A tool to grow you website, attract visitors and start an email list.
So for newbies like me, I am constantly hearing in the training that we need to grow our website to generate traffic and then the money making process can begin.
I was surfing the web yesterday and came across a recommendation for a little tool called SumoMe. Firstly, this isn't a promotion, it is just something I came across that I thought might be helpful to you all. Secondly, I know what is going to happen... All the more experienced bloggers and website builders on here are going to shout: "But Jade! There a far better plugins for List Building, and sharing your website socially". To those people, I ask that they put their suggestions below, I would really appreciate gaining some insight into the different traffic building plugins other people use and I sure other readers of this blog will too. :)
Anyway, so I thought I would give this app a go.
The Downsides
- The app is heavily branded. So you do get tiny little features primarily at the right-hand side of your website that links to SumoMe, and underneath your email sign up box as you can see on this blank website below:
- You have to pay for the Pro version (but the free version gives you pretty good basic features).
The Good Points
- Super simple to use! SumoMe actually takes you through blow by blow when you first download it. It also has an "app" system to keep your menu neat tidy, and easy to use and read. Like this:
- Although you are restricted as to what features you can use as a free version, the basic plugin has some really great features. For those of you that are new to this and don't have a clue what they are doing, it is easy to set up some really nice features for your site. For example, as you can see on my own website below (www.pebbleplop.com) I have a really snazzy looking side-bar on the left-hand side that links my readers straight to all the possible methods of sharing the page they are on. The idea is that you don't' want to give your reader too much to do. So if they only have to move their mouse a few centimetres across the page to share it, they are more likely to!
- SumoMe also provides tracking analytics to see how many people have side up to your mailing list! :)
As you can use the free version on your site, this is definitely one to try. If you don't like it, delete it no problem. There may be better Plugins out there for this purpose, but I thought I would share with you one that I have found really useful so far.
I am probably getting a bit ahead of myself with List Building and SumoMe as I am still only in the early stages of the Level 3 of the Online Entrepreneur Course. For all I know, Kyle might suggest this app or something similar later on in the course, but It can't harm to be keen I suppose!
One other thing... if you are using the Plugin from WordPress you can't just search for it, it will bring up no results. You have to upload a zipfile from your computer. You can find the link and the instructions on how to do this here:
https://sumome.com/wordpress
Happy website building folks!
Jade.
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Jade, I want to thank you on behalf of myself and the community of members of Wealthy Affiliate for sharing this great information. I must stop and commend you for not only sharing, but giving me an example of how it looks on a website. You shared with me the WordPress plugin process to help ME fulfill the process. Thank you Jade so very much. Thank you for your willingness to share your strategies, skills and talents with me and all of us. You have made my day. Awesome! Sincerely, Dr. Marilyn M. Carr, Retired Principal and Administrator.
Hi Marilyn - it is lovely to make your acquaintance :)
Thank you so much for your kind words. You are welcome! It really is my pleasure to give back to this wonderful community. It Is so hard not to be helpful when you are thrown so much love and support from every angle.
I hope you will find the SumoMe plugin helpful, I haven't been using it long, but I have been impressed with it.
I believe that by sharing the process of learning we multiply our successes :)
Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you .
Best wishes,
Jade.
Many people here use this plugin and I have heard they are happy with it. Perhaps time for me to start building a list. Thank you.
Hi jvranjes!
Thanks for letting me know. As I have only been here a few weeks I am unsure of the trends and the things people use. Even more reason to blog about it!
It is good to know that I have blogged about something people like anyway. :)
Good lucking building. Let me know if there is any way I can help.
Jade.
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I, also being a newbie, had a bad experience with SumoMe. I, being new, didn't stop to think about what I was doing and ended up with all types of viruses coming to my site because I added everything without planning or looking into what I was doing. I opened every link and everything conflicted with everything else, which opened my site to viruses. Luckily, I did have the virus catcher on. That is how I found out about all the viruses and scams that were headed my way. I have since disabled everything and am putting on one thing at a time, after learning what it does before activating it.