4 Simple Ways To Quickly Increase Website Traffic
By John Szram | July 29, 2008
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There are many different ways to increase website traffic but today I’m going to focus on 4 of the easiest methods. I’m going to give you 4 simple ways that you can increase website traffic quickly, easily and that you can start to put to use today.
These methods aren’t rocket science and they are no big secret but if used correctly they work really well. If you are not currently using them as part of your overall traffic strategy then you are missing out.
Notice I didn’t say these are the best ways, but they are just some of the easiest ways to drive visitors to your site quickly.
You’ll notice my Alexa ranking not too long ago was in the millions, which isn’t unusual for a new blog. As I write this it’s at modest 239,235 and steadily rising. Recently I even broke into the top 100,000 for the week, which in itself doesn’t mean much but I like to use it as an overall indicator of how I am progressing.
Anyway… I digress, let’s get started:
1. Blog Commenting
The Golden Rule: Add value to the converstation.
Please do this, it is so important. The temptation when using blog commenting as a traffic generation strategy is to try and get as many comments out there as possible. A few well written comments are much better than lots of “nice post” type comments.
People will simply gloss over these comments and the chances of them visiting your site are virtually nil. Conversely if you add something of value to the conversation readers might think “this person has something to say, I’m gonna check out their site.”
Don’t force it either or it will sound contrived. If you’ve got nothing to say that is relevant move on and find another post where you can add something of value.
If you have the Alexa Toolbar installed, my advice would be to comment on blogs where you can not only add value but that are also in the top 100,000 on Alexa and certainly in the top 500,000. This shows they are getting a decent amount of traffic. If at all possible focus on commenting on “dofollow” blogs. If you are not sure what that means check out my recent post here: http://www.johnszram.com/are-you-following-me/
The thing about blog commenting is, I enjoy it. I truly enjoy reading other people’s posts, learning and adding my thoughts. In fact, I’d add more comments but I don’t want to flood people’s blogs! You get to read, learn, contribute and you benefit from the traffic and backlinks. It’s a great set up.
2. Submit To Blog Carnivals
Submitting to Blog Carnivals is also a great way to drive people to your site. It’s a win-win situation, the carnival owner gets valuable content for their site and you get a backlink and traffic.
Some of the carnivals require that you post a link back to the their site which I have no problem doing since hopefully we won’t be submitting to spammy sites anyway. Think about it like this, if your link to their carnival helps them in the search engines… great! The more people visit their site the greater the chance they’ll find your content and come back to your blog.
I like providing my content for others to use on their site and this helps to build a reputation as an expert or an authority on your subject.
3. Social Bookmarking
I choose one of my best articles and I submit to a lot of social bookmarking sites and I do this once a week. Instead of submitting to them all individually I use Social Marker. I have usually been surprised by which individual sites send me the most traffic and there’s only one way you’ll find out and that’s to submit and monitor the results. You could use Google Analytics to do this.
The first time I implemented this strategy I noticed a huge increase in website traffic to our site. On one particular day I saw an increase of 400% from the previous days traffic the night after submitting through Social Marker. I highly recommend you submit a quality article using their service. I can’t promise those results but it’s still an effective way to gain visitors.
4. Forum Participation
Forum participation much like blog commenting is a great way to increase website traffic. Especially if you make posts that offer good quality information. Like all of this stuff, relevance and content are king. You’ll need to create a link to your site in your signature so readers know where to find you.
Please don’t spam these places. Contribute. I don’t know if there’s such a thing as “marketing karma” but usually the more you give, the more you receive back. If you are struggling to make money online, think about that for a moment, how much are you giving as opposed to taking?
The posts that work the best are ones where you start a thread for no reason other than to provide quality information. Don’t think about getting anything in return. Just provide the best information that you can on a particular subject and people will thank you for it and so will your traffic stats.
It’s a great way to build a reputation as a provider of quality information and to show your expertise on a particular subject. Do it today. Think to yourself “I’m going to write the best information I can possibly write on this topic and submit.” See what happens.
Forums are also one of the best places to learn, since you can get as involved as much or as little as you like. You can sit back and only read other’s posts or you can become proactive and contribute. You’ll find the whole process much more rewarding once you start to contribute.
My favourite forum is Lee McIntyre’s Standing Start Profits but I would say that since I’m a moderator there right? Well I’d say that anyway and I did before I became a mod (though I’m actually a rocker 
). It’s without doubt the place where I feel most at home.
Now go out there, start driving some traffic today and let me know how you get on.
4 Simple Ways To Quickly Increase Website Traffic…
There are many different ways to increase website traffic but today I’m going to focus on 4 of the easiest methods. I’m going to give you 4 simple ways that you can increase website traffic quickly, easily and that you can start to put to use today…
I just want to say this is great content. At the moment I am trying out a free tool that helps commenting big time, the trackbacks increasing are awesome.
This is a terrific blog, I would happily link.
Thank you for your kind comments Lisa.
Let us all know how you get on with that commenting tool. If you are having success it would be great if you could share with our readers. Thanks again.
John Szram
Great post John! I’d never even heard of Blog Carnival’s before, I shall go and investigate them forthwith! Thanks.
Colin.
p.s. I’m a rocker too!
im really hot on forum posting.. because people are there to discuss issues and you can find people who need help.. they are a warm lead in effect for your site
Thanks Colin,
You should definitely give blog carnivals a try. Let me know how you get on.
John Szram
John thanks for the information.
Here is one of my top traffic methods:
When I launch a new site I will post links on relevant blogs, social network sites and forums about the launch of my new site. To get people to actually visit my site I “ask for their favor.”
I let them know that my graphic designer has just finished designing 2 or 3 logos and ask them if they would be willing to give me their feedback (preferably on the blog, social site or forum).
I do this with everything; logos, wordpress themes, widgets etc.
My site went from zero traffic to 4,200 per day within 12-days using this method.
J.R.
I don’t really know if I could agree with your kind of traffic generation Jackson.
I know that it does bring in traffic, it’s a fact, but by just posting links on forums and what-not to tell people to “review your site” or “give you feedback” isn’t really a clean way to get traffic. It sort of feels dirty, and underhanded.
Your method of traffic increasing feels like an interruption marketing sort of way to drive traffic to your website, and receive a low conversion ratio.
Hi,
I just starting blogging in Jan so need all the help I can get, thanks for the great advice.
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It’s all about consistency - having a consistent message. You might genuinely want people’s opinion on a graphic or logo but you should also be aware that those people will arrive at your site with just that expectation - to check out your graphic.
I agree with Matthew that it’s not a great way to get buyers to your site and you’ll have a tough time converting them. They are essentially a cold lead visiting your site to view a logo, at best they might give you some advice on which you should use.
If, on the other hand, you simply point out some great free content on your site the chances of that same person buying from you in the future are much higher.
I liken this technique to being a salesman and shouting into the street to passers by “which color carpet would suit the store best?” and hitting them with “by the way, do you want to buy something while you’re here?”
Imagine that same salesman offering free samples or free food with no strings attached. Do you think potential customers would consider going back to that shop the next time they needed their particular service? You bet.
John Szram
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I have been active in all of the above mentioned areas although I feel as though I want to be more involved in forums. For some reason I find them hard to navigate in. I will give Lee McIntyre’s Standing Start Profits a try. Blog Carnivals are awesome. They definitely drive a ton a traffic to your site. Be sure to pick a blog carnival that will have the type of traffic you want though. On my healthy site, http://WowYouAreReallyLucky.com I used to submit to recipe carnivals and the traffic was just people who wanted free recipes. Now I wised up and am submitting to Carnivals that might be frequented by people looking for diet programs. I found this article from Joe Hauckes’ “Working At Home On The Internet” carnival. Social book marking is cool and works too. I have stayed away from automated book marking though, Is that OK to use?
Thank you for your comments Deb,
Lee’s forum is great, it’s less of a forum and more of a community of friendly people falling over each other to help one another out!
As for blog carnivals I always tailor my submissions to match the content of the article I’ve written. This post for example could be applied to most websites and as such was submitted to more carnivals than usual.
Automated bookmarking isn’t the best way to drive targeted traffic but it does bring in visitors and quite a lot for me at times.
It’s extremely important for me to build a community here so I’m just glad to see that people like yourself are finding our site and hopefully taking away some value from it.
John Szram
These are free tips that anyone can implement, and can do it right away.
Another good traffic tip is:
Hold an Entrecard credt giveaway. I did this recently on a new blog of mine, and it brought in a good number of visitors and comments. EC credits are coveted, and many will do just about anything to get some. Plus they are free to acquire.
Nice blog. Glad to meet you, John.
Missy.
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Thanx my friend, i will act upon what you said, because i have recently created my blog and i want people to visit it.
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Great ideas - I contribute to blogs and forums regularly and find I get traffic from them when my comments are useful and informative.
I will have to check out the blog carnival and social marking tools
thanks
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Have a good weekend!
Hello John,
This is a thank you comment not a “add value”, but I fill like I have to say it.
My new Do Follow blog is one week old, I post today the first newsletter, it is a WordPress 3 column Blog on my own domain, and I want to say that I learn a lot following your tips for creating good blogs, and do follow (I use a plug in for it).
All the best
http://michaelacernescu.com
It is me again, from where you get the twitter counter, please let me know.
thanks
Michaela
Hi Michaela, thank you for your kind comments!
The twitter counter can be found here:
http://twittercounter.com/
Thanks again,
John Szram
John;
I have tried and tried to get more traffic to my site for years. You have summed it up very nicely. Looks like I have some work to be done this weekend.
Thanks for sharing,
Cindy
Hi John,
Great post - packed with lots of useful and practical advice. I too enjoy making blog comments although I don’t comment as often as I would like or should. I also enjoy reading other people’s comments you can learn a great deal from other comments such as the challenges that others are facing. This can help shape the content for future info products.
Nickolove