10 easy ways to increase your website traffic!  

What have you been up to today? 
 
Update your news page with something fun and interesting and then share across social media! Post something that will engage your audience and encourage viewers to click back to read more. And don't forget Google +! 
 
Review your business listings… 
 
Review your Google (and other business listings) we think it’s good to have a unique description for each. Make sure your business address and opening times are consistent across all websites. Check out our Website Boost for more information on this one... 
What have you been up to today? 
 
Update your news page with something fun and interesting and then share across social media! Post something that will engage your audience and encourage viewers to click back to read more. And don't forget Google +! 
 
Review your on-page SEO… 
 
Optimize and tweak your website content to tell the search engines that you are an active, progressive company. Remember Google likes to see fresh content and regular change so updates will be noticed. If you are seen to be updating your website regularly and your competitors are not then you will get a big tick. 
 
Create and review Internal website links… 
 
When you create and publish new content on your website make sure you look for opportunities for internal links. This helps with your SEO, it also results in a better experience for the viewer. 
 
 
E-marketing can be a very powerful tool, even a simple news letter with links back to specific parts of your website can result in an up-lift in website traffic. Read more here.. 
 
 
As we all know most people are using phones and tablets to access the web, so if your website forces visitors to pinch and scroll around they will click out very quickly. 
 
How fast!... 
 
If your website takes more than 3 seconds to load then your bounce rate will probably be sky high. We have spoken about this before, try the Google speed test here.... https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ 
 
 
As we know video is a very powerful tool and after Google You tube is the most searched website on the planet. There are many ways to create a video depending on budget and requirements but we would suggest you get some expert assistance for this one. And keep it short! See some video examples here... 
 
 
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Linked-in present a real opportunity to reach out to your clients and potential clients. Use these platforms to draw users back to your website to learn more about your business and services. Two things pick your platforms carefully and be consistent, there’s no point in starting something and then dropping it two weeks later. 
 
 
Asking clients for testimonials is a great way of adding fresh, unique content to your website, social platforms and business listings so they will help with organic SEO. Pick your moment carefully and try to spread testimonials across the main platforms. You can leave us a testimonial here... 
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