subject: Practical Traffic Tips - The #1 Secret for Regular & Consistent Traffic to Your Blog Or Fan Page [print this page] Practical Traffic Tips - The #1 Secret for Regular & Consistent Traffic to Your Blog Or Fan Page
Traffic is the life blood of any online business. And yet so many people struggle with getting traffic to their sites, both beginning traffic and regular and consistent traffic.
The first thing I learned about traffic online is this:
Don't chase after traffic. Find out where the traffic is going and get in front of it
Getting beginning traffic to your Blog or Fan Page is not so hard to do with the Social Marketing Tools we have today. You can use Twitter, Facebook, your blog, YouTube, LinkedIn and EzineArticles to drive initial traffic into your sites on the web.
The Bigger Challenge
What IS a bigger challenge is getting regular and consistent traffic to your Blog or Fan Page. While there are many ways in which to do this, the single most powerful strategy you can use is to have a regular weekly feature on your Blog or Fan Page.
Now before you read any further, I'm going to ask for a commitment of sorts from you. Here is is: that you are going to be consistent with using what I am going to suggest. The number one thing that gets in the way of using this tip in consistency. Most folks are just to lazy to do anything on a regular basis.
And then they complain about not being successful. Don't let that be you, ok?
Every Sunday I have a "Sunday Morning Inspiration" Video on my Blog and it brings in regular and consistent traffic and lots of comments and interaction as well. In fact, the one time I forgot when I was out of town, folks were emailing and tweeting me asking where it was...
Options for a Regular Feature
"Alright Jeff, you've convinced me, I want to do a regular feature, and I commit to being regular with it. What kind of regular features can I do?"
Great question! Here's just a few ideas for regular features you could do:
a regular weekly article
a regular weekly audio
a regular weekly video
or a combination of these
The great thing about this tip is you do not have to wait to implement it. You can start right away.
Here are the steps:
1) Choose a regular feature
2) Choose a day to feature it (pun intended)
3) Choose a launch date
4) Take the first step to implementing your regular feature before your head hits the pillow tonight!