Using Traffic Reports To Increase Your Profits

Posted by Linda Correa
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Aug 17, 2008
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Every website, blog and affiliate program has the same goals in mind. To be able to get traffic to them. Because without traffic, there can be no profits. It is next to impossible to make money on any online business with out it. That is a fact that should not be taken lightly by entrepreneur. The goal for the business then should be to maximize traffic to our sites.

Beyond creating the business, the smart business person is promoting the business, no matter what it is every day. A steady stream of traffic is necessary to push our profit margins in an upward climb. Our traffic reports or statistics are the measure of our success to promote our niche, no matter what it is. It is this report that enables us to make the adjustments needed to get more profit.

Where to begin? The first step is to find the location of your report. Your web host should provide some level of stats for you. I chose my host partly on the quality and the amount of information that is provided in my traffic stats. If your host does not provide this information, then there is software that you can add. I find for me, that it is far easier to have this report available within my site administration features.

Here‘s what you should find:

Visitors By Day Or Month - these are the totals of how many people visited you. A good judge of your overall traffic. My report shows graphs for every month so I can see how I am doping in the course of the year. Less visitors means that it is time to take action. This can include total stats for your site.

these are the totals of how many people visited you. A good judge of your overall traffic. My report shows graphs for every month so I can see how I am doping in the course of the year. Less visitors means that it is time to take action. This can include total stats for your site.

Page Views - By the day or month. This is a good gauge of how many visitors are going beyond your home page. A really good report will tell you what pages are being viewed. This is an important factor in sales conversion.

By the day or month. This is a good gauge of how many visitors are going beyond your home page. A really good report will tell you what pages are being viewed. This is an important factor in sales conversion.

Referrers-One of the most important stats that you can view. It tells you which traffic programs, promo program and links are providing you with traffic. You can then decide where to focus your efforts.

One of the most important stats that you can view. It tells you which traffic programs, promo program and links are providing you with traffic. You can then decide where to focus your efforts.

Search Engine Report-Which of the larger search engines is sending you the most hits. And if you are not getting enough from them, it’s time to focus your time into changing that.

Which of the larger search engines is sending you the most hits. And if you are not getting enough from them, it’s time to focus your time into changing that.

Key Words-A key part of your projects. If you are not getting a lot of hits to your key words, it is time to set aside some time to making sure they are strong and producing.

A key part of your projects. If you are not getting a lot of hits to your key words, it is time to set aside some time to making sure they are strong and producing.

Some programs have special reports built into them. For example affiliate program reports often tell you the number of hits to your affiliate link. They will also tell you how much money that you actually made from them. It is important to know which programs are producing revenue for your niche and determine why not.

Squidoo has an excellent system for reporting on their lenses. It is actually one of my favorites. It gives a dashboard with real time information that enables you to make adjustments easily and quickly. It also advises you which lenses are needing some attention . They are really on the ball, especially for a free program.

Alexa (just type the name in your browser) is another program that gives accurate information on your progress. There are trends that show you which direction your traffic is heading. It also shows the number of active links. A great tool to see if all of your links are performing as they are listed.

You should be actively checking your reports at least monthly. The best time to do it is either at the beginning or the end of the month.

Improving your stats may mean that you will need to:

Improve or freshen up your content.-When the search engines spider you, you will get more rank and more traffic with fresh content. Evaluate your content for relevancy to your niche. Make sure that you site has information rather than just being an ad. The time that you take to do this will make a huge difference on your bottom line.

.-When the search engines spider you, you will get more rank and more traffic with fresh content. Evaluate your content for relevancy to your niche. Make sure that you site has information rather than just being an ad. The time that you take to do this will make a huge difference on your bottom line.

Check Your Keywords- Make sure that your key words and phrases are relevant to your niche and that you are really using the words that people are looking for. This will go a long way to improve your traffic.

Make sure that your key words and phrases are relevant to your niche and that you are really using the words that people are looking for. This will go a long way to improve your traffic.

Boost Your Promotion Efforts- If you are not getting the traffic that you need, then it is time to make and implement a promotion plan.

If you are not getting the traffic that you need, then it is time to make and implement a promotion plan.

Get More Links-Linking to your site will widen your reach, so set some time aside to get more links and you will see the results.

Linking to your site will widen your reach, so set some time aside to get more links and you will see the results.

Become Active In Business Communities - A little bit of time. Even if minimal will go a long way to getting the job done

A little bit of time. Even if minimal will go a long way to getting the job done

Post on Forums-You can’t advertise, but you will get known as an expert and your signature on each posting will get traffic that will return higher profits

You can’t advertise, but you will get known as an expert and your signature on each posting will get traffic that will return higher profits

There is no time like the present to get started and open the door to higher profits. Take your traffic report seriously. If you treat your business like a hobby, it will only net you minimal returns. If you treat it like the biggest corporation on the internet, you will harvest the fruits of your labor.

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