019 – Seven Ways to Drive Traffic to Your WordPress Website
Today I share seven different ways to drive traffic to your WordPress website.
1.) I go to places like LinkedIn and Twitter to join in the discussion
2.) I release a new podcast every week giving away free valuable information
3.) I syndicate all my content to multiple places so people can consume the way that works best for them
Recommended Blog Directories
– Blogarama
– Blog Catalog
– Bloggapedia
– Bloggernity
– IceRocket
– Blog Digger
– Blog Hub
– Eaton Weblog Directory
– Blog Search Engine
– Globe of Blogs
– Syndic8
– Blog Hints
– BlogDirectory.net
Audio
– Podfeed.net
– PodcastAlley.com
– DigitalPodcast.com
– Podcast.com
– PodSeek.net
– GetAPodcast.com
– PodcastDirectory.com
– PodcastPickle.com
Video (through TubeMogul.com)
– YouTube.com
– DailyMotion.com
– MetaCafe.com
– Blip.tv
– Veoh.com
– Viddler.com
– Howcast.com
4.) Every new post I send out a link on Twitter and sometimes Facebook
5.) Try to find people who are looking for guest bloggers and write content for them
6.) I am honest with people and they love getting free information
Reminders:
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Which point are you going to work on this week?
Hi Dustin,
Thanks alot for the podcast.
Could you please list links of all of the podcasts directories that you send your podcasts to?
Apr 15, 2011Sorry about that Ayman!
I forgot to make a note that I was going to put all the links in the show notes and completely forgot. Thanks for the reminder!
Dustin
Apr 15, 2011Hi Dustin,
This is really helpful! I just started promoting my blog through some of the directories you listed and am already seeing an increase in traffic. Thanks!
One employer asked my how many “followers” I have for my blog, but didn’t specify from which source. How do you determine the amount of followers? Is is how many people subscribe via email, rss feeds, followers on twitter or all of the above? How do you measure the number of followers?
Sep 5, 2011This is a very tricky subject, re: counting number of followers. I think it’s up to you to decide what type of people you want to include, but be consistent. If you want to just rss feeds, that’s fine, but only ever give that employer those stats. Or maybe, you have been doing a large push on Twitter to get more followers. If that’s the case, I would use those numbers.
When telling someone about my show / following, I normally take the largest number 🙂 I think that 20,000 downloads sounds more impressive than 400 twitter followers or 150 newsletter subscribers.
That’s my opinion.
Sep 7, 2011Email
May 6, 2014Marketing is also a great way to interact with followers and sending then
valuable content with a personal touch. What is also an advantage is that email
marketing softwares allow you to segment your contact list (i.e new
subscribers, loyal long-time followers, etc) so that you can create the
specific content just for them. Â And with the freedom to create your own
templates in color and design, you can make any campaign your own unique style.
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Benchmark
Email has a new easy to use plugin called Benchmark Email Lite that combines
your WordPress site with the traffic-generating benefits of email marketing.
 You can install an email sign-up form onto any page (it actually scans
the colors of your page and adjusts itself so that it blends seamlessly into
your theme), track down analytics, and even send email-friendly version of your
blogs posts straight into your readers’ inboxes. Â And all straight off
your WordPress dashboard.
Definitely
a two-in-one program that will save your time, let you exercise your creative,
and increase engagement with your followers 🙂