10 Easy Ways To Get Traffic To Your Website Fast

Most online business strategies depend on having a website, and driving a boat load of qualified traffic to that website. However the lack of web traffic remains one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face when launching a new startup.

This is why I’ve come up with these 10 proven strategies to try, to grow your website traffic.

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1. Host a contest.

Use your social media pages to organize contests and giveaways. This will encourage people to come to your website. This might even inspire some to share your post with others.

2. Share posts in social media groups

Become active in Facebook and Linkedin groups. Post regularly to these groups and establish yourself as an authority in your space. On Twitter, use hashtags for similar effect.

3. Work with Social media influencers

Build relationships with social media influencers and have them share your content on their social media pages. This will boost your reputation.

4. Offer discounts and promotions. Encourage users to visit your site by hosting flash sales, promotional discounts and special offers. Send out a tweet, email and post on Facebook each time you host a promotional event and watch traffic grow.

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5. Submit your sitemap to Google and Bing

You should have a sitemap on your site by now. This is a page that connects to all the other pages on your website. Submit this page to Google and Bing. This will allow these search engines to index your site faster and more accurately.

6. Build quality inbound links.

Get links pointing back to your site from popular websites and blogs. Links improve SEO and referral traffic. For help, see SEO Link Building: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide.

7. Pick popular keywords

Use the Google keyword planner to identify the top keywords people use to find similar products or services. The Keyword planner even allows you to target a specific geographical location.

Pick keywords that have a decent amount of traffic but are not that competitive. Use these keywords as much as you can in the text and meta tags of your site.

8. Converts Facebook Page likes to traffic

I personally think Facebook presents one of the biggest opportunities for you to get cheap quality traffic to your website. One neat trick is to display an enticing offer or statement in the background image of your brand page. The statement should clearly communicate what your company has to offer and any promotions available. Then pay a small fee to promote our page for “likes”. Sit back and watch how many of those likes become site visits.

9. Build a blog Regardless of what kind of business you are in, if you offer your services online and therefore depend on website traffic for customers then you should have a blog. Having a blog to which you post regularly and share on social media will increase traffic to your site over time. A blog allows you to present quality content on your site. Resist the temptation to use your blog just to push your products as this will backfire. Instead post useful information and tips related to your industry or associated industries. For example if you sell tools, your blog might provide DIY tips and guides.

10. Display beautiful images.

Studies show that content with images simply perform better. Create infographics whenever you can. Infographics allow you to provide simple easy-to-digest information in creative ways. There are awesome tools out there that you can use to easily create infographics.

Bonus tip

Your website should be optimized for mobile browsing. It is estimated that 70 to 80 percent of all traffic online will be mobile by 2018. This is especially the case if you offer your products or services to consumers and not other businesses. Google actually place priority on mobile-friendly sites when ranking websites.