If you’re new to blogging, it’s a good idea to set a goal. I’ve recently set myself the goal of getting 1000 website hits to my website, in a completely organic manner. In this post I’m going to share my strategy.
Now admittedly, I haven’t hit this number yet, at least not organically. When using paid advertising, it’s much easier because you can simply pay for traffic and bam – you’ve got your traffic. But you’ve also got a large advertising bill too. If those paid ads don’t amount to an equal or greater amount in affiliate sales, you’re at a loss!
Organic traffic is different because you’re using your time instead of advertising budget. If you’re time rich rather than money rich, that’s obviously a good option to use. If you’ve no time to spare, use a marketing budget instead to generate traffic. But if you have the time, blogging is always another option..
How To Get 1000 Website Hits In One Day Without Paying For Ads
Here’s a quick glimpse of my traffic stats over the last few years.
As you can see, I’m nowhere near this number at the moment. If you divide 70k hits from 2023 by 365 (days of a year) you’ll see I only have around 200 daily hits coming to my website on average. I took a bit of a hit in 2024 too, when I stopped blogging for a few months.
But lately, I’ve been encouraged with my goal of 1000 (organic) website hits and that has motivated me to blog more regularly. It’s well worth setting yourself a goal, wherever you are in your affiliate marketing journey. A goal should motivate you and drive you forwards. I like an arbitrary goal such as traffic because I can control what I do to create it. Whereas with sales, one month is different to another and I can’t always control how many sales I make.
But with posting blogs, and sharing them to my email list, I’m in control!
How To Get 1000 Website Hits In One Day Without Paying For Ads – Set A Goal
So, step 1 is to set a goal for your blog. Blogging is one the cheapest way to attract website traffic. Once you’ve set a goal, write a blog post. Don’t worry if it’s not perfect, the main aim is to set the wheels in motion and build a habit which you can sustain.
So if you can only sustain 3 blog posts a week, then aim for that. You don’t have to set 1000 hits as your goal either, especially if it’s totally unrealistic for you. If you’re just starting out, set a more achievable goal which drives you forwards and encourages you, not one which seems out of reach and unrealistic.
Once you’ve set a goal, break it down into easily achievable steps. For me, that’s writing a blog post a day, posting it to my email list and sharing it on social media. Sometimes I will write more, but that’s the minimum bar for my daily routine.
How To Get 1000 Website Hits In One Day Without Paying For Ads – My Strategy
My strategy is to start with a single website hit. When you get a single (free) website “hit” you can simply rinse and repeat the method for many more website visitors.
Over time, I’ve made a habit out of blogging. But if you’re not in the habit, the main first step is to build that habit. Blogging takes time and effort, so if you’re not ready to write regular blog posts, this strategy probably isn’t for you.
Step 1 : Write a blog post
Step 2: Share it, promote it and make it easy for your readers to promote it.
Step 3: Build an email list (if you don’t have an email list, you can get a free autoresponder here)
How To Get 1000 Website Hits In One Day Without Paying For Ads – SEO
Before I write a blog post, I do some research first on 2 main things:
- Keyword research – I use Google’s keyword research planner to choose long tail keywords which fit my main topic (affiliate marketing in my case)
- I select a keyword which I have more chance of ranking for (See how to find long tail keywords with low SEO difficulty)
- The keyword must meet 2 main criteria – it’s a good fit for my affiliate products and my customer avatar, and it has ranking potential. (There’s no point in me attracting the wrong audience to my website, since I won’t likely sell anything that way!)
In some of my later posts I have done less keyword research than I used to do. However this is a good practice because it helps your SEO score and your authority in your niche with Google. In my early years as a blogger, I used to simply spend all my time writing my posts and then I expected Google to rank them! Big mistake – most of them didn’t rank and I missed many opportunities to share content online through social media accounts.
Promotion
Next step is to promote your post throughout your social media accounts. Share on Facebook, Linkedin, X.com and whatever other social media platforms you use. You should also post your newly published content to your email list.
Now at first this activity won’t make a huge difference to your traffic. Maybe one or two people will see it on social media and have a look. So don’t expect too much at first. Remember you’re building the habit here and it’s the habit which matters more than your results.
If you’ve just started building an email list, you won’t have many subscribers, if any. So this too will be a little slow. Don’t worry, remember this is a long term strategy. Just stick to the plan and keep the momentum going!
You can also get some plugins which will help you syndicate your content automatically throughout your social media platforms. See best free blog plugins for WordPress. Make sure you make it easy for your visitors to share your posts too, and you can even suggest they share in your text (go on, give this post a share!).
Blog promotion is vital so don’t skip it! Your traffic will thank you for it later!
Rinse & Repeat
In order to make this pattern a consistent habit, you’ll need to choose a topic you are going to enjoy writing about. Otherwise, this task is going to be monumental! So before you set off make sure you’ve chosen a good niche which you’re happy with. It’s miserable coming up with ideas for blog posts in a subject which you have no interest.
Since the bulk of your work is coming up with new ideas for blog posts, on an endless cycle, you’re going to want to choose a topic which motivates you!
The “best” niche for blogging is one in which you have a passion for, and can continue writing in indefinitely.