{"id":353,"date":"2020-07-07T19:24:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T13:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=353"},"modified":"2020-07-07T19:24:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T13:54:35","slug":"how-to-drive-more-traffic-to-your-website-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-drive-more-traffic-to-your-website-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Drive More Traffic To Your Website For Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/blog-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/blog-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/blog-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Website traffic not only indicates but drives your business growth. It\nhelps you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>See the results of your marketing efforts<\/li><li>Gain insights about your audience for decision making<\/li><li>Enhance your SEO and search engine credibility<\/li><li>Produce more leads, boost conversions and attract more customers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to achieve these benefits, you must drive the traffic to your\nwebsite in the right way and focus on attracting quality traffic. In this blog,\nwe will be discussing free ways of how you can drive quality traffic to your\nsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Free Traffic vs.\nQuality Traffic<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting more traffic to your website will increase your rank in the\nSERPs, which in turn will drive even more traffic. But you would also want to\nensure that the increase in traffic is leading to an increase in audience\nengagement as well. Because if your website traffic is improving, but your\nconversion rates are declining, it means you are not fetching the right\ntraffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can optimize your website for conversion in several ways, like\npositioning the CTA button in the right place, allowing viewers to navigate\neasily and intuitively, offering the exact information which the audience has\ncome looking for, etc. But you need to start by driving the right audience to\nyour website in the first place. When it comes to website traffic, your goal\nshould be attracting more qualified visitors, i.e., the ones who are more\nlikely to get converted into leads and consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Strategies To Drive Quality Traffic To Your\nWebsite<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no \u201cset it and forget it\u201d tool that can drive free and\nhigh-quality traffic to your website. Instead, there are combinations of a few\nchannels that work side by side to attract visitors. However, they will all\nrequire either time, effort, or money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the tools, when appropriately utilized, can drive traffic to\nyour website are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On-page\/Off-page SEO<\/li><li>Email<\/li><li>Online directory listings<\/li><li>Blogging <\/li><li>Social Media<\/li><li>Online advertisements <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss the most effective and reliable ways of increasing your\nwebsite traffic for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Free\nWays To Boost Website Traffic From Google<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Make a free Google My Business Listing <\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you aware of the fact that an optimized Google My Business Listing\nreceives 7 times more visits than an incomplete one? Your listing links\ndirectly to your site, which is a great way to bring in more traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, remember Google is getting smarter day by day with results. If\nyour listing offers complete information that a prospective customer requires\nto make a decision, they might eschew your site and directly contact or visit\nyour company. Now, this is even better than a mere website visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>On-page SEO<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of SEO techniques that you can utilize to increase\nthe rankings of your web pages on SERPs to attract more traffic. This involves\ncreating high-quality content that your audience is looking for and writing\nshort and crisp meta descriptions for individual pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meta description is displayed underneath the URL of the page in\nthe search results. It tells the viewers what the page is about, which gives\nthem a clear idea of what is in it for them and increases their chances of\nclicking it. Although On-page SEO is free, it does require time to give the\ndesired results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Other\nWays To Generate Website Traffic For Free<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Get your business listed in online directories<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting listed in free online directories and review websites is a\ngreat way to increase your website traffic. In the majority of these sites,\nyour business profile will contain a link to your website. Updating these\nlistings often and acquiring positive reviews will probably lead to more\nwebsite traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Build strong backlinks<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A backlink refers to a link from another site to your website.\nBacklinks from complementary organizations and industry influencers will put\nyour business in front of a much bigger audience base and drive quality traffic\nto your site. Moreover, when Google sees other reputed websites pointing to\nyours, its trust in your business increases. The more trust Google has in you,\nthe more your rankings will improve, and simultaneously, your website traffic\nwill increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Utilize social media<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media platforms today have become one of the most potent free\nmarketing tools, and it can bring in more website traffic. You can utilize\npopular platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to promote\nyour blogs and other valuable web pages. This is a great way to reach more\naudiences and direct them to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Add relevant hashtags in your posts<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>By including relevant hashtags in your posts promoting your blogs and\nother web pages, you can expand your reach beyond your network. People\nsearching for your products or services will be able to discover you via these\nhashtags. The more people come across your links, the more free website traffic\nyou\u2019ll be drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>Utilize landing pages<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Landing pages are another source of acquiring free website traffic.\nThese offer specific pages like to redeem a discount code or start a free trial\nor download a free guide. Landing pages contain all the details a viewer needs\nto convert. Therefore focus on one primary call-to-action button to guide your\nusers and drive more traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\"><li><strong>Start targeting long-tail keywords<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>No doubt that short-tail keywords are mostly searched, but they are\nthe keywords most difficult to rank for. However, long-tail keywords provide a\nbetter chance for your website to rank higher even on the first page sometimes!\nThe higher your ranking is, the more traffic you will get. You can use several\ntools to search for ideal keywords that you can target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\"><li><strong>Use email marketing<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Using emails to send newsletters and promote offers is an excellent\nway to keep in touch with your consumers. These might also help you in driving\nmore traffic to your site. Be careful with your emails. Include adequate\ninformation, images, links, and use smart subject lines that will entice them\nto open your emails. Make sure you don\u2019t bombard them with too many emails, or\nelse they might just unsubscribe or get uninterested in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\"><li><strong>Guest blog<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Get into collaboration with any industry influencer and have them post\na blog on your site or turn an interview with them into a blog post. This way,\nnot only you\u2019ll attract organic traffic but also the audience from the\ninfluencer\u2019s content promotion. This will also help you generate strong\nbacklinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this method is still free, there must be some mutual benefits\nfor the influencer, too, with this collaboration. You can also become a guest\nblogger for any complementary business. You can write a blog post relevant to\ntheir products or services and include a link to your website in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\"><li><strong>Engage with your audience online<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Being active in an online group or website relevant to your industry\nis free. This can help you boost your website traffic. Drop comments on blogs\nor social media posts and participate in conversations related to your\nindustry. When you engage, you will grab more people\u2019s attention and get more\nprofile visits. Including your site link in your profile will be very helpful.\nHowever, engage genuinely. Refrain from adding your website links in your\ncomments, or you might appear salesy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\"><li><strong>Track and learn from your analytics<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use Google Analytics for free, and their insights can help you\nunderstand where your traffic is coming from. You can identify which strategies\nare working the best for your website, which ones need improvement, and which\nones are not worth spending your time on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So these were the few ways to generate more traffic for your website.\nYou can also go for paid tools like online advertisements. Avoid using auto\nwebsite traffic generators. Google can detect these spammy approaches, which\ncan hurt your rankings or get your site banned. \n\nLet us know about\nyour views regarding these channels in the comments below.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website traffic not only indicates but drives your business growth. It helps you to: See the results of your marketing efforts Gain insights about your audience for decision making Enhance your SEO and search engine credibility Produce more leads, boost conversions and attract more customers However, to achieve these benefits, you must drive the traffic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45],"tags":[24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eglobalsoftsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}