So you want to get traffic to your website you say? You want to be an online rockstar? You want to build your brand online? You want to be the next Ijustine or Chris Brogan?
Well let me tell you a secret.. its easy. You just need to use the right tools and tricks. Let me share with you some of the free, simple and easy ways to do it. These are things I try to do whenever possible. I will do this in list form, as people like lists!
-Setup a Flick Account and post photos of things your doing.
-Post to your Youtube account
-Setup a Linkedin account and write a bio about who you are and what you are doing.
-Setup a Twitter Account and network with people in your industry/field, as well as those looking for information on it.
-Use Google Reader and share items
-Leave comments on others blogs. How else are you going to become part of a community?
-Create a personal website to be your single point of resource. Have all these are social networking sites link to it.
-Be Honest when your wrong. Trust me, I make mistakes a lot, when they are pointed out to me, I share this on my networks
-Thank people in your community when they Retweet, Share, Repost, Pass on, Plurk, etc something you have said or created
-Make your personal website easy to use and easy to pass the information on.. i.e install widgets like Tweetmeme, Facebook Like, and Sharethis
-Do you know who your competition is? What they are doing? Go check them out
-Have a Facebook Fanpage
-Use the same username/handle everywhere you can. Grab it whenever a new social networking site comes up
-Have a web presence everywhere you can.
-Use a site like Ping.fm to post to multiple sites
-Yes you should have a page on MySpace.. it can not hurt.
-Have you looked at FourSquare and Gowalla to find a way to use them? Geolocation is hot right now!
-Make sure to add your website to Google, Yahoo and Bing. It makes it easier for people to find you.
-Install Google Analytics.
-Use Google Analytics…see how people are finding your site. What are the keywords they are using?
-Write updates/posts that are relevant to your brand, using the keywords you to associate with your brand.
-Google yourself..see what comes up in search. An ego search can be a good thing sometimes.
-Submit your site to Technorati
-Submit your posts to Stumbleupon
-Yes people still use Digg.. again it can not hurt
-Customize your Twitter background to stand out
-Do not always “Shout Out” what you are doing. It is called “Social Networking” be social. Interact with others, ask questions, and comment back. Do not just talk about yourself.. you will fail.
-Go to Meetups, Tweetups, conferences, mixers..whatever you want to call them. All of the above is great, but you can not beat real life face time! Check out sites like Meetup and Upcoming for events
These are just some off the top of my head.. what are some of your tips and tricks?
