{"id":2687,"date":"2014-10-28T09:48:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T13:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceogolfshop.com\/blog\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2014-10-28T09:48:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T13:48:46","slug":"grow-web-traffic-holiday-shopping-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceogolfshop.com\/blog\/your-business\/grow-web-traffic-holiday-shopping-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Grow Web Traffic For Holiday Shopping 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2689\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceogolfshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-traffic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ceogolfshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-traffic.jpg\" alt=\"Increase web traffic\" width=\"284\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ceogolfshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-traffic.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.ceogolfshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-traffic-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Increase web traffic .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Advertising can get pretty expensive during the holidays, so we&#8217;ve identified three alternative ways to help increase the likelihood of getting prospective customers to your web site during this critical shopping time for many businesses. You can try all of these methods free to help with your holiday SEO.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Participate in <strong>forum discussions<\/strong> with relevant eyeballs. For example, I once bought an ad on a golf related blog that had over 100,000 followers, and also joined the forum. Because I had bought the ad, the forum owner was kind enough to also let me link to my company in my signature for any discussion I participated in. The key here is to be REAL. Don&#8217;t try farming this out to SEO people who know nothing about your topic.\u00a0 This method creates backlinks and brings in visitors who are seriously interested in your products or services<\/li>\n<li>Try <strong>Growtraffic.com<\/strong>, which offers targeted web traffic by interest and geographic location from expired domains. We haven&#8217;t tested the value of this service yet, but that&#8217;s OK because they offer RISK FREE 10,000 visitors over 30 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blog about what your buyers like<\/strong>. Did you find this article? Then you&#8217;re likely in a marketing position and you&#8217;re either my buyer or you know someone at your company who is.\u00a0 Do you buy custom logo products for your company or know someone who does?\u00a0 We know how to engage buyers with the right products for any budget, for trade shows, events, and direct mail. Call 800-CEO-1899 9-5 ET for help today.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising can get pretty expensive during the holidays, so we&#8217;ve identified three alternative ways to help increase the likelihood of getting prospective customers to your web site during this critical shopping time for many businesses. You can try all of these methods free to help with your holiday SEO. 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