
How To Get Traffic Outside WordPress
Why Traffic Outside Of WordPress Is Important
A large number of WordPress bloggers are interested in increasing their traffic and I have multiple posts on how to get more traffic from fellow bloggers. However, I did a poll recently asking what posts you guys want to see on lifesfinewhine and someone asked how to increase your traffic to a more broader audience and get readers from outside WP as well. I thought this was a really good idea for a post because a lot of people, including myself, have struggled with this. Here are the ways I have found helpful for broadening my audience and getting more traffic apart from other bloggers:
SEO
If you are looking to drive traffic to your blog that’s from outside WP, SEO has to be your best friend. However, understanding SEO can be quite difficult for a lot of people, myself included, and that’s why I would highly recommend getting an expert to help you out if you are able to do so. It just saves a lot of time and energy. So just do your research and try as hard as possible to make your blog SEO friendly to help get you traffic from Search Engines.
Social Media
As you guys know social media is not my favourite thing in the world but admittedly it is quite useful for marketing your blog. It is particularly important if you are trying to grow a wider audience from outside WordPress. Use your social media pages to advertise your blog and market it to your followers since a number of your followers on social media are not from WordPress.
You can do this by linking your posts on your pages and sharing new posts and updates about your blog. If people start reading your blog through social media and enjoy it they are likely to keep coming back to it and maybe even subscribe using their email.
However, just a friendly reminder to not spam your readers with too many posts about your blog unless your page is set up just for your blog because this will have the opposite effect and some followers may end up getting irritated and leave your page.
A great way to keep the balance is to add stuff about your post on your stories instead of on your feed. And if you are using a platform like Twitter which doesn’t have a story option try to post about your blog with appropriate hashtags such as #wordpress or #blog so that you target the audience that is actually looking to view blog posts and don’t spam random audiences by using random tags like #music for example (unless your post is about music but you get what I mean!)
Use Your Tags/Keywords/Categories Wisely
Tags, categories and keywords are extremely helpful when you are trying to broaden your audience because these three things are what helps search engines find your posts when someone searches for a related topic. These words are picked up by search engines and depending on how you are using them you will get more traffic or actually lose traffic.
Make sure to use your keywords throughout your post especially in your introduction but don’t use it too often as Search Engines will then categorize it as spam. Also make sure to use tags that are a mix of broader topics and more specific ones. Don’t over use categories and stick to categories that are appropriate for your post- don’t use random categories that have nothing to do with the topic you are writing about. For more on how to use tags click here.
Topics/themes
Some topics/themes are just more popular than others and you are more likely to attract readers when you write about certain topics. For example, if you write about something that’s trending at the moment you are much more likely to get more traffic from people outside WP as a large number of people will be searching for this topic. However, if you write about something that has a smaller audience or that less people are interested in you are statistically less likely to get a lot of views both from WP and outside of WP.
Your layout/structure
As mentioned earlier keywords, tags and categories are an important part of both your post structure/layout and growing your traffic. However, other aspects of your layout are important as well. Make sure you are using a theme that is easy to load and navigate through so that both readers and search engines can find your posts more easily.
I have noticed that some themes are very slow to load and some do not have the most recent posts clearly on the front page. If your website has such issues I would highly recommend switching to a different theme. If your site is slow or not well organised most search engines will not put your site very high up in the results and your site will lost traffic due to this.
Make sure your blog clearly states what it is about, shows your recent posts and loads fast. This will make a big difference in your traffic.
Your Thoughts
I would love to hear what you guys do to increase your traffic and the methods you use to get traffic from outside WP. Do you find it difficult to get traffic from a broader audience? Let me know in the comments below because I am always interested in what you guys have to say and quite often I learn something new from you guys!
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130 Comments
susiesopinions
Thank you. I checked out Debbie ‘s blog too.
PoojaG
Hope it was helpful!
susiesopinions
It was.
100 Country Trek
Love your info…I am hoping to increase my traffic and will check out Debbie’s Blog.
PoojaG
Thanks and I hope you find it helpful!
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Princess
Oh no! I’ve been using the tag self-care all too often because my blog is about self-care, are my posts being considered as a spam by Google? Thank you Pooja for writing about this, I will start hunting related key-words to mix in with my frequently used ones! Also, I am paying a visit to Debbie’s blog, thanks a lot! β€οΈ
PoojaG
As long as you don’t use the same tag too many times on the same post you should be fine. I would also suggest using 6-10 tags for every post so be sure to use other tags along with self-care. Try Googling self-care and see what related stuff comes up and use that as tags too. You’re welcome and hope her blog helps further!
Donovan Carper
I plan on checking out debbies site. I found face book to be by far my biggest source of engagement!!! However, the problem is I get nice spikes with new shares then a drop to zero traffic often in between shares. Hence the need for SEO success which I apparently lack ;). Twitter and Pinterest have been useless to me so far
PoojaG
Yes I’ve heard from multiple people that Facebook is very helpful for traffic. Instagram is helpful for some as well. Hope Debbie’s blog helps!
Princess
This is truly helpful! Thank you so much for these tips, and I highly appreciate them! Time to get Googling for me! Really, thanks a lot Pooja! β€οΈ
PoojaG
You are absolutely welcome and please feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!
Princess
I sure will! Thank you! β€οΈ
ErisEnlightened
Greetings! I’m only one year into Blogging & still learning. It’s a process! Your suggestions are very helpful – thank you!
PoojaG
Thank you- I’m so glad to hear that!!
Shweta Suresh
A very informative post, Pooja. Social media is very crucial to drive traffic
PoojaG
Thank you! Yes I agree social media is a really great marketing tool and if used correctly you can get a lot of traffic from there.
Hamish
Your words speak of intentionality. Knowing what goals we have, and doing the research to find out how to get there. Thank you for the tips and sharing parts about your own personal journey with your blog π
PoojaG
I’m glad you enjoyed the post and yes knowing your goals and working towards them is a huge part of growing your blog!
Hamish
I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out on your blog for more tips and info on how to grow my blog, and engage with the people visiting mine. π
PoojaG
Hope it helps!
cheryloreglia
Awesome Pooja! I struggle with this and would really prefer to bury my head in the sand. I like the idea built it and they will come but that’s not always the case when blogging. Thanks for the helpful links, tips, and suggestions. Extremely helpful, C
PoojaG
Thank you I’m so glad you found the post helpful! Building it is a start but of course when it comes to blogging there is a lot of work that comes with it!
Dr Namrata, Ph.D.
I am unable to get traffic outside WordPress. I do share my posts on social media but nobody clicks on the link provided. I do think SEO is important.
PoojaG
I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble with that. Do you use relevant tags when sharing on social media? Yes SEO is extremely important.
Dr Namrata, Ph.D.
I use relevant tags. May be it will take some time.
PoojaG
Yeah maybe
Dr Namrata, Ph.D.
Hmmmm
sunisanthosh
Thankyou so much. Nice tips. Very helpful, I’m just getting started with my self hosted site.
PoojaG
Thank you hope they help! Good luck with your site π
sunisanthosh
Thanks
Bookish Refreshment
your posts are so useful for new bloggers. Thank you
PoojaG
Thank you I’m glad to hear that!
dpranita583
My facebook traffic has been banned sudden, what to do?
Haroon Mirza
Congratulations
PoojaG
Thanks!
Haroon Mirza
You’re welcome
Haroon Mirza
Can you post my post as a guest post?
PoojaG
Yes you can email me for the guidelines.
Haroon Mirza
Ok
Opher
I’ll take a look at Debbie’s site. Thanks Pooj.
PoojaG
Hope it helps!
rakabasu
Very useful information for new bloggers including me.
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes!!
PoojaG
Hope it helps! Thanks!
Sasmita Patnaik
Thanks for sharing the tips. I am sure it will help me in getting traffic outside WP.
PoojaG
Glad to hear that!
Kumi Voice
Thanks for this free stuff. Very helpful to me. I am starting to get traffic to my site and i am so excited and will implement some of these. I am working on my SEO and will follow your readings and links to get more on traffic. Can guest bog post also give traffic?
PoojaG
Thank you! Yes guest posts are a very helpful with increasing traffic.
Angel Like
Great Knowledge.. these all things are most important to increase the traffic. I think Social media promotion and especially Facebook paid promotions can boost the traffic of your blog very quickly.
Spirituality Awakening
PoojaG
Thanks! Yes I’ve heard from multiple people that Facebook is quite helpful.
uzzawal1911
Quite an informative post indeed. This knowledge can be quite helpful, I appreciate the share. π
PoojaG
Thank you!
Debby Winter
What a wonderful surprise to find this post! Thanks for mentioning me π
PoojaG
You’re very welcome- I find your posts so helpful and I’m happy to share them with my followers!
Debby Winter
Thank you! If I can ever be of help you know where to find me π
PoojaG
Of course thank you!!
Dhrumil Soni
Appreciate the information. Traffic outside of WordPress is indeed important on any given day.
PoojaG
Thanks and hope this helps!
Belles Days
Thanks for this. Really informative. I subscribe to Debbyβs blog and I get a lot of useful stuff. Iβm just reaching point in my blogging journey where I need to concentrate on SEO but I find it all a bit daunting! Great post
PoojaG
Thank you! Yes her blog is quite helpful but SEO is very complicated and it’s a lot of hardwork- all worth it of course.
Belles Days
My trouble is I struggle with the jargon! Got to get grips with that now
PoojaG
I’m the same way- I need everything really dumbed down in normal terms haha.
mistermaxxx08
You are the truth and as usual you stay dropping the knowledge,I appreciate you being you,much respect and thank you, peace
PoojaG
Thank you so much!!
mentalhealth360.uk
Thanks for this Pooja. I suppose I’m not too sure where else I should post. I post on Twitter and Pinterest at the moment and do get followers from there. I’ll email you re tags and categories. Caz
PoojaG
I’ll check my email and reply!
melaniemstewart
I just spent an hour on Neil Patel’s article! π I found myself playing around with Google searches and my blog’s “h1’s.” Super interesting. I’m not really trying to build a business, but if you spend time writing a blog post, it would be great if more “eyes” could find it. Thanks for the info and links in your post PoojaG.
PoojaG
Yes his article is so detailed yet quite simple to understand even for people who don’t know much about SEO. I’m glad you found the post helpful!
Nabeela
Great post friend….
PoojaG
Thank you!
tianiangelahibbert
This is super helpful!! I am definitely going to check out those links!
PoojaG
So glad to hear that and hope those help! SEO is kind of complicated but the way he explains it in the article is so simple and detailed.
tianiangelahibbert
Definitely is complicated! I havenβt even heard of SEO up until recently.
PoojaG
Yeah I only learnt more about it over the last few months and oh my is it complicated! I still don’t fully get it but it helps so I’m trying my best.
tianiangelahibbert
Thats all that matters!
inspirechief
This is very helpful. I have had some success from social media especially from other countries. I currently am studying SEO because thatβs where I think I can get the most eyes on my blog. I also use plugins to help with SEO. Since it takes months for SEO to kick in, Social Media fills that gap. Thank you for this information. Stay safe.
PoojaG
Yes SEO is so vital for increasing traffic. Thank you!
katey26
Great adviceπ – thanks so much π
PoojaG
Hope it helps!!
Rahma Rufai
Very helpful, thank you!
PoojaG
So glad to hear that!
The Newbury Girl
Seo is so essential to strong outside traffic and so are images! Theyβre a great way for your blogs to be discovered thru visual search!
PoojaG
Yes SEO and images are super helpful for sure!
Paula Zaluski
Thank you for this article. I haven’t posted very much lately ( to busy). I love simple and helpful tips.
PoojaG
Thanks and hope this helps!
Emma Browning
I definitely think this is great advice. I’m definitely struggling to get my posts seen more widely. My blog is growing a bunch after almost 3 years, but hopefully it will continue to do so!
PoojaG
I’m so glad your blog is growing and I hope these tips help further with that growth!
YBP
Awesome read as always Pooja! KEEP INSPIRING!!! ππππππππ
PoojaG
Thank you so much!!!
Jim Borden
useful advice, thank you!
PoojaG
Thank you!
AnuRijo
Good info friendππ»will check Debbieβs…ππ»π
PoojaG
Thanks and hope her blog is helpful!
VitaminC-GreenTea
These are super helpful tips! I’m definitely going to come back this post often. I’m trying to grow my blog and this helps a lot
PoojaG
So glad you found them helpful!
Kitty Jade
Helpful tips! Still don’t fully understand SEO and how to boost my traffic from it…
PoojaG
Thank you! I would recommend the article I linked as it gives you super simple instructions on how to make your posts SEO friendly and I would also recommend checking out Debby’s blog for general advice on SEO. I know it’s super complicated- I still barely know some stuff about it but the changes do help.
Erin
Thank you! Iβll give it a read.
PoojaG
Hope it helps!
MAMITA POWER
Thank you so much for this! I really needed to read this.
PoojaG
Hope this helps!
tanaka_tkzy
Pretty helpful. Thanks so much.
PoojaG
Thanks I’m glad to hear that!
tanaka_tkzy
Anytime.
Zee
thanks for the tips. Will check out Debbie’s blog π
PoojaG
Hope it helps!
Bangon Kapatid
Thanks for sharing. Its very helpful.
PoojaG
Glad to hear that!
nicksyd
great advice looking to learn more and to increase traffic. Sound advice
PoojaG
Thank you- hope this helps!
jaayrays
Quite helpful π
PoojaG
Thank you!
Kim Sa
I’ve been in WO for quiet sometime and I really wanted to get more audience to visit my page. I am more on findings tourist attractions and ao far I am.only using social media as the source of my page engagement. Great tips!
PoojaG
Thank you and I hope this helps increase your traffic!
Samir
Thank you for introducing me to such a helpful idea. I don’t comment often unless the post really adds value to my life. I am slowly finding out how nuanced and sophisticated blogging really is! With all these ideas like digital marketing, networking, SEO, and so on I am beginning to think about it as a Business rather than just a platform for sharing ideas and gaining followers!
PoojaG
Thank you and yes it is much more complicated then people expect! It definitely can be like a business in some ways.
Eromonsele Emmanuel
Posting a blog link to Twitter daily definitely helps my traffic a little. Thanks for sharing, I’ll be visiting Debbie’s blog.
PoojaG
Posting on Twitter and Instagram is helpful for me as well. I hope Debbie’s blog help- she’s the best when it comes to SEO!
Robert F. Mullen, Ph.D.
Excellent site. Lots of food for thought. I’m now a follower.
PoojaG
Thank you so much!!
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