Alex Jeffreys Oil Rig Blog Hopping Made Easy
Well I have been going tutorial crazy of late.
Churning out Youtube videos like there is no tomorrow, but I am having fun doing it so that’s the main thing right?
As I am a student of Alex Jeffreys, I was recently introduced to a method of driving traffic to your blog, and I mean lots of traffic that is targeted to your niche, whatever it may be.
Oil Rig or Blog Hopping is a great way to get traffic to any blog in any market, and it works every time.
It does take up a bit of your time, and you need to keep it under control or the hours will fly past and you wont have got any of your other online work done, so you have been warned.
I fell into this trap and spent a good amount of hours visiting blogs and leaving comments.
But to be honest, I was losing track of which blogs I had visited and posted on, and found myself visiting the same blog posts over and over again.
That’s when I realized I needed a better method for blog hopping.
Basically I used a function included with your free googlemail or gmail account, which is the google reader.
Google reader allows you to add your favorite RSS Feeds from any website or blog and receive instant notification the minute any new blog posts are published, or new content has been added.
It has been a god send for me, so I wanted to show you how to set it up yourself, so you can benefit greatly from this method of traffic generation.
Here is a video tutorial on setting up a gmail account and adding a rss feed into google reader.
I hope it helps you in your quest for more traffic to your blog, there is no need for any blog not to have traffic or comments when you use this method.
Sally
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Hi Sally
Enjoyed your comment on my blog. I replied – you’re definitely on the right track!
Jonathan
PS. Your ‘comments’ RSS video here is excellent. I learned a bit today – and enjoyed the charming accent.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hi Jonathan, thanks for taking the time to come and visit my blog and leave a comment, it’s very kind of you, I added your blog to my favorites, I like the way you write and the content you share is invaluable, Sally
Hi Sally
Subscribing rss feeds to google reader was one of those tasks on my to do list that I haven’t done yet and after watching your video on how easy it is to set up and how much time I can save…
I’m off to do it right now.
Thanks Sally
Dawn Kay
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Dawn, your my top commentator now ha ha, glad your going to take action and get your reader set up, it does save you a lot of time in the future, just be careful you don’t look at it too much, Sally
Twitter: darrenlcarter
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Hey Sally,
Really great tips. I’ve been doing so much blog-hopping lately that this is really helpful! Thanks.
Peace,
Darren L Carter
.-= Darren L Carter´s last blog ..Goal Setting Success =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Darren, yes it’s been quite fun and I am learning lots from all the quality posts I am reading, speak soon Sally
Twitter: Remi_Vladuceanu
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Hi Sally,
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing these great tips. I’ve been recently getting into the blog hopping method myself and I know it’s a great way to generate huge amounts of traffic!
I found a small software (I’m not an affiliate or anything like that) it’s called Comment Sniper. And it does pretty much the same thing as Google Reader does.
You load up the websites you want to follow and as soon as new content is posted you get a notification.
Thank you also for visiting my blog and taking the time to comment. Appreciate it!
Take care,
Remi
P.S. I hope my blog is also in your Google Reader account…
.-= Remi´s last blog ..How To Legally Force Others To Build Your Opt-In List On Autopilot? =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Remi, I noticed you retweeted if for me thanks so much, will return the favour as I do enjoy reading your blog posts too. See you on twitter! Sally
Twitter: maxalter
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Hi Sally,
Great post. The missing link in the puzzle – and what a relief that I don’t have to reinvent the wheel!
See on one of these oil rigs these days
ATB
Max
.-= Max´s last blog ..Turning “Nofollow” Into “Dofollow” =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Max, thanks for your fabulous post about no follow and dofollow I was a complete idiot when it came to that subject, but my site is now dofollow and rewarding everyone who posts on it, catch you Sally
Hi Sally
Your video on google reader is something I didn’t know about but will now add to my google account.
If you look on the right sidebar of my blog you can download my ebook on writing an ebook which takes all my blog posts and puts them together for easier reading.
Don’t worry there is no charge for it.
Richard
.-= Richard Moloney´s last blog ..Why Should YOU Write Ebooks? – Part 11 Pricing Part 2 =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Richard, it’s probably not the best method but it gets the job done, I will hop over to your blog and download your report, thanks and catch you soon, Sally
Hi Sally,
Thanks for getting in touch with me via the forum earlier today – hopefully we’ll get the chance to talk next week sometime!
A cool RSS tool I use is Feedly, which is a Firefox plugin. It combines all your feeds into a magazine/blog type homepage which you can categorise etc.
Plus, it hooks up with your Google account so you can access your customised Feedly homepage on your PC, laptop etc. as long as you are connected to the internet.
Your videos are great by the way, keep it up!
David
.-= David Walker´s last blog ..10 Reasons My JV Giveaway Rocked! =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hi David, I have never heard of Feedly, I am going to go Google it now and have a look, sounds like a neat little tool, thanks for agreeing to break my duck, speak to you soon, Sally
Sally,
You are already a pro. I learned a lot from your post. Thanks! I appreciate your blog because you introduce such fresh and relevant information to me. I am sure you will do well in the traffic contest. Keep up the good work.
PJ
.-= PJ Bess´s last blog ..Forward To Basics | Everything Starts With a Plan – Part 2 =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey PJ, hardly a pro, but hopefully get there one day, I am just so glad of all he help we get in the forum, it’s like help on tap! Catch you soon, Sally
Twitter: baileying
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You must be reading my mind Sally because I’ve just literally started using google reader like 5 minutes ago and have been adding your blog to it!
Now that things are snowballing, there are more blogs and the community is getting bigger, some kind of organization is needed! I never had the need to use a RSS reader, but now I can see the use of it.
Great post and great info, good job Sally. Look forward to following your feed
.-= Bailey Ing´s last blog ..Happy to be on the road to success! =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Bailey, hope your well, reading your mind and listening to you rapping in the car, sounds like a JV partnership to me haha, catch you soon, Sally
Hi Sally
Thanks for visiting my blog recently.
Judging by the # of comments here your blog hopping exercise as been a resounding success.Congratulations!
Appreciate the video also on RSS feeds.Very helpful.
Talk Soon.Twitter?
Regards Ray
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Ray, your very welcome, yes I am tweeting my life away lately, so will speak to you on there, Sally
Hi Sally , what a great video and a very informative post
I use a lot of Googles tools, people think because they are free, they can’t be as good as a $97 dollar product.
how wrong they are.
I will be sure to add you to my google reader
Cheers Mick
.-= Mick Fallon´s last blog ..Affiliate Marketing,Is Great ,”but only if you get it right” =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Mick, I think Gmail is so powerful, I discovered canned responses on Matt Wolfe’s blog the other day, there is just so much it can do, catch you soon, Sally
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I love your blog Sally.
You seem to be on the right track.
Learnt something new from you about blog hopping and Google RSS feed, thanks,
Giofranco
.-= Giofranco´s last blog ..Twitter Updates for 2010-05-19 =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Giofranco, glad you learned something, I am learning lots from all the blogs I visit, but it is quite time consuming so the feed thing is helping, speak soon, Sally
Twitter: jayceeonline
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Hi Sally
You are so very helpful, it’s wonderful. I think I already have a google reader but have never used it. I’m going to set my RSS feed up properly now, as I know it’s what I need, too.
from a very grateful blogger
Jaycee
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Jaycee, did you finally get your to have a go on the laptop then? ha ha, there are lots of little things that can make working online much easier, I guess we just need to find them, speak soon, Sally
Excellent instructional video, Sally! You taught well, and I learned well. I’m setting up my Reader right now.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Steve, glad it helped you, it pays to be organised when you work online, speak soon, Sally
Hi Sally,
I am also one of Alex Jeffery student, great to see that you are assisting and sharing your knowledge, after looking around your site,you have prompted me to set up a RSS feed reader,
Thank you for your openness to help others.
See you on the other side.
Thanks,
Louie
.-= Louie Bennett´s last blog ..Internet Marketer Journey to Success =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Louie, thanks for visiting my blog, glad to meet another fellow student, we are building up quite a presence online, see you in the forum, Sally
Twitter: homebasedbuzz
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Hi Sally.
Once again I’ve learnt something new from you.
Thanks for sharing.
Will get your feed
Kind Regards.
Rod
.-= Rod Saunders´s last blog ..Traffic Building For Your Business Blog Update =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Rod, how you doing, seen you out and about on Twitter a few times, glad it helped you a little bit, just be careful of the time you spend doing it, the hours fly past, speak soon, Sally
Hi Sally,
Just wanted to thank you for the info on ComLuv and Gravatar. Love both of them.
Thanks again
Gloria
.-= Gloria Daniels´s last blog ..Add a Facebook Widget to Your Blog to Increase Traffic =-.
Hi Sally,
Well, you’ve done it again! I just visited your comments here on “Planting Seeds” and also watched the video that you put up on adding the Google reader. Thanks! I hadn’t known anything about the reader so you’ve taught me something new–once again!
I have opened the Google Reader account and added you to my RSS feed. I will keep a close watch on all the info that you provide.
Thanks again for all the help that you have given me so generously this week. You have helped solve so many different difficulties in the past few days.
Success to you in all your endeavors!
Alice
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Alice, thanks I am glad it helped, I am learning myself so just sharing everything with others, Feedly is much nicer than google reader, so you should maybe try it out, it’s kinda prettier and easy to use, Sally
Twitter: hiroadams
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Have to say thanks again Sally.
I was getting totally lost in my oil rig hopping, it was taking me all day, and the worst part was I was not adding to my list of new blogs visited because I kept going to old ones to check on posts.
But now thanks to you I have a solution to the problem.
In fact I am using feedly as you recommended instead of Google Reader.
Hiro
.-= Hiro Adams´s last blog ..Brainstorming for Ideas =-.
Twitter: sallyneill
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Hey Hiro,
I have not seen you around lately, I am gonna pop over to your blog and see how youre getting on
Hope you are still blogging and blog hopping, I always found your blog really helpful,
Sally
Twitter: IanIebablog
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Hi Sally
Loved the video, you made it so easy to follow.
Thanks so much for this information, its going to make it so much easier now to follow other blogs and their posts.
I must admit I have been getting a bit dizzy as I am now commenting on quite a lot of blogs and simply lose track!
This is going to help no end, thanks again Sally … you have been added to my reader!
Catch up soon
Ian
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Hi Sally,
This was a real help for me, I’m a fellow student of Alex Jeffrey’s coaching program, and have been doing some oil rig hopping. I too was beginning to forget where I had posted to, this Google Reader tactic has helped me.
It’s so important to appear high up in the comments on a heavily commented post. It’s all about visibility, and this will help us get that
thanks,
Jack Coxill