[00:00] how to get more traffic to your website, fast. traffic to over 180,000 visitors per month. advanced strategies and tactics.
[00:16] you've heard a million times already, Instead, you're going to see advanced traffic techniques (techno music)
[00:33] I'll be honest, my first website was a complete disaster. but I lacked the number one thing That's when I started googling things like
[00:47] "how to get more traffic" and "increase website traffic." You know the kind of stuff I'm talking about. share your content on social media.
[01:01] but it's not going to send thousands Why, because everyone in the world So after trying dozens of different tactics
[01:14] Specifically, I set out to test a bunch It wasn't easy but over time I discovered a handful of untapped traffic techniques that actually worked.
[01:28] my traffic shot through the roof. Your boy's going to be famous. and show you exactly how to use them
[01:40] So let's jump right in with technique Here's the deal, when most people read the author bio section and I can't blame them.
[01:54] of the page like this, which is a huge problem. they're not going to visit your site. to this problem, the upside down guest post.
[02:09] First, write an awesome guest post Next, include helpful resource sections throughout the post.
[02:21] on the topic you just covered, here's an example. as one of the helpful resources. As you can see, I strategically linked out
[02:37] And that link brought in 78% more traffic And that leads us to strategy number two, get more traffic through social media.
[02:53] of the main reasons that this post from my blog has over 6000 social media shares. First, find something tweetable in your content.
[03:07] For example, this post from my blog So I considered each strategy on the list "tweetable". To do that just head over to clicktotweet.com
[03:23] will generate a special link for you. Whenever someone clicks on the link It's that easy.
[03:35] publish more list posts. to your website, list posts work great. BuzzSumo recently analyzed a million articles
[03:51] And they found that list posts crush other content formats. get six times more shares than how-to posts
[04:03] and 40 times more shares than infographics. List posts generate a ton of traffic. is one of the most successful pieces
[04:17] To date this list post has generated over 18,000 shares, 900 comments and 331,000 visits. overhaul and upgrade old blog posts.
[04:33] more traffic in seven days. on my site that was out of date. And I found this guide on my blog that was really outdated.
[04:47] Specifically I added new screenshots, sprinkled in old strategies that didn't work anymore. And just like that traffic to that page
[05:02] shot up like a rocket ship and this wasn't a fluke. This time, instead of just updating the content I updated it and relaunched it like a brand new post.
[05:16] sent out an announcement to my email subscribers. including almost 5000 visitors in one day. add "Share Triggers" to your content.
[05:32] In my experience content largely succeeds or fails based on one factor: whether or not the content has share triggers. in your content that push people to share it.
[05:47] like Dr. Jonah Berger and Dr. Katherine Milkman what I discovered through trial and error. people are significantly more likely
[06:02] For example, one of the most powerful Social currency is the idea that Looking good.
[06:15] that this infographic that I made In fact, this infographic generated thousands Now there are dozens of reasons
[06:28] to the content promotion campaign. to one simple thing: it contained At the time I made this infographic,
[06:42] And my content backed up their rants with solid data. it made them look good. So they shared it, again and again.
[06:57] In fact the infographic even got featured in google news. Let's dive right into technique number six Podcasts are blowing up right now.
[07:11] In fact, one survey found that 24% of Americans Does that mean you should grab the nearest Instead, I recommend going on other
[07:23] This strategy works so well that I try to go on In fact, over the last few years And these episodes have brought me
[07:37] For example, I once got 984 laser targeted As a bonus you usually get at least one backlink
[07:49] Let's move right along to technique number seven, Is there a formula for creating content that goes viral, no.
[08:01] That said, there are four things you could do to increase First, viral content tends to contain lots of visuals. or an infographic, or a video.
[08:16] The important thing is that you use visuals in your content. Industry studies show that image rich content gets 94% more social shares compared to content that's nothing but text.
[08:30] Second, viral content tends to have a high utility. content is useful in some way. Or maybe you teach people how to nail their job interview.
[08:43] has a very high chance of going viral. more often than short articles and blog posts.
[08:56] BuzzSumo recently analyzed a million articles. content tends to get significantly In fact, as you can see, content that's at least
[09:12] 3000 words gets 208% more shares than short articles. For example, here's a long-form article This post weighs in at a staggering 6,525 words.
[09:30] is a big reason that it's been shared boatloads of traffic to my website. Why? Well according to wordpress.com
[09:47] 2 million blog posts come out every single day. For example, entrepreneur and backlinko reader on a site a while back, and it went viral.
[10:01] generated 17,000 visitors to his site in one day. promote his content on sites like reddit, Let's keep things rolling with technique number eight,
[10:18] So, CoSchedule recently analyzed like Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. the best times to post on each network.
[10:35] get more traffic with content transformation. Instead of starting from scratch, like an ebook, video, infographic or podcast.
[10:51] on my blog a while back, as you can see, this post generated lots of social shares and comments. even more value out of this content.
[11:05] That single video has over 90,000 views All from a piece of content that I published years ago.
[11:17] on sites like LinkedIn and Media. of YouTube ranking factors on my blog about a year ago. article, which along with my other LinkedIn posts,
[11:33] That's the power of content transformation. technique, steal your competitors traffic sources.
[11:45] your competitors get their traffic from. send you their Google Analytics password. of their top traffic sources for free with SimilarWeb.
[12:02] traffic, but exactly where they get that traffic from. For example, let's say that you noticed that one from guest posting on a particular site.
[12:18] Or let's say they're driving lots of visitors from YouTube, You get the idea. what the best traffic sources in your niche are.
[12:31] Let's end this video with one more quick bonus tip, drive traffic from forums. When you become an active member
[12:44] A funnel that brings people back to your website. When I first got started with the Backlinko blog, I had zero followers, zero visitors
[12:58] And I knew that SEO and social media can be great So, to give my traffic a head start I became an active member of a popular marketing forum.
[13:12] and I even posted some original content. of visitors to my brand new blog. Nine techniques to help you get more website traffic.
[13:25] the Backlinko YouTube Channel, right now. Also, if you want exclusive SEO traffic techniques head over to Backlinko.com and hop on the news letter.
[13:41] Which technique from today's video Or maybe want to drive traffic from forums? Either way let me know by leaving a comment below right now.
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