11. Break a news story. If your website is the first
to talk about a news story it will receive many links from other sites
who will cover it as well, and your traffic will increase as a result.
12. Write a controversial article. If you manage to
write something controversial, people will talk about and link to your
article, either because they agree with you or, most likely, because
they disagree. The result will be a lot of traffic.
13. Write a “Top 10″ list. Internet users love “Top
10″ lists, because they are easy to digest and contain useful stuff
(i.e., 10 resources, 10 tips, and so on).
14. Write a “Top 100″ list. If “Top 10″ lists are
good for traffic generation, “Top 100″ ones are great. This article is
an example. People will bookmark and share your “Top 100″ list naturally
because of the value it packs together.
15. Write a “Definitive guide” to something. People
love to learn new things, especially if such things will solve some of
their problems. Make sure to make your guide as complete as possible,
and visitors will flock to read it.
16. Publish an interview. This strategy works even
better if the interviewee has a blog or website, as he might link to the
interview and send his readers to your site.
17. Leverage holidays and seasonal events. You can
drastically increase your traffic if you publish content related to big
holidays and seasonal events. Examples include Christmas, elections,
Olympic games, the World Cup and so on.
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