Friday Night Live..who is coming??

Its that time of the week again! Me asking you if you can show up to chat with me all night long while we avoid our husbands and kids bathtimes and learn something very productive. Or at least that is the premise I try to go with. So far, everyone is falling for it, so Ill try to convince you of that again!

This week, our subject will be traffic. Ooh, the biggie. First thing we are going to dive into what is a “unique visitor”, what is a “page view”, what is a “hit”….knowing about your traffic, will also help you know exactly what you are doing right and what you can improve. I have been finding out lately that bloggers are misunderstanding their terms and giving out the wrong info. You want to make sure you know what it is you are talking about when a company reaches out to you. It keeps you professional and teaches you were you are growing.

Then we can talk about sources of traffic, where the best traffic is, why we retain visitors (or not), how to increase it in a fun way, and how to become the best blogger you can be!

Last, we will talk about simple ways to create larger numbers for yourself. Lets face it..if no one is reading, you wont open the right doors for your goals, so how do you get from a new site, to having Dyson knock on your door? Im going to tell you how we went from a no name blog on the scene to creating a $5000 giveaway in under a month.

This week our sponsor is SHOWTIME! How appropriate, right? SHOWTIME wants you to know there is an ALTERNATIVE to the Superbowl and its filled with great shows! Hate football? Pop on a DVD!  SHOWTIME is sponsoring our show with  several of its greatest online TV show seasons:

Win the following with a retail value of approx $128 (2 winners!!!!!) and SHOWTIME is throwing in a Bobblehead doll too!

Showtime is going social to step up efforts to challenge HBO as the new Kings of Premium Cable. A dynamic new website aimed at engaging established fans as well as hooking new ones has just launched at www.joinshowtime.com

There you can stream trailers, clips and even a full episodes of Showtime favorites like The L Word, Californication and Weeds (not to mention newcomer United States of Tara), as well as take an “entertainment personality quiz” to determine with Showtime shows are the best match for you. Other features include a “Sho-off” section for super fans, RSS feeds for top programming and links to Showtime’s other new social networks around the web on Facebook, Flickr and YouTube which have all incorporated the “Join Showtime” campaign.

Now all we need to do is talk Showtime into setting up a Blog, and they will be good to go! *cough, ill run it, cough*

~Trisha

PS sign my linky so I know you can be here! Lets go with 830pm central. And if you really are good girls, I’ll  LIVE out the diaper bag too. I need to get it done tomorrow anyway.