What's your main traffic source for a blog now?

Email traffic is small for me, but those visitors are usually more interested than random social clicks.
 
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Google does my heavy work and main traffic but I'm trying to get linked with reddit, LinkedIn and Pinterest as they have a huge traffic source aswell as keeping multiple sources make you stay safe from losing traffic .
 
Google and Bing
altho I am seeing quite a bit of AI CHATGPT too
 
lately i have been putting more effort into short videos and useful forum activity since search traffic can change so quickly for blogs these channels also give you another way to reach people instead of depending on google for all your visitors
 
craggytree said:
I agree with Reddit and Google but i struggled with Pinterest, never really getting much traffic. What do you do to make pinterest work for you?
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Actually, I haven't used Pinterest that much, so I'm not really sure what works best there. I think it can work for some topics, but probably not for every site.
 
Google, reddit and other socials. But it also kinda depends upon the niche you are doing. Different platforms are dominated by various niches. And even more important is intent.
 
capactm said:
Google used to be the obvious answer but with social, reddit, pinterest and everything else i'm curious what's actually bringing visitors for you.
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Google is still solid when the posts target clear search questions, but Pinterest and Reddit can bring surprisingly good traffic depending on the niche..

The best source is usually the one that matches how your audience already looks for ideas, not just the one with the biggest numbers.
 
Google is still my main source, but I would not depend on it alone anymore. Pinterest and social can bring some good traffic when the content fits the platform. I also think having a few different sources is useful because traffic can change quickly from one platform to another
 
GrowthBeast said:
Google, reddit and other socials. But it also kinda depends upon the niche you are doing. Different platforms are dominated by various niches. And even more important is intent.
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How do you post links to your blog on Reddit now when it's almost impossible to work with links at all?
 
for me it still google is main source of traffic. but also i am trying get traffic from meta. i share my blogs in facebook, linkedin. from this two platform i get some of my blogs traffic.
 
capactm said:
Google used to be the obvious answer but with social, reddit, pinterest and everything else i'm curious what's actually bringing visitors for you.
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Still search here, just spread across a lot more pages than it used to be. The big terms dried up and the small long tail stuff carries most of it now.
Reddit gives a spike then goes quiet, pinterest depends entirely on the niche. The only one that behaves is email, because nobody can switch it off on you.
 
Google and Reddit. Lately, I’ve also tried YouTube Shorts. The results varied quite a bit, but it depends a lot on what the blog is about.
 
Google is the best organic search traffic source. But you can also use social media like that: X (Twitter), Instagram, Reddit, Medium, and Pinterest, etc. It will help with multiple traffic sources for your blog.
 
For me Google still brings the most traffic but sometimes social and Reddit can be good for initial traffic especially if a post is well received by the target audience
 
I don't have blogs anymore, but as a replacement I have a content site, that is interactive. I see my biggest traffic source (still relevant for anyone with a blog though...) is the business brand name. People searching for my brand name is my number one traffic of between 50-200 visits per day. I don't think i get a single organic visitor, lol since I'm an over 18 site and have a popup banner for confirmation. (clankers and search engines don't seem to click on it! lol)
 
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