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RHFay
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  		   Posted 11/26/2007 3:35 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
This had been mentioned already, but finding publications that post links to the web site, and then getting pieces published in these venues, can guide some traffic towards your site.

Again, posting the link on various forums can get you some traffic, as long as the forums don't mind. Be subtle, though; blatant self-promotion can backfire if overused on certain forums.

Both methods have worked for me. I don't know if I've gotten tons of traffic (I can't seem to get my counter to work properly), but I know I've gotten some, including some editors. I do know some editors have become interested in my art after they visited my site. So numbers alone don't tell the whole story; the degree of involvement in publishing of the visitors is important, too!

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  		   Posted 11/26/2007 3:26 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.

I drive lots of book-buying traffic to my blogs (which act as my websites) through blogging.  Find blogs that are owned and visited by horror fiction fans.  I don't know about the other blogs but Blogger makes that easy for you to find those blogs through their directory. 

Then post comments on those blogs.  Your username becomes a live link to your website.  If you make sure your comments are informative, people will click on your username to find out more about you.  You can build significant traffic very quickly this way.  

If you have a blog feature on your website then you can keep traffic coming back to your site every day.  Post at least twice a week, and make sure it is something horror fiction fans want to know about. 

Good luck and happy blogging!  This traffic strategy has worked really well for me.    :-)

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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 6:22 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yes, very nice.

Read me in 2007!
"The View From the Shotglass Floor" Ray Gun Revival, Feb 2007
"Voice of the Spoiler" The Sword Review, June 2007
"Servant of the Manthycore" The Sword Review, July 2007
"Darkling I Listen; and for Many a Time" Fear and Trembling, coming soon!
"Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" The Sword Review, August 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Summer 2007
"Nothing But Our Tears" The Sword Review, September 2007
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Fall 2007
"The Scarlet Colored Beast" The Sword Review, October 2007
"The Stars by Law, Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, November 2007
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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 4:48 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks, CW! Boone's piece is getting awesome feedback in the comments thread. 100%. Not a single dissenting thought.

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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 12:41 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
A very cool story from Boone in today's EDF, Jordan. Liked it.

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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 12:40 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks, Michael!

We picked up another piece from Sarah Hillary scheduled to run next month. She's an awesome writer. We always look forward to her submissions!

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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 2:33 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Jordan Lapp said...
Lolita's Lynch Mob is our most popular piece so far... it's got over 1000 reads.

Lolita's Lynch Mob is completely awesome! I found myself telling my wife and folks at work about it.

Read me in 2007!
"The View From the Shotglass Floor" Ray Gun Revival, Feb 2007
"Voice of the Spoiler" The Sword Review, June 2007
"Servant of the Manthycore" The Sword Review, July 2007
"Darkling I Listen; and for Many a Time" Fear and Trembling, coming soon!
"Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" The Sword Review, August 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Summer 2007
"Nothing But Our Tears" The Sword Review, September 2007
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Fall 2007
"The Scarlet Colored Beast" The Sword Review, October 2007
"The Stars by Law, Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, November 2007
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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 2:33 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yeah. That was a good promo and now I think I've got a couple animations to create.

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  		   Posted 9/7/2007 2:29 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Brandon said...
I just built a website, featuring some horror fiction.  I was just wondering how is the best way to promote it, even locally.  I've joined the forums, of course, and used the search engines, but it is there a guaranteed way to get people to come and read?
Thanks

 
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  		   Posted 9/4/2007 7:33 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Lolita's Lynch Mob is our most popular piece so far... it's got over 1000 reads.

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  		   Posted 9/3/2007 7:58 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Jordan Lapp said...
Submit a story to Every Day Fiction. If we pick it up, we included a link to your site right at the end of the story, thus driving a bunch of readers who are already impressed by your fiction to your site. We have almost 500 subscribers right now, and that number is rising steadily.

What a Cool Idea! I'm going to spread the word. I just subscribed.
 
Can you guess what story I read? burger
 

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  		   Posted 9/2/2007 10:46 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Go visit various horror related boards and join the communities. Post a lot (and not about your site) with your site in your signature as you have it now. Mention it when appropriate and not with your first few posts on those sites.

put up a myspace page and post in the forums.

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  		   Posted 9/2/2007 5:14 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
thank you for that.  I appreciate it.

don't forget to visit: http://www.bloodredtales.com 

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  		   Posted 9/2/2007 3:22 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Submit a story to Every Day Fiction. If we pick it up, we included a link to your site right at the end of the story, thus driving a bunch of readers who are already impressed by your fiction to your site. We have almost 500 subscribers right now, and that number is rising steadily.

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  		   Posted 9/2/2007 1:32 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I just built a website, featuring some horror fiction.  I was just wondering how is the best way to promote it, even locally.  I've joined the forums, of course, and used the search engines, but it is there a guaranteed way to get people to come and read?
Thanks

don't forget to visit: http://www.bloodredtales.com 

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