Google PR update for the New Year

Happy New Years to everyone around the world!

Some bloggers take time off from writing content and blog promotion on New Years Eve and some folks may have missed the fact that Google updated the page ranks today.  I almost missed it myself as I have not been online much promoting my blog today.

I have been very consistent in building backlinks and posting regular content but the big G was not feeling the Tycoon Blogger this time around as I got bumped from a pr3 to a pr 2.  I find this very strange as it is not like I have been slacking off over here.  This also comes at a time when my Google traffic has been growing steadily and I am ranking high for competitive keyword phrases like twitter follower tools and promote your blog.  Oh well, I will keep doing my thing and see what happens next time.  I know a lot of bloggers do not care about page rank, but I do still think it is important as advertisers still think it is important.

I wish I knew what Google formula was based on because I can not make any sense out of it.  For example, this blog has over 1,500 backlinks.  I have a static site called Your Sales Resume that I have never updated and it only has 37 backlinks and that just got a PR 4.  What the F is up with that logic?

Anyways, I am a little pissed but I am not going to let it ruin my night.

I hope you had better luck this update that I did.  Drop me a comment and let me know how Google treated you.

Top Blog Traffic Sources for 2009 on Tycoon Blogger

I am sure I am not the only blogger that is addicted to blog stats.  Earlier this year I wrote a post entitled “Addicted to blog stats? Promote your blog instead.”  After this post I refrained from checking my blog stats for an entire month and used my “extra” time to be more productive and concentrate on blog promotion.  That only lasted for a brief time and I am back to checking my stats several times a day.  Earlier today I took a look at my entire years stats for 2009 and I was a bit surprised at the traffic sources.  According to my analytics, my traffic came from 548 sources.  Here are my top 10…

1. Adgitize – If you are not a member, you should check it out.
2. Direct
3. Google
4. EntreCard
5. Iamburaot.com
6. StumbleUpon
7. Twitter
8. Digital Point Forums
9. Ezine Articles
10. Twittley

I also want to give a shout out to the top three referring blogs:

• Extreme John
• Serradinho
• Dragon Blogger

How does this match up with your blog traffic?  What are your top sources of 2009?

Promote Your Blog -Top 8 articles of 2009 (on Tycoon Blogger)

Every blogger I know is looking for blogging tips on how to promote your blog. As I look back at the over 200 posts that I wrote in 2009, the largest category was blog promotion tips. As part of my year end “best of” series, I thought it would make sense to write a post about the top  blog promotion articles of 2009.

Top Guest Posts of 2009 (on Tycoon Blogger)

As the year winds down, I have been reflecting on my blog and thinking about the great experiences and lessons I have learned. For the last week of the year I will be highlighting some of the most popular posts on Tycoon Blogger this past year. In this round up, I will be featuring the top guest posts of the year. Enjoy!

If you are interested in guest blogging here, just contact me and let me know what you have in mind.

Merry Christmas from Tycoon Blogger

If you stopped by for blogging tips on how to promote your blog and make money blogging, I am sorry to disappoint. Just wanted to put a quick post and wish all my blogging friends around the world a Merry Christmas. I hope you are having a great one…I know I am!

If you are really need a blogging tips fix today, I am sure you can find some good posts in my

Best of Blog Posts Series

if you want to read about what my son thought about christmas and the gifts that he received, he just finished his blog post…

My Christmas Day presents - Blogging Boy

Wishing you the best,

Dan