Okay you have a new site launching with 50 quality posts, went through your website launch checklist. Now your live but where is the traffic. How do you drive traffic to a new web site? 

@ptwylie

What @richardmclaughlin said.

Plus, years ago we did a new site for an Alaskan Fly Fishing site. I was using StumbleUpon a lot then, so I submitted them there. 

The site was good looking (I’m not a designer, but our co. did design it) and it was also amazing in terms of content. The guide really create some robust content for people looking to fish in Alaska.

After two weeks I looked at Google Analytics. Search sent about 60 people, but SU sent over 2K, including a lot of passionate fly fishermen (and women!)

Without knowing what the site’s about, not sure if this particular story would help, but certainly there are communities out there you can tap into to get the word out and drive traffic.

Good luck!

@richardmclaughlin Thanks for the input Mac Knowing where your target market is and learning what their needs are then creating the content necessary to address those needs is the first step in traffic generation.

@rich-brooks  Great tip!! I have used StumbleUpon some time ago for it’s entertainment value I had never thought of using the platform for any kind of marketing potential .

Thank you..great info…will connect to SU..

How important are local people verus national coming to a site in order to build a following?

agree with Mac @richardmclaughlin thanks for the SU recommendation, Rich @rich-brooks I would think it depends on the business, Denise @deniseantoon

Create a Twitter list of people who fit your target audience. Make the list public, and many of them will follow you back. Then start tweeting with links to your great content. That’s another way to start building traffic.

This is especially a great strategy if you do need local people. You can easily find local people on Twitter.