10 Ways of Getting More Traffic
Details on 10 really good things you can do to increase traffic to your blog, webpage, landing page or sales offer.
1. Test, Track and Measure
1.1. Google Analytics
1.2. A/B Split Tests
1.2.1. 50 Split Testing Ideas (You Can Run Today!)
1.2.2. How To Split Test Facebook Posts and Facebook Ads
1.3. Export reports and compare over time
1.4. Tracking Traffic: Where Do They Come From, Where Do They Go?
1.5. Tracking These 6 Metrics Could Boost Your Sales
2. Research Competition
2.1. Follow.net
2.2. SEO IQ
2.3. Quirk Search Status
2.4. Market Samurai
2.5. SpyFu
3. Link Internally On Blog Site
3.1. Keep eye out on new content for opportunities to link to authority content within the site
3.2. SEO Love With Internal Linking
3.3. Internal Links: SEO Best Practice
4. Be Responsive - Adds mobile users
4.1. Advertise specific CTA (+91%)
4.2. Single click to call above the fold (+200%)
4.3. Clear enticing button links to inventory and directions below the fold (-37% reduction in bounce)
4.4. Responsive Web Design: Going Mobile? It's a Requirement.
5. Post Content To LinkedIn
5.1. Write articles the professionals in your network will like and use.
5.2. Work to build your LinkedIn network
5.3. How To Use LinkedIn: The Ultimate List of LinkedIn Tips
6. Blogging
6.1. Guest post on reputable site
6.2. Add comments to industry blogs
6.3. Add value, not just content
6.3.1. Become a real expert on subject
6.3.2. Back it up with data
6.3.3. Study research and Observe (if you don't have your own data to quote/use)
6.3.4. Entertain, use humor
6.3.4.1. Visuals and Infographics
6.3.4.2. Add Stories
6.3.4.3. Memes and GIFs
6.4. Be quoteable, add value
6.4.1. Check list
6.4.1.1. One of a kind
6.4.1.2. Relevant
6.4.1.3. Helpful
6.4.1.4. Uniquely Valuable
6.4.1.5. Great User Experience
6.5. Invite Others To Guest Post on your Blog
7. About Cenay Nailor
7.1. The Go To Gal For The How To Stuff
7.2. Born 1960 in Dallas, TX.
7.3. Lives in Prescott Valley, AZ in the mountains!
7.4. Website: http://www.cenaynailor.com
7.5. How To Videos: http://videos.bycenay.com
7.6. Yep, I’m a geek. A techno-nerd of the geeky variety with her nose stuck to a computer monitor almost every where I go. Well, except when I am out riding quad’s or motorcycles. But that’s only because I get motion sickness trying to read the screen while bouncing down the trail. Nope. Not kidding.
8. Advertise
8.1. Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC)
8.1.1. Google Adwords
8.1.2. Bing and Yahoo Ads
8.1.3. Amazon Product Ads
8.1.4. AdRoll (retargeting)
8.1.5. Learning Resources
8.1.5.1. How To Create PPC Advertising People Will Actually Click
8.1.5.2. 5 Steps to Pay Per Click Advertising That Works
8.1.5.3. Amazon's new ad network has a secret weapon against Google AdWords: shopping data
8.1.5.4. A Beginner's Guide to Retargeting Ads
8.2. Social Media Advertising
8.2.1. Facebook Ads
8.2.2. LinkedIn
8.2.3. A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media Advertising
8.3. Display Advertising (CPA, Banner)
8.3.1. Madrivo
8.3.2. CPA Beyond
8.3.3. CJ Affiliate by Conversant
8.4. Text Link Advertising
8.4.1. Text Link Ads
8.4.2. Text Link Brokers
8.4.3. SEO Moz Stance on Text Links
9. Get Social
9.1. Twitter for short links
9.1.1. Join hashtag conversations in niche
9.1.2. Ask questions, add hashtag to track
9.1.3. Reply to questions asked in your community
9.1.4. Build trust with your target audience
9.2. Facebook for content shares
9.2.1. Always reply to comments
9.2.2. Answer questions
9.2.3. Don't use as just a broadcast channel
9.2.4. Developing A Good Facebook Posting Content Strategy
9.3. Google+ promotions
9.3.1. Signup for Google+
9.3.2. How To Promote Social Promotions on Google+
9.3.3. How To Build an Effective Google+ Brand Strategy
9.4. Pinterest for heavy image content
9.4.1. 9 Ways To Drive Traffic With Pinterest Search
9.4.2. Pinterest Traffic: How To Use For More Exposure
9.4.3. Getting More Traffice and Links with Pinterest
9.5. Instagram for heavy image content
9.5.1. How To Drive More Traffic With Instagram
9.5.2. How To Drive Traffic with Instagram
9.5.3. 5 Ways To Get Traffic From Instagram
9.6. Submit content to Aggregator sites
9.6.1. Reddit
9.6.2. Digg
9.6.3. StumbleUpon
9.6.4. Technorati
9.7. Social Media ROI: Socialnomics
10. Mix It Up
10.1. Vary Length/Format of Content
10.1.1. My 7 Day Cycle For Generating Content That Gets Read
10.1.2. 30 Tips for Creating Content That Gets Read, Shared and Talked About
10.2. Appeal to different types of readers
10.2.1. Detail readers searching for answer to specific questions
10.2.2. Scanners looking at content to see if it applies to them first
10.2.3. Readers who want multimedia, videos, images, PDF's
10.3. Intersperse shorter news-based with long form content as well
10.4. Interview Industry Thought Leaders
11. Pay Attention to On Page SEO
11.1. Title Tag (see this article for more help)
11.2. Description Tag
11.3. Image Alt Text
11.4. Bold and Italic Keywords
11.5. H1, H2, H3 Keywords
11.6. Use Keyword(s) in content body
11.7. Target long tail keywords
11.8. Use Scheme Microdata Markup
11.9. Make sure your site is fast
11.10. Create Posts That Engage Your Readers, Attract The Search Engines And Invite Comments (Part 1)
11.11. Create Posts That Engage Your Readers, Attract The Search Engines And Invite Comments (Part 2)
11.12. SEO and Online Marketing: Working Together
12. Write Irresistible Headlines
12.1. Be compelling
12.2. Write 20 and then review
12.3. Split test if possible
12.4. 12 Irresistible Headlines From The World's Best Selling Magazines
12.5. 7 Sneaky Ways To Write Irresistible Headlines
12.6. 10 Bitchin' Tips For Writing Irresistible Headlines
12.7. Tools To Help with Headlines
12.7.1. Headline Wizard: Online headline generator
12.7.2. Headline Analyzer: Analyze what you've written to make it better