Wow, A real boost from reddit
Yesterday I read a blog by edgie https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/edgie/blog/over-250-views-on-my-blog-today-shocked. It gave me the idea to try reddit. I never was really interested in going on there before. I had visited in the past from some google searches and just felt there was too much going on there for me.
After reading his post I decided to go ahead and try it. Today I log onto my site and see that I had 87 visits yesterday. That is much higher than any previous day I have had since I started. So, yay it works!
I am very excited to continue using reddit now. My suggestion would be if you are not using it, you should try it out.
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Thanks Stacy for sharing your reddit experience... so happy it's working for you, and hope the sales start to happen soon too :)
So for anyone who's read this today so far I have gotten a bigger boost, as of now apparently I have 400 views for today. No sales yet though
Hey Stacy, thanks for the post, very educational. Quality comments as well! Will need to look into this one...
I can get a lot of traffic from reddit. Unlike Rich I don't worry about my coversion rates, they are so poor that they can't get much lower :) In my situation a few seconds to post the link to reddit and get a bit more traffic doesn't hurt. If one or two of them come back or have a look round then that is a plus.
I know the feeling with conversion, I've only made 1 sale so far anyway. I also see the traffic as a bonus, especially with my niche, which is plus size fashion. I have posts that are for fun and inspiration not just sales. I'd love sales of course and if I can get a few people coming back, it may help.
Have you heard of RedditGifts? Some redditors buy $2000 cruises for strangers, so we can't say they are poor. The reddit audience is very diverse, however a lot more careful than your usual Internet user :)
I actually never heard of that. I know I had only stumbled across reddit before just from a google searches. I never really took the time to get into it.
RedditGifts is Secret Santa gift exchange organized by Reddit. Last year they had over 40,000 participants and they actually got this record into Guinness. This year there are over 100,000 people participating. I have already shipped my gift to my "match" :)
Hi, Stacy!
I have used reddit quite a few times to get traffic but in the end of the day it's all you get - traffic. Not sales.
You see, Reddit'ors are a lot more advanced when it comes to advertizing, these folks will never (or almost never) click on ads or affiliate links... So the traffic is kind of worthless for most niches.
... However, I did post my sister's Nail Art blog on Reddit and she actually got a few sales from it.
So it really depends what kind of content you are pushing there. I know a few people who got banned from reddit because too many users thought it was spam, although it wasn't.
- Alex
The first one I posted which is what got all that traffic, wasn't selling anything. It was kind of inspirational post that I just wanted to do. I also posted one about holiday nail art today. It'll be nice if it gets any sales, but it won't bother me if people come for the ideas.
Thanks for the advice though. I figure I'll use it sparingly to see if I can get any new followers in my niche.
Yeah the subreddits I went into to follow and post seem to really be the kind of audience I'm targeting. And now that I know a little more about reddit, I may even find some helpful information about my own niche. I keep up to date and everything in the news and other blogs but I liked reading what kind of advice the other subscribers were looking for, gave me a few ideas for new site posts
Hey Stacy, it's worth keeping an eye on your bounce rate with bookmarking sites, often you find that visitors only stay a matter of seconds. It's traffic, but for many it's not traffic that converts. :) Rich.
I will keep an eye on that. I don't know much about that sort of thing. What's a good percentage for the bounce rate?
It depends, however, long term, picking a number out of thin air, say you're aiming for a 3% conversion rate from your visitors. If 100 visitors are searching and finding specifically what that Post is offering, and you're getting that, fantastic. However, if you then add in 300 visitors who are just flicking through bookmarking sites, glancing and clicking away, you're conversion rate will drop below 1%. Your problem then isn't really your conversion rate, it's the "quality" of the traffic. Does that make any sense?!! :) Rich.
Aw, fantastic. It's obviously niche dependent, but sometimes you'll hear Members say they're getting 1,000's of visitors a day but no conversions, only to discover their traffic isn't coming from a specific search enquiry but from social networks, bookmarking sites, etc. and this kind of "browsing" traffic often doesn't convert well. :) Rich.
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Interesting! Thanks for posting Stacy, I'll have to look into it.