Do You Blog?
If you do, then you probably know about how big of a struggle it can be to find the best ways to generate traffic to your blog, right?
In the last 2 months, I have learned so much about generating traffic to my blog and I am excited to share with you some of the ways that have helped me go from having 100 page views a month to over 20, 000 pageviews a month and growing!. Seriously, in the beginning of May, I only had about 100 page views a month.
After implementing a few new strategies my blog traffic went up. Below I have listed the top 5 ways that played a part in my blog growth. Let’s get started, Super Ninja!
1. Create Great Content:
Great content is what brings people to your site in the first place, and it’s what keeps them coming back for more. Yes, you should definitely blog consistently but the quality of the post is the life of your blog ( in my opinion). I remember reading a post by Abby @ Just a Girl Her Blog and she said, ” You can have the most perfectly designed blog on the planet, but if your content is not top-notch, you’re going to have a hard time growing your following.”.. That really stood out to me and made me realize that the quality of a post is very important.
So- what is great content? Great content is when your readers leave with something valuable from the post. A great content post often has high-quality pictures with examples and is filled with your unique personality so that you can stand out.
A great example of having a high-quality post is this post by Elna @ TwinsMommy, ” How to Optimize Your Blog To Increase Email Subscribers”! The reason why this post is AMAZING is because it’s filled with a ton of valuable information that her readers can learn from. It also has great illustrations and examples – and most of all it has her personality!
2. Pinterest Is Game Changer
Oh Yes!! Pinterest is my BEST FRIEND! One of the quickest ways I generate more traffic to my blog is right from Pinterest. With the growth of group boards alone, a person can easily generate more traffic to their blog.
Keep in mind, setting up your profile as a business account, creating great content, and creating great pins all play a role in rocking Pinterest like a pro. If you want more information about how I set up my Pinterest profile check out my blog post “10 Ways How Pinterest Grew My Blog Traffic” In this post, I share information about group boards, rich pins, and more.
3. Tailwind! Tailwind! Tailwind
If you are on Pinterest, I will tell you that Tailwind goes hand and hand with it. Tailwind is a scheduling system that does it all. Everything from scheduling pins to seeing how each pin is performing and more. Signing up with Tailwind was one of the best decisions I made as a blogger because it saves me so much time and I can schedule my pins for the week.
So, I get 7 days worth of work done in about 2 hours on Monday mornings. Tailwind also makes it much easier to organize my group boards and stay consistent with posting on them. Right now, you can check out Tailwind for free- for your first 100 pins! They are also offering a $15 credit if you chose to sign up for the Pro Plan! Sounds like a WIN to me!! Check out Tailwind for free HERE!
4. Facebook Groups
Facebook Groups are one of the best ways to network with other bloggers to gain support and guidance. It’s also an amazing way to generate more traffic to your blog and increase engagement. In most Facebook Groups they have what is called “ Promo Days”.
On promo days, you are able to post up your latest blog post and check out other amazing posts from other bloggers. It’s such an amazing method and has been one of the leading factors to my blog traffic going up.
5. Support other Bloggers
Yes! This one is huge! The blogging community is amazing! One of the best ways to get to know other bloggers is by supporting them and their content. I like to take a day out of the week and check out new blog posts from different bloggers that I see in the different Facebook groups I am a part of.
So, there you have it! 5 ways to generate more traffic to your blog. Also, if you don’t have a blog up and running right now but want to set one up check out my detailed post, “ How to Start A Blog” HERE!. In this post, I share step-by-step details on how to set up a profitable new blog on Bluehost and WordPress.
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Also, If you are looking to join a group full of CREATIVES check out my Facebook Group Creative Ninja Nation!
This group is for all creatives who want to grow, learn, and connect with other awesome creatives! It’s filled with promo days to help grow your blog+ biz and social media platforms! Join us HERE
This is all really great advice! Thank you so much for sharing. I’d definitely be curious to know what your “great content” check list is. How do you determine that you’re putting out great content? What are your tips for other bloggers to think about when they are writing to engage their reader and keep them coming back for more?
Hi Antonia!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks for asking that question. After reading your question, I went back to the post and explained in more detail what I believe great content is.
Three factors contribute to great content to me- Valuable information, illustrations ( high-quality pictures) & your unique personality. 🙂
Great content is when your readers leave with something valuable from the post. A great content post often has high-quality pictures with examples and is filled with your unique personality so that you can stand out. A great example of having a high-quality post is a post by Elna @ TwinsMommy at http://www.twinsmommy.com , titled, ” How to Optimize Your Blog To Increase Email Subscribers”! The reason why this post is AMAZING is because it’s filled with a ton of valuable information that her readers can learn from. It also has great illustrations and examples – and most of all it has her personality!
Awesome tips and congrats on your blogging success thus far! All these tips are definitely doable. I am slowly working my way through each one. I finally got into a great writing schedule and started to become active in FB and Pinterest groups. Now I’m stepping outside of my comfort zone and connecting more with other bloggers.
Hi, Ayanna!
Thanks so much and thanks a ton for stopping by! 🙂 I totally agree with you! It’s definitely about going that extra bar to support other
bloggers as well and connecting with them via FB and Pinterest. 🙂
Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing what you have learned so we can be successful.
Thanks a ton, Candy! 🙂 It’s has been an awesome journey thus far.
Great post! I absolutely love Pinterest and Tailwind.
Thanks so much, Becky! 🙂
I’ve been on the fence about spending money for Tailwind, but hearing reports like yours always moves me closer to making the leap.
Congratulations on your growth and success! That’s exciting!
Hey Lisa!
Yaay! Sounds amazing! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Love the tips! Definitely a well written post as well and I couldn’t agree more. Quality of your content is more important than the quantity. Quantity will come with time so you might as well make your posts count — especially if you want to grow your blog into something more! Keep it up girlfriend!
Hi Kayla!
Thanks a ton! I totally agree with you. After reading Abby’s E-book, I started to focus more on the quality of my post. I truly want to give my reader valuable information & posts.
Love it! I cant believe you were able to get so many views in such a short amount of time! Thats AMAZING!
Hi Leigh!!
Thanks so much! I am still in shock as well! I am really focusing on creating great content this month and creating my first E-Course! 🙂
Facebook groups for bloggers are so awesome!
Hi Hollie!
I agree! I love them! 🙂
Very helpful, thanks
Thanks a ton, Jacqui!
Thanks for this very realistic and fantastic article. I just joined Tailwind and am still trying to figure out how I’m going to use it. I’ll be sure to check out your previous post on this topic.
Also, congratulations on your growth!
Ola | JadoreLeDecor.com
These are great points! Content is key, but pinterest and Tailwind are invaluable!
Oooooo never heard of Tailwind! Thanks for the scoop! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This post was EVERYTHING! I’ve been organically growing my blog audience and only recently found out about the power of Pinterest. Thank you for sharing!
These are great and very helpful tips. I hope I’d get there someday.
One Awesome Momma
My pins still aren’t considered Rich Pins yet, but I’m working on it. I’m just getting to the point of needing a scheduler. How would you compare Tailwind to Boardbooster. I love finding new blogs on the FAcebook groups. Thanks for the FB group list. I can’t wait to check it out.
Great tips! Facebook groups are my jam! Have you ever used buffer for pinterest? I’m torn between buffer and tailwind
Hi Tiffany! I love love love Facebook Groups and being a part of them has helped grow my traffic a ton. 🙂
..and I really really love tailwind. I haven’t tried out Buffer thus far but I bet it’s awesome too. .
Yes! Pinterest is such a big determinant of how many page views I receive and helps my blog so much! Thanks for sharing!
Great advice! I love the Facebook groups & Pinterest. I signed up for Tailwind about a month ago and am still trying to figure it out lol.
Hi Bridget:
Thanks a ton! Tailwind can definitely be a learning curve but once you have it down it will be a breeze. 🙂
Thank you for sharing such great tips! I’m going to read your Pinterest post and look into Tailwind right now.
La Belle Sirene
Great post! I really need to work on my pinterest account!
The Facebook support groups are incredible! They’ve been insanely helpful for my blog. I need to be better about using pinterest…looking forward to checking out more of your posts!
I’ve looked into Tailwind before but could never figure it out (or maybe it was Board Booster?) Regardless, I’m going to give it another try. Thanks for the tips!
OMG! This is exactly what I needed to read about today. I have been trying so hard to get more page views. I love the advice and tips.
Amen to supporting other bloggers! This blogging community can be such a great one and I love the relationships I’ve formed!
Such a great read and awesome advice! Thank you for sharing!
I’m still figuring out Pinterest. I only have one post that has done well there 🙂
This is really helpful, thanks for sharing! I need to start using Pinterest more to see what a difference it makes, lately I’ve been relying mostly on Facebook and Instagram instead. Awesome work on getting these results!!
Fantastic tips! Thanks for sharing!
WOW!! That is incredible. Thanks for sharing your tips. I’m really trying to get more page views and engagement. Looking forward to trying some of these ideas!
I will definitely be using this! Thanks for the advice!!
So much great information in this post! I’m definitely going to check out your post on Facebook groups. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been using Tailwind for about a year and have seen a bit of an increase in Pinterest referrals, but not what I expected. I’d love to know exactly how you use Tailwind to make it work for you!
Congrats! That is a major feat in 30 days! Thank you for the tips!
Pintetest was the one thing that really helped my pageviews! Pin, pin, pin! I use tailwind also for group boards. Great advice!
Thank you! Such a great post. I can’t wait to implement your suggestions and see my numbers grow!
great advice! Trying to keep up with it all can be time consuming, but totally worth it!
Girl, this is amazingly helpful! It’s hard to be consistent and keep all the balls spinning. Thanks for the encouragement and great tips. I really haven’t focused enough on Pinterest. Thanks for the inspo!
WOW I need to implement some of these because my poor little blog just stay stuck in 3000 and it makes me want to pull my hair. I guess I have to stop fighting Pinterest huh lol..
Wow, what a leap you had. I love your tips. Heading off to schedule Tailwind now.
Great advice! Thanks so much for sharing.I find that the hardest part is finding your voice and producing quality content.
This is great! I switched from tailwind to boardbooster and while it schedules the same, the features aren’t the same, so I may switch back. I am pinning this to refer to later!
I love these tips. Definitely what I need. Recently I’ve had the highest page views so far. Still less than 100 but it’s slowly increasing, which is one step closer to gaining more traffic (hopefully!) I definitely need to focus on Pineterest more.
Congrats on your success! I’ll definitely apply your suggestions!!
These are some great tips! I’m slowly building more views but anything helps! I know I can use some of these resources to help me.
Silvia
http://www.lovelysilvia.com
Congrats on your exciting day! Thanks for all of these tips. I’ve been using stumble upon more and noticed more traffic!
Really appreciate for this post. This post gains me a lot knowledge from those amazing and great tips.
I now starting with ur ideas and seeing the traffic is growing now.
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Oh, wow! I am really glad this post was helpful. Thanks a ton for coming by Arts and budgets!
TAILWIND IS MY LIIIIIIIFE, literally. I swear by it. Thanks for this awesome step-by-step tip post. I think this can help a lot of bloggers (including myself) getting started 🙂
xo Kathryn
http://www.fashionablyfrank.com
Great blogging post on generating traffic. It’s very inspiring that your blog went from 100 Vries a month to 20,000 I’m glad for your success. I myself hope to achieve your goals my blog brings in finally 3,000 page views a month. For the longest time it was only 500 a month. I to love the power of Pinterest.
Great blogging post on generating traffic. It’s very inspiring that your blog went from 100 Vries a month to 20,000 I’m glad for your success. I myself hope to achieve your goals my blog brings in finally 3,000 page views a month. For the longest time it was only 500 a month. I to love the power of Pinterest.
Congrats on your high page views. I agree, it’s ALL about high quality content, value and personality. I used to work in advertising and saw a massive change about 5 years ago. Because suddenly our markets became extremely saturated with everyone offering the same-same advice. I saw how big brands briefed us to find ‘influencer’ and get them to promote products instead. That’s when I got fascinated and changed site to become an ‘entrepreneur’ (I write it in ” because I still got a long way to go). Do you want to join my group board on Pinterest for social media tips? Cheers, Kris