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Webmasters › Re: An Open Letter To Bloggers Struggling To Get More Traffic By Jon Morrow by SegilolaSalami: 4:37pm On May 16, 2016

vicky6055:
100 pageviews a day is like not so good

According to a Google Adsense research out of 100 pageview you get only one person will click you ads meaning you wouldn't make much moeny

And you shouldn't be proud of 100 pageview... Do you know how many internet users there are in the world that your posts could have a great positive impact on their lives.

Fight hard to get to them

Set a goal everyday for yourself like me I set a goal as 500 pageviews minimum and I share my posts till I get those page views

I am proud of it because I started out knowing zilch about blogging or websites or anything of the sort. If I did nothing, I would have zero page views. So 100 pageviews is absolutely better than zero pageviews. I am here now because I don't want to rest on that. I am continually seeking ways to get better.

So please feel free to share with me proven strategies that works. I published an article today on what I do to increase my brand exposure, that is outside of my website visitors http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/increase-your-blog-exposure/ What are your thoughts on this? At the moment I have a bounce rate of 16%. What is your bounce rate at the moment? Please be honest

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Webmasters › Re: How To Boost Your Blog Traffic By 40% [WordPress Only][Thread Resurrected] by SegilolaSalami: 1:40pm On May 16, 2016

here's an article I wrote on how I get blog exposure http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/increase-your-blog-exposure/

I'm open to receiving more tips

Literature › Re: Take A Look At My New Website For The Genesis Covenant! by SegilolaSalami: 10:44am On May 16, 2016

radragan:
It took a little longer than anticipated, but I managed to finish the site this evening. I call it "Nightmares & Fairy Tales" and it will be the hub for my author platform and writings. It's also where I will outline, discuss and flesh out many of the details of my novel series. It's science fiction series that will be released in the US and Europe, so I'm not sure how it will appeal to Nigerian audiences. I am working on a series to promote to Naija readers, but I need to do a little more research to be sure my facts are accurate.

In addition to highlighting my writing process and discussion the series itself, I will also share updates on my progress. I will let you know what is work and was isn't, in terms of marketing, building an audience, ebook sales and more.

My goal is to leave enough bread crumbs so that beginning or existing writers can quickly determine which strategies work, to save them time testing worthless strategies and tactics.

You can view the site HERE, along with the first post HERE.

I'm pushing to have another 4-5 posts published by tomorrow, and another 15 or so by the end of the coming week. Normally I would have all of this done prior to launch, but since I didn't decide to start working on the site until a few days ago, I don't have much of a choice. I could wait and publish the content later, but I'd rather not. I would rather win now, not later.

Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions. If you notice any broken links, please let me know so that I can have them fixed immediately.

Be blessed!

Ra

Nice blog, I think you should quickly add some posts on your writing as opposed to your marketing etc unless you are trying to establish yourself as a marketing expert.

You can check out my blog here http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/ In addition to writing children's books, I host podcast The Segilola Salami Show and I help aspiring authors make a success of publishing. Because what I do is clearly defined, my blog followers know what to expect from my blog.

I am always open to learning new things, so what strategies do you have in place to build your email list? and drive traffic to your website?

Webmasters › Re: Are You A BLOGGER And Ned Help With Your Blog, DROP Your URL Here by SegilolaSalami: 10:27am On May 16, 2016

oladeledave:
If you are a blogger and need help with setting up you can comment your blog URL here or if you need help with traffic on your blog.
We can give you all the help you need.

Yuo can also check out our website here for useful resources

Here's my blog too http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/

Culture › Feedback Needed Please by SegilolaSalami(op): 10:14am On May 16, 2016

Hi everyone,

I would really appreciate it if I can get some feedback from you all on my book.

My book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother

My writing style involves a story within a story. Someone tagged my writing as similar to Old Peter's Russian Tales, which is a classic. Full disclaimer, I hadn't even heard of this book until I saw the comment.

I am looking for constructive feedback, so things like:
- what did you like most about the book?
- what did you like least about the book?
- whilst reading, how did the book make you feel?
- was my Yoruba writing accurate?
- how else can I improve the book?
- how likely are you to buy this book?
- how likely are you to recommend this book?

You can download a FREE copy in any format for Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother on
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/603700
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1R7OVF3
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1S7GM66
Book page: http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother/
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother-1
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/en/book/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother/id1072179529?mt=11
B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yetunde-segilola-salami/1123187693

Many thanks for your help

Segilola

Politics › Re: Podcast by SegilolaSalami: 10:02am On May 16, 2016

medpren:
I love podcasting and screencasting. I make money from it too.

where do you promote your podcast? do you get money from sponsors? check mine out http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/subscribe-to-podcast/. what do you think about it? any tips on getting sponsors?

Music/Radio › Re: Advertise And Also Publish Your Songs For Free by SegilolaSalami: 9:57am On May 16, 2016

hiya, how about podcasts? http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/subscribe-to-podcast/

Educational Services › How Do I Get Book Added To National School Curriculum? by SegilolaSalami(op): 9:42am On May 16, 2016

Hi everyone,

My name is Segilola Salami and I am an author of bilingual Yoruba English children's books http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/my-books/.

Someone suggested that I get my books added to the national curriculum for secondary schools as it would be a useful asset.

Does anyone know how I can go about this?

Many thanks for your help

Segilola

Literature › Re: Nigerian Babes Read More Novels Than Nigerian Guys by SegilolaSalami: 9:35am On May 16, 2016

OMG some of the comments on this thread. just killed my buzz at joining this forum cry

"I look forward to the day that ALL Nigerian men will stand up for ALL Nigerian women and not be the first to throw them under the bus"

Webmasters › Re: An Open Letter To Bloggers Struggling To Get More Traffic By Jon Morrow by SegilolaSalami: 8:42am On May 16, 2016

kelvinnaira:
chaei... Too much typing on different platforms... That was a mistake.. Wasnt supposed to be in ur comment reply.. Nor mind me

ah ok, no worries

Webmasters › Re: An Open Letter To Bloggers Struggling To Get More Traffic By Jon Morrow by SegilolaSalami: 8:19am On May 16, 2016

kelvinnaira:
good one bro... Keep it up.. Keep and cage those 100 visitors per day, if your blog is really niched, you will get a good amount of money from them. (depending on your niche thoug)

;;;;;;not sharing your blogs url is a smart one.;;;;;;;

I don't understand . . . why is not sharing my blog URL a smart one? how else will people find my blog? other than via the feed

Webmasters › Re: How To Boost Your Blog Traffic By 40% [WordPress Only][Thread Resurrected] by SegilolaSalami: 8:15am On May 16, 2016

me too me too, what do you think of my blog? http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/

Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Looking For Creative Original Writers by SegilolaSalami: 7:56am On May 16, 2016

islet:
My bad. 08188587526

Hiya,

I am not on whatsapp but you can reach me via my website http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/contact/

I am an author and would be more than happy to ghostwrite for you if you are serious

Webmasters › Re: An Open Letter To Bloggers Struggling To Get More Traffic By Jon Morrow by SegilolaSalami: 7:51am On May 16, 2016*

I am not a marketing expert and I have only been blogging for about two months.

On my blog http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/ I update the latest episode of my podcast show, I write useful tidbits, write recommendations for children's books with downloadable illustrations

One strategy that I have found to get people to read my content but not necessarily on my website is by submitting my blog feed http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/feed/ to RSS directories. For me that is a win because these people may not have found my blog otherwise.

I also linked my feed to twitter, so immediately I post a new article it goes directly to my twitter page which is linked to my facebook page. Twitter has been the number one source of traffic for my blog, then facebook and even reddit.

Now I will admit that my blog itself only gets about a 100 pageviews per day but has an amazing bounce rate of 16%. As my blog is niche (compared to say celebrity gossip) I am happy with the figures. Obviously I would like to still grow it but I understand that it may take a bit of time.

What do you guys think?

UPDATE: Here's an article I wrote about what I do to increase exposure for my blog http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/increase-your-blog-exposure/. Feel free to check it out if you would like to increase your blog exposure

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Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Anyone With Movie Idea by SegilolaSalami: 7:22am On May 16, 2016

ponti93:
how much will u sell the animation movie .i am a 3d animator.is it a hollywood story?

@ponti93 I am very much interested in working with you.

I am an author of bilingual Yoruba English books. My books were inspired from Tales by Moonlight

I am slowly building my author platform and I think this is the right time to make my books into an animation.

To be honest, I actually wanted to make the animation first but decided to build my platform first. My books have had amazing reviews you can check out here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28388212-yetunde and from people all over the world

Drop me a line here if you are interested and serious about taking things further http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/contact/

Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Let's Get Published (the Making Of An Ebook Publishing Label) by SegilolaSalami: 7:12am On May 16, 2016

Diamondwriter:
Hi guys, i want to put together a combination of writers(unpublished) in what would be an ebooks publishing startup. Our business would be strictly online and most likely under pen-names. The aim of this is to take advantage of the untapped fiction ebook market in Nigeria and make something out of it. Note, the name comes before money so profit making will be a distant priority but it would definitely come. I might want to limit membership to 15 writers for now so drop a mail or something let's get started ASAP. There's so much to be done, from getting to know ourselves to structuring. (writers should be under 30).

out of interest, why the age restriction?

Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Turn Your Scripts/Stories To Gold! by SegilolaSalami: 6:35am On May 16, 2016

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Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Anyone To Help Me Publish My Book by SegilolaSalami: 6:25am On May 16, 2016

Harmonypublish:
We can be of help. Start here http://harmonypublishing.com.ng/get-published/

We published Naijasinglegirl

Hi Harmony,

I write bilingual Yoruba English books and self publish them. My first book is available as both ebook and paperback. The paperback version of my 3rd book is coming out later on this month.

As I am based in the UK, I have struggled to get my books into Nigerian stores. Is this something you can do? I have had a couple of people send me an email asking how to get my books and I know one person had to order it from Amazon. If I am not mistaken you can't download Amazon ebooks from Nigeria right?

Anyhoos, my books have had amazing reviews so far. You can check them out here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28388212-yetunde

Please download a free copy of Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/603700
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1R7OVF3
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1S7GM66
Book page: http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother/
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother-1
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/en/book/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother/id1072179529?mt=11
B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yetunde-segilola-salami/1123187693

If after going through the reviews and reading a copy you believe my book meets your needs, I would love to get into serious discussion with you re being my publisher in Nigeria. Please drop me a line here http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/contact/

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Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Writers Are Needed Urgently by SegilolaSalami: 6:11am On May 16, 2016

Yes, how much do you pay per article

Does Femwriters have a website? What type of articles do you normally cover? Is there a word count limit?

Kind regards,

Segilola
http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/

Nairaland General › Re: Welcome, New Nairalanders by SegilolaSalami: 5:52am On May 16, 2016*

Shaz:
[color=olive]If you're new to Nairaland, please introduce yourself here. Thanks[/color]

Hello everyone,

New member here. Well I am not really that new, I tend to check out your posts from time to time as a guest but I think the time is now for me to be an official member.

I would take a bit of time to go through some of the more recent posts and connect with you all but I will endeavour to be an active member of the forum.

Here's a little bit about me:
I am an author, I write bilingual Yoruba English Children's books. You can check out my books here http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/my-books/
I host a podcast The Segilola Salami Show. If you would like to know more about it, you can check it out here http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/appear-on-the-segilola-salami-show/
If you have ever thought about being an author and want someone to guide you through publishing, feel free to get in touch.

When I first told one of my friends that I wrote a book, he asked me "can you write?" To be honest, those short words planted the seed of doubt in my mind. You see I have been writing less than a year now. Three books later, that stupid godforsaken doubt has been uprooted grin

Most of the people who have read my books so far have been non-Nigerians and it has been truly humbling that they all like my books. If you would like to see the reviews, you can check them out here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28388212-yetunde

The only test left is if Nigerians would like my books. My friends do but it would be great to get strangers opinions. My book is free on all platforms eg Amazon, itunes etc etc

OK now that my Oscar speech is over, please do say hello

UPDATE: Here are the links to my books if anyone is interested in getting a free copy

My book Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother follows baby Yetunde as she narrates her mother's ode to her grandmother.

It is free to download in all platforms:
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/603700
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1R7OVF3
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1S7GM66
Book page: http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother/
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother-1
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/en/book/yetunde-an-ode-to-my-mother/id1072179529?mt=11
B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yetunde-segilola-salami/1123187693

Many thanks for your time and kind regards,

Segilola

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