Episode #798
How You Can Grow Your Traffic By Blogging Less 
October 07, 2018

In episode #798, Eric and Neil discuss how you can grow your traffic without having to churn out new content. Tune in to hear what you can do to grow your traffic.

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: How You Can Grow Your Traffic By Blogging Less
  • [00:40] On WordPress alone, over 2 Million blog posts are being posted every day.
  • [00:47] Backlinko only has 30 blog posts; they were aiming for quality over quantity.
  • [01:30] Look at the most popular content posted by your competitors, post something similar that is ten times better.
  • [02:31] If you take the time to write a quality, in-depth article, people won’t’ ignore you.
  • [02:54] Eric thought he was entitled to more traffic early on; no one should expect overnight results.
  • [03:35] Mark Suster would write a blog post and then make sure his friends posted the content on Facebook.
  • [04:15] If no one reads your content, it’s not going to rank.
  • [05:10] That’s it for today!
  • [05:15] Go here to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help Eric and Neil meet their goal of 1 Million downloads per month. They will throw a live event once they reach their goal.

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