The Garden Analogy: Planting Seeds vs. Buying Cut Flowers
There are two ways to get beautiful flowers in your room. First, you can go to a shop and buy cut flowers. They look pretty instantly, but they die in three days, and you have to spend more coins to buy new ones. This is like Paid Advertising.
Second, you can plant seeds in a soil garden. You water them, and they grow into fruit bushes. It takes some time, but eventually, they grow new flowers every single season for free! This is like SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
The Easiest Way: Showing Google Your Map
When people want to know something, they ask Google. Google has a giant library book index. If your website is not in that library index, no one will ever read it. Here is the pipeline of how Google finds you:
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| 2. INDEX (Google saves pages in its library) |
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| 3. RANK (Google displays best answer at top) |
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Step-by-Step DIY Traffic Growth Plan
- Step 1: Write answers to real questions. Don't write articles about random topics. Think: What questions are my users typing into Google? (e.g. 'How to fix a flat bicycle tire'). Write the best answer.
- Step 2: Tell Google your pages exist. Create a file called
sitemap.xml(this is your site map) and upload it to Google Search Console. - Step 3: Make your site super fast. Users hate waiting. If your page takes more than 3 seconds to load, visitors will click 'back' and leave.
Summary for a 10-Year-Old
The easiest way to get website visitors is to write clear answers to what people are searching for, and make sure Google knows where to find your website pages.