There are many tactics for generating traffic to your web property.\u00a0 I am sure most reading this have read countless\u00a0 tips and tricks that will help a little here and there.\u00a0 I\u2019m not disagreeing with them, and certainly website traffic does add up by following the basic tactics.<\/p>\n
But what if you understand all the basics, have an optimized site, are following a a\u00a0blog seo strategy, getting social traffic, and a good amount of organic buzz.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re ready to go to the next level, this series is for you.\u00a0 Part one is a pretty simple philosophy, and it works rather well:\u00a0 focus while others play.<\/p>\n
Here are a few ideas if you\u2019re serious about web traffic and willing to sacrifice:<\/p>\n
Publish during off-peak hours and be part of a smaller pool of shared content<\/strong><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the situation:\u00a0 just because it\u2019s the weekend or a winter holiday doesn\u2019t mean there isn\u2019t demand for new content on the web.\u00a0 The established sites tend to throttle back during these times, but if you\u2019re willing to work extra hard during times others are quiet, you position yourself well to stand out.<\/p>\n Prepare your best content while others play and be ready to go every Monday morning<\/strong><\/p>\n Observant readers will note that is what I do here \u2013 I publish things that are extra sticky Monday mornings before beginning the day\u2019s work.\u00a0 Monday is a hot day to publish because if your content starts to get shared, you can ride a nice wave of traffic throughout the week.\u00a0 There are enough people sharing content during weekdays if your content is good it will just keep getting shared throughout Friday.\u00a0 You\u2019ll not only earn links, Tweets and Stumbles \u2013 you\u2019ll help set the pace of the week\u2019s discussions.<\/p>\n Are others in your niche being quiet (perhaps at a conference you can\u2019t attend)?<\/strong><\/p>\n If others in your niche are quiet because they\u2019re too busy to add content, this speaks to an opportunity as the audiences themselves for content in any niche are never gone even if the major players are.\u00a0 In fact during these times audiences may grow thirsty for new material.\u00a0 While others are at things like conferences \u2013 don\u2019t even give it a second thought if you can\u2019t make it.\u00a0 Instead, focus twice as hard as there are always more people not at a conference than at a conference and there may be new readers for you to grab. As an aside, you\u2019ll notice smart bloggers prepare content before going to things like conferences \u2013 as they\u2019re keenly aware of the fact that they can attract new audiences by working in advance.<\/p>\n Realize the owners of the most popular sites don\u2019t really see web publishing as \u201cwork\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m not saying web publishing is easy \u2013 what I am saying is that you are competing against those who are happy to sacrifice times when others are playing to create content.\u00a0 It inspires them, it\u2019s their passion.\u00a0 That\u2019s why if you\u2019re not\u00a0irrationally committed\u00a0to your web property, you can\u2019t ever really advance to the next level because your competition is always working while others are playing.<\/p>\n This will be an ongoing series, so\u00a0be sure to subscribe\u00a0if you are not already a reader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many tactics for generating traffic to your web property.\u00a0 I am sure most reading this have read countless\u00a0 … <\/p>\n