Generating a lot of traffic on accident

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by sadcox, May 22, 2007.

  1. #1
    Well, a lot of traffic for me anyway.

    One of my blog averages about 100 uniques a day. Yesterday I wrote about a local story that became national today. So far I've had 2,000 uniques today--still climbing.

    I'm #4 on Google for some very good keywords, and #1 (the site people are trying to find) has apparently been sold, so the content people are trying to find is now gone.

    1. How can I best cash in on this ASAP (adsense, one clickbank link, and amazon are all in place)
    2. Any advice on getting these visitors to return?

    www.itfrom.us if you need to see my site to get some ideas

    Thanks!
     
    sadcox, May 22, 2007 IP
  2. manilodisan

    manilodisan Peon

    Messages:
    224
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #2
    I would try to cash in when I reach 10k+/ day and not at 2k+ which still is a low traffic and focus on HOW DO I INCREASE MY TRAFFIC based on the 2k+ visitors I have. How do I transform them in returning visitors. What story should I post tomorrow to FEED them and make them want MOAAAAA
     
    manilodisan, May 22, 2007 IP
  3. joelr710

    joelr710 Peon

    Messages:
    81
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    try adding a book mark U item to your page or maybe add an auto responder sign up option for a free "5 day..." or just write in real big letters on your header "PLEASE COME BACK EVERYDAY AROUND NOON PEOPLE"
     
    joelr710, May 22, 2007 IP
  4. camp185

    camp185 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,653
    Likes Received:
    51
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    180
    #4
    Suck in as many as you can, and do whatever you can to keep them. Maybe add a form asking for their email so you can updated with more news about the article you wrote.
     
    camp185, May 22, 2007 IP
  5. rosiee007

    rosiee007 Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,352
    Likes Received:
    179
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    230
    #5
    I think this surge in traffic will be for a few days only, and not for a longer period. However, this article or post can help you get links for your site as it can be a very good link bait.

    What you can do for now is to add a Google Ad in the post. This might help a little.
     
    rosiee007, May 23, 2007 IP
  6. Funk-woo10

    Funk-woo10 Peon

    Messages:
    1,108
    Likes Received:
    21
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #6
    dude your bandwidth has blown up !!! your site does not work now.. goodby £$£$££$$
     
    Funk-woo10, May 23, 2007 IP
  7. Gold Sales

    Gold Sales Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    476
    Likes Received:
    12
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    130
    #7
    Definately start by increasing your bandwidth quota to keep the site online through higher amounts of traffic. Get the site back online asap as you are losing visitors.
     
    Gold Sales, May 23, 2007 IP
  8. edhan

    edhan Active Member

    Messages:
    364
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    58
    #8
    Yes, your bandwidth has reached and I can't see it. It is best that you cater more bandwidth if you want to generate $$$ otherwise your effort will be down to the drain as no one will come back when this happens.
     
    edhan, May 23, 2007 IP
  9. SuviCyriacNadakuzhackal

    SuviCyriacNadakuzhackal Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,117
    Likes Received:
    12
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    130
    #9
    You better increase your bandwidth or else there is no point in losing all the traffic you could have got.
     
    SuviCyriacNadakuzhackal, May 23, 2007 IP
  10. 010081

    010081 Banned

    Messages:
    4,657
    Likes Received:
    222
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    oops bandwidth limit excess...sorry couldn't reach your site,all you have to do it upgrade your hosting.
     
    010081, May 23, 2007 IP
  11. rosiee007

    rosiee007 Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,352
    Likes Received:
    179
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    230
    #11
    yikes! I saw the site in the morning.. but getting the Bandwidth error now :eek:

    Maybe the link you posted here also contributed to this bandwidth problem ;)
     
    rosiee007, May 23, 2007 IP
  12. sandrodz

    sandrodz Peon

    Messages:
    1,482
    Likes Received:
    29
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #12
    what an opportunity and ur about to miss it! get some good host asap!
     
    sandrodz, May 23, 2007 IP
  13. Ljiljan

    Ljiljan Peon

    Messages:
    185
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #13
    Well, i guess high traffic caused 509 Bandwith Exceeded message on your site :(
     
    Ljiljan, May 23, 2007 IP
  14. qwestcommunications

    qwestcommunications Notable Member

    Messages:
    8,868
    Likes Received:
    172
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    233
    #14
    Congrats on the traffic. The only problem with news stories is that they tend to betemporary.
     
    qwestcommunications, May 23, 2007 IP
  15. allinternetbiz

    allinternetbiz Peon

    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    15
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #15
    Try exchange links for other sites. It will defnetly keep your page rank higher.
     
    allinternetbiz, May 23, 2007 IP
  16. sadcox

    sadcox Peon

    Messages:
    162
    Likes Received:
    10
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #16
    Thanks for at least checking it guys...

    I shaved my pages down to the bare minimum and upped my bandwidth. That was more than paid for just with AdSense from yesterday. Of course I won't know about affiliate conversions until later.

    My feed subscriptions have tripled, so it looks like I'll get some return traffic off of this.

    It's funny where this stuff comes from.

    It reminds me of having a yard sale...nobody buys what you think is your best stuff. They only want the things you were thinking about just throwing away because you thought no one would want them.
     
    sadcox, May 23, 2007 IP
  17. disturbed1

    disturbed1 Peon

    Messages:
    10
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #17
    Not trying trying to be a smart ass but why would you have a b/w cap at so small a usage? 2k cant possibly be using much b/w.
     
    disturbed1, May 23, 2007 IP
  18. tradeya

    tradeya Notable Member

    Messages:
    5,729
    Likes Received:
    275
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    230
    #18
    i dont agree with that. you can do cash in anytime. just still focus on more traffic to your site constantly.

    anyway i would say put adsense on your site ASAP for some revenue. ^^
     
    tradeya, May 23, 2007 IP
  19. Game Producer

    Game Producer Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,996
    Likes Received:
    158
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    160
    #19
    Yep, I was thinking the same as rosie.

    ---

    And get a better webhost if you intend to keep those people coming back.
     
    Game Producer, May 23, 2007 IP
  20. sadcox

    sadcox Peon

    Messages:
    162
    Likes Received:
    10
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #20
    Yeah, my pages were much larger (~300k) before I trimmed them down. Now they are small.

    Thanks for the suggestions guys!
     
    sadcox, May 23, 2007 IP