subject: How to Get Traffic to Your Website by:Maryellen Doody [print this page] You have set up your website, now what? You have set up your website, now what?
Write a blog. A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by the individual with regular entries on recent events, a commentary of what is happening in the world and some people use it to tell a personal diary. A blog can have text, video and even a link to your website.
A blog can be used for your business, you can focus on a particular subject; like your product and highlight it through blogging. You need traffic. The Internet has a huge diversity of people that ranges in age, culture, education, interests and geographical location. Promoting your product is no longer limited to classified ads and banners. To drive traffic to your site you need to grab the buyer's attention. Remember quality and substance is better than quantity. A website can look truly beautiful, awe inspiring even, but it needs to attract sustained traffic which attract many others and before long you will have a continuous flow of traffic to your site. Getting traffic to your website may seem like a complex problem, but it is not. Writing a blog is a great way to get traffic.
How do you set up a blog? First of all you need a domain name, this is important if you are building your blog around your business. A keyword corresponding to your URL will have a positive impact on your business. This can bring in different sources of traffic. Search engines will review the words in your domain name and your blog and decide how to rank it. This is called keyword domain. Think carefully when choosing you domain name for blogging.
Next step is to sign up with a blogging site- which is free; a good example is blogger.com. There are lots of templates to choose from. Choose your template, pop in a photo or a picture from the web and you are almost complete. The blog must provide valuable content, it must cater to the buyers needs. The buyer should feel it is worth while checking this website out and that they will recommend the site to there friends and family. Offer something valuable to them. If you met them-what would you say about your product? Use your imagination and be genuine. When you are writing your blogs, do some research, read magazines, books, articles, talk to people, find out what you would want. You do not have to be a playwright or poet to write a blog. Get friends to help you, or outsource it for a fee.
Make your blog fun and easy to read. Keep your English simple. Keep your sentences short. Write like you are talking to people, not in book format. Make the font size and type -easy on the eyes! Utilise spell check, and use correct punctuation. Keep to the point throughout the text.
Update your blog regularly, ideally daily. A love for writing will make it easier. You need to be disciplined, this is your business that you are promoting. Develop a thick skin; read people's comments and listen to what they are telling you, these visitors are your potential customers. People can be very critical whether it is called for or not. Reply quickly to the comments, keep a sense of humor and you will succeed.
When people will read your blog, it will be recommended and you will begin to build traffic to your site. This is just one of the many ways to get traffic to your site.
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