How to search for website traffic

Post author:Peter Hanley
Post published:January 28, 2022
Post category:Affiliate marketing / Small business
Post comments:2 Comments

How to search for website traffic. Traffic is sometimes elusive if you don't look in the right places. Let me give you 6 examples

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Finding elusive traffic
Searching Keywords to see what works
When your links count
Good SEO is important
Have a good look at your content
Conclusion
- How to search for website traffic by Peter Hanley

Finding elusive traffic

looking at Google Analytics I was dismayed at my traffic, however, I knew I was getting more because my number of links used was quite high.
I went on an adventure to discovery.

Google is not the only kid in town and it is joined by:

Bing
Yahoo
Yandex
Youtube
DuckDuckgo

These all now have their own search consoles so I went looking for more results.

Google search console was my first place to look.

However, my Google Analytics showed a measly 350. Therefore something was wrong.

I next went to Bing webmaster to have a look there

So I find that my traffic is a lot higher than I thought. Bing includes Yahoo so it is good value

Searching Keywords to see what works

Keywords are the driving factor behind what is searched. They must be on page one of a search term to have any chance of exposure.

I used My Jaaxy subscription ( which is available on Wealthy Affiliate as well) to find where by blogs were going.

How to search for website traffic — A good score

Of course, they were not all like this and in fact when they scored highly on Google they did not rank as well on the other two and visa versa.

I had a fairly even split between Google, Bing and no reward to date.

What is obvious is good Keywords rank quickly and are well worth the time to get information before you post your article.

Furthermore keyword tools are a guide only and subject to the same frailitiess as the rest of the opportunities we take. Saying that they do give a great starting point.

When your links count

The other confusing issue is the number of links that people click. I use Pretty links for many of my link counting because it is the only visual aid available.
In fact a monthly record tells me what is working well and not at all.

Furthermore Wealthy Affiliate and Jaaxy have full disclosure of traffic and rewards. This helps when you use banner adds that are not cloaked.

There was a recent experience when a well know site berated me for little or no traffic. I returned my Pretty Links figures to prove them wrong and that there was an error in their system.

Not all clicks earn money and that is often out of your control. You build interest but that interest fails to materialise into income.

Remember it is a numbers game and as your traffic grows your links should follow and convert into sales.

Some sites may have no links and others a few included in a page. Linking in my mind is for times that it will help you discover new fields and learn and earn.

Good SEO is important

the reasons are that Google makes the rules and the rest follow. This means that using a great SEO tool to guide you on the right path is really important. As a WordPress user I have a choice between Yoast SEO and All in One SEO that are both very good.

Therefore a heap of bits that make the whole

Have a good look at your content

Content is KING! Let the words run true. You must answer a question or solve a problem that keeps the readers on page. Bring in pictures, tables and graphs to show your points and refer to good authority sources to backup your words.

Use a commercial Spell checker like Grammarly to make sure you get that bit right

How many words in a Blog Post

Conclusion

When you add all these parts together you have a chance of getting traffic. However it does take time to qualify for page one where all the searches lurk.
Don't be impatient but make sure you have done everything that you can to qualify under the rules of the game. Then the world is yours.