questions you were all wondering when I dropped the word, "artist." This does not apply to all artists so don't take it the wrong way please, but by being an artist, you have a keen imagination. Artists love to use their imagination, which makes them perfect candidates for supporting the booty shorts revolution. Booty shorts show the curves of a woman without giving it entirely away and there are many men out there that prefer it that way. Women, by leaving your body a little more undiscovered, you can turn up the heat by a noticeable percentage. In comparison, if you were in Egypt and stumbled upon an undiscovered tomb, what would you do? If you haven't already dove in yourself, you will most certainly wonder, with passion, what is in that tomb? We, much like the curiosity you would feel in that situation, men are excited by the temptation of wanting to know what treasure will be uncovered when those booty shorts come off.

Use Yahoo

There are many ways to promote your online content, but have you ever considered using Yahoo? Yahoo has some great ways to boost your page views.

First, try using Yahoo's Buzz Index. This tool shows the top keyword searches for the day, as well as the searches that have increased in popularity the most. You can see a list of overall search terms, or break it down into categories like 'movies' or 'sports.

Popular keywords are more likely to get page hits than obscure ones or none at all. Some keywords are only popular for a short time (like holiday related items) while some are always popular. Try writing articles that utilize both (but not at the same time). This way you'll have some articles that get page views now, while some will slowly gain page views over time.

Another way Yahoo can be used to generate page view is Yahoo Answers. This is a public forum where users can post questions and/or answers on just about anything. If you've written an article that addresses someone's question, direct them to your article in your answer. Anyone who reads your answer will see the link and may be curious enough to click on it and read your article. You don't necessarily want to shamelessly promote yourself or you may look like a spammer, but if you do this well it should get you a few page views at least.

Yahoo Answers can be used to help you generate article ideas, too. Maybe you see a question you know the answer to, but you haven't written about that topic. Write about it then. If people are going to Yahoo Answers to look it up, then it's a subject in demand, which translates into page views.

Lastly, try submitting your website to Yahoo Search. This could be especially helpful if you have a personal site or blog. Submit that to Yahoo Search, and place links to your articles on your site or blog. This way you will get more page views on both (if more people see your blog, more people will see your links...). You could also try submitting your content producer page to Yahoo Search.

Whether you're new to the internet or not, Yahoo has some easy, free ways to increase your page views.