I recently just heard of Entrecard after reading an interview somewhere online. The site is a great place to get traffic to your web blog. Basically it is sort of an exchange system where you get to exchange 125×125 advertisements with other Entrecard users. You accumulate “credits” and as your site gets larger, you will earn more credits every time someone wishes to advertise on your site. There’s a few other aspects to it as well.

Anyways, I thought I made a pretty good Entrecard banner. It’s not graphical or cool, but it does have Misa Campo on it.

To end the post, I’ll just link you to some hot Misa Campo images. You guys probably have heard of this chick. If not, then visit my link above to find out who she is. My blog definitely needs to be sexed up a little right? Yeah, how else will I get any visitors?

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Stumbleupon is seriously amazing. Wow. If you haven’t tried actively stumbling your sites, then you don’t know what you’ve been missing. The following images represent how much traffic I got SOLELY from StumbleUpon. And I didn’t spend a lot of time either (only getting 3 stumbles on picture one and only stumbling the site MYSELF on the 2nd picture)

I’m not sure how long this kind of traffic will last. But I like that the traffic has increased by 100x. I had previously used StumbleUpon before, and I was NOT getting this kind of traffic increase before. It must mean that StumbleUpon has really become a better system.

Now take all this advice with a grain of salt. You are NOT going to make sales with StumbleUpon traffic. These visitors are HIGHLY untargeted. Usually, when I’m just around stumbling with the toolbar, I see maybe 1/10 websites that really catches my eye and gets bookmarked in del.icio.us. The other sites I just quickly stumble away.

What you will get is more exposure and filling up your website statistics. It then becomes quite a bit easier to sell ads once you can prove that you’re getting quite a bit of unique visitors. Other than that, I see very little point in the stumbleUpon traffic. Upon second look, it seems most of the Stumblers are averaging 5 seconds on my sites as well.

Still, StumbleUpon is definitely a great way to get traffic. You do need to get other people to “stumble” your website. The best place I’ve found is DigitalPoint forums “freebie section.“

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I think it’s best to start off the blog with a comprehensive listing of some webmaster resources that you may or may not have known. All these sites will have some very valuable information that will help you increase traffic, increase your search engine rankings, and most importantly, monetize your online business.

SitePoint - Although I cannot say it’s the #1 resource on the web, it sure comes close. If you aren’t a member of Sitepoint Forums then you are definitely missing out on some great knowledge. Not only does Sitepoint contain hundreds of articles related to everything about webmastering, it is a very good resource to ask questions of other webmasters. Many big earners spend their time on this site, and you can also buy/sell/trade online properties such as advertising, templates, sites, and domains.

ProBlogger - This site is mainly aimed at helping bloggers make money, and to be honest, this was the site that initiated my interest in creating the blog you see here. Personally, I like making actual websites over blogs, but I felt that it was time to delve deeper into the online business world. Although this site is for blogs, it has many hints and tips about site monetization, generating traffic, SEO, and the like. Definitely worth a read.

Webmaster Talk - A site similar to Sitepoint. Actually, it’s almost like a clone of Sitepoint, but this is a good site to use to get more opinions, share your links, or sell/trade online properties.

Webhosting Talk - If you have questions about webhosting, this is the only site you’ll ever need. Great activity and many helpful members here to assist in helping you pick a host, find deals, and the determine the difference between a VPS and a shared server.

StevePavlina - Another blogger just like myself, and he’s quite a big earner. He has some very useful articles about blogging and webmastering, but most importantly, his site informs about personal development as a whole.

MattCutts - Matt is one of the most trusted experts on SEO and Google. This is definitely the place you want to go for helpful SEO information.

ShoeMoney - A lot of random stuff, but he has a lot of good information about online businesses and websites.

Wicked Fire Forums - A webmaster forum with, but the best part is that there aren’t many rules. It’s not as uptight of a community as Sitepoint, and the result is that you will have a lot more fun. The downside is that some members aren’t very professional and you may not get the answers that you want.

Hopefully I can add to this list as time goes by. If you think there’s a site that I completely missed, feel free to e-mail me and reccomend the site. However, I give no guarantee that I will add the link.

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