Comments on: The 5 Best Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Traffic to Your Website

By: 10 Top Tips to Increase Your Social Media Traffic using Slideshare

10 Top Tips to Increase Your Social Media Traffic using Slideshare — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:59:05 +0000

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By: K.Singh - Web Designer, London

K.Singh - Web Designer, London — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:28:45 +0000

You first need to put in time and effort to build your following by providing relevant content on social media and not think too much about the benefits. In time, the benefits will become evident. But it is important to have realistic expectations and know that the ROI can take time.

By: Why You’re Not Getting Traffic From Social Media

Why You’re Not Getting Traffic From Social Media — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:07:08 +0000

[...] people are very quick to dismiss social media as a viable source of website traffic. There are lots of debates among marketers and business owners alike regarding the success of [...]

By: Paul Miami

Paul Miami — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:21:27 +0000

Social media is a great way to drive traffic to a new or established website. But with so many social media outlets available, it is important to choose the platforms that best suit your business needs.

By: Social Media Traffic: Using Niche Sites to Generate Website Traffic?

Social Media Traffic: Using Niche Sites to Generate Website Traffic? — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:41:06 +0000

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By: Vanessa Warwick (@4_Walls)

Vanessa Warwick (@4_Walls) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:30:03 +0000

@nealSchaffer

Thank you for the kind comment.

If a link is used to illustrate a topic, validate a comment, or link to further relevant information then I believe it should be allowed.

I personally respect that people are free to go wherever they like on the social web.

If you liken it to a pub – people patronise various different pubs depending on their mood, who they want to social with etc.

If you went into the pub, and they locked the doors and told you that you were not allowed to go anywhere else, then you might kick against that.

The social web is, in its purest form, sharing stuff that gave value to you , that you hope others will get value from. I will often link to other forums if I think there is relevant information on them for our community.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:08:11 +0000

Thanks for the comment and further advice Vanessa! The moderators usually don’t approve of links in comments, but you provided so much invaluable advice that yours got through

By: Vanessa Warwick (@4_Walls)

Vanessa Warwick (@4_Walls) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:52:25 +0000

I must say that I love that comment about outsourcing social media! To me, that is like sending another girl to date my husband on my behalf. Joking aside … You can outsource, as long as you have input into your social media content to ensure that it is personal and authentic to you and that it is congruent and consistent with your existing business exposure plans … .

On the subject of driving traffic, here are a few additional suggestions:

I think its important to think about the key words people would use when putting search terms into google, and then create a title around that, so that your URL string has the key words in it.

As co-founder of Property Tribes, the U.K.’s busiest landlord and investor community (http://propertytribes.com), we also run themed months and ask people to write guest content for us with a link back to their website. When we publish it, they then distribute it into their networks.

We also interview anyone and everyone in the world of property and these people share the videos into their networks and provide links back to our site.

Stange but true … Many people do not know how to “share” content from social sites, so if you have a forum or blog, why not produce a short video or explanation showing people how to use the share buttons?

Create strategic alliances with other non-conflicting sites of the shared interest, and link to each other.

Create lots of one page “splash” pages with links back to your site.

Use a free app like “CloudFlood” where people “pay” for an ebook or download with a ready made FaceBook or Twitter up-date linking back to your site.

Run a competition on twitter with a ready made tweet to be sent as entry into a draw. The tweet contains a link back to your site.

Such as:

I’ve just entered a competition to win a year’s coaching with XXXXX.(link to website).

I ran one recently where I got over 500 tweets sent out into lots of different people’s networks.

I know these strategies deliver a tangible ROI because Property Tribes has become the busiest property community in the U.K. with a zero marketing budget. We built it solely through social interaction.

I am sure I will think of some more …. !

By: How to Generate Social Media Traffic Using StumbleUpon

How to Generate Social Media Traffic Using StumbleUpon — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:08:05 +0000

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By: 8 Clues Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Strategy is Bogus

8 Clues Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Strategy is Bogus — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:07:42 +0000

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