Reaching 10,000 per day is very doable. I have multiple sites that reach well beyond this number.
Fair warning: it takes a lot of time and work.
I would like to share with you some ways you can start drastically growing your traffic so you can eventually get to that point.
Growing your blog traffic
isn’t rocket science. If it were that hard, then how do so many blog article websites generate 500,000 - 1,000,000 visitors per day?
It’s true that click through traffic like that doesn’t pop up overnight. It takes consistent effort over a sustained period of time dripping on your target audience.
You might have a lot of “good” reasons why your blog isn’t generating 20,000 visitors each month. And, to be fair, blogging is hard work. But so is every type of business model, whether online or offline.
In this response, I’ll show you how to drive 20,000 visitors to your blog in 90 days
, using strategies and tactics I use right here on my own blog.
In the month of March 2014, Helping You Succeed Through Online Marketing!
generated 20,543 visitors. I didn’t use any super-secret technique and I didn’t spend tons of money on social media or search engine ads. What really helped me was a “mindset shift.”
I realized that not all types of blog content will drive traffic to a site. If you truly want to see changes in your blog, you need to create the right kind of content for your target audience. You’ll learn how I create the kind of content that people want to read, share, and link to in this post.
If you consistently implement these techniques for three months without giving up, you’ll generate more qualified visitors to your blog - likely, 20,000 or more.
But, you have to be consistent. I know I mention that on this blog over and over, but that’s because it really is the key to blogging success.
82% of companies
that blog daily acquire customers easily via their media site. Those who neglect blogging, or do it sporadically, will always struggle to get more clients.
Remember that driving thousands of visitors to your blog isn’t the ultimate goal. It’s only a means to achieving the goal that you’ve set for your business.
To have the best year ever, there are certain vital goals that must be achieved. Blogging can help you reach them, if you go about it the right way.
Let’s get started with the 4 tactics that you can implement today:
1. Get published on magazine sites.
I know you’re thinking “I’m just a blogger!” - right?
Why should you bother writing for popular online magazines like WebMD, Inc, Forbes and the like?
Well, there’s a huge demand for good writers. Reaching outside the confines of your own blog post can bring powerful rewards. Guest post avenues are a wise way to grow your audience back to your blog content.
It’s time to pitch your topic ideas to online magazine editors.
You don’t have to be an experienced journalist to write for magazines. You’re already qualified.
I advise you to focus specifically on those entities with a strong online presence. Just look at the change in average daily media consumption
-- you’ll agree with me that the internet is a strong force.
If you’re a business entrepreneur, getting published on Entrepreneur - Start, run and grow your business.
might generate a more targeted audience to your blog, since it’s relevant to business. A general interest newspaper or magazine site wouldn’t be a good fit for you.
Moreover, online readership for most magazines has surpassed the offline readership. Forbes digital audience surpassed 68 million in 2015
, as compared to only 6.3 million print (offline) audience members.
Imagine how many visitors you’ll drive to your blog in 90 days if you get published by Forbes, Entrepreneur, or any other site that’s as popular. Millions of people subscribe to online magazines and many of those people never miss an issue.
Lots of magazines out there have built a loyal target audience. They want to be at the top of their games. You can capitalize on this ready-made audience and direct many of those dedicated readers to your own site, while simultaneously building your own authority in the process.
Take a look at the UK newspapers’ print and web audience
. At a glance, you’ll notice that the web audience has grown exponentially, surpassing that of print.
I enjoy reading online essays and articles on various topics, especially when they’re well-written and relatable. I know I’m not the only one.
That’s exactly what you must do when you write for online magazines. Choose topics that’ll engross your readers, so that your piece will make an impact and stay with them after reading it.
One of the best techniques for engaging online magazine readers is storytelling. You need to tell (sometimes personal) stories that resonate with your audience.
If you don’t consider yourself to be a good storyteller
, that’ll make it harder to create epic content for your readers. But you don’t have to write about yourself. Instead, look for the narrative story lurking inside your topic.
Stories aren’t just for fiction, by the way - they also improve nonfiction articles.
According to Ashley C. Ford
, an essayist and BuzzFeed staff writer,
Writing nonfiction is not about telling your story. It’s about telling worthy and interesting stories about the human circumstance using real life examples.
You can write a magazine article by following the same approach you’d take to writing blog posts. I’m talking about in-depth, high-value blog posts - not the generic ones that no one reads.
When it comes to writing for online magazine publications, a strategic approach is best. Don’t rush into the experience with half-baked ideas. As Joel Barker says,
Speed is only useful if you’re running in the right direction.
Often times, you don’t need to come up with a completely new topic. All you have to do is look for a hook or a creative idea that lets you bridge the gap between your “big idea” (or your main message) and “what people already know.”
That’s why thorough research is needed. You can research your topic on social networking sites (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), which will also help you find an approach that’s likely to engage readers through various search engine and social media results.
It’s estimated that nearly 9 out of 10 journalists use blogs for online research. And 96% of journalists
cited corporate websites as a source of online research information.
If you’re a content marketer, you know that great content markets itself. When you take the time to understand your audience and create relevant, high-value content for them, the result is more traffic to your blog
.
When you’re writing for online magazine publications, you need to approach it with your content marketing
mindset.
In other words, your ultimate focus is to create useful content that people will read, feel excited about and willingly share with others on social media.
Many freelance writers and journalists are making a living writing for online magazine publications. As an example, Carol Tice
, founder of Writers: Ready To Stop Starving?, earns a 6-figure income writing for online magazines.
