There are a lot of things you can do to increase traffic to your blog by using social media. First, it begins with your actual blog. When writing a blog article, you should make sure the content is well-written, solves a problem and is written to your target audience. Check out our recent post, How to Make Money from your Blog by Writing Amazing Content, for a few writing tips.
Once you have published your masterful blog article, the real fun begins; promoting it through your social channels. We are going to share 3 effective ways you can increase traffic to your blog using social media.
Share your blog on social media, more than once!
After you publish a new blog, of course you will share it on all your social media channels. But it is important to optimize the blog post and reshare it a few more times. When we publish a new blog, we stick to the following posting schedule for sharing on social media:
- Same day published – share your new blog on all your social media channels.
- Same day published – share the new blog again on twitter, using targeted hashtags and tagging anyone mentioned in the blog.
- Next day published – share the blog again on all our social media channels, but use a different social message.
- Next week – share the blog again on your social media channels using an engaging social message.
- Next month – post the blog on your social media channels again with another engaging social message, use targeted hashtags and tag anyone mentioned in the blog article.
- In 3 months – post the blog again on your social media channels.
Share your blog article to specific people on social media
Did you write the blog because of a question someone asked you? Did you mention someone or specific businesses in your article? Make sure to share with the person(s) or businesses you mentioned! Don’t be afraid to ask them to retweet or reshare with their audiences, this will help to increase traffic to your blog and your social media channels.
Use hashtags to increase traffic to your blog
The use of hashtags on social media has grown greatly over the years, expanding from Twitter, to Facebook and Instagram. Hashtags play a key role in your social media SEO and building brand awareness. When used correctly, hashtags help spark search results and bring new followers to your accounts. We suggest hashtagging the most important keywords from your blog post, locations or using hashtags from relevant twitter chats to increase traffic to your blog from social media.
