How to Get More Traffic (9 New Strategies)

The video provides 9 advanced strategies for increasing website traffic, including upside-down guest posts, click-to-tweet links, and publishing more list posts.

This video by Brian Dean was published on Dec 18, 2018.
Video length: 14:11.

The video titled 'How to Get More Traffic (9 New Strategies) - YouTube' provides advanced strategies and tactics to increase website traffic.

The presenter shares his personal experience of trying different traffic techniques and discovering a handful of untapped traffic techniques that actually worked. The video covers nine techniques, including upside-down guest posts, click-to-tweet links, publishing more list posts, and overhauling and upgrading old blog posts.

The presenter provides step-by-step instructions on how to implement each technique to get more traffic to your site.

• Video provides 9 advanced strategies for increasing website traffic
• Contains advanced traffic techniques that work great
• Proven techniques to show how to use them to get more traffic to your site
• Most people skip the author bio section of guest posts
• Click-to-tweet links are one of the main reasons for over 6,000 social media shares
• List posts generate a ton of traffic
• Updating and relaunching old content can lead to a significant boost in traffic.
• Share triggers can significantly increase the likelihood of people sharing and linking to content.
• Going on other people's podcasts as a guest can bring in tens of thousands of visitors.

How to Get More Traffic (9 New Strategies) - YouTube

Introduction

• Video provides 9 advanced strategies for increasing website traffic
• Contains advanced traffic techniques that work great
• Author discovered a handful of untapped traffic techniques that actually worked
• Proven techniques to show how to use them to get more traffic to your site
• Advanced strategies and tactics that work great

Upside-Down Guest Posts

• Most people skip the author bio section of guest posts
• Author bio boxes are buried at the bottom of the page
• Include helpful resource sections throughout the post
• Link to two to three useful resources on the topic covered
• Include your content as one of the helpful resources
• Strategically link out to your content as one of the resources to check out

Click-to-Tweet Links

• One of the best ways to get more traffic from social media
• Click-to-tweet links are one of the main reasons for over 6,000 social media shares
• Find something tweetable in your content
• Create a click-to-tweet link at clicktotweet.com
• Add the link to your content for easy sharing
• Pre-written tweet for easy sharing

How to Get More Traffic (9 New Strategies) - YouTube

Publish More List Posts

• List posts work great for driving traffic to your website
• List posts get six times more shares than how-to posts
• List posts get 40 times more shares than infographics
• List posts generate a ton of traffic
• Massive list of SEO tools generated over 18,000 shares, 900 comments, and 331,000 views
• List posts crush other content formats

Overhaul and Upgrade Old Blog Posts

• Find a piece of content on your site that is out of date
• Update and improve the post with new screenshots, strategies, and techniques
• Eliminate old strategies that don't work anymore
• Update the post to make the changes live
• Landed 50.95% more traffic in seven days
• Simple strategy to upgrade old blog posts

Updating and Relaunching Content

• Updating and relaunching old content can lead to a significant boost in traffic.
• Sharing the updated post on social media and sending out an announcement to email subscribers can help increase traffic.
• Updating and relaunching content can be done multiple times for continued traffic growth.
• Updating and relaunching content can also improve search engine rankings.
• Updating and relaunching content can help keep it relevant and up-to-date.

Share Triggers

• Share triggers are things included in content that push people to share it.
• Share triggers can significantly increase the likelihood of people sharing and linking to content.
• Social currency is a powerful share trigger that makes people want to share things that make them look good.
• Other share triggers include emotions, practical value, and stories.
• Share triggers can be used in various types of content, including blog posts, infographics, and videos.

Guesting on Podcasts

• Going on other people's podcasts as a guest can bring in tens of thousands of visitors.
• Appearing on podcasts can also lead to backlinks in show notes, which can improve search engine rankings.
• Podcasts are a growing medium, with 24% of Americans regularly listening to them.
• Guesting on podcasts can help establish authority and credibility in a niche.
• Guesting on podcasts can also lead to networking opportunities and collaborations.

Predictably Viral Content

• There is no formula for creating content that goes viral, but there are things that can increase the odds.
• Viral content tends to contain lots of visuals, have high utility, and be long-form.
• Long-form content tends to get significantly more shares and backlinks than short posts.
• Viral content needs an initial push to get going, such as promotion on social media or email.
• Practical content has a high chance of going viral, as it is useful to people.

Techniques for Increasing Website Traffic

• Promote your content on sites like Reddit to generate visitors within hours.
• Post on social media at strategic times, according to recent analysis by CO Schedule.
• Transform your content into another format, such as an ebook, video, infographic, or podcast.
• Republish older content on sites like LinkedIn and Medium to attract targeted traffic.
• Use SimilarWeb to see where your competitors get their traffic from and target those sources.
• Drive traffic from forums by becoming an active member and building a funnel back to your website.

Bonus Techniques for Increasing Website Traffic

• Use upside-down guest posts to attract visitors from high-traffic sites.
• Add click-to-tweet links to your content to encourage social sharing.
• Publish more list posts, which tend to be popular and shareable.
• Steal your competitors' traffic sources by targeting the same sites and channels.
• Use forums to build relationships and attract visitors to your website.

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