6 Ways to Get More Social Media Traffic [Infographic]

6-ways_to-get-more-social-media-traffic- infographic.Getting more social media traffic to your website is critical for your digital marketing goals. For one, it is the ultimate evidence that your social media marketing efforts are paying off. Secondly, it allows you to make actual sales. Once your social fans are coming to your site, chances of conversion are much higher. Finally, social media traffic is vital for SEO. It can help you climb up the search rankings.

6 Quick Tips to Boost Traffic

Red Website Design has identified six quick tips to help you send more social media users to your website. In a nutshell, you need to;

  • Consider pinned posts on social media networks
  • Encourage employees to share content on their social pages
  • Add your website links to social bookmarking sites
  • Turn your social media cover page images into CTAs
  • Add CTAs to every link you share
  • Answer questions on social Q&A sites

All of these are simple tips that don’t cost a dime to implement. But, they are incredibly effective. According to a recent Buffer study, pinned posts alone can boost click-through rates by as much as 20% on Facebook. The numbers are even higher for Twitter, where you can generate up to 10x more traffic from pinned posts. Check out Red’s infographic to learn how to implement each of the tips.

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About Mike Gingerich

Mike Gingerich, President of Digital Hill & TabSite is a business blogger Marketer and Consultant. Part geek, part marketer, part strategist, total fitness and running junkie. Mike is an author and speaker, having presented at Social Media Week Lima, Social Media Camp (Canada) and more. Mike is a marketing, social media, and business startup enthusiast with 10+ years experience building apps, consulting, and training businesses with winning integrated strategies. Mike loves deploying tactics to increase awareness, sales, and maximize ROI in both B2B and B2C markets via digital media.