With website traffic being instrumental in generating leads, it has become necessary to boost the number of visitors to your website. While some resort to several ‘black hat’ techniques like spam, website generators, illegal traffic sellers etc., it necessary to remember that resorting to such techniques will result in loss of credibility and traffic.
Listed below are a few legitimate and creative ways that will help in increasing your website traffic.
Develop original and quality content on your site: Adding original and quality content to your site is the most effective way of building website traffic. Fresh content that is updated every few days or at least weekly is crucial in developing website traffic. Also make sure that your tags are in place and your links are not broken.
Try to get more backlinks on your website: Backlinking your website with other websites that are closely related can help in generating website traffic. But make sure that you only link to sites that are original and have high quality content; otherwise it could threaten your credibility.
Improve SEO by using content on keywords related to your topic: Using keywords and key phrases to build search engine optimization will help people find your website when they’re searching the web. Ensure that the keywords flow naturally with the text and that all keywords and key phrases are included in the Meta description tags.
Advertise your presence: Advertising your presence through PPC campaigns, submitting to article directories and participating on message boards, are all good ways to emphasize your online presence and generate traffic.
Give away freebies: Giving away freebies like eBooks, screensavers, templates, online services, online classes/seminars etc., are all ways by which you can drive traffic to your site. Letting visitors download free software or giving out promotional CD-ROMs, CDs, and DVDs can encourage the customer to use your site more.
Get linked to social networking sites: By using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Myspace, Google Groups etc., you will be able to reach your target audience and increase the amount of web traffic to your website at the same time.
It is important to remember that search engines take time to index a new website and domain and that the whole process will need some time. Until then, be patient and keep adding new and relevant content to your website on a regular basis.
