Pageview is dead! – This is so 2 years ago, I know. But do you really believe that using pageviews (one way to measure a site’s importance by using stats tools that count the number of views a page on your site got from one visitor) is really dead?

I don’t. Why? Here are some major reasons why pageview is still in:

- Direct advertisers still use it as a metric in determining if the ad spot is worth the squeeze

- Blog networks still pay bloggers some good money if they up their blogs’ pageviews

- YOU still check your pageviews stats.

Like Google Pagerank, Pageviews is still one of the metrics that weren’t dethroned yet as ways of telling if a site is engaging enough. It still makes money for many – sweet and simple.

So how do you increase pageviews on your blog? Darren Rowse wrote about 11 tips to help visitors stay longer. I’m highlighting 7 of my favorite ways to increase pageviews:

1. Emphasize related posts – I sometimes add short descriptions of the related posts to introduce them to new visitors.

2. Interlink within posts – my favorite way of increasing site pageviews. You can link to categories and search results as varieties of this method.

3. Highlight Key Posts and Categories in your Blog’s Hotspots – this will need the cooperation of your site’s design. Creating a list of Top 10 Posts on your sidebar is one way to do this.

4. Compilation Pages – This is similar to tip no. 3. But this one requires a separate mother page for your top lists of posts. It’s like making a differently organized sitemap. I remember Darren also calling these as “Sneeze Pages” since they help propel readers to read those compilations of related links. One top blogger that does this very well and quite often is Skellie.

5. Series – This is what Shai is currently doing with the A-Z of Making Money Online

6. Build an Interactive Blog – aside from applying tip no. 7, this one can be accomplished with the help of plugins like Subscribe to Comments and these traffic-building tips

7. Quality Content – is still king. ‘Nuff said.

I’d like to add including appealing images (I know because I fall prey to this) and social network marketing as other effective ways that will drive more eyeballs to your archives.

Got something we don’t know about increasing blog pageviews? Feel free to share them.

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7 Ways to Increase Site Pageviews

If you think the list of top methods of making money online this 2007 is old school. How do you plan to do it on 2008? Are you going to continue what you’ve started this year? Or are you planning to explore other ways?

I noticed that e-courses and coaching programs are gaining more traction each day and they might be the trends next year. Other ways of monetizing website traffic won’t just die down easy as well. So I’m sure that we can expect more online startups offering innovative ways to make the most out of traffic. If so, this means yay! for all SEO professionals since they won’t run out of projects.

Web content writing and copywriting will continue as sizzling hot online careers because of the value of web traffic. Check out this news about copywriters being in-demand.

Speaking to FreelanceUK, a majority of creative recruiters said pay rates have leapt because demand for exemplary copywriting skills on a temporary basis outstrips supply.

Good news for those who are already serving the industry. For new freelance writers, it may take some time because of the need to build a portfolio.

So many make money online methods, so little time? So what are your plans next year?

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How are You Going to Make Money Online Next Year?

Do you need to build the link popularity of your website or do you want some guest-posts? I’ve learned about this method of building link popularity through Chris Garrett. It’s about offering free guest-posts that contain links directing to his site.

Now to aid me in accomplishing some of blog marketing projects, I’m also offering some free guest-posts to those with websites or blogs that would not mind me writing some content for them.

Also, I’m looking for people who have quality websites or blogs, not splogs, not spam sites. Here are the requirements:

- It has to be a niche blog or website. A blog that has a certain theme or is catering to a certain market of readers, not a personal blog.

- It should not have too many outbound links. 10 outbound links (pointing to another website) or less is ideal. If you have more than 10 outbound links that’s still okay, as long as it’s not more than say 50.

If you have such website/blog and you need to want to exchange links or you want a free guest-post or both, just send me an email (alfamercado (at-sign) gmail (dot) com).

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Blog Marketing Project

If you are planning to put up a search engine marketing business, it’s of course important that you have the skills to get your clients’ websites surface with a good search engine ranking on the results pages.

How do you know that? Definitely, the optimization projects you’ve handled will inform you. Now what about confirming your claims further by taking an SEO expert quiz?

You think you’re an SEO whiz? If you have 25-35 minutes to spare, go check how you fare by taking this SEOMoz’s SEO expert quiz. (poetry unintended )

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