Getting Website Traffic with Social Media
This blog entry was posted on September 16, 2008.
Increasing targeted traffic to your website can only mean one thing… more sales. More website visitors means there are more people that can learn about your site and the products you offer. Social media marketing is a powerful way to bring more interested prospects.
How can businesses use social media effectively? Businesses need to build trust by offering value and interacting with people. This doesn’t mean one way conversations, it means discussions. So how to get started?
- Targeting: Social websites, blogs and forums are generally specific to a particular subject. Participate and be active on sites related to your niche, these will be places where your targeted customers spend time.
- Participate: Be an active participant, a part of the community. Interact with others and become known. Be involved and post regularly. If you don’t have time, find someone else in your organization who will take this on.
- Blogging: The blog is an essential part for social media marketing. Write about topics that interest your ideal targeted customer. If what you write is fresh, original and important, you will attract both attention and links from other bloggers.
- Build Links: Links from other social media sites including blogs are very valuable in building your search rankings. Original and informative posts serve as linkbait which will drive your search rankings higher and higher.
- Build Authority: By participating and interacting in forums and social networking sites, you will build a reputation as an expert in your field. People like to do business with people they know and respect.
There is no one correct way to make use of social media. The key is to get involved and network with other. This will pay dividends to your business with increased visitors, prospects and customers.
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Comment by seo experts — September 16, 2008 @ 6:18 am
“Participate: Be an active participant, a part of the community. Interact with others and become known. Be involved and post regularly. If you don’t have time, find someone else in your organization who will take this on.”
I think this is very key to the success of blogs. Not necessarily by just commenting on other blogger’s posts, but creating discussion around an idea.
I like to think that blog articles are a single idea and all the marketing and discussion (whether it be commenting on other blog’s, being active in a niche community, social networking etc.) around that idea is an extension of your blog.
I wrote an article about how in order to be successful in the blogging community you must treat each article in an infinite sense rather than finite. Check it here.
Cheers, Ben Walker
Comment by Ben Walker — September 17, 2008 @ 6:40 pm