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Social Media Sites Can Help Increase Blog Traffic

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Posted 13th August 2013 at 02:28 PM by duffie55

By Gary Messinger

Social media sites are invaluable marketing tools that business owners can’t do without. Apart from generating leads and attracting potential customers, these networking sites also help increase traffic of your blog. This makes it easier for your business blog to do its task of establishing your credibility in the industry and providing useful information to existing and potential clients. Here are eight ways on how social media sites can help increase traffic to your blog.

Tip # 1 – Put blog links on social media profiles

Most social media sites allow links on the profile page. Put your blog links on your profile. This way, people can readily see where they need to go if they want to learn more about your business.

Tip # 2 – Link blog content to social media accounts

Blog sites like WordPress lets you connect your posts to top social media sites like Facebook. This means that whenever you make a new post in your blog, the link will automatically be published in your Facebook timeline, and will show up on your friends’ wall feeds. It’s easy to do this configuration in the blog or social media settings.

Tip # 3 – Include blog link in your signatures

If you’re active in online forums, it would help to put a link to your blog on your post signature.

Tip # 4 – Add social media buttons on your blog

Social media buttons can be placed on the first page of your blog, particularly on the sidebar so people can connect with you through Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn more easily. Also, this helps ensure that whenever you add something to your blog, your new Facebook friend, Twitter follower or LinkedIn contact will be notified. You can also add share buttons at the last part of each post to encourage readers to spread the word about it.

Tip # 5 – Use automated cross-profile publishing

There are various scheduling tools that you can use to publish links on several social media profiles at the same time. These include HootSuite, TweetDeck, and Sprout Social. Find one that works best for you.

Tip # 6 – Promote blog contests on social media

A blog contest is a surefire technique for generating interest of more people. Just make sure that the prize at stake is something people would want to compete over for. Promote this blog content on your social media sites to spread the word about it, and your blog as well.

Tip # 7 – Join social media groups and share blog content

In social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, you can join active groups that are relevant to your business and blog. Join these groups and start building relationships with other members by posting positive comments and chipping in conversations. After a while, you can share some of your blog posts that would be helpful for them.

Tip # 8 – Be active on social media

Finally, be active on whatever social media site you’re on. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter or any other site, you need to find the time to interact actively with other people. This can do so much in increasing your blog’s and business’ visibility.

This list surely provides useful insights on how social media can help in blogging success.

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