3 steps to get traffic from Social Media
I think most of us know by now that social media is important when we talk about getting traffic and attention to our website. But then the problems start right? Which one should I choose for my website?
Should it be Facebook (now more than 1 billion users), Google+, Twitter, YouTube? Or what about Instagram or Pinterest?
There are so many to choose between. And it’s important that you choose too many different ones, because then you don’t have the time to really rock the boat and get your traffic.
But if you are too busy with too many social media you will not learn to master it and really get to learn a social media.
After you have learned a social media, you can start to put as much as you can on autopilot to save time, but remember that social media means you have to be social right?
Well let me show you how you can choose the right social media for your site.
Step 1 – find the right social media from your own data
I hope you are using Google Analytic – if you are not – get it now.
Go to your Google Analytic data, and look at your referral traffic. You will find it under “standard reporting”, “traffic sources”, “sources”, “referrals”.
Here you can see my report for the last month.
I get a lot of traffic from LinkedIn and then StumbleUpon and Twitter.
Facebook is only number 7 on the list. So go and check your own traffic now.
Step 2 – find the right social media from your competitors’ data
And to go Alexa and check out your competitors. Maybe I have been too lazy with my Facebook. Maybe I should spend much more time on Facebook?
I will check out SeoMoz.org. A lot of people interesting in SEO are using their software.
Now I can see that Seomoz.org uses Facebook better than I do. The number 3 traffic source for Seomoz is Facebook.
So I should try to get more active in that social media.
You can get more ideas here how to choose the right social media.
http://seocustomer.com/choose-the-right-social-network/
Step 3 – Now start to rock the boat
Well now you know where to start. So let me give you some advices for some of the hundreds of social media that you can find.
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Good luck with it. Carpe Diem.
Henrik
Comments (13)
You are right on the money about what you should be doing to track your efforts. Many go in blindly and have no idea what is working and what isn’t. Google analytics is a must!
Bill Gassett recently posted..Questions To Ask When Buying A Condo
I agree Bill… Google Analytics is a must
.. have a great day, Henrik
Henrik, great advice on how get insights from analytics. Thanks for your posts, always educational and useful.
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I certainly agree with this sentence “Find the right social media from your competitors’ data” because it is important to keep track of your rival so that you will know how to get ahead of the competition and beat them.
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Yes – and you only have a limited time to spend on social media so its important you use your time right, all the best to you, Henrik
That is an awesome post. You have really layed out your points in great detail. Very easy to follow with good content. We should take get hold of this post, read and impliment the points outlined.
Hi Becca.. thx for your comment.. and I hope every business is taking the social media seriously by now, all the best to you, Henrik
If you want to increase traffic from social media, make use of the best sites like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Post interest information regularly so that your audience will keep coming back for more.
TSA recently posted..4 SEO Myths Busted by Yasir Khan
Hello… it’s always good with great content
… best regards, Henrik
These are very good points, Henrik. I follow these for my clients and they are very useful in getting good traffic. Thanks for the share.
Hello Abhishek.. I am glad you can use some of the tips and tricks. Have a great day, Henrik
Boosting website traffic through social media is getting very popular these days. It is observed that a good percentage of the online internet traffic that websites are having are due to people visiting the social networking sites.
QSS recently posted..3 Quick Ways to Rank for Five Times More Keywords
Yes … a lot of traffic comes from social media these days.. I was just checking my website for the last month… I got 1/3 of my traffic from the social media… amazing. Have a great day, Henrik