This post will share five practical ways to get more traffic for your new blog.
If there’s one thing new bloggers struggle with, it is driving traffic to their new blogs.
It’s almost inevitable, especially for bloggers without prior experience in Digital Marketing.
I recently started a new blog and the entire process of kicking it off the ground is literally kicking my ass and it just reminded me of how much patience is required in the early days.
This experience also helped me reminisce about some of the strategies I used to build my first blog, some of which I’ll be sharing with you shortly.
If there’s anything you need to take away from this post, it is how much PATIENCE is required in this blogging journey.
You honestly need to have an endless supply of patience.
Even after your blog has taken off, you need even more patience to reach the next step in your blogging goals.
For every level your blog goes through, you need to be patient enough to achieve your desired results.
This is why quitting your 9-5 prematurely is never a good idea.
Make sure your blog is earning enough to sustain you.
Possibly the most challenging phase of the blogging journey is getting that first 10,000 pageviews.
In my experience getting 10,000 – 100,000 is more straightforward because you’re consistent enough with what works for you.
So, how do you get your first 10,000 page views?
Let’s get into it!
Here are Seven Ways to Get More Traffic to Your New Blog As A Beginner.
These tips will be shared in the order of how quicker to slower.
Some strategies will get results quickly while others will take some time.
Whatever you choose to do, just be consistent with it.
Difficulty Level: Easy
These tips do not require much expertise and will be easy to do yourself.
Via Existing (Personal) Social Media Accounts
Technically, you should have separate social media accounts for your new blog.
But if you’re just starting out, you will need to cross-promote on your personal social media to drive traffic in the early stages.
This early promotion adds up quickly and helps a lot. Just make sure you’re not spamming your audience with blog links.
You can do this on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube accounts.
Via Twitter Retweet Accounts
During my early days promoting my blog, I got several Twitter Retweet Accounts to retweet my links and expose my blog to their audiences.
I got a few affiliate sales along the way.
This helped get the word out and bring that initial burst of traffic.
A big community of blogger girls on Twitter are always open to supporting other bloggers.
The only problem is that you might only attract fellow bloggers who aren’t necessarily your ideal target audience.
But initially, you need all the organic traffic you can get so it doesn’t matter.
All, you need to do is to tag them in your link tweets like this;
Via Facebook Groups
Another avenue that really boosted my traffic was Facebook groups.
This was even before I created my personal Facebook group.
All you need to do is join groups relevant to your niche.
I initially joined a couple of groups related to Skincare for my lifestyle blog, where I could post helpful comments with my links.
You have to be careful, though, because many Facebook admins don’t like links posted in their groups.
So, you have to find groups that allow links and follow their rules.
If you’re a blogger, Facebook groups are vital to your blogging journey.
So get comfortable with them ASAP!
Here’s how Emma Increased Her Organic Blog Traffic By Almost 400% In 6 Months
Via Online Communities such as Reddit & Quora
I briefly explored these online communities but left when the whole process became exhausting.
But there’s no doubt that people get tons of traffic from Reddit and Quora.
The only thing is that you need to be super strategic.
You can’t just drop your links anywhere or anyhow.
You need to provide helpful responses first and then attach your links thereafter.
If this is something you can do occasionally, give it a try.
These first four suggestions are pretty easy to do for any beginner.
You’ll get results if you dedicate time to them consistently, daily or weekly.
The only con is these strategies are not sustainable.
You don’t need sprinkles or short bursts of traffic to be successful in blogging.
You need as much traffic as you can possibly get. Loads of it!
The following three tips are sustainable strategies that will get you a lot of traffic in the long run.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate – Advanced
These three tips require some expertise, so you can either decide to learn them yourself or fast-track the process by investing in good resources.
Via Email Marketing
An engaging email list is one of the vital assets you need as a blogger.
When well utilized, it can boost your blog traffic and help you achieve future blogging goals, such as affiliate or digital product sales.
But just like anything worthwhile, building an email list that will generate substantial traffic takes time.
So, the earlier you start, the better for you.
Via Pinterest Marketing
While Pinterest is currently having identity issues, there’s still no doubt about its effectiveness for bloggers.
With just about six months of consistently pinning daily, I was able to get over 10,000+ page views in no time.
Unlike previous strategies, Pinterest gives you bulk traffic.
Yes, you’ll definitely have the droplets and sprinkles at the beginning.
But when it picks up, it never stops.
While Pinterest is less of a priority for me these days, I still get daily traffic from the platform.
Rather than pumping out a bunch of fresh pins daily, I just create them in batches and schedule them for a week.
It is worth investing in Pinterest from the beginning as it eventually pays off.
Via Search Engine Optimization
The ultimate strategy to get sustainable profitable traffic is Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Trust me, there’s nothing like getting that sweet traffic from Google after all putting in all the effort.
The only problem is that it is a long-term game that takes a while to get results.
Just like Pinterest, you also need to start investing in SEO from Day One.
Don’t wait until you have 100 unoptimized posts before you start.
Learn as much as you can before and after launching your blog.
It will save you so much time in the long run.
My blog traffic is predominantly from SEO followed by Pinterest and Facebook Groups, so I don’t have to waste time on Twitter Retweet Accounts or Reddit.
I just focus on pumping out relevant content and building my backlink profile.
Here are some resources you can start with: SEO
In Conclusion,
I hope you have found this post on how to get more traffic for your new helpful blog.
Traffic will always come as long as you’re patient and consistent. Hang in there!
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