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Code Cracking Online Business Ideas for Exploding Your Traffic

After setting up your content development strategy on your blog you need a solidified yet creative way to get free traffic. OK this isn’t one of those typical “crack the code” blog posts that has the same old rehashed crap. I stand by my words here. There really is a code. But not the code you think it is because good old Darren is NOT following the freakin rules man (or woman)! Nothing illegal but definitely not the norm. Following the rules and being “normal” will cement your grave on the internet.

There are 2 different (yet not so different) schools of thought. Seems like on one side you have Social Media and the other Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Each sides bloggers have some not so nice words for the other.

And then there is me. I use both. SEO is not nearly as hard as bloggers make it out to be. I actually have some funny stories about SEO. I also have some amazing stories about Social Media as well.

Both have tremendous opportunities and challenges.

Social Media is a quick and easy way to draw FREE traffic if done correctly. The challenge for social media is that today’s MySpace is tomorrow Twitter. You have to keep going at it and stay ahead of the trend. I am explaining to thousands of online business around the world that as I write this Twitter is plateauing. I am also explaining the fabulous opportunity for document marketing with Scribd. But the downside to social media is that even with automation you have to work it everyday no real shortcuts. I will say that again “no shortcuts” don’t let people fool you into thinking that they exist. That is how you get your profiles banned.

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is an excellent long term way to get FREE traffic from Google and other search engines. There is a learning curve because it is not as simple as 123. However where it trumps Social Media is that your traffic is highly targeted. The challenging side is that like Social Media sites Google can decide to BAN you if they want for no reason. I know a guy who’s site was labeled as a adult site (even though it wasn’t) and it went downhill from there. Another downside is that it does take time for natural organic traffic to happen with SEO.

The truth about Social Media and SEO is that there is a CODE to both

Break the code in Social Media and you look like a immature high school student at a strip club. Or even worst that obnoxious ass at a social gathering trying to glad hand you and sell something every 15 minutes.

Break the code in SEO and your going to be one lonely internet puppy. You will hear echos in your blog (laughing). Hello hello hello?? Anyone there there there?

I am not saying you should be a Social Media compliant or an SEO writing bot. I am saying that you should focus on being authentically you. That means that you write how you normally write but it wouldn’t hurt to use a non heavily competitive 3 keyword phrase every now and then. I am also saying it wouldn’t hurt to just help someone without twittering BUY MY THIS OR THAT 24/7.

So what do we do? How do we Crack the Code?

I don’t want to publish a generic boring list of suggestions. You know the type that most of you have probably seen. The yawners like “treat people right on Social Media” or the classic “use good key phrases.” Well DUH (laughing).

Instead throw on your interesting hat (not the black one LOL) and come with me. Lets really use what is already across the internet to produce some really great online business ideas. So don’t worry I won’t be doing that GURU stuff where I play like this is such a highly guarded secret.

The only real and honest no lie secret is embedded in application and aggregation.Meaning that the information out there isn’t a secret. The way in which the information is aggregated and applied is the REAL secret. Now lets get to the code breaking!

What I am going to do here is similar to what you read in my Miraculous Web Business Ideas in Minutes and How to Remix Your Online Business Ideas Seth Godin Style articles. In other words what we are going to do is use the strengths of Social Media and SEO to develop explosive traffic. Are you with me? Great lets get started!

This strategy involves both long term (SEO) and short term (Social Media) traffic.

There are 3 modules to focus on daily, weekly, and monthly. But before I go into details here I want you to understand that it is simplicity that wins the game. Don’t try to do everything. Focus on 3-5 social medias and that’s it. Also focus on 3-5 key word phrases. keyword phrases not one keywords are one of the SEO keys to you getting ranking. The other keys are listed in the modules below.

Module 1 Foundation: you need to be focusing on building both your SEO in your website and your Social Media network. You must begin to understand that using Twitter and Scribd and other networks are great ways to do link building. Link building is gaining links to your site from other highly popular sites. It is how Google determines rank (well one of the ways anyway). Understand that Keyword phrases (2 -3 word phrases) and some authoritative links are key to getting you to the top of Google. Also understand that Social Media can help you build those links while building your relationships and brand.

Module 2 Growth: This means both growing your Social Media following and SEO keyword density. Basically I am saying that the larger you build your Social Network (within your niche) and keep using target keyword phrases. The better you will expand your online presence.

Module 3 Consistency: consistently doing modules 1 and 2. The more consistent you are the better. Also this increases your chances of developing relationships through Social Media and establishing authority through SEO.

In each module you are using both Social Media and SEO to benefit each other. There is a limitless amount of things you can do to build your online presence.

But here is the last key ingredient. Have no systematic way of building your keywords, links, and social media communication. Why? because Google sniffs a system and your SEO end is in trouble. If both your Social Media following and the owners of those Social medias sense something then your also in trouble.

Martial Arts Legend and Philosopher Bruce Lee said he didn’t have a style. Hey used all styles as needed. He was the water not the glass that held the water. Water forms to the shape of it’s environment.

Cracking the code to explosive traffic involves knowing the codes of both SEO and Social Media. Then Then systematically not using a system.

Online Business Ideas for Exploding Your Traffic

Now that you know the REAL code. Below are 3 online business ideas to use them with.

Create a contest targeting keywords and spread across your social media profiles
Create a series for both your blog and for social medias. Create a series on each social media (I have done a million of them on titter like 24 Twitter thoughts and linked back to my blog.
Create a keyword phrase that has connected to your social media following. I did #twitterhug a hash tag for twitter. By the way it was like 100 something retweets BEFORE I changed my permalinks and tweetmeme zeroed out thousands of my retweet records, bummer right?

There are tons of online business ideas you can develop with this method.