#socialbloggers 101 // How do you get traffic?

TRAFFIC. My favourite thing. I’m not even going to lie and pretend I don’t care about my stats. Because I do I do.

I do go through phases where I care a bit less than other times. But I always care. For me, an increase in traffic shows me that people are liking what I put out there. I am the type of person that needs a lot of affirmation that I’m doing well in something, and for someone to retweet something, read something, share something, comment on something is a way I get that.

I’ve wrote a few statistic reports if you want to see where my main sources of traffic comes from:

• January 2016 Stats and Income
• Feburary 2016 Stats and Income
• March 2016 Stats and Income

I also talk in those posts about what has worked well for me and what hasn’t that particular month.

What inspired my idea for this chat topic was that I’ve recently had a bit of good luck. It’s a blessing in the form of Stumble Upon. I’ve had my post about Google Analytics Basics get picked up and do really well one Stumble. I have no idea how this happened because I’ve tried to use stumble in a variety of ways before to increase traffic, but it never worked so I gave up. I guess a few people stumbled it and it gave it a boost. It’s given around 1500 referrals over the last 7 days! I’ve been trying to see if I can get some of my other posts to do as well on there, but it doesn’t seem to be working!

So onto the chat, I’ve noticed a few people say they get the most of their pageviews from platforms I struggle to get views from, such as Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram. So basically everyone of the social media sites apart from Twitter, ha. This seems to ring true to a lot of people though, not just me. So those of you that do get views from other sites, please do let us know what you do to get some views?

Q1: What are your main source of page views?

@skinnedcartree Twitter and Instagram are my best ones!!

— Tania Michele (@taniaxmichele) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree google+ and twitter are definitely tied! #socialbloggers

— Meggan (@CardiganJezebel) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree pinterest and Twitter #socialbloggers

— Francesca (@frannysaysx) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Mine are Google and Pinterest 🙂 #socialbloggers

— Hayley (@whathayleydid) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Google+! #socialbloggers

— Jemima (@arantingreader) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Twitter if I tweet links then zilch if I don’t lol #socialbloggers

— Bex (@bubblybex3) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Twitter. I get a lot of views from Twitter. That’s why I’m active quite a bit on it #socialbloggers

— Chloe (@_chloehx_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Pinterest & Twitter for me…and Google + when I actually remember it exists! #socialbloggers

— Annabel (@Mascaramalteser) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree mine are primarily Facebook and Twitter, any other platform only ever gets me an odd pageview #socialbloggers

— Corinne Flygrave (@CorinneBygrave) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree my main source is tumblr, build a good following there in a few years before making my ‘proper’ blog #socialbloggers

— Anne ?? (@annesmiless) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree A1: Google and Bloglovin’ (weirdly enough) #socialbloggers

— Sarirah (@prettynotinc) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Facebook is main source of views though Twitter and Tumblr views have increased over time. #socialbloggers

— Gayle Smith (@2202Gayle) 9 April 2016

Q2: Do you get many views from search engines?

@skinnedcartree (just checked) Google is my no. 8 source, got 138 views the past 30 days have no idea if it’s good #socialbloggers

— Anne ?? (@annesmiless) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Google images I do. I just get odd results from Google, like people wanting to find Malteser merchandise! #socialbloggers

— Annabel (@Mascaramalteser) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree no. I just got an email from Google analytics last night telling me that I just got found on search engines #socialbloggers

— Theo Person (@WallflowersK) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree yes mainly from my beauty posts #socialbloggers

— Chloe (@_chloehx_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree recently I’ve been getting at least 2 search engine views a day, I think it’s just by tagging everything #socialbloggers

— Corinne Flygrave (@CorinneBygrave) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree it’s not a lot but I do get some. I really need to work on SEO more #socialbloggers

— Leta (@TheNerdyMeBlog) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree the odd few for my hd brow post and fitbit post #socialbloggers

— Amy (@amynmore) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree i don’t seem to in general, but one post seems to get loads from Google!

— Tania Michele (@taniaxmichele) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I usually see a few a day. I hope that gets better (I’ve only been blogging 3 months) #socialbloggers

— Charlie (@charlie_bloggs) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree erm…I doubt it I’ve come to the realisation that I’m never going to be ‘popular’ #socialbloggers

— Bex (@bubblybex3) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I have a few recipe posts that do well with search engines #socialbloggers

— Angela M (@daisyangel1) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Not many at all but I am a very new blog #socialbloggers

— Emily Rose Vass ? (@emilyrosevass) 9 April 2016

Q3: What do you do to get more traffic?

@skinnedcartree I just try and post more links, and commenting on other blogs has really been helping me lately #socialbloggers

— Corinne Flygrave (@CorinneBygrave) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree tweet, share posts, but mainly comment on other blogs. I love reading other blogs anyway so it’s great! #socialbloggers

— Jemima (@arantingreader) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I try and make my post titles more interesting and schedule them more throughout the day #socialbloggers

— Sophie (@sophwright_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I try to do everything possible, and then I get tired and want to give up because it’s hard #socialbloggers

— Anne ?? (@annesmiless) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Promote, promote, promote. I don’t know what I’d do without social media, but chats like these help too!

— Alice (@girlabroadofcl) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I could do more but for now all I do is take part in blogger chats and engage with new people:-) #socialbloggers

— Sarah Eliza (@SarahEliza_J) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree promote my blog a lot through Twitter #socialbloggers

— Laura Living Life (@living_laura) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I mainly use RT pages, schedule as many posts as I can and try to comment on as many blogs as I can #socialbloggers

— Shannon Kara (@ShannonKara_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I schedule tweets, try to promote posts on all social medias and visit others blogs 🙂 #socialbloggers

— Leta (@TheNerdyMeBlog) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I post to groups who are focused on particular topics and I have certain friends who will share my posts. #socialbloggers

— Gayle Smith (@2202Gayle) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I post my link a few times throughout the day but not too much otherwise people get bored of seeing it #socialbloggers

— Minniemousechic (@mousefashion95) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree competitions definitely help as well as posting at the right time of the day #socialbloggers

— lauren attwood (@saharasplash) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Promote mainly through Twitter. Use #’s and RT accounts. Make sure my tags are relevant #socialbloggers

— Charlie (@charlie_bloggs) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Promote on Twitter, Insta and Facebook. I need to spend more time commenting on blogs though, I have found that helps

— Andrea (@morethanrubiies) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree definitely SEO my posts, it makes the Google image searches a lot more beneficial for you and your blog. #socialbloggers

— Sara Pinto (@amazeinstyle) 9 April 2016

Q4: How have you tried to increase traffic before that hasn’t worked?

@skinnedcartree Tumblr and Twitter were nightmares at the start. Tumblr is still a slow burner, but it will improve in time #social bloggers

— Gayle Smith (@2202Gayle) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Pinterest never works for me 🙁 or Instagram

— Alice (@girlabroadofcl) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree my most difficult thing is getting people to like my fb page, and even if they do, they unlike the next day! #socialbloggers

— Corinne Flygrave (@CorinneBygrave) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I find Instagram hopeless. Maybe it’s because I refuse to use a marble background #socialbloggers

— Charlie (@charlie_bloggs) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree yes sometimes I look at my stats and I’m highly disappointed especially when I’ve scheduled posts #socialbloggers

— Shannon Kara (@ShannonKara_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Nothing comes to my mind now but I do find it hard to get traffic through Facebook :/ #socialbloggers

— Leta (@TheNerdyMeBlog) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Pinterest and Instagram really hit and miss for me! #socialbloggers

— Jen (@jenbalancebelly) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree haven’t really got an example cos I’m kinda new to blogging but I tried Instagram once and that wasn’t great #socialbloggers

— Sophie (@sophwright_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree i think my issue is that i’m just not consistent enough with my approaches! Need to make more time #socialbloggers

— Pippa (@PipLeon) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree commenting on bigger blogs is a bit of a hit and miss. Not really been around long enough to tell yet #socialbloggers

— Life of Gibbers ?? (@LifeofGibbers) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Growing a Facebook page has been the hardest for me! Getting over a hump on Insta is also a struggle #socialbloggers

— Andrea (@morethanrubiies) 9 April 2016

Q5: Do you have a goal for how many page views you want a month?

@skinnedcartree I try to reach 1000+ per month, so far it’s been quite achievable so I guess I’m doing something right! #socialbloggers

— lauren attwood (@saharasplash) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I don’t set goals for pageviews, I just hope it increases each month. It’s great when there’s lots of growth #socialbloggers

— Jemima (@arantingreader) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree just to match, or have a slight increase on the month before, ha! #socialbloggers

— Corinne Flygrave (@CorinneBygrave) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I’ve never thought at looking on this on a monthly basis but daily so maybe that’s why I feel depressed lol #socialbloggers

— Shannon Kara (@ShannonKara_) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I just hit 10k (which I’m so excited about), but essentially I’m just excited people read what I write #socialbloggers

— Anne ?? (@annesmiless) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I never really look but I’d love a nice number! Maybe 1K a month? As long as people come! #socialbloggers

— Daisy Deebob (@PromptsByDee) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree my goal for now is to get 10,000 pageviews a month 🙂 #socialbloggers

— Leta (@TheNerdyMeBlog) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I’m at about 1980 now, so 2000 would be nice

— Alice (@girlabroadofcl) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I hope to reach 50 pageviews a day sometime soon, but if I don’t, well, that’s okay too 🙂 #socialbloggers

— Envy Fisher (@Envy_Fisher) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree Yes I do, and I aim for 1,000 and I usually get it. #socialbloggers

— Gayle Smith (@2202Gayle) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I’d love to have over 6k consistently, so up and down if I don’t promote on Twitter #socialbloggers

— Angela M (@daisyangel1) 9 April 2016

@skinnedcartree I aim for over 500, 1000 is my stretch goal #socialbloggers

— Charlie (@charlie_bloggs) 9 April 2016

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