This week I want to focus on ways to drive traffic to your sites, products, offers etc and we’re going to start with a fresh look at what’s working in social media right now.
First up is this excellent piece from Social Media Examiner on Essential Twitter Marketing. This covers a ton of good stuff from how to double your traffic to your content to using Twitter ads for more exposure and leads.
Check it out here:
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/twitter-marketing-resources/
Also from Social Media Examiner is this on How To Drive More Facebook Traffic To Your Sites in 5 Easy Steps:
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/drive-more-facebook-traffic/
While these 14 tips on how social media can drive more traffic for you may surprise you:
Stumbleupon is something you may or may not have included in your social media marketing mix…it’s also one of the top traffic drivers among the big seven social sites. Discover more here:
http://blog.kissmetrics.com/increase-traffic-with-stumbleupon/
And listen in to this fascinating podcast here before you work through the accompanying notes:
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/stumbleupon-marketing-with-nick-robinson/
There’s a rather nice free ebook on turning your Facebook fans into real customers that you can download from the Digital Sherpa site in exchange for your details. This is especially good if you consult or work with small businesses but contains good information for us all:
http://content.digitalsherpa.com/free-ebook-how-to-turn-your-facebook-fans-into-real-customers
Your Kindle freebie this week is 25 Website Must Haves For Driving Traffic, Leads, and Sales
Here’s what one reviewer said (and I agree):
“I gave this book a 5-star rating because it packs a lot of useful information into a small, easy-to-digest package.”
http://www.amazon.com/Website-Haves-Driving-Traffic-Leads-ebook/dp/B00JFHKNRO/
Finally, your weekly dose of wisdom courtesy of TED and this week it’s Malcolm Gladwell on Choice, Happiness & Spaghetti Sauce. You’ll look at your own marketing in a whole new way after you’ve seen this: