How To Get More Views And Traffic

Here’s a question every serious person asks at the beginning of their online journey.

How can I get more views and traffic when I don’t have connections and don’t know anyone with connections who would want to link up with me?

Answer: It’s simpler than you might think!

Getting targeted traffic is as much about mindset as it is about mechanics. If you understand the mindset of the people who drive a lot of traffic, it’s pretty easy to start getting it.

Here’s the bottom line truth about traffic: if you don’t have it, someone else does! All you have to do is get them to funnel some of that traffic your way – which is also easier than you might think.

The one thing every serious website owner needs is good content. Whether they operate a forum or a blog, they need new content to draw new visitors and keep existing subscribers coming back for more.

That’s where you come in.

You can trade your unique content for traffic. You can post content on other people’s blogs and forums in exchange for a link back to your website. If done consistently, this can develop into a HUGE source of targeted traffic. (On the flip side, if you only do it once, don’t expect much in the way of results.)

It’s actually really simple. Here’s a free tool to get you started – it’s called “Google!”

Go to Google and search for your main keywords + “guest blog”, “guest blogger”, and “forum.” For example, if you sell a product or service related to real estate investing, you would search Google for “real estate investing guest blog” and then sort through the results. You’d do the same for forums.

Once you do the searches, here’s what you want to look for to find possible places to post.

First, do the sites you find accept posts from others?

If you searched for “guest blogger” you should find blogs that have posts from other people beside the blog owner. Look the site over for information on how to submit an article or post.

Second, do they allow linking back to your own site?

When you look at the posts by guest bloggers, make sure they have a link back to their site and are doing some basic promotion about themselves and their product. It does you very little good to supply content to a site that won’t let you link back.

Do the same for forums. Make sure they allow you to make an obvious link back to your site with your post or in your profile right there with the post. Don’t bother with sites where people must click multiple times to first dig for your profile and then dig for your link.

Third, do they have a responsive audience?

When you look at the blog posts, do they have a bunch of comments and interaction? Does the forum have a lot of posts and views of those posts, along with responses?

Also, check the Compete.com ranking of the sites to make sure they get at least a few thousand visitors each month. You don’t want to submit to a site that doesn’t get much traffic, no matter how nice the site’s operator might seem.

Fourth, can you “wash-rinse-repeat?”

The way to build momentum is to do something that works consistently over time. It takes at least 3 posts to get any type of traction, even on your own blog. The first time people see you, they might pay attention. The next time they see you, they might pay attention. The third time they see you, they figure you might be serious.

You need to become a regular, a “columnist” on the sites you’re serious about guest blogging for, especially if you want results. Set a goal of publishing on another site a minimum of 2 times per month and set deadlines. Your ultimate goal is to have 4-6 really good places you can submit content to once or twice (or more) EVERY month.

Finally, the best strategy for building success is to drive all this traffic to an offer for a REALLY GOOD “Free Report” on a relevant topic. If you want to build a list and develop a following, this is the quickest way to do it. Offering a free report is a much better proposition than trying to drive them to a link to buy something. Get them on your list, develop a relationship, and you’ll get multiple opportunities to pitch them anything you want.

Bottom line: if you want and need traffic, go where the traffic already flows. Once you find it, use content to put yourself and your expertise in the path of that traffic by making it a win-win proposition for the site or forum owner. This strategy is simple, effective… and it works!

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