Autopilot Traffic: How To Generate Consistent Traffic For Your Blogs
I started adding a mailing list opt-in form to all of my new blogs. Recently, one of my friends asked me why I still continue with mailing lists and newsletters when blogs and RSS feeds are better? Here is my answer to him:
Mailing Lists Are Still Relevant
1. Even today, close to 50% of the people won’t subscribe to RSS feeds. This number is higher for non-technical mass-market blogs.
2. You can set up a series of automatic emails that people receive on subscribing. So mailing lists can be awesome set it and forget it systems. And they go a long way in building trust.
3. Mailing lists help in creating a traffic loop.
Whats a Traffic Loop?
Traffic loops are systems that you build that keep on getting traffic to your blog consistently and automatically. Here is my traffic loop strategy that you can use for your blogs too:
1. Use various tactics to bring traffic to your blog. Tactics like guest posting, press releases, joint ventures, SEO, article submission etc.
2. Once people visit your blog, ask them to subscribe for your newsletter.
3. As soon as they subscribe, show them a one-time-offer. 1-10% of your subscribers will end up buying the product based on how good the offer is and how powerful your sales letter is. Pump the profits you earn from this product into buying ads to promote your blog. PPC advertising. Banner ads. Ads on other blogs.
4. When people confirm their subscription, forward them to a page where they can see links to other blogs. And enter into joint ventures with these other blogs so that they send traffic to your blog too. (You could also show refer-5-friends form on this page too.)
Bullet points #3 & #4 creates the traffic loop for you. As people who visit your blog result into more people visiting your blog!
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I tend to agree with your friend. One among many reasons is that spam filters are often based upon foolish right-clickers. These are the people who don’t unsubscribe but never hesitate to get you blacklisted by reporting your mail as “spam”… When three or four people do that within an hour, guess what happens to the 200,000+ other mail recipients who use similar filters. They will automatically get your mail in their SPAM folder, thus earning you absolutely nothing.
Likewise, people may not read their mails but they are often far more curious when doing an RSS-check. Here, Thunderbird handles both mails and RSS, and I can vouch for the fact that the minute I spot a marketer who writes f.ree to get through spam systems I lose all faith in them, and unsubscribe.
I am highly selective because time is the only thing we can’t get any extra of….
I think many users are the same so I would agree on the subject of mail lists vs. RSS… 
Posted 28 Aug 2008 #
Good analysis dude.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 28 Sep 2008 #
Ankesh,
I find your approach to blogging and the way your share stories to make a point innovative and exciting.
Do you have any advice on the technicalities of creating an email list?
David
Posted 05 Oct 2008 #
Nice. Yes, many people don’t subscribe to RSS because they don’t know what it is… By offering a mailing list, you offer something that doesn’t need explanation.
Nice tips.
P.S. How long did it take to make that graphic?
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Posted 05 Jan 2009 #
great tips
Posted 20 Jan 2009 #
I’m new to IM world. Your tips will help me a lot. I’m gonna try them.
Posted 11 Feb 2009 #
I find it rather slow that you talk about consistent blogging, and your site has been dormant since the end of August 2008.
Is this a sign that we might as well remove our RSS-feed from this site, or will you recapture the “blogging spirit” at some time in the near future.
On the subject of procrastination you might want to read my blog article “Action vs. Procrastination”
Let’s hear from you…
Posted 15 Mar 2009 #
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Posted 30 Mar 2009 #
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Posted 31 Mar 2009 #
I agree with Henrick Blunck that we are looking forward to newer post from you since your last post was in Aug 2008. Keep posting and I shall be reading
Posted 31 Mar 2009 #
Informative one. In my view, best way to generate consistent traffic is by producing new & useful contents on a regular basis.
Posted 19 Apr 2009 #
This is a very informative post. I didn’t know what was a traffic loop until I read your post.
Thanks for the information and for the analysis especially on how the mailing lists can create traffic loops.
Posted 22 Apr 2009 #
Hey great article, and super cool diagram. There are so many different ways to attract visitors, and you do a great job of covering them all!
Great work, man!
-Rick
Timeshare Market Pro
Posted 07 May 2009 #
Great ideas here. Some of these I never would have thought of. Thanks!
Posted 02 Jun 2009 #
I try and try.. but i can’t seem to get traffic.. huhuhu..
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Posted 04 Jun 2009 #
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Posted 25 Jun 2009 #
That’s some great information and the graft reinforced your strategy perfectly. I would also use some video marketing for traffic generating. I use a commercial friendly site called Adwido.
Posted 27 Jun 2009 #
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Posted 30 Jun 2009 #
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Thanks for sharing!!
Posted 04 Aug 2009 #
Great reminders, short sweet and to the point.
Nice post.
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Virtual IT Assistant
Posted 20 Aug 2009 #
This is a nice strategy but can you tell me how can i create a natural email list?
Posted 26 Aug 2009 #
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Posted 05 Sep 2009 #
The traffic loop system is great… thats the idea.. thanks for sharing..
Posted 09 Sep 2009 #
Yeah that’s true mailing list still works well. Even after the introduction of RSS feeds. Its working well.
Posted 17 Sep 2009 #
Oh yes. I do totally with you that mailing list is still relevant today. It is one of the best strategies to get a higher rank in google. Keep on posting good post.
Posted 17 Sep 2009 #
Hmm, great idea of the mailing list. Most often than not, most mails would go to the spam.
Good post anyway.
Posted 14 Oct 2009 #