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12 Days Of Traffic -- Day 12: Giving
I am going to close the 12 Days of Traffic series on the subject of giving. Everyone has heard an expression like "Give and it will come back to you ten-fold". So what am I saying: if you give, you will be rewarded with an abundance of Web traffic? Pretty much.
I have already discussed how participation on social networking sites and other blogs will motivate other people to visit your website. But it goes beyond that. I have heard and read repeatedly from some of the most successful entrepreneurs that giving to others results in great rewards. You don't have to believe in divine intervention or karma (but that's ok, too). I think it is a simple truth is that when you give to others, you become the kind of person who others want to know, trust, and give back to. From what I've seen, these entrepreneurs didn't consciously give with the expectation of anything in return. They gave for giving's sake and discovered that they prosperred when they helped others prosper.
So first, I would like to say that part of my motivation for writing the 12 Days series was to give something back to bloggers and other Web entrepreneurs. If anyone ends up benefiting from my thoughts and research, then I will continue it a success, no matter what my traffic statistics.
Second, I would like to give some link love to some other writers and bloggers who's work I enjoyred and some of whom are also working on Web entrepreneurial endeavors:
Chris Bloczynski: Chris is another blogger (and another Chris, btw) who writes about entrepreneurship and Internet marketing.
Breaking Free: This is the site of Brian Armstrong who wrote a book of the same title (Breaking Free) about getting out of the corporate cubicle world run your own business. Brian did a 30 day series with some tips similar to what I've discussed.
ProBlogger: I've mentioned Darren Rowse's blog before but will mention it again because it is a great source of information.
Edith Yeung: Edith's blog is about personal development as well as entrepreneurship.
DoshDosh: The mission of DoshDosh is "helping you make money online". I thoroughly enjoy reading Maki's articles.
Finally, I will leave you with link to an organization specifically geared toward entrepreneurs in poorer countries:
Kiva: In their own words: "Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence." You can loan as little as $25 at a time and loans are made easily and securely via PayPal.
Or, if you would like to give time or expertise instead, check out these organizations:
GIVE (Global Initiative to Advance Entrepreneurship. GIVE is a nonprofit founded by Steven Van Yoder of Get Slightly Famous™ that is dedicated to addressing the growing problem of global poverty in developing countries by supporting entrepreneurship.
ThinkCycle: A nonprofit organization that has created a culture of open source design to engineer solutions--such as alternate energy, water filtering, etc.--for underdeveloped areas.
That concludes the 12 Days series. I hope you got something out of it. In about a month I hope to come back and report on results. In the meantime, I have work to do putting all these methods into practice.
Happy Holidays,
rk
