{"id":410,"date":"2022-04-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2022-04-08T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:00:00","slug":"tips-for-getting-traffic-with-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/tips-for-getting-traffic-with-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips For Getting Traffic With Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Getting Traffic With Social Media<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1915351_1280-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"getting traffic with social media\" class=\"wp-image-512 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1915351_1280-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"getting traffic with social media\" class=\"wp-image-512 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1915351_1280-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1915351_1280-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1915351_1280-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/man-1915351_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media is a wonderful inexpensive traffic generator. But, before you waste your time doing things without reason, it\u2019s a good idea to try to sit down and understand what it takes to use social media as a real traffic generator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a traffic generator that sends you, day after day, inexpensive but loyal and targeted traffic, where all you have to do is be social, engage, and share. If you want to be successful using social media as a traffic generator then it\u2019s important to separate messing around on social media to truly using it as a way to grow your website traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Know Who You Want to Visit Your Website<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve heard it once, you\u2019ve heard it 1000 times; know your audience. It\u2019s imperative that you learn who your audience is before you even begin trying to attract them to your networks plus send them to your website. Otherwise, you\u2019re seriously wasting your time. People who aren\u2019t in your market don\u2019t want what you\u2019re selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Spy On Them<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Follow people who you think are in your audience and observe them. What do they share? What do they like? What do they tell their connections on social media? This is a great way to find out what they read, what they do in their free time, and really, who they are.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Get To Know Them<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Get to know them in a more intimate way via engagement on social media. Social media is first and foremost a social thing \u2013 a way to connect and communicate using technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Find Out What They Want<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 By following them and \u201cspying\u201d you can find out what they want in many areas of their life. Likely, if you\u2019ve done well picking audience members to spy on you\u2019ll learn a lot that you can use to build products that solve their issues.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Find Out Who They Know <\/strong>\u2013 When you find out who they follow and know, you can use that information to connect with those people that they trust. If influencers are friends with you and share your information, that will make an impact on your audience because it will build trust.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you know for sure who you want to visit your website you can ensure that your content and information is focused on that audience. After all, how can you deliver something to your audience that they want if you don\u2019t know who the audience is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-3108155_1280-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"getting traffic with social media\" class=\"wp-image-513 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-3108155_1280-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"getting traffic with social media\" class=\"wp-image-513 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-3108155_1280-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-3108155_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-3108155_1280-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/personal-3108155_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Try to Be Interesting (Hint: It\u2019s about them)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to be interesting and share attention-grabbing information that resonates with your audience. If you ever go to live events, you know that the more other people talk about themselves, the more they look highly on the person they were talking to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Post Images<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&amp; Video<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 When you post images, people are a lot more likely to look at it and share it. Images can help make a serious subject less painful, as well as help explain complicated topics in fewer words.<\/li><li><strong>Use Humor<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Anytime you can make a point with humor you\u2019ll get attention. If you can turn that attention into clicks, that\u2019s even better. This is why knowing your audience is the number one thing you need to do in your business no matter what.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ask Questions<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 If you\u2019re not sure what to say to get attention ask an important question that needs to be answered. Give them some choices and try to incentive them to answer, perhaps link to a form on your website for them to use to answer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Be Active in Your Life<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 This might seem odd, but if you don\u2019t have an interesting life, then you can\u2019t really be that interesting on social media. Get away from the computer and live your life, you\u2019ll be happier and it\u2019ll show and people will be drawn to you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Show Your Results<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 If you\u2019re promoting something that has an end result post about it. You can use images of yourself or you can use images of your audience who have used the product.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>It\u2019s OK to be Imperfect<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The truth is no one is perfect. But, there is only one you. You are the only one that can add you to the picture. Therefore, always be yourself because if you\u2019re not, it\u2019ll eventually show.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The more you can turn all these things around to be about your audience, the better. When your audience feels listened to understood, and thought about they\u2019ll be much more likely to click through and go to your website, sign up for your email lists, and become part of your inner circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/play-stone-1237457_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"getting traffic with social media\" class=\"wp-image-514 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenfbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/play-stone-1237457_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"getting traffic with social media\" class=\"wp-image-514 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/play-stone-1237457_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/play-stone-1237457_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/play-stone-1237457_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenbrownsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/play-stone-1237457_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Actively Participate After All Social Media is Social<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Read that again. Social media is social. Therefore, while automation is awesome, it\u2019s not everything. Find time each day to go through your social accounts (maybe one per day) and look for questions that need answered. The more you can answer questions the more people will notice and trust you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Stick to a Schedule<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 If you have no plan you may waste time. After all, there is no better time sucker than social media. If you want to be super productive, set up a schedule and stick to it for posting, sharing, and engaging.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Don\u2019t be a Spammer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Each social network has its own unspoken rules when it comes to how often you share a post. The trick is to share it in a different way. It can be the same link, but you can describe it differently in your blurb.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Optimize Your Content<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Everything that you publish, no matter where, should be optimized. That means it should have the right words that get the attention of your audience (keywords), and a call to action. Plus the page should load fast and everything should work. Also, each network has its own way to show content, ensure that you understand the images sizes and the rules.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Engage With Your Audience<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 You want to post regularly, plus you want to engage with others on their pages as well as answer comments on your posts. If you post something and it gets even 1 comment, be sure to comment back.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Check Your Metrics<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Nothing is complete until the data is checked. You never know what is working if you don\u2019t check the numbers. You need to know where all the clicks come from that go to your website so that you know that what you\u2019re doing on social media is working. Otherwise, why do it?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As an active participant, you\u2019ll also learn how to use the network better. After all, each network has its own special flavor that you\u2019ll need to get to know in order to use it to its utmost traffic generating level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Traffic With Social Media Social media is a wonderful inexpensive traffic generator. But, before you waste your time doing things without reason, it\u2019s a good idea to try to sit down and understand what it takes to use social media as a real traffic generator. 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