How do visitors find you? or DO they find you?

Have you ever wondered why you don’t show up in search engines like Google and Yahoo?

Have you ever heard of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

Basically, SEO is “the use of various techniques to improve a web site’s ranking in the search engines and thus attract more visitors”.

ClogOn.com started in April of 2005. The owner, Nate Moller, me, started clogging when I was 6 years old in a small town in Idaho. My biggest key to “online success” with ClogOn.com was what I learned about SEO and how I implement it today with ClogOn.com.

Here are a few examples of how YOU probably found ClogOn.com initially.

Type in “clogging shoes” in Google.

You’ll see this:

and this:

These are the positive effects of on-site and off-site search engine optimization.

If you are interested in getting your dance website to the top of search engines, fill out the SEO consultation and we’ll contact you for a free consultation.

Tap Dancing to Super Mario Bros. – Watch more Game Trailers

Have you ever done this with your shoes for clogging?

Thanks to Buck Gregory Barry Welch for teaching an awesome clogging step!

If you have cool clogging videos that you’d like ClogOn to share with ClogOn Fans on Facebook, the ClogOn Community, and cloggers all over the world, contact us today and we’ll post them for you.

Why do you love clogging?

Have you been clogging long?

What got you started?

Why are you still doing it?

This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately as I talk with clients about starting an online business that they are passionate about.

ClogOn.com was my first online business. The business was formed in April of 2005 and has grown steadily since then. I attribute the success of this first online business venture to one main thing – I LOVE WHAT I’M PROMOTING – Clogging!

The question that keeps coming up is this:

Why do I have such a passion for clogging?

I’ve put together 5 answers that I’ll be talking about over the next few days or weeks. Here’s the first (they’re in no particular order):

1. Initial Success: I started clogging when I was 6 years old. In speaking with my mother on why she got me involved in clogging, two reasons generally surface – a) I was a wild little boy b) she had a couple friends who’s kids were also in clogging. My first experience was ok – it was fun, there was lots of energy, but I wouldn’t say I was a natural; it mostly just kept me out of trouble.

   After about 3 or 4 months at one studio, my mom took me to another place where there were kids more my age. This was probably the main reason I’m still in clogging today. It was much more fun, there were other boys that I could goof around with, play football with after class, and it was something I started looking forward to each week.

   After not too long, a few of the mom’s and our clogging director, Kristine Handy, began to talk about forming a little team that could begin competing and performing around the community. Within a year, our little team of 4 boys and 4 girls was formed. (Eventually we became the Dynamic Dozen.)

   When I was 8 we went to our first “competition” at the Blackfoot Fair in Idaho. We danced to “Monroe’s Hornpipe” and “La Bamba” and ended up winning 2nd or 3rd place. No, we weren’t the Grand Champions, but I believe we all got little trophies or ribbons.  This initial success was a big key to helping me “rise and shine” as a clogger.

So how would you write an answer to this important question?

Why are you so passionate about clogging?

Stay tune for upcoming reasons Why Nate Moller Loves Clogging?

• People always seemed excited to watch us perform
• I formed life-long friendships because of clogging
• Clogging took me places that sports never would have
• It’s a great and creative form of exercise

What a great combination of clogging and Canadian step dancing.

This video was shared on Facebook by Nicole Nadeau and Aaron Dylan.

I caught Judy Waymouth and her senior students practicing for a performance they were to do later that night. Clogging and Canadian Step Dancing at its best! Taken at the Nickel City Clogging Festival – April 21, 2007.. A Special Treat – Judy Waymouth by AaronDylan.

Thoughts? Comments?

The ClogOn on Facebook Goal:

To Unite 1,000+ Cloggers in one place on Facebook

How to Win

Step 1:

Become a fan of ClogOn on Facebook

Step 2:

Suggest the ClogOn Page on Facebook to your friends, clogging and non-clogging alike – let’s get the WORLD in to clogging

Here’s how to suggest a friend become a fan:

Click on Suggest to Friends:

This box will appear of all your friends on Facebook:

Click on the Friends that you want to be Fans of ClogOn on Facebook (it will look like this):

Click Send Invitations – you’re done!

Step 3:

When you’re friends join, have them do 1 of 2 things -

1. Write on the ClogOn Fan Page wall that their friend – YOU – referred them.
2. Send me a Direct Message (Nate Moller is my Facebook personal account)

The contest will run until we hit 1,000 Fans.

I will keep a running total and update it from time to time on the Discussion Board at the ClogOn Page and here at the ClogOn Blog.

Step 4:

Win a FREE Dance Bag!

Look forward to giving a dance bag away soon!

Becky Morgan and her “sister” perform a clogging dance? Wonder what type of clogging shoes they are wearing?

Do you wonder what style is best for your clogging foot?

ClogOn.com has been in the clogging industry for over 25 years. We’ve used and tested many different styles of clog dancing shoes. Recently we’ve been doing research with cloggers from all over the world and here are some of the things we’ve found out:

Split Toe Clogging Shoes vs. Stompers Clogging Shoes

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Thanks to the Global Clogging Network

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The Fab Five

What a clogging competition this would be – The Southern Belles vs. The Fab Five.  Since they have both been involved in America’s Got Talent we thought this would be a fun survey.

Which women’s clogging team would you pick to win if they were competiting, The Southern Belles or The Fab Five?

Place your vote!

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

What do you think of their performance?

Do you feel The Fab Five has the best chance of winning America’s Got Talent?

Great job to The Fab Five! The truly represented clogging to the world. We all wish you the best from ClogOn.com and hope you win it all!