Will someone review my blog site?

**RetireAt26** · 08-20-2008 03:37 PM

I just recently started my blog site and would love a critique. I pretty much used the templates that were available.

Also, how do I get more traffic to my blog? Not that I can tell how many views it gets, but I'm sure I'd like more.

Any advice would be great. Thanks!

My blog is below!

**Librazoe1982** · 08-20-2008 04:43 PM

Hello, I like the information in your blog. Have you tried Blogster? I have a blog there. Anyways you can add your blog to Business&Finance if you like to drive more traffic. If you add it, I will review it for you there as well.

**shortbus clothing** · 08-20-2008 05:00 PM

well im not a wiz when it comes to optimization, but relevent keywords in your page title are important. so if you want someone to find your site, make sure those keywords are listed in your title. as you can see, if someone types "learning to retire by age 26", you come up first. more people may search for "early retirement" or "retire early"

Those may help produce more traffic than what you currently have.

Just a suggestion, im not a pro

maybe someone can back me up...

**RetireAt26** · 08-21-2008 09:38 AM

Hi everyone!

Thanks for the reviews. I added adsense to the site, should be up within a few days.

And I think I might make a change to the title, but I do kinda like it the way it is.

**sk8ramp** · 08-21-2008 10:23 AM

I think it's great the way it is too. If you're looking for traffic I would suggest joining some blog network sites. A few links for you:

MyBlogLog

Social Blogger Community & Blog Directory // BlogCatalog

There are a bunch more out there but I don't want to inundate you with links. If you can find one that is geared towards your content it will help a lot. I found one that is based on sports for mine and I get tons of traffic from just having the feed there.

Oh and speaking of feeds, you should submit yours everywhere you can. Just google "blog feed submission". It won't be a magic bullet but every bit helps.

Good luck!

**RetireAt26** · 08-22-2008 03:26 PM

I've updated my blog. Still looking for good traffic to it.

I'm going to check out the above methods and give them a try.

How do I get my blog listed on like a business or finance site?

That would be great!

Thanks.

**sk8ramp** · 08-22-2008 04:13 PM

Hi again, I found the link I was looking for, it should help a lot with promoting your blog:

99 Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free | Vandelay Website Design

**MSwengel77** · 08-23-2008 11:26 AM

Looks like good info there.... to make it stand out, you might look into a custom theme. Just a thought.

**RetireAt26** · 09-02-2008 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by MSwengel77

Looks like good info there.... to make it stand out, you might look into a custom theme. Just a thought.

I've spruced up my blog. It's prettier now.

And I converted over to not so technical posts. I now have two.

To get to know ME: Cash Gifting and Retiring Early

To learn my marketing woes, I have another. URL given on request.

One stays more current than the other. But I'm working on it.

Thanks everyone!

**sk8ramp** · 09-02-2008 08:41 PM

Clare here is another link that I found really helpful with blog promotion, it is a list of the top 50 blog directories on the net and it lists them by strength.

Bloggeries Blog Directory, Forum, Reviews & Tools

Hope it helps and your site is looking good.