{"id":501,"date":"2013-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/goodideas\/traffic-tuesday-7-ways-to-increase-traffic-to-your-website-for-free\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:49:43","slug":"traffic-tuesday-7-ways-to-increase-traffic-to-your-website-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/goodideas\/traffic-tuesday-7-ways-to-increase-traffic-to-your-website-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAFFIC TUESDAY: 7 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Someone referred this video to me today, and I thought I\u2019d share it with you and my other readers.\u00a0 I am always looking for free ways to increase traffic to my websites.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, a member of the website docstoc.com shares <strong>7 ways to increase traffic to your website for free<\/strong>.\u00a0 It\u2019s a quick video, under 3 minutes, and gives you some great ways to boost website traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Below the video I have added a few comments of my own.<\/p>\n<h2>7 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website For Free<\/h2>\n<h3>Do these Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website Really Work?<\/h3>\n<p>Obviously, the information in the video seems useful here, but does it really work?\u00a0 Here is my experience:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Search engines<\/span> are great for bringing you traffic for free.\u00a0<\/strong> It\u2019s not a \u201cfast\u201d way to <em>increase traffic<\/em> to your website, but it does work.\u00a0 You might have found this post because of the search engine optimization I\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Social Media<\/span> can bring you great free traffic, too.<\/strong>\u00a0 Simply posting your content on your own personal social media sites (Facebook, Facebook Fan Page, Google+ Page, etc.) can at least get the information out there to the people who follow you.\u00a0 You might be reading this post because of how I shared it on social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>When you refresh your content<\/span> frequently,<\/strong> you demonstrate to your audience that your site is active and\u00a0 new useful content.\u00a0 Publishing new content often notifies search engines and gives you an increase in site traffic.\u00a0 I work to blog every day with something new for my readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Viral Content (creating a \u201cViral Loop\u201d) really <em>does<\/em> turn your site visitors into marketers on your behalf.\u00a0<\/strong> You simply need to write about popular topics, or provide a unique viewpoint that generates a bit of controversy.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had a few posts gain traction with sharing because of the topics I\u2019ve written about.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you <strong>solve a compelling need<\/strong> through your content, it will be more likely to be spread as viral content through social media and that will <span>increase traffic<\/span>.\u00a0 This post is a good example!<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to know more ways to create more traffic, capture more leads, and convert more sales for your business, !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone referred this video to me today, and I thought I\u2019d share it with you and my other readers.\u00a0 I am always looking for free ways to increase traffic to my websites. 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