How best to maximise this?

[RobS]

[Lynn Terry]

[RobS]

[Lynn Terry]

Make a list of all of the 'local' keywords you can think of. I know here in the states that would be: community names, town/city, county, state - and anything else definitive about the local area (such as attractions or anything else related specifically to your location that people may search).

For example, I live in McMinnville TN so my list may look something like this:

McMinnville
Mc Minnville
Warren County
Tennessee
TN
Middle Tennessee
Nursery Capital
Cumberland Caverns
Fall Creek Falls
etc

Once you compile the entire list, create pages or sections on your site (or blog) that focus on each and work on funneling traffic into your main pages through these sources.

[jbbrwcky]

Do you allow comments in your blog? Do you allow people to register and place/submit their own articles? These help a lot, and can encourage people to take part and read your blog.

Also - get your family and friends involved, that does help a little, since they know you already, know your sense of humor, what you like etc.,

Advertising online is ok, but there are a lot of blogs to go through. What pings do you use for your blog? What blog system do you use - WordPress, TypePad, LiveJournal?

Jbbrwcky

[RobS]

[Lynn Terry]

[RobS]

[jbbrwcky]

Ok I took a look - nice! Love the pics! They, btw, are something that will appeal and probably keep people coming back - keep posting unique pictures that are beautiful, and will make people want to tell their friends about.

As for advertising, I suggest advertising in the "local" sections of the big search engines. , , , etc., They all have local areas, specific to your area of the UK, for example. In fact while we talk about that, try to find regional search engines, google.co.uk instead of google.com, and so on.

There are a LOT of search engines so covering them all could be a full time job. What I do is spread it out, add 5 entries a day, find obscure places and add a link, you'll slowly build up interest.

Also - what about local offline places? Travel Agents in the immediate regional area? You would be surprised but a lot of people will help you out because it's ultimately helps them as much as you. Ask to put something in the window, or the pub, etc.,

Something else to think about is print media. Not everyone gets their information from the internet alone. In the US we have the penny saver, a good newspaper to put small stuff in, I can't remember if the UK has something similar (I'm a brit, but have lived in the US for 10 years).

Is this a financial/business venture? Something to seriously think about are charity groups, like the Rotary Club, the Lions Club. Approach them, ask them to sponsor you, and in return promise to give say, 25% of any leads they send your way to the charity of their choice.

Anyway, that's just a few thoughts!

Jbbrwcky

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[RobS]

Hey,

Great few thoughts.

Glad you liked the pictures, and the blog itself.



I hope this picture works...Im not sure I did it right.... but you can see that it is geting popular..... wooo wooo...

TEN DAYS OLD??!! Thats great..

Chuffed? Moi.. why of course!!

Its all go from here..

Thank for the great tips.

Take care,

Rob.

[RobS]

P.s Those on thurs 14th, and weds 20th.. were in the 200's.. The first digit seems unclear.. but Im happy with that.

[RobS]

[Lynn Terry]

[RobS]

[RobS]