Tips For Using Blog Rush

Web 2.0 and Social Bookmarking are the hot trends for bloggers right now and unless you have no clue what social bookmarking or Web 2.0 is you have no doubt heard about John Reese's Blog Rush that just launched. Blog Rush fits into both of these perfectly and if managed properly could be a great traffic and lead generation strategy for today's blogger.

Bearing in mind that Blog Rush is a great thing and will actually get you traffic to your blog site there are a few common mistakes that should be avoided to get the best results from the service.

Just in case you have no idea what Blog Rush is I will briefly explain it. Keep in mind this is just a short description and you should visit the website to get the whole concept explained more thoroughly.

Blog Rush is a traffic generation strategy for getting visitors to your blog sites and or posts. It does this by using a spin or twist on what the banner exchanges have used for years except this exvchange network is solely for blogs.

Basically what the service is is a javascript plugin for your blog that pulls an RSS headline feed from the Blog Rush database of member's blog posts. Most blog owners position the plugin's display on the sidebar somewhere so as not to take up too much realestate on the blog.

For every "pull" from the database your blog generates you get a 1:1 credit with one of your blog's headlines being added to the pool. Thus enabling your posts to get a click through on other fellow blog network members sites.

Some people compare Blog Rush to a Traffic Exchange more than a banner exchange, but in reality it is a mixture of both technologies.

So how do you successfully get those click throughs? What would make your headline the obvious choice? One simple strategy: "Appeal to the blog reader first."

Make your headlines captivating and interesting. Something the reader would want to investigate further. Keep in mind though you want the headline to be truthful and not misleading.

For if you jazzed up your headline with too much hype and no content to back it up the reader knows where the back button is at all times.

Here are a few short tips concerning your headlines:

• Keep the headline within 7 words or 40-45 letters if possible
• Avoid excessive capitalization
  
• Evaluate your headline before you submit the post to your blog. Does the headline attract attention and does it really portray what the post is about. Remember the truthfulness warning earlier.
• Don't use multi-word combinations that have a "slash" in them to tie them together.
• Appeal to the reader's interest level. Keep in mind they are probably "blog surfing" so think about what in your headline would grab the reader's interest

Keep the reader in mind and write the headline with the reader's self interest in mind. Blog readers love to read posts about how to improve one's self either spiritually, mentally, or physically.

Above all else make your content match your headline. It does you no good to get a click through if your content is poor or off-topic to the headline.

It remains to be seen if Blog Rush will be successful and the smart marketer will get in on the action now so that they will get first dibbs at the traffic and leads Blog Rush can generate.

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Get the whole scoop on Blog Rush and how it can best service your need for traffic and lead generation at BlogRush.com