This document discusses using social media to generate traffic to blogs and websites. It identifies four key elements for gaining maximum exposure: writing killer content that is interesting and valuable; sharing content on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Digg; integrating social media sharing buttons effectively on the website; and communicating with people who share the content. Killer content needs to be new, breaking, or offer valuable information to engage people. Social media sharing is most effective when buttons are placed below or above content on the page. Thanking people who share content builds communication and success.

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2. If you are a new blog owner or an
experienced blogger then you will know
that, in this ever increasing digital age
social media is extremely powerful.
Perfect for adding a social aspect to any
blog and in turn for creating new traffic
streams to any website, social media is a
100% free way to grow your blog online.

3. But is it really that easy to generate
traffic to your website through social
media?
In this article, we are going to look at
four key elements you are going to need
to concentrate on with your blog, in
order to gain maximum exposure.
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4. 1. Write Killer Content
Punctuation, spelling and the correct choice
of words are key elements to all writing,
however do you know what the most
important aspect to any content is? Well
that would be this; your content simply has
to be interesting and either;
a) Cover something completely new and
breaking.
b) Offer up valuable information which
genuinely helps people.

5. Quite simply if you are creating content
the majority of which is boring and can be
found elsewhere your social media
campaign will fall short of effective.
Try to stay motivated in your writing and
as always a little bit of humour always
helps in order to generate repeat visitors
to a website.

6. There are so many ways that a person
can share content online nowadays with
thanks to the growth of social media
giants.
The big websites you can use for the
promotion of your content are Facebook,
Twitter and Digg. Of these three, Twitter
is perhaps the best social media website
for online content due to the organizing of
the tweets themselves.

7. Essentially, you can re-tweet your content
and include a # tag in order to list your
content with others surrounding the same
subject.
Facebook is also a very good sharing
platform for content, however for maximum
results don't just settle for a 'like' button
but also create a solid Facebook page for
your website which can garner fans overall.
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8. 3. Integrate Effectively
As with all blog's whether new or old you
are never going to be able to generate
thousands of visitors per day straight away
unless your blog is very well publicized
before a launch or refresh.
What you can do however is make it as easy
as possible for people to share your content,
and by this we mean exactly where you
decide to place your social media buttons.

9. From experience the very best place you
can put social media icons is just below
or just above the content on a web
page.
If you follow the very first point above
regarding creating killer content the
addition of the correct placement of
your icons will only further seal the deal
of valuable traffic.

10. 4. Communicate Back
If visitors to your website are taking time
out of their day in order to share your
content then thank them; after all
manners are not just confined to face to
face communication.
Social media websites make it very easy to
communicate with people who share your
content. After all, communication is the
key to success within any business.

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