Hi Gabriella! You’re the one who should be receiving thanks for this… Your response was positively awesome! (And yes, it’s always a good feeling to know our hard work is appreciated!) :)

Hi Jan! Sorry if I wasn’t clear on that. Here’s more detail on the process. :)

1. Write a great post.

2. Think of questions that people would ask that your post can answer. As my example, I wrote a comparison post on Thesis vs Genesis WordPress theme frameworks. People who might be interested in this post would ask what others thought of Thesis vs Genesis, or would people recommend Thesis or Genesis.

3. Take unique keywords from the questions you come up with – in my case, “Thesis vs Genesis”, “Thesis or Genesis”, “Genesis vs Thesis”, “Genesis or Thesis”, recommended WordPress themes, etc. – and add them to Google Alerts so you can get notified when someone on the web mentions these phrases. Also add them as Twitter searches.

4. When you get notified to a new Google results with one of the keyword phrases, check it out. I used this method to find questions in forums and Q&A networks where people were trying to decide on a WordPress theme and used the opportunity to answer with a link to my post. :)

One question for Kristi Hines, though. I must be dense, but I don’t get the step In the Google alerts process. It seems to be 1) Write a great post. 2) Subscribe to Google alerts 3) … 4) Get more visitors. Did I miss something?

I got some useful tips. Thanks again.

Thanks, Leo — and yes, clients are always pleased with good results :) Hope the tips serve you well!