Whether you are new to blogging or have blogged for years you will always need a boost to your traffic that will help you increase sales eventually.
This is why today I decide to write 10 crazy Traffic Hacks that will help you get more visitors and hopefully sales quick. Is that what you want?
I am sure it is.
Being a professional blogger myself who started this journey in 2016 I am sure you will be able to get a lot of value from my experience.
Hi, my name is Thabo and I have been able to work online full time since 2019 full time after quitting my office job as a civil engineering.
I now help people learn ways to make money online so that they can also live a life of freedom. I hope you can use these methods that are powerful to grow your income.
Before we start you may want to check my step by step tutorial on how to start your own blog for profit which will help you get started easily.
1. Target Low Volume Search Keywords
If you are looking to attract visitors and get your blog on the first page then targeting low volume search keywords will be essential for you.
These are basically keywords that are target search volumes less than 100. These keywords are not targeted by big blogs which make it easy for you to get noticed and even get instant traffic to your blog.
Related: How to find a niche for your blog and make money fast
Most new blogs that are starting out and are trying to get authority use this for their growth strategy and there is no reason why you shouldn’t use it too.
The other aspect is that if you have a big or medium blog then you can grow faster with these keywords than other new blogs.
So whether your blog is new or old blogger this method will help you rank faster and even get instant traffic.
This is a method I still use now and then so you can be sure that it works.
2. Join Facebook Groups
There are tons of Facebook groups that you can use to grow and this is a great way to get instant traffic and sometimes a lot of traffic.
The only issue is that the Facebook groups can be very time-consuming meaning that you will be needing to dedicate your time promoting.
One of the best ways to promote is to answer questions of people in the post. However, you need to be mindful of the rules of that particular group.
Joining a Facebook group will also be helpful in that it can help you get other connections in the groups and be able to leverage your blog.
3. Post on Meduim
Meduim is a platform that already gets loads of traffic so what a better way to increase your influence by posting your work there.
All you need to do is to repurpose your content so that you will be able to link it to your blog which will thus cause more traffic.
The only downside about medium is that it usually has some down times which will end up leading to you not being able to post and this happens far too often.
If this happens where medium.com does not work then you can look at alternatives like site.google.com which also works the same.
4. Be open to guest posting
Guess posting is one of the oldest methods you can use to get traffic and this can be one of the best ways to increase traffic if you tend to have less budget.
Any person can get post for you but it is good to get people who have some sort of authority to do this for you.
This is not something that you have to do once and then forget about it. It needs consistency for you to see great results.
5. Ask to be featured on podcast
Podcasts are one of the most growing social media platforms and thus having your content featured there can make a huge difference for you.
This also means that you will be needing to ensure that your work will be beneficial to others so that the podcasters can be able to promote your stuff.
The aim for you is that you really need to ensure you get a podcaster who is doing well in your niche and ask them to feature your content.
This will greatly help you reach larger audiences fast with less effort.
6. Get an influencer to promote your content
If you do have a bit of money to invest then finding an influencer is one of the most important things for your blog traffic.
This is because such people have a huge following so if they put some content for their audience you can get loads of traffic.
Many of these people are open to do shout outs for you as long as you have some good information for their audience.
The good thing about this is that there are many websites that have been developed for this which means you will not have any problems with getting people.
You could get people who are at your budget so that you do not have to put in too much money to get started.
I do want to say that this way of doing it never guarantees that you will make sales but if you have good content it will help you get more new visitors fast and if you have an opt in page you can increase your conversion rates.
7. Guest post of Thrive
Guess Posting of Thrive is basically one of the best way to get your reach out there since you will be dealing with something that already has a lot of traffic ready for you.
This platform is free and is similar to medium which means it can really help you in the long term.
Just register and sign up then you will be able to be part of the group. You will also be able to get connections quicker as there are also many bloggers who are here.
8. Use HARO
Help A Reporter Out (HARO) is one of the best ways for you get noticed by journalists and get instant traffic.
Many bloggers use this platform to even get features and leads which are of high quality because the people at HARO already have a huge following.
HARO is also good in that it has the ability to also get you recognized by many big websites or journalists which will basically help your blog become big super fast.
9. Use Pinterest ads
Again this is for people who already have a budget set for this and are willing to make an investment.
This is because Pinterest is one of the most effective ads compared to other social media since most people there are already ready to buy.
You can post many pins but at the end of the day this strategy needs a lot of time and even if you use tailwind it is not going to give you fast results.
I use Pinterest for Both pinning and also with pinterest ads.
10. Create a resource page
If you are looking to network which will thus help you grow faster I would say focus on having some sort of resource page where you can direct your viewers to other people.
You can then let the people who you connected to that you have linked their work on your page.
This will help them gain trust with you and thus end up featuring your content in the long term. In some cases this can happen super quick.
Final thoughts
If you are looking to make money with blogging you do need to focus on methods that have been proven and are currently working.
Overtime methods are always changing which will affect everything when it comes to getting traffic for your blog.
The methods that work well even in 2022 are the ones that I talked about which are the following:
- Joining a Facebook group
- Use Pinterest ads
- Use HARO
- Guest post on Thrive
- Get an influencer to promote your content
- Ask to be featured on Podcast
- One your blog post for Guest posting
- Post on medium
- Target low volume search keywords
- Create a resource page
This are my best places you can get started to get loads of traffic and page views almost instantly sometimes.
Make sure to focus on one or two of these places because most of them can be very time-consuming.
I hope this review was helpful and I hope it gave you the value that you were looking for. If you have any questions or comments you can leave them below.
Hi Thabo, Thanks for sharing I am definitely at this point now where I want to promote my content more after I’ve published it. Some new ideas to try for me here no doubt. Haro and Thrive I will have to check out. I use Medium already and actually, I’m trying to use LinkedIn and Quora to syndicate my content more.
I also think your first idea I should really be a bit more adventurous about. I’ve ranked a few posts on google but I would love to be able to do this with more of them. I spend quite a bit of time blogging so making the time count I think is important,
I will definitely have to bookmark this for later.
Many thanks
Alex
Hey Alex
It is refreshing that you have tried some of these along with Quora which is something that is also good indeed. I do believe that you will get more traffic for that if you stay consistent. Stick to it. I would focus on juts a few of these so you can be consistent.
I am glad you found value.
Hi Thabo,
Many thanks for this useful information on gaining more traffic to one’s website. They all have their merits.
Regarding influencers, you mentioned that there are specific websites dedicated to finding influencers who will do shout outs for you. Any website in mind as an example? I presume that there is a cost associated with this. Am I correct?
Thanks, Ceci
Hey Ceci
I am always happy when people get value. Yes with regards to influencer there are websites to get influencers and yes they come with a price and as I said it depends. One of the best websites is Heepsy.com
Thanks for sharing these ten hacks to drive more traffic to our blogs. If we pick up one or two and put in hard work, we could see positive results soon. From these ten hacks, which one do you prefer the most? Or which one helped you drive lots of traffic? I love to know the answer. 🙂
Hey Matt
You are always welcome anything to help you grow your blog and income. My favourite one is Medium.com although now I do not use a lot. I now prefer the influencer approach since it is faster than most. Ofcouse it comes money and it just depends if you have the means.
Hi Thabo
These are deinitely great ways to increase online traffic. what I like is they have been tried and tested you cant reinvent the wheel. Promotion is key to any business success.
I have worked with influencers it a good way of getting traffic if you find a good one. You have to do your due diligence. Thanks again for a great post.
Cheers
Angee
hey Angee
yes indeed the influencer is my favourite as long as you get the right one need.
Hi Thabo,
After reading your article on 10 Crazy Traffic Hacks, I learned about more traffic sources that I can use. I do use Pinterest, and target low volume search keywords already. I am interested in finding an influencer. How do I find out how much they cost? Do you have someone you can recommend? Thanks Thabo, this is very helpful.