{"id":13609,"date":"2017-07-04T08:34:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T06:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/?p=13609"},"modified":"2017-07-04T08:34:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T06:34:04","slug":"9-great-ways-to-increase-your-web-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/9-great-ways-to-increase-your-web-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Great Ways to Increase Your Web Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-7460436606_2bf58a4c10_-Money-Online.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-7460436606_2bf58a4c10_-Money-Online.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are many ways to increase web traffic; the most valuable of course is offering some ongoing and dynamic value such as blogs or online discussion that keep the same people coming back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are many ways to increase web traffic; the most valuable of course is<br \/>\noffering some ongoing and dynamic value such as blogs or online discussion<br \/>\nthat keep the same people coming back, but a host of other options exist<br \/>\nincluding:<\/p>\n<p>Search Engine Optimization<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSearch Engine Optimization\u201d or \u201cSEO\u201d as it is often referred to is a huge success for<br \/>\nmany sites, and has even spawned a service industry in its own right<br \/>\nwhere people are getting paid to optimize your site and site<br \/>\nsubmissions to try and increase how well your site ranks on various<br \/>\nsearch engines. Ideally you should do this yourself by submitting to<br \/>\nvarious directories and using the tips and hints if you are \u2018Internet Impaired\u2019 it may be worth paying a consultant<br \/>\nto assist you.<\/p>\n<p>List your site in Directories and Search Engines<\/p>\n<p>There are many search engines and directories out there where you<br \/>\ncan list your website for increased exposure. Some charge a fee while<br \/>\nothers are free or low-cost but the important thing to remember is to<br \/>\ngo through each one IN PERSON and optimize the data you provide<br \/>\neach to ensure the listing provides the best interface to your site as<br \/>\npossible.<\/p>\n<p>Participate in Link Exchanges<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018link exchange\u2019 refers to the act of having a URL or \u2018hyperlink\u2019 from<br \/>\nanother site either on your page or another site pointing to pages on<br \/>\nyour site. With Exchanges another webmaster will link to your site in<br \/>\nexchange for you linking to theirs \u2013 hopefully complimenting each<br \/>\nothers sites.<\/p>\n<p>Advertise your site via AdWords or other resources such as<br \/>\nbanner ads<\/p>\n<p>There are many advertising avenues out there to get your website<br \/>\nincreased recognition, the simplest of course link exchanges and word of-<br \/>\nmouth, but paid methods such as using Google\u2019s AdWords program<br \/>\nto pop up a link to your site when certain keywords are entered into<br \/>\nsearch engines is a very effective way to increase traffic to your sites.<br \/>\nFrom the vendor side it works like this: you bid (or offer) an amount<br \/>\nthat you will pay for a list of keywords used when people query.<br \/>\nDepending on your bid and the maximum daily expenditure settings<br \/>\nyou specify your ad shows and you\u2019re charged for each user who \u201cclicks<br \/>\nthrough\u201d the ad to your site.<\/p>\n<p>Get published on other sites<\/p>\n<p>The Internet is a wide place and a lot of people are out there every<br \/>\nday so try to participate in other sites with a similar interest to yours<br \/>\nand post articles and stories \u2013 be sure to include a link or reference to<br \/>\nyour web site and viola! Free advertising!<\/p>\n<p>Request Reviews from magazines and online webmasters<\/p>\n<p>Many other sites have a link or \u2018rating\u2019 page where you can ask them<br \/>\nto provide feedback and suggestions on your page and its content \u2013<br \/>\ndoing so will often not only gather additional interest and visibility but<br \/>\ncan help you to tweak your site and improve it to better meet your<br \/>\nneeds.<\/p>\n<p>Post in chat rooms and on blogs<\/p>\n<p>Just as with posting articles using chat and blog entries to promote<br \/>\nyour site is a good \u2018semi-permanent\u2019 way to get your website address<br \/>\nout there before the public.<\/p>\n<p>Give away free gifts and hold contests<\/p>\n<p>This is actually a variation of the customer rewards program idea \u2013 by<br \/>\nholding a contest, generate traffic and often get other benefits. Ideas include \u2018help<br \/>\ncreate a logo\u2019 or \u2018closes predictions for the upcoming election\u2019 \u2026<br \/>\nanything you can think of can be pressed into service in fact!<\/p>\n<p>Join local business organizations<\/p>\n<p>An often overlooked benefit of any community is the local businesses<br \/>\nand merchants as well as the Better Business Bureau. Being a<br \/>\nmember can not only let your fellow businesses be aware of you and<br \/>\nyour site, but can also introduce you to new concepts and tools you<br \/>\ncan use to increase both your visibility and profitability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways to increase web traffic; the most valuable of course is offering some ongoing and dynamic value such as blogs or online discussion that keep the same people coming back, but a host of other options exist including: Search Engine Optimization \u201cSearch Engine Optimization\u201d or \u201cSEO\u201d as it is often referred to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/9-great-ways-to-increase-your-web-traffic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">9 Great Ways to Increase Your Web Traffic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,519,1008,23,17,24,1037],"tags":[378,1155,109,54,150,1880,2654,33,31,370,351,32,243,35],"class_list":["post-13609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","category-business","category-google","category-marketing","category-pinterest-com","category-profits","category-social-media","tag-378","tag-dynamic","tag-great","tag-increase","tag-most","tag-offering","tag-ongoing","tag-to","tag-traffic","tag-valuable","tag-value","tag-ways","tag-web","tag-your"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestprofitsonline.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}