Web Traffic 101

Increase Traffic to Your Website

When we talk about increasing website traffic, we're really talking about several different things, including increasing hits, increasing pageviews, increasing sessions, and increasing unique visitors. For some sites, increasing pageviews will be the immediate goal because the concern is that the vast majority of visitors view only one page of the site, then leave. For others the immediate goal will be to increase the number of unique and return visitors.

Because there are multiple metrics available to webmasters when reporting traffic, a great deal of confusion surrounds the whole affair. Many webmasters refer to website hits when they report their traffic. While many people have asked about increasing hits, website hits are not a very good measure of the success of a site. For more about the uselessness of increasing hits, read How to Increase Website Hits.

Increase Website Traffic

A-Z Tips to Increase Site Visitors
Learn 26 sure-fire ways (A to Z) to increase web traffic and site visitors to your website.

Increase Website Hits
Learn how website hits are counted, and how you can increase hits.