People often perceive traffic building as a one-size-fits-all process that everyone can follow and receive similar results.
Sure, there are basic principles and guidelines you can follow such as…
- write great content
- develop social media strategies
- start a YouTube Channel
But at the end of the day, traffic building is typically a unique journey for every person.
Here’s why…
- There are so many different platforms to market your site on
- Not every method works as well for every site/niche
- Everyone has a different skill set, work ethic, motivation, etc.
Building traffic is work, but you can simplify the process in the beginning if you use this simple strategy…
Choose one platform that aligns with your strengths and is occupied by your target audience. Stay committed to mastering that one area, and don’t feel that you have to master every platform.
You can read more about this and other tips in this free guide (with a cheat sheet) that will put traffic building into perspective and keep you from feeling overwhelmed.
It’s perfect for those who need a little motivation and guidance.
To download it, subscribe to my “latest update” list and you’ll receive a thank-you email that contains the download.
Great information love the atmosphere and learning. I’m glad to have landed on your site. Thanks
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for this great and engaging article, this is 100% useful for everyone.
Please tell me how can I increase traffic to my blog, it’s decreasing day by day instead of increasing.
I signed up to receive your free Traffic ebook and it was not delivered to my email. It is not in my spam mail. Please resend that. Thanks.
I’m on the phone with them right now. Did you use this email address?
Yes, I did Lisa.
OK I will email it to you.
I did. The email telling me that there was a reply to my comment was in the junk folder, but still nothing for the e-book.
OK will send it to the email that you used here.
Hi Lisa, I’ve signed for the e-book twice but never received an email. It’s been over 12 hours since I submitted the first form, and a couple of hours since I resubmitted. Can you please advise? Thanks!
Did you check your junk or spam folder for the confirmation?
I’m an average dude as well. I drive a minivan LOL!!! that’s what makes me a rockstar 🙂
Nice guide. Didn’t know about PicMonkey. I may use it in a WordPress tutorial I’m working on. Thanks for the tip!
Excellent guide, thank you for posting this!
That is a big challenge specially when you find everybody around you has a blog. Hope your guide will help many who are struggling for traffic.
Great book. My thanks. But I have one question about the title. It reminds me of my old SBI days. You don’t plan on going off the deep end like Ken Evoy did do you? LOL
Hi Tony! Ummm not sure what you mean but hope not!! lol
thanks for the book this topic was of great help to me
Hi Lisa,
You are absolutely on the spot, some very important things explained very nicely.
Once again its a very useful write . thanks
Thank you for the ebook! This guide was a great read Lisa
Well hello there Lisa!
Loving the new look and feel of the blog. Excellent job on this guide. I especially loveeee the section where you touched on defining a target audience and creating a blog that caters to them.
Gosh! That is the BIGGEST mistake that I made with my first site. I tried to speak to too many people and quite frankly..it became just too much….so bad to the point where I made the tough decision after 2 years of blogging to start completely over. BEST decision ever 🙂
Thanks again for this awesome info Lisa. Wishing you a fantastic year!
P.S. Sooo none of my picks made it to the superbowl hahhahaha
Yes! I actually noticed a huge difference in conversions when I created a very targeted site like NapturallyCurly.com. Indeed a very big difference.
Wait… but I thought you were rooting for NC? But I guess rooting for a team doesn’t mean you necessarily pick them to win, right?
I have been building websites & building traffic for yrs!!! Strong follower for yrs. Content properly done, social media & more is key to organic traffic.
#superbowl50 #Panthers #Keepponding
This guide was a great read Lisa, I love the way you linked out to other articles that are resources that compliment what you had to say and provide extended value in line with getting more traffic.
Thanks Much!
Excellent! Glad you found it helpful, Tony.
i am finding it difficult to use java to design websites.
This is a good concise book Lisa. I particularly agree about making sure there is demand for what you want to write about or sell. I do keep making this point repeatedly on your forum and blog, but only because I’ve learnt it the hard way having chosen bad niches in the past where there was no money to be made.
The part about building your list is also worth highlighting. Email is the only traffic source I am using for my blog. Another mentor of mine wisely said that your blog is a place to send subscribers once they opt in, not a way to get SEO traffic. As I remember you saying before, we should always view SEO traffic as a bonus.
Thank you so much, Carlo. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Lisa and thank you for the ebook!
When I first started blogging, I tried mastering every platform out there. It took me a few years to understand that mastering 2 or 3 is better than not mastering any at all. I can’t wait to read the ebook. Thank you again!
Brenda
You’re very welcome, Brenda. Hope you enjoyed!
Lisa, I agree.
“Mediocre Content Won’t Cut It” Only quality content answers the question, why bother.
Been working on that … It is a difficult skill to master.
It takes work but you can do it!!
Nice guide. Didn’t know about PicMonkey. I may use it in a WordPress tutorial I’m working on. Thanks for the tip!
Yep it’s pretty cool. Once you start using it, you’ll begin to recognize fonts. A lot of YouTubers use it for their thumbnails.
Lisa,
Thanks for the guide. Happy New Year, since it is still early in the year.
Andrew
No prob Andrew! Happy New Year to you!
Ditto on mastering one platform at a time, Lisa!
(great new-to-me redesign, by the way! nice colors…)
Thanks Ana!! Always great to see you here.
Thanks, Lisa! I’m sure I’ll find something that even an old ex-blogger like me can use!
Cheers,
Mitch
Anytime, Mitch!