Thursday, April 1, 2010

How Social Media Can be Used to Increase Website Traffic?



Social media is not the domain of teenagers only who generally use it for fun and pass-time. They have crossed the barriers of age and geographical locations. Most popular social Medias across the globe are LinkedIn, Delicious, Facebook, Twitter, and Stumbleupon. Visibility on social Medias is a process and it can not be attained overnight. However, if an SEO professional follows the underlying tips, chances of success are brighter. They are


Choosing the most popular Media:

Like all products, the social Medias also vary in their presence. Orkut is very much popular among the surfers of Latin American and Indian sub-continental countries but in UK and US it has a less presence. It does not mean that SEOs will not perform any activity at Orkut. But the priority will be given to Facebook, Delicious etc while they are dealing with UK and US specific sites.

Avoiding ambiguity
Sensible behavior is a must while generating viral content to increase website traffic. In sites like LinkedIn (where only professionals are there) The SEO professional should try his/her best to avoid exaggeration, equivocating statements etc. In the web space, information is now not the subject of monopoly. Hence, SEO professionals should make proper research on topics related to the website and provide the best possible informative content to readers.

Actively taking part in existing communities
SEO professionals while promoting a website should join the existing popular communities related to the site on Social Medias. If you start your own community from the very beginning, it may not work. Slowly and steadily, you will make friends and start your new community which will increase website traffic popularity.

Making our own portal more interactive
All these attempts go in vein if the concerned website is not interactive. The ultimate aim of all the SEO, SMO and SEM works is to attract prospective customers to our site. The SEO professional should make sure that least numbers of prospective customers are dissatisfied with our website.

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