You are tired of reading posts where bloggers share traffic reports but in real, their website traffic strategies no longer work?
Or, maybe it frustrates when your blog is not getting any traffic at all. It also makes you wonder why it’s happening? What are the reasons you’re not getting blog traffic?
I totally get you!
I used to feel exactly the same when I started out. Even, I used to check my blog statistics every hour. Can you believe this? I know, I was eagerly excited about blogging.
But, as time grows, I learned a lot and my top lessons were ‘patience’ and ‘persistence’.
Wait, I’m not going to talk about patience!
I know, as a new blogger, you’re eagerly excited to grow traffic to your blog too so I’m leaving all reasons in this post of why your blog is not getting traffic.
And, if you could relate to any of those reasons do let me know in the comments section below so I can cheer you up and answer any question that might trouble you at this moment.
But, first – the big question.
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WHY MY BLOG IS NOT GETTING ANY TRAFFIC?
There can be so many reasons for zero or low website traffic but then, we also have solutions because that’s how bloggers are still getting traffic every day and strategies still work.
And, one more thing…
You’re not alone!
Even if you just take a minute and ask the same question in any Facebook group you’ll have so many people coming up with same problem.
I don’t get 100 views a day.
I don’t know why my blog is not growing.
No one sees my post.
No one comments.
I’m struggling with more pageviews.
I don’t feel the urge to write anymore – I’m lost.
You know what I did?
I asked.
I recently asked what’s the main goal of quarter 1 of 2019. Someone just commented ‘to get 1000 pageviews a month’. As you see, more than 3 bloggers commented at the same time and shared, how they’re struggling with traffic too.
And, honestly, this made me write this post!
My facebook group audience is definitely the best because they share, participate and are excited to learn. If you’re interested in becoming a free facebook member, it’s free to join!
Moving on…
If you have recently started blogging and you’re super new to this blogging world then listen(okay, read) to me.
You’re going to take a little more time in growing your blog as compared to others who’ve been blogging already, or have some experience already.
But, if you’re a baby born blogger but are determined to work hard, and implement strategies then you’ll easily get traffic to your blog.
I’m not joking because I know, you can!
All it requires is a full-time dedication in taking your blog to the next level.
So, let’s find out why your blog isn’t getting traffic at all. As soon as you figure out the why’s, you will have to find the solution and take action right away.
All clear.
Let’s jump on some reasons why blogs don’t get traffic.
17 REASONS YOUR BLOG ISN’T GETTING TRAFFIC?
Here are some real things you might be missing or doing wrong on your blog. Just figure out those errors, and rectify them. If you’re new then don’t worry at all. You will still be able to get more traffic to your blog and it’s totally achievable.
I have included recommended posts in this ultimate guide so make sure you click and read other articles as every other post has a solution to offer.
1- YOUR READERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU WRITE
Just think about it.
What if your readers are not interested in what you write? Or, your content is totally irrelevant to your audience? It’s not working either way.
If that’s your situation, you have to sort it out by knowing two things.
1- Find the right people
2- Write engaging content on topics that interest them
Start knowing and understanding your audience first. There are multiple ways through which you can target the right audience who’s actually waiting for you to show up so that they reach to you. This could be the first mistake you might be making with your blog.
If you’re guilty of targeting the wrong people and producing irrelevant content then your blog is not going to get any targeted traffic which means no growth.
First, find the right people and start showing up! Let them know what your blog is about and how your blog is the right place to find the content they’ve been looking for.
How to find & target your blog audience? Grab this worksheet to find your ideal blog readers.
2- YOU DON’T PUBLISH TIMELESS CONTENT
But, what is timeless content?
A timeless content is any content that does not have an expiry date which means it does not go dated. Remains evergreen! I strongly believe in creating more evergreen content so that your blog gets a regular traffic and readers.
Many bloggers are not familiar with evergreen content and that is why they don’t even include creation of such content in their content strategies.
Even if you publish 10 posts every month, try to make at least 2 evergreen blog post so that you can promote it every day, week, month or every year.
Instead of writing a 300-word post, invest more time in creating long pieces so that it can drive consistent traffic over a period of time.
If you want to go deep, I highly suggest buying my ebook on ‘Evergreen Content Strategies’. In this ebook, I share all hidden secrets to create content that lasts forever. Check out the ebook here and get all the details.
3- YOU ARE AFRAID OF PROMOTING YOUR POSTS
Tell me, how much time you devote for promotion?
Twice a week, and is only facebook? I wonder.
As a new blogger, you may not know hundreds of other ways to drive traffic but you should know that there are so many ideas to promote your one blog post. Imagine, if you follow a plan and promote blog posts using multiple ideas?
Sometimes, new bloggers are also afraid of their reader’s reactions. What if someone leaves a bad comment? What if no one reads my blog? And, What if people criticize my opinions?
Forget all what if’s.
Stop thinking that way!
If someone leaves a bad comment, reply with a GOOOOD answer or if it’s inappropriate just delete the comment. It’s YOUR blog, and you’re the boss here.
If no one is reading your blog, figure out why and start working on it. As simple as that. This is how we all got better with time.
If people criticize your opinions, spare a minute and think if their criticism is worth spending time for? Or, they’re just letting you down for no reason. Give them a shut-up call and FOCUS.
No matter how many posts you write but if you’re not promoting it, they are of no use! Focus on promoting your post on every single platform from day 1.
Yes, I strongly urge you to promote. I don’t mean to spam but do meaningful promotions.
Advice: Use these 61+ crazy blog traffic ideas to promote your blog post.
4- YOUR POSTS ARE NOT OPTIMIZED FOR SEO
Let me ask.
Have you optimized your blog for search engines?
If yes, then start working on your posts and wait to see the SEO magic which means free organic traffic.
If not, start optimizing every single blog post.
In order to be get indexed by search engines like Google, you need to make your site available for search engines. That means, make your blog post ready for SEO.
Here are a few blog posts to help you get started with SEO;
1- The Ultimate Guide To Drive Only Organic Traffic To Your Blog
2- How To Do SEO for every blog post
3- Image SEO : Steps to optimize blog images
Organic traffic is the best free quality traffic every blogger wants. Once, your site starts getting some organic traffic – you’ll have to spend less time worrying about traffic numbers and more on generating leads. But, it does require some efforts and time.
Organic traffic doesn’t result in a matter of a few days. A right SEO strategy results in high-quality traffic from search engines.
That’s what we want, right?
I also encourage you to sign up for 5-days free blog traffic course to get actionable strategies to get more blog traffic. Here, I share easy tactics to build up real traffic and form a massive audience online.
5- YOU NEVER CONNECT WITH OTHER BLOGGERS
Do you constantly look at your own blog, and imagine the magical traffic? Well, it won’t work!
You got to show up and connect with other bloggers.
Blogging isn’t something boring. Make it more fun. Enjoy blogging.
Start meeting other bloggers. Read their blogs and leave comments on their blog posts. Let them know you’re new to blogging and you write on this topic. Take part in any collaboration. Engage with new bloggers.
Start doing these three things;
- Make thoughtful comments on 5 blogs every day
- Read new blogs and improve your knowledge
- Engage with new bloggers on social media. Like and share their posts. Give them shout outs on your social media profiles.
I know many of my blogging friends who truly connect and engage. Some of good blogging fellows are;
Ryan Biddulph
Estine Muki
Lisa Sicard
Moss Clement
Hassaan Khan
Make a blogging network. In this post, you learn 2 steps to build blogging connections.
6- YOU DON’T USE PINTEREST FOR TRAFFIC
If you’re new to blogging then know that PINTEREST is a big thing! Nowadays, bloggers and business owners are using pinterest daily for making money, getting endless traffic, making sales, building connections, finding inspiration and what not.
Just like any other marketing channel, pinterest also requires some simple rules to follow and when you do that, you grow.
If you’re just starting out then I highly recommend you to read the following post before you read point 7.
First – How does Pinterest work? The very first lesson!
Second – 10 simple Pinterest rules for bloggers and business owners
Third – Follow these 3 pinterest tips to boost your blog traffic
Fourth – The PINTEREST SEO guide for bloggers
Five – Create stunning Pinterest images using 27+ tips
Six – How to create pinterest pins really fast with Tailwind Create?
7- NOT USING ALL MARKETING STRATEGIES (EMAIL MARKETING)
Expecting hundreds of views every hour will not work, but trying and experimenting new strategies might get new traffic to your blog. Instead of scratching your head every time when you see low traffic numbers, make a commitment and use a new marketing strategy to promote your blog post.
But, what are new ideas?
- Build an email list to promote your blog posts
- Create landing pages and collect email subscribers
- Use twitter to promote new posts
- Create videos and use video marketing
- Start youtube and create videos around significant topics
- Design infographics and promote them
- Use Instagram to drive new users to your blog
- Be active on facebook page
Email marketing is going big and it’s the best time to build your own email list. When you grow your email list and set up automation series, it’s super easy to get consistent traffic from email subscribers.
Emails are not only used for promoting content, but also for building a trustworthy relationship with your readers so that they become a regular reader, and customers.
Ready to create an email list for your blog? Here’s how to build an email list for free.
8- HEADLINES ARE POORLY WRITTEN
Spend a few minutes and check your headlines.
Now, tell me.
Are they good enough to attract readers to click your post, and read what’s inside? Do they incite curiosity among people? Do you ever rewrite your headline to see if it attracts more clicks to your website? Do you know how to convert your blog posts?
Look at this example;
Headline #1 – Cake recipes to try at home
Headline #2 – 8 delicious cake recipes every cake lover MUST try at home
Which one would get more clicks?
The second one, right?
Next time, when you write your blog post – make sure to create different headline versions and pick the one that makes people click your post.
A well-written headline can actually pull readers in. It also increases the click through rate, which thus ultimately gets more clicks.
To be honest, I have struggled with headlines too and it wasn’t easy to come up with an extra-ordinary headline. To help myself and other bloggers, I published 7 headline formulas to produce catchy headlines for blog posts.
You can also multiple headline tools discussed in this post.
9- YOU ARE NOT FOCUSED
Are you just blogging for fun? If yes, then enjoy it!
Don’t get into the loop of getting more traffic numbers.
But, the real thing is no one likes the fact that only two people read the post no matter how hard they try.
Become more focused. Have a clear vision of your blog. Define your blogging goals clearly, and prepare an action plan to achieve those goals. Spend some time in figuring out what do you want from your blog.
Nadalie Bardo has answered some common FAQ’s on goal setting and I’m so sure this will help you if you’re less focused.
10- YOU DON’T GIVE ENOUGH TIME
Are you guilty of spending less time on blogging?
If yes – THIS WON’T WORK!
Blogging is a full-time work, but even if you do it in your free hours then make sure, you’re spending your time efficiently.
As a blogger, you’re responsible for so many tasks including planning, researching, writing, connecting, marketing, social media, networking, image designing and so many other things.
Of course, you can outsource blogging tasks to others but as a newbie, you may find this extra expense.
The best thing is to start giving more time to your blog, and learn more about blogging. Every day, do one blogging task that will help you get closer to your blogging goal.
Here are some best tips on time management for bloggers
11- YOU DON’T POST FREQUENTLY
I have to tell you one thing here.
Blogging is about consistency! In order to grow yourself as a blogger, and build continuous traffic, you need to be persistent and determined.
Even today, when I take a short break from blogging I notice some fall in traffic and subscribers. Why? Because, I was not being consistent on the platform.
Many of us still struggle with inconsistency but this is the most important thing that helps you to stay on the platform, and grow.
Here are some tips to help you become consistent;
- Plan ahead
- Always schedule your content in advance
- Try to be active on 1-2 social media channels
- Let your followers and readers know where they can easily reach out
- Do small blogging activities that cheer you up and motivate
- Read other blogs to stay inspired
- Use a digital blog planner
12- YOU’RE SCARED OF INVESTING
You may ask what is this relation between investment and traffic?
Well, there is!
Gone are those times when you just pick a free platform like wordpress.com and start writing blogs. It was easier to gain traffic, and connect. But, things are not same today.
You need to treat your blog like a small business.
Go self-hosted and choose wordpress.org – not wordpress.com. For choosing a self hosted wordpress.org blog – you pay less than $4 a month but this small investment is a lot better than waiting for years to build traffic and grow your blog.
Don’t scare to invest in blogging tools that automate your marketing. And, Don’t scare to invest in educational material like ebooks, or courses. Don’t scare to hire a coach. Don’t scare to buy a SEO tool subscription. These are all investment in your blog/business that will make you money and help you grow online. I have also shared 20+ small things to invest in your blog business.
Take out a limited amount and spend carefully on your blog.
For example, if you use Pinterest then investing in tailwind will help you automate unlimited pins. I use tailwind to schedule my pins and trust me, it’s my best ever investment.
I also recommend checking out Ready Set Blog Traffic, a course by Elna Cain. I’ve recently taken this course and I can’t tell you how much this course has helped me learn effective blog traffic strategies.
Not just this course walks you through fundamentals of blog traffic but also, SEO, Pinterest, and content creation tips to skyrocket your traffic. In addition to that, you also get all updates and lifetime access to this course. That means you’ve all the tutorials and content with you forever. Elna is a total pro in content creation, growing blog and traffic strategies.
Ask any successful blogger and they will tell you how much they have invested and how much they invest every month to build their blogs.
This is an investment, and when you successfully grow your blog, you can easily retrieve your expenses in the form of income.
13- YOU DO NOT USE THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is a fast and free marketing channel for growing any online business. Similarly, bloggers are using social media to build their audience. Nowadays, everyone uses social media to get entertained, stay updated and whatnot.
Know that your audience is already there, and they are waiting for you to share some content.
If you’re a new blogger then I don’t recommend you use all social media channels at the same time. Even the best advice is to choose one channel and stick to it.
If you think your insta-fam responses you well then learn to master at Instagram and use to to drive traffic.
Facebook pages are big in multiple entertaining niches so definitely use your facebook page to build traffic and following. Shemeansblogging also has a brand new facebook page to share best blogging advice.
Use Facebook groups to participate in threads.
Start using twitter to engage and connect with other bloggers.
14- YOU’RE LESS PASSIONATE
Nothing will work, if you’re not passionate!
Even I have been blogging continuously for more than 2 years but I still feel that the only thing that has kept me stick to my blog is my passion.
And, to be honest, blogging will not work if you are not enthusiastic about it.
At times, blogging can be boring too but you need to make your blog interesting. Do blogging for fun sometimes. Enjoy doing activities that bring you joy.
Engage with other bloggers and make a small community.
15- WEBSITE DESIGN IS POOR
Have you ever stopped visiting a website just because it has a pathetic design? Or, maybe poor navigation. Too much clutter. Bad layout?
Well, I have stopped visiting such websites because they are poorly designed. That is true.
I’m sure you must have too!
As a reader or user point of view, a website design is the most important and attractive feature. If you have a more professional, and clean layout, your readers will come back to your site and be there for a long time.
Consider spending some minutes over your website and figure out what are some bad points that may lead visitors to leave your site.
Once you’ve figured out, look for more professional theme options and give a new look to your website.
15+ Professional Website Themes For Bloggers, And Small Business Owners
However, if you want to take a look at the website design I use then definitely try Genesis Framework. It is the most strong, responsive, & SEO-competitive theme combination most bloggers and businesses use.
Genesis Framework – What It Is & How To Get It For Your Blog?
Some other tips are;
- Use simple fonts – not fancy ones
- Add more white space
- Make categories and pages clear
- Use pretty photos from sites like pixistock to attract readers
16- YOU DON’T ASK FOR SOCIAL SHARES
You literally have to ASK readers to share your post.
Yes, you do have to!
First, install a social media plugin and enable it on your website. If you’re already doing it then check if the buttons are working.
Use free plugins like Marshare, social warfare or social pug.
Make sharing effortless for your readers. Active your social share buttons in different places to test out. Display social media sharing buttons on top of the page or bottom.
Secondly, add a click to action at the end of post.
Ask your readers to share the post. We are more likely to take action when someone asks us to do. Similarly, ask your followers to share your post on facebook, or twitter.
Ask them to save the pin!
Are you willing to spend a little on your blog? Here are 20 small things to invest in your blog for growth.
17- YOU ARE NOT GIVING ENOUGH VALUE
The last but most important thing is that YOU’RE NOT ADDING ENOUGH VALUE!
Don’t take me wrong or rude but blogging is becoming competitive and challenging. You need to stand out from the crowd and your competitors.
As a new blogger, you need to create quality-rich content and attractive images to drive reader’s attention.
Choose unique topics that add more value. Write for your readers, and offer them free help in form of excellent content, freebies or maybe, a community.
Research a little bit before you write. Make your content eye-pleasing to make it visually attractive.
HOW TO GET BLOG TRAFFIC?
Here are few posts to help you find out how to get more traffic to your website;
- How to increase blog traffic fast with 7 hacks
- How I increased my blog traffic to 23,000 pageviews every month – Get all my secret tips!
- 3 Pinterest Tips To Boost Blog Traffic
THE BEST ADVICE FOR GETTING BLOG TRAFFIC
Dedicate more hours each day in learning, and implementing strategies that work insanely.
Produce more blog posts, promote them heavily on different platforms.
You will start getting more traffic. It is easy, and you can definitely do it. But, the commitment is to dedicate more hours in generating extraordinary content that attracts more readers.
I would also encourage you to check out Ready Set Blog Traffic. This course is a complete solution to blog traffic! Highly recommend this course, and implement all the lessons you learn from this course.
#1 is so telling Arfa. Amazes me how bloggers blog off topic, or, cover issues readers do not care about. Makes no sense. I publish content ONLY if a reader or someone interested in my niche brings the problem to my attention. No other way. Super post!
That’s exactly one of the main reason why blogs fail to build a regular audience, Ryan. It’s so important to write for your readers, and what do they want to hear. If you won’t write, someone else would and you lose the reader. As simple as that.
Thanks Ryan.
Hi Arfa,
First, thanks for the mention and for taking time to come up with something really helpful. Traffic is the main reason people make/don’t make money online. Once you can drive targeted traffic, you can always do some tweaking and optimization and grow your income.
Anyone who treats blogging like a business will definitely implement these strategies. Recently, as you know I started experimenting with Pinterest. About 4 days ago, I upgraded my Tailwind and that (for the past 3 days) has doubled my traffic from Pinterest.
Though it was huge as I’m just a beginner on the platform, treating it like a business is what I feel will push my stats through the roof.
Oh I’m so excited to see my good friends you’ve mentioned here. These are some of the people who make me blog with excitement and thanks for being on this list of awesome blogging friends.
I’m going forward to sharing and pinning this post
Happy week ahead
Hi Arfa,
Thank you so much for the shoutout, I truly appreciate it. Yes, many bloggers are dealing with the points you outlined in your article, such as not having a focus, and not providing value to your readers. Personally, I will bounce if I’m not getting any value from your offerings. Writing out of focus is also a terrible problem. In fact, took me a whole day editing a guest post that was submitted to me. Why? Because the writer was not on point. Many, I must say are not taking advantage of Pinterest, I’m guilty of that, and in view of this, I will be reading more of your articles on Pinterest marketing/traffic.
Thank you for bringing these to light.
Hello Arfa,
I have been neglecting Pinterest for a long time, but ever since I read your guest post on StartedBlogging, I started paying attention to it. I can say that it has a lot of potential when it comes to blog traffic. Since I’m new to the platform so I have not been able to generate much traffic from Pinterest, but I can already see why people talk so much about Pinterest.
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi Enstine,
It really took me few days to complete this post as I wanted to this to make it as helpful as possible. As you said, once you drive traffic you can always tweak and optimise to grow income.
That’s wonderful, Enstine! It’s so good to know that tailwind is working for you and that is reason I recommend it to everyone who is on pinterest. Definitely, you will grow with the passage of time.
I am so lucky to have all of you supporting and cheering up for each other.
Thanks so much for leaving such a wonderful and thoughtful comment. Totally appreciate.
Hi Moss,
This post was on my list for so long and finally published it. Having lack of focus is one big reason. Many bloggers still don’t know the direction of their blogs, and due to which they see a very slow growth.
Yes, I can relate to what you’re talking about. It must be a pain to go through whole post again just to make sense, and make it more readable. Yes, pinterest is a big thing, and I totally suggest bloggers and marketers to make use of it the most. It can do wonders!
Thanks so much for leaving comment, Moss.
This is actually really insightful. I implement the majority of these tactics but not all. Hopefully i I tweak my strategy I will see more growth on my blog!
Hi Hassaan,
The fact is, pinterest is a huge platform. There’s so much to do with Pinterest but of course, it requires full dedication to use pinterest for conversion, or traffic. I also think it takes time and consistency too. Yes, I have shared some great tips in the guest post for your blog, and I hope it helps your readers.
Wish you best!
This is a great article Arfa! Thanks for sharing. As a new blogger I’m guilty of being impatient and wishing that more readers would find me sooner. Your article has given me some great ideas to implement to give myself the best chance of increasing traffic. Thanks!
Hi Jen,
That’s what made my think to write this detailed post! I’m happy to know that you found some new ideas to implement on your blog. Remember to be patient, and consistent with your blog. It takes time, and that’s how it goes.
Hi Arfa
Thank you for the information, Honestly, you have taught me a lot and I have started I have learned a lot, I must say your blog is like a reference guide for me and I spend hours hear since I found your blog thank you very much.
Enock
Hi,
I’m so glad you are finding my blog helpful in so many ways.
This is a fantastic post and I will be spending my next few days reading up on every article that has been linked to from here. There is so much I can learn from your experience and I can’t wait to dive right in!
Thank you for this!
This is such a helpful post, Arfa! First time seeing your blog and as a new blogger I feel very inspired ❤️❤️
Hi Sahar,
I’m glad you found this post, and other blog post helpful.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the post.
This is really great advice. I find it so hard to grow my blog and get enough traffic. Hopefully with implementing these strategies I can grow, grow, grow!
Hi Arfa,
Your new friend here.
I totally enjoyed reading your post and one of the most powerful advice you’ve given here is publishing evergreen content.
I have been focusing on keywords always. The problem with that content is; to win the RANKING battle, we need to keep updating them. But evergreen, content once published, is always ready to promote and can be used to funnel the traffic to our money pages.
Thanks for your valuable tips, Arfa. 😉
– Ankit
Thank you! This post really helps. I’ve been trying to think realistcally about the future of my blog (and whether there will be one) and this has given me a few more things to put some effort into before I decide to pull the plug and find a new topic. Have a great day. 🙂
Hi Tricia,
This made my day! I’m so glad that this post has been so much helpful for you to keep thinking of new ideas to grow your blog. I know that it’s not easy but with continuous efforts, remember that you can achieve and have a great future too 🙂
Enjoy your day too.
Hi Ankit,
Welcome to my blog! It’s so great connecting people.
Oh, I find evergreen content the best strategy to win! I was so curious for keywords too but recently, I have thought to not stress too much on keywords and just produce the best content.
That’s so true with evergreen content. You can promote them anytime to any audience. There, you made a great point 😉 I like that!
Thanks for visiting the blog, and adding your super valuable comment.
Have a great time.
Hi Arfa!
This is really helpful. I just started a lifestyle blog about 2 months ago. I think I struggle a little bit in every area of this post!! These are great tips to try to really get my blog off the ground.
Melissa
http://www.beachlifebliss.com
Hi Melissa,
I’m so glad you’ve found this helpful! As a new blogger, you may have to work on a lot of things but if you know what to do from the start, it becomes a painless process. I’m sure, you will grow your blog soon.
I am guilty of all the points you just made.
I know how to write but I can’t come up with good titles for my articles…
I just recently found out that Pinterest is actually a thing…
I need to bookmark this page to go over all the points 1 by 1…
Thanks for the share.
Cheers,
Engin Soysal
Love, love, love, your post Arfa! I found it so insightful and written in such a clear manner. I knew that blogging takes a lot of work but only realised how much when I actually started. Phew. Kudos and thank you for this!
From,
Miriam of http://www.themimiodyssey.com
Interesting read. I feel like I’m doing all the right things — as I went down your list, I couldn’t see where I was making any huge mistakes. I definitely think I offer value and I’m not shy about promoting. Maybe I just haven’t pinned down my audience yet, I don’t know. My page views overall are trending up but it feels like such slow going.
Loved this post. You make so many valid points! I really do need to pay attention to all these things. It’s just so hard coz there’s so much to do all the time..lol. But like you said, patience and perseverance is the key. Maybe it works in the long run.
Love this, and so useful + detailed! Thank you so much!
Thanks, Kylie!
Hi Divya!
Thanks so much. But, yeah, there is so much to do all the time but all I say is pick one thing at a time, and stay consistent with that. It all takes time, and more hours so the key here is perseverance. All these things do work, but it takes time.
Hi Rebecca,
This is so good to read from you that you’re doing all the right things. IF your pageviews are trending up, this indicates you’re in the right direction. But, don’t forget that traffic takes time. Just keep doing the right things, and you’ll slowly see the growth.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful and helpful blog post! I’ve been struggling with traffic myself on a blog that’s just 3 months old. And I read posts similar to yours everyday, about how to grow your traffic. Yours was different. I know now that I need to work on #5 the most. I’m terrible at commenting on other blogs and networking with other bloggers. So that is my new goal. Comment on more blogs and connect! Thank you!
This post was so helpful! Thank you for all of the great tips!
Thanks, Cailin! I’m glad, you have found this post so helpful 🙂
Thanks much for the shout out too buddy.
Do you use a Pinterest scheduler or do you manually pin?
-Melissa
http://www.beachlifebliss.com
Hi Melissa,
Yes, I use tailwind to schedule unlimited pins. You can start your free trial https://shemeansblogging.com/tailwind
Hey Arfa Nazeer,
Awesome post with helpful tips. I totally agreed with all your points, whereas your all the listed points are truly effective for getting more traffic to blogs. Creating engaging content and attractive topic is necessary to grab the attention of readers. Creating content on the topic that are interesting for readers will helps a lot and engages more readers, viewers and audience and will generate more traffic. Publishing timeless content and promoting the blog are also necessary for generating more traffic. I also like the crazy blog traffic ideas that you have mentioned and the list of five good blogging fellows listed by you are great, whereas following these great blogger will helps a lot and absolute provide good benefits. Making the blog optimized for seo is also necessary to generate more traffic. Making connections is the most important things and is a great key to generate more traffic.Creating unique and engaging headline is really important to engage more readers and to get more traffic. Your all the listed tips are great, whereas following these tips will provide good benefits.
Really helpful post, as this post will helps many people to generate more traffic to their blogs. Thanks for sharing.
Hello my dear how are you? You know you’re right with all the points, it seems they need to absorb your advice but I think you miss some point here. Most of the time I witness is that most of the reason why new blogs do not succeed is because they quit to soon. We all want results but google is not our slave to make things what we expect. We need to take time for people and search engine to see our value. That’s it! I wish you could add that up to your points. Anyway great post. Love the article!
Amazing post with very helpful tips to grow blog. Thumbs up….!!!!!!
Hi Mahi,
Glad you enjoyed this post on blog traffic!
Hi Arfa, I love your blog, the way you write and all your posts are extremely helpful to new bloggers! Keep up the wonderful work!
Hi Emily,
It’s so good to have you on my blog! Thank you so much for your kind words.
I truly appreciate it 🙂
This is such a great and helpful post, thank you for sharing! I’m still new to blogging so I’m just trying everything to see what works and what doesn’t. I’m struggling with Pinterest a bit as I feel like I’m “doing everything right” but my pins aren’t being seen. That’s why I’m constantly trying out new strategies to find something that works (hopefully soon!) Anyways, I don’t want this to turn into a Pinterest rant (it kinda did already oops) I just wanted to tell you how much your posts have helped me and I’ve learnt so much! xx
Patience is what matters the most. But it is easy for a blog like yours where content is mostly generic and readable for everyone.
It becomes really hard when you write on some technical topics that only related people can understand, it really becomes tricky to find and connect with those people then. 🙂
Awesome post Arfa!
I love your writing style & your tips. You have so many interesting posts, I really admire your work & learn from you!
Keep up the good work!
Hey Arfa,
This is really a fantastic read. So, first, thank you very much for sharing this. You have covered everything we wanna know and practice as bloggers to get traffic.
Sometimes I feel very exhausted doing so much work at once because still, I can’t afford to hire people to handle some blog management and promotion jobs. So, what do you suggest? As a beginner, what are the major tasks that I wanna focus on?
Another thing is, as you have mentioned above, yes, of course, I was also afraid to share my own content. Still, I have a little hesitation to share my blog with my friends and family.
But, I’m trying really hard to overcome that fear too as I have overcome my fear of writing the first blog post.
Thank you so much for this great list. I’m a new blogger and am struggling to get this all going. This list is a great reference to make sure I’m focusing on the right things. Thanks again!! I love reading all your post, they’re so informative!!
Thanks for the tips, I will definitely start using these!!
That’s awesome, Caroline! I wish you best.
Finally I got to know where I am lagging to grow my blog traffic. Promoting your blog to different social media platform can make a huge change to one’s blog.
Thank you for the valuable post Arfa.
Hey Anand,
I’m super glad that this post helped you figure out where you want to pay more attention. Yes, it truly does! You should try and test to see where your audience is. Don’t give them a reason to not connect with you.
All the best!
Thanks Arfa, Its Inspire me
Now Im building a blog with some guidances I got from your post
Thank you
This is the first time I visit your blog and I’m sold by your content.
I understand that building a blog may take time, but the tips you shared here are so precise and helpful.
Just one thing though, after going to all the 17 tips, I felt overwhelmed. Seems like there are so many things I need to do.
And after going through your post here, I think I really need to improve on #5, which is networking and connect with other bloggers.
I appreciate your time and effort in writing this blog post. It has helped a lot.
Thank you very much,
Shawn
Hello, #ArfaNazeer, a few months ago I listed your site on my learning sources file. Today I will find it and gather lots of knowledge about site traffic. I think after study your content I find out my site traffic problem. The most important thing about my site valueless content. Yes, I marked some of my content really valueless and it cost lots of money. I hired two article writers but they can’t satisfy my site visitors also me. I have 1 question for you, Is the guest post a great marketing technique for new site traffic. Is it work, if yes then how can I try it or what will be my next step?
Thank u, Arfa. The list is very clear and helpful, shows the issues exactly. We always focus on building content but forget to fix the “tiny” problems that could harm the result.
This was actually so helpful, thank you!! I’m new to blogging and have been staying stagnant at a couple hundred views a week. I’ll be trying out some of your suggestions!!
Thanks, Samantha! I’m happy that you have found something helpful. Well, that’s ok. Just keep following few of these blogging tips, and focus on your blog traffic.
I have recently started giving attention the Pinterest and I can see the growth for sure 🙂 Now I need to make sure to direct that Pinterest Growth into my blog growth 🙂
That’s SO amazing, Niharika!
I’m super happy that you are seeing growth in Pinterest. Yes, for sure! You will also grow your blog with pinterest.
I wish you the best of luck!
Thanks for visiting my site.
Thank you so much Arfa for such a great post! I will be implementing these strategies on my new blog. I like how lengthy and valuable your posts are, your work ethic inspires me all the time.
Thank you for great content. This usefull for new blogger.
I’m pretty new to blogging and it looks like magic to me that big bloggers like you can manage to keep up with everything! How do you juggle all your tasks? And how do you keep track of everything? Do you have any tips on how to stay organised?
Thank you so much for all your advice
Thank you for this great information, sometimes I feel discouraged because I see very slow growth.
Hey Gabriela,
I understand. We all have been there. It’s okay. Blogging is a long game where you need to be consistent, and creative. You should stick to your goals, and keep showing up. Some days are slow while some days are great! So, enjoy the process.
Hi Arfa, this is such a wonderful piece. Very detailed and informative.
I get all the things needed to be done but what I need is how to convert all the views to monetary value, this is what people don’t actually talk about.
What happens after you have increased traffic to your blog, who pays the blogger. This is apart from the affiliate links
Do I need to add my bank details.
Thank you for all the information so far
temisays.com
Such a great post. I read from the beginning to the end!
Arfa, you hit me when you say that most people don’t promote their blog posts. All they do is write and publish blog posts, but they don’t really promote their content.
And looking at myself, you’re right. I only share my blog posts on social media, and that’s all.
I need to come up with new strategies. I need to promote and repurpose my content and promote them. Cheers 🙂
What kind of keywords should a new blogger work on? Different people have different opinions, which is a bit confusing.
Seriously, I have a long way to go. Nice post anyway
Honestly, I didn’t to open the email to this post as I had so many emails on the same thing. But then, I decided to try it out as I have always loved your article and your facebook group. Sincerely, I’m glad I read this. Having 17 whole ideas to implement is super good! I’m really falling in love with the idea of Pinterest, and I’m definitely going for it.
I only have one question: I’m a new blogger, and I know social media is imortant. But, I see lots of bloggers talk about using 1-2 social media channels. And, each channel has great potential for success. Now, I’m confused as to which one(s) to choose first. Do you have a suggestion, please?
So glad to know that! I am really happy that you have found the email and this post super useful. Yes! Go for Pinterest.
That’s a good question.
For new bloggers, I definitely suggest picking up 2 platforms and be consistent on those platforms. As I don’t know your niche, so I’m not sure but I highly recommend starting with Facebook groups and Pinterest. You are going to see some engagement if you properly use these platforms.
All the best!
I really needed this. I’m in my second month of blogging and am trying to get more page views. I knew it is a slow ride. But I’m just not sure how some people get thousands of views their first and second month? I’m going to start creating even more pins on Pinterest and connecting with other bloggers.
Hi Arafa ,
Thank you so much for this thoughtful & helpful post! I’ve been struggling with traffic to my blog that’s created one year ago. And I read posts about how to grow your traffic. Yours was really different. I know now that I need to work on .
Thanks alot .
Hello, I just stumbled on this from pinterest. Awesome tips, I think i need to really up my game now. Thank you so much
I really enjoyed this post! So many great tips and one that i want to implement right away is collaborating with other bloggers. I started blogging in 2015 for fun but now i’m rebranding and really investing in making a profitable blog. I read others blogs everyday but i never comment or collab. There hasn’t been a good reason so i would like to change that today by simply commenting here! Thanks for these tips, they are really good for bloggers at any stage in the game.
hey and salaam arfa, thanks so much for this. I really want to improve my blogging game. I have a parenting website for muslims and have got some really good views to some of my articles. I keep getting distracted with instagram etc and find it difficult to focus. Plus when i set out to write one bog post it ends up turning into 3 or one very long one. I cant wait to start reading more of your posts and would love to connect with you and your connections in the blogosphere! I’ve got a few tabs open from your blog and will continue reading and learning now.
Much love,
Mariya
https://theyareourfuture.com
Thanks for the great piece.
Please how do I use Pinterest to drive traffic to my blog? You also said something about website design being poor, how do I know my website design is poor?
I really need traffic to my blog(https://highfaculty.com/) and don’t even know what to do anymore
Number 13 is very important Arfa. Everybody uses social media, some use social media on a daily basis. If you do not have a Facebook page for your blog, you are missing out on a great way to network with like minded people, and share helpful advice and ideas with them.
Thank you for creating this helpful article.
R.G. Ramsey
Your articles always have been super helpful. Specially when I moved from free to self-hosted domain. Thanks for all the tips.
Hi Arfa,
Thanks for the great information. I am also a new blogger and this post inspired me a lot.
Thanks again.
Thanks for this tips. It helped me somehow to be on track as a newbie to the blogging world. I felt overwhelmed with the information that I need to remember or do to succeed in this field. At first I was just thinking to write to inspire my story to the world and encourage people with anxiety but my perspective had changed. Blogging can be a career also and same time doing what we love to do. Thanks Arfa for sharing your knowledge and I am hopeful that I will reach your stage. God bless
That’s completely okay, Erniely! We do get overwhelmed with loads of information but we just hold on there. I’m happy that your perspectives are changing and one day, you will be at the successful blogging stage but trust me, the work never ends 🙂 But, you are going to make yourself proud for whatever you are doing today.
Thanks so much for all the words 🙂
Good luck.
Hey Arfa, thank you for this profound, valuable post. I found that I haven’t taken blogging serious enough although my blog is still new and I haven’t published much posts so I haven’t been promoting but now I will start promoting and I have installed the Grow by mediavine plugin so readers can share my posts.
Thank you so much for this post. It really helped me.
These are really great tips and I already know what I am doing wrong. I need to get into SEO and really know the ins and outs of it and since I have been slacking with posting often and consistently. Its time I start doing so, thank you sharing this really helpful.
Hi Arfa,
Thank you for this insightful and valuable post! I have been able to use Pinterest SEO, opt-ins for email marketing, and creating a consistent schedule to increase traffic and build my subscriber list. I will start connecting with other bloggers in my niche, promoting my content on all social media platforms, and REALLY connecting with my audience to get more traffic… Thank you for sharing this knowledge! It is really helpful.
– Jayda <3
Thank you for this info. As a brand new blogger just getting started but with minimal traffic, this has given me some good ideas. Much appreciated!
That’s great! I am sure you will improve your traffic soon.
Hello Arfa,
This blog is just amazing. I follow your 17 point. Although i didn’t cover those 100%. But i covered some from them and i can see the result. Like i spent some more time and increase length of article, spent some time on seo, i am already focused to my blogs, improved my website design, etc and believe me my blogs are now working 50 times then the before.
But few things that i still missing are pinterest (but i am sharing on other social media), promotions, links with bloggers (making now btw starting from here)
Can you please tell me how much impact these things on traffic?
This was really helpful, as a new blogger it’s really difficult to stay motivated when am not seeing enough result. I just joined tailwind, so I think that will make a difference in my traffic. Networking with the bloggers is another goal am working on. Great article.
Hi Arfa, I think having some timeless posts (evergreen) would really help me and probably other bloggers more. I write a lot about social media, SEO, blogging for small businesses but things change rapidly and I have to update content often.
You really got me thinking this morning about it.
Thanks for the mention too, that was a surprise! I had no idea until I read it.
Enjoy the weekend Arfa.
Hi Lisa!
Thank you for sharing your opinion here. Yeah, definitely look into this and I am sure you will not be disappointed.
I am a huge fan of evergreen content because of all the best reasons. That is one reason I took the step of creating a comprehensive ebook on evergreen content strategies. And, so happy with how it’s selling so far.
You are an inspiration, Lisa! 🙂
I am glad that you find this post that helpful.
Hi Arfa
Thanks for your post. It is very informative. I don’t use social media even personally so I have been reluctant to use it to promote my site.
Do you find that search engine traffic can still generate you traffic without social media is it an essential atm?
Hello Afra,
It is great to read your researched post. Many bloggers start the blog with full energy but they loose interest after some time if not get the traffic. They actually did not do much research before starting a blog . Thanks for letting us know the most common reasons for not getting traffic.
My blog is getting lots of traffic daily as i am already following all the tips and tricks you mention. Although I am not using Pinterest, but will give a try after using your blog post.
Regards,
Ovais
Hi Arfa, nice and informative article. I just figured out what mistakes I am making after reading your article. Thanks.
This post is very insightful and valuable to me! I have been able to increase traffic by using Pinterest SEO, opt-ins for email marketing, and establishing a constant schedule. Thanks for sharing this knowledge! It is really helpful! I will start networking with other bloggers in my niche, promoting my content on social media platforms, and really connecting with my audience to get more traffic…
Thank you
This post was very informative! One of my first blogging lessons was that “people don’t care about you, they care about themselves”. That has helped me increase my traffic because I realized that I had to write content that my readers want to read.
Thanks for sharing this guide with us Arfa. Its really very helpful for me. I just started my travel blog and also facing the problem of no traffic. Its gonna help me a lot.
I definitely need how to learn marketing strategies and SEO for my blog. That is the two things that I struggle with a lot.
Thank you so much,Also could putting keywords in my urls help my seo
Hi Arfa,
Amazing Post! I was struggling to drive traffic to my blog but wasn’t able to pinpoint the cause. With the help of your article, I have been able to identify the issue and started working on it. I really found your post helpful, and I think investing time and money is a common problem among bloggers. I am also looking forward to taking the course you suggested, and I really hope to get benefits from it. Thank you for taking the time to curate this article. It was a great help.
Thanks for this article. Before starting my own blog, I never realized just how much work I had to put in to get traffic. These recommendationa are good, and I realize I do need to work on networking more. But I feel like I have so little time on my hands. Great tips, I will put them to use!
Thank you for this insightful post Arfa. I was getting tired of blogging and almost quitted, thanks to you I’m back on track.
Thanks for asking. That’s a good idea but not recommended.
What a fabulous post! This was so helpful. Thanks for sharing! As a new blogger, I really do need to think about some of these strategies. I’m really glad you share some of your helpful tips and tricks. I’ll surely put some of them to good use.
I’m glad this is helpful, Cindy!
Thanks you soo much for your post. I used to think that blogging was an easy job where you just need to have ton of traffic to monetize so you can stop working and see money come like a rain.
I learned the hard way that blogging is a full time job and need consistency when i got sick for more than a month.
My traffic drop so hugely that i feel like i am restarting all my work to get where i was.
What a fabulous post! This was so helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Good to read that, Aditi 🙂
Hello Arfa,
Creating a blog is a easy job but growing it is a tough job. Newbie bloggers are facing this issue as they are struggling to get traffic to their blog. You have shared some very helpful tips to bring traffic to a blog.
Regards,
Vishwajeet Kumar
Hi Arfa,
I am stunned by your blog. Awesome writing and quite an eye-catching looking blog. I searched around but found out that you’re not posting any new blog posts.