5 Day Traffic Blitz
ByAs if I didn’t have enough on my plate with managing this website, bringing back to life a couple of old sites, doing the 2010 Challenge, taking part in the mentoring and starting to do more internet marketing coaching I started another mini challenge yesterday called the 5 day traffic blitz. But, although there’s a danger of creating some internet marketing overwhelm again I not too worried about it as it’s only 5 days and it is related to what I’m already doing. It’s more of a strategy experiment than a wandering off in a new direction.
All my sites need traffic and I’m still working on nailing down the approach that works best for me. I have my article marketing ticking over nicely and my bookmarking by hand so now I’m looking for other things to add to the mix.
My taking part in the blitz came about because Jasons Katzenback and Potash opened up their Web 2 Mayhem membership for a 14 day $1 trial. I joined because I was curious to see what their strategy is, fully expecting to leave after 14 days. It’s a monthly subscription and I didn’t want to take on another one of those but I was so impressed with their product, support and expertise and with the community in general, that I decided to stay on for another month. Especially as the 5 Day Traffic Blitz was looming.
Apparently, when Jason K asked the people who were not renewing after the 14 days why they weren’t doing so, the number one reason given was that they wanted faster results. Nothing new there then! 
As a result they put together a “quick-start training designed specifically to get results within a few short days”. Since I was already using the tools and was very impressed with them I decided it was worth risking one month’s membership to see what I could achieve with the blitz.
Yesterday we got an introduction video which brought out 2 key points:
- You need to already have a web site or page such as a Hub page, Squidoo lens, or Ezine article to promote. So it’s not for total newbies.
- You need to allow 2 hours a day to work on this.
After watching the video I did some keyword and market research to determine which site/page I would be promoting, as from past results, the choice isn’t obvious.
I have chosen to promote a new affiliate product within a niche that I’ve had some success with in the past but I don’t, as yet, have a page up for it. So that will be the next thing to get done before the blitz proper begins later today. And, yes, before you ask I’ve already done my CFT blocks for today so this isn’t a diversion.
I will have to fit in today’s 2010 challenge lesson though.
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Any updates on the 5 Day Traffic Blitz? Was thinking of giving it a try. Thanks
Hi Tamara
To tell you the truth, my 5DTB, didn’t produce any results. BUT, I think I got the linking structure wrong. It was a different way of looking at keywords for me and I found it hard to get clear in my head. So I think I did it wrong which sort of defeats the whole point of it.
I’ve just had my outsource worker do a 5 Day Traffic Blitz with a new keyword and different site. So we’ll see if that produces better results.
When the method was initially presented there was a competition and the winners had results that they were really impressed with. So, if you’re thinking about it, I’d definitely give it a go and see how you do.
Also, if you’re not a member of Web2Mayhem it will give you an idea of the tools and methods you can expect to find inside so it could be worth it from that point of view.
If you do decide to give it a go please let us know how you get on.
Best Wishes
Gillian
Gillian:
I can so relate to what you’re doing except I’m not brave enough to blog about my process!
Anyways, I was tempted to give Jason a try, I have his free Comment Kahuna that helps you find places to post comments for link building.
How is the 5Day different from the link building Ed teaches? Any details, analysis you can provide would be helpful.
I’m also learning to use Magic Submitter which does articles, bookmarks, blogs and PR sites. It’s nifty but a challenge to learn.
Take Care – Lee (fellow mentee)
Hello Lee
The 5DTB is certainly different from what Ed teaches because it’s a boosting type strategy. It’s aimed at moving a keyword that has potential and already has success, higher up the index. Specifically to near or to the top of page one of Google. It’s only a very small part of the overall promotion strategy. Just gives you a taster of the the Web2Mayhem tools whilst improving traffic on an already proven keyword. It’s not a full blown IM method in it’s own right.
I also tried Magic Submitter but decided I didn’t have enough time to learn how to use it. Web2Mayhem is similar but, in my opinion, is much easier to use and has better tutorials and a wonderfully responsive forum. It does the 4 promotions you mention and much more. An advantage of Magic Submitter, however, is that you can personalise the way you use it more, i.e. by adding in your own choice of sites. You can’t do that with W2M but since I don’t have specific sites that I feel I simply must use I’m happy to go with what’s recommended by the W2M people.
Will you be coming to The Challenge conference in October?
Best Wishes
Gillian
Hi Gillian,
You write a really fun, easy to read, bubbly blog. Thank you so much for taking th time to share your journey…it’s amazing you can stuff one more thing in, in a day!
Now that you’ve tried Web2Mayhem and their 5DTB… vs. Traffic Bug in The Challenge… how would you rate Traffic Bug? the same, as good as, not quite as turbo.. what?
I love Michael and the Bug; yet one always wonders if the grass is any greener?
Hi Juliet
As you can see it’s been a while since I paid any attention to this blog. Long story! I suspect your question is no longer relevant but if it is, or you have other questions, please feel free to post again.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.
Gillian