I'm experimenting with AdWords to drive traffic to both this site and Topicala.com. So far, I'm getting about 60 extra visitors per day to each site. I've tweaked my campaigns, disabling ads in Google's search results due to high costs. While I achieved a high volume of ad impressions (600,000) for kinlan.co.uk recently, the click-through rate remains low, and I need better insight into keyword performance and ad placement. I'd love to hear any marketing suggestions. If you arrived here through an AdSense ad, please share your feedback and the referring website. I'm considering using ads to promote specific blog posts for increased visibility.
Many visitors are trying to access the AJAX Tagger via the non-functional AJAXTag23 test page. I need to update the link, directing them to the correct URL: http://www.kinlan.co.uk/AjaxExperiments/AjaxTag2 (AJAXTag2).
My website traffic this month is unusually high, almost matching the entire previous month's traffic in just eight days. Google seems to be the primary driver of this surge, sending a significantly larger number of visitors compared to other search engines like Yahoo and MSN. A majority of the searches are related to C#, which suggests I should continue focusing on that topic in my future posts.
I've just released version 2 of AJAX Tagger, and it now includes a Related Images feature! It pulls images from Flickr that you can easily insert into your blog posts. While it works great, be aware that downloading many images might be slow in Internet Explorer due to its concurrent request limit. I believe this is a fantastic addition and can significantly boost traffic to your blog, especially considering images are known to attract readers.
In part 8 of "Failures of my First AJAX Application," I discuss the lack of traffic generated by the application. Initially, I hoped for ad revenue, but I've realized that user engagement is more important. My focus now is on improving the application and planning a marketing campaign to highlight its benefits.
I'm curious if my BlogExplosion traffic is genuinely interested in my content. If you found my blog through BlogExplosion, would you still visit if you'd discovered it elsewhere? If not, I'd love to understand why. Your feedback helps me determine if my content resonates with readers or if it's simply unread traffic. Email me your thoughts!
