JUMP START Blog and Online Community

Not getting as much traffic as you need to meet your marketing goals or grow your business? Here are five ways that you can start to drive more traffic to your website without a ton of effort.

1) Blog more
Don't like blogging? I don't want to hear it! This is, hands down, THE best way to get more traffic quickly and easily — but the key is that you shouldn't write long, "salesy" blog posts that push your products or services. Instead, offer helpful tips, ideas, news or content that helps your prospects solve their problems and provides real value to them.

In the world of inbound marketing, we approach the marketing process in terms of four primary components: attract, convert, close, and delight.  In that first stage, it’s all about getting your business in front of the right audience. Attracting a well-targeted audience is critical; otherwise, you’re wasting your time and energy.

We’ve all heard the saying, “if you build it, they will come,” and it’s safe to say that a lot of businesses owners and marketers rely on this theory as it relates to their business and website.  Unfortunately, though, that approach isn’t going to get you very far in the world of web traffic and blogging. 

There are a number of factors that affect your website traffic and the visibility of your blog posts.  If you’re posting regularly but still failing to see an increase in traffic, consider the following traffic influencers: