Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website

Reasons for low website traffic
If you’re currently not getting much traffic to your website, it could be for one of the following reasons:

1. Google isn’t indexing your website correctly
2. Your website’s new and not yet been properly indexed
3. You’ve been blacklisted by search engines

1. Create unique, helpful and valuable content

This is the number one thing you can do to help get more people visiting your website. Think of the questions your ideal customers are currently asking, and try to answer them by coming up with helpful content that tells them all they need to know, such as blog posts.

2. Nurture leads with email marketing

Reach out to people who’ve previously been customers or who have shown an interest in your products or services – offer them content that might help them on their buyer’s journey. This is called email nurturing.

Another way to do email marketing is to reach out to other relevant bloggers who may be struggling to monetise their website. By ‘relevant’, I mean ones that your potential customers are most likely to read, and who write about topics that are closely connected to your own products or services.

Some successful bloggers can have between 50,000 – 100,000 subscribers, and you could pay a sum of money for them to send an email with some of your content out to their own subs.

3. Get your website set up for SEO

And by SEO, I don’t mean stuffing your web pages with keywords – instead, carefully make sure the language people use when searching for your products or services is included in your content. Identify keywords, but be mindful to include them naturally in content that is relevant to your audience.

4. Promote your content on social media

Social media is another great way of promoting your content and getting more traffic flooding it – as long as you know how to do it right. Actually take the time to engage with your audience, and reply to the occasional comment or answer questions they might have.

You could also try social media paid ads (on websites such as Facebook or LinkedIn) – however, I wouldn’t recommend this unless you know your content works first and that your CTAs will help you convert that traffic into leads.

5. Set up Google ads and retargeting

Google ads are another good way to increase traffic to your blog, although again, you should only do this for blogs that you know are popular and already converting well.

Another option is Google re-targeting; it’s similar to ads, the main different being that they only target people who’ve previously visited your site – this is a very smart way to advertise, as it means the competition for clicks is practically non-existent.

As an example, you can choose to only show an ad on YouTube to the people who’ve already visiting your pricing page. And because the competition is so low, you’ll be more likely to see the results you want and get the most out of your ad budget.

6. Start guest blogging

Remember those bloggers we mentioned before, with the subscription base of around 50,000 – 100,000 (or even more)? If you did, you might have already predicted what I’m about to say next. There are two ways to do guest blogging:

• Invite relevant guest bloggers to write content that you’ll publish on your website
• Request to write a guest blog that will go out to all of their subscribers

Either way, your blog will be promoted to a potentially huge, and previously untapped audience. Doing the same with other websites will help you get much more well-known in a shorter space of time.

7. Sell via affiliate networks

Finally, affiliate networks are worth a try if you sell products on your website. You can get affiliates to sell some of your products for you, and pay them a commission based on what they sell. If these affiliates are particularly well-known and sell similar, relevant products, you could get a lot more interest in your own website.

Think quality, not quantity

The main thing I’d say about increasing traffic to your website is this: think about what you can do to attract the people who are most likely to buy – rather than just trying to get as many people onto your site as possible, and hoping for the best.

Instead of just thinking in volumes of traffic, focus on quality. After all, 100 visitors who are ready to buy is without a doubt better than 1,000 who simply aren’t interested in your product or service.

Conclusion

If you’re looking for ways to increase traffic to your website, don’t just focus on getting to the top of Google. Think quality rather than quantity, and concentrate on attracting people who are the most likely to buy your product or service.

If your website isn’t getting enough traffic, I’d recommend using Webmaster Tools to check Google is indexing your site properly, and ensure you haven’t been blacklisted. Another reason you could be seeing low levels of traffic is because your website is relatively new – it can take a while.

If all of the above seem fine (and you really should tackle any problems first), here are my top 7 ways to increase traffic to your website:

1. Create unique, helpful and valuable content
2. Nurture leads with email marketing
3. Get your website set up for SEO
4. Promote your content on social media
5. Set up Google ads and retargeting
6. Start guest blogging
7. Sell via affiliate networks

Indian Messaging App Hike Launches New OS Total, to offer services without Internet

Hike Messenger has come out with a mobile operating system that will offer services such as messaging and recharging without using data, targeting the lower end of smartphone users to better take on leader WhatsApp.

Services offered on the system called Hike Total include financial transactions via Hike Wallet, news, horoscopes and rail information. The operating system will be pre-installed in entry-level smartphones from Intex and Karbonn priced between 3,500 and 5,000.

Unlike WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, the micro-apps on Hike Total will work even without data.

Hike Total uses USSD (unstructured supplementary service data), a technology that transmits information through GSM network channels, which are normally used to make voice calls and send messages.

The objective was to get more users on the Hike platform, Kavin Mittal, founder of Hike, told ET. "We decided to invert the pyramid and go bottom-upwards because there are still around 200 million users of the total 400 million smartphone users who have smartphones but do not use data... we have to break into that market," he said.

Intex will integrate Hike's services in lower-priced smartphone models for the benefit of consumers, who will also get customised and differential data packs at cheaper rates, said director Keshav Bansal.

Hike is in talks with Lava and Micromax, besides Samsung and Chinese companies. On the carrier side, it has tied up with Bharti Airtel, Aircel, and BSNL. Reliance Jio Infocomm users will have to wait a while because the company's Voice over LTE network does not support USSD service.

"We're working on a solution to make it work on their network, too," Mittal said. Hike is exploring carrier-bundling, which can further bring down prices of devices and make access to its services cheaper.

Hike Total's services work on its new patented technology called UTTP, a version of USSD, which is often used to check a phone's serial number or data usage. Hike will give Rs 200 to each user on the purchase of the phones, which will be available beginning March 1.

"Technically, Total is an intelligently crafted answer by Hike to bridge the digital divide in the country," said Faizal Kawoosa, principal analyst at CyberMedia Research. "However, on the execution, it has to get aggressive across the value chain and have a very tight grip all along to let the solution reach the potential users with the quickest turnaround."

The Hike Messenger app, which has over 100 million users since launch in December 2012 - less than WhatsApp's 200 million subscribers in India - will continue as a separate app that uses data.

Mittal said barriers such as the high cost of data packs, smartphones, and inconvenient user interfaces have to be removed to get more users.

"For some sections, spending Rs 150 a month on data is still very high - that's why we've asked carriers to have sachet kind of data packs starting from Re 1. The idea is to gradually get them to use data and use more services," Mittal said.

He said Hike Total has been made easy to access. "We have made Hike Total just a two-three step process where users buying the devices will get the micro-apps on messaging, wallet, etc., pre-installed and by just entering the mobile number one can start using the services instantly," Mittal said.

To send pictures or music, data packs beginning from Re 1 with 20 MB of data will be offered so that customers can try data without spending too much.

Hike has incorporated Unified Payments Interface, which allows money transfers between bank accounts through mobile phones, to enable the addition of money to Hike Wallet, without using data. It is in talks to add various government services through Hike Total.

Bitcoin Tumbles as India Bars Cryptocurrency Trading

Since cryptocurrency’s drastic fall nearly a week ago, many are wondering about the future of bitcoin. Sure, things have begun showing signs of recovery, but bitcoin has undergone another acute drop since regulators in India have moved toward banning crypto trading.

India Not a Bitcoin Fan
Major action occurred in India over the weekend, before which bitcoin entered the market trading at over $12,000 USD. This didn’t last however, as the price plummeted by nearly $1,000 following India’s crackdown on digital currency exchanges. At press time, institutions like the State Bank of India, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Yes Bank have either closed or imposed heavy limitations on bitcoin trading in India.

Several exchange platforms have been forced to suspend their business services. Koinex, for example, has released the following statement:

“In the past few days, many of our users have faced difficulties with Indian Rupee (INR) withdrawals on Koinex. A tussle between our payment service partner and their bank has caused an indefinite delay in the settlement of a large portion of deposits to Koinex in the past two weeks. In these circumstances, we were constrained to suspend INR withdrawals until the differences between the payment service provider and their bank are resolved.”
Anger from All Around
The Indian government has long been an enemy of bitcoin, saying the crypto will not be recognized as a valid currency and that it is the primary tool of those looking to commit financial fraud.

Additionally, the country’s top tax agency recently began sending notices to several digital currency owners asking them to pay up after it was discovered that over $3 billion worth of transactions have occurred within the nation’s financial spectrum.

But bitcoin isn’t just experiencing aggression overseas. New York-based investment portfolio manager Steve Chiavarone also doesn’t support bitcoin, saying it is causing the biggest hike in American greed in approximately ten years.

While discussing cryptocurrency with CNBC, Chiavarone explained, “It’s the first sign of greed since the Great Recession. It’s indicative of rising risk appetites which will drive equity markets higher almost regardless of what happens with bitcoin.”

Protection and Regulation to Increase?

In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a letter saying that it was refusing to approve any funds traded through cryptocurrency exchanges granted investor protections remained limited:

“A number of recent media reports have highlighted a range of possible vectors for potential manipulation of cryptocurrency markets. Although some funds may propose to hold cryptocurrency-related products, rather than cryptocurrencies, the pricing, volatility and resiliency of these derivative markets generally would be expected to be strongly influenced by the underlying markets.”
The incessant crackdowns are leading to doubt among some enthusiasts, causing many to wonder if the bitcoin market is meeting a slow doom.

Pokemon Go’s Community Day Has a Shiny Surprise for Trainers

Pokemon Go players are discovering a fun surprise during today’s Community Day festivities.

Today marks Pokemon Go’s first ever “Community Day,” a special event designed to get Pokemon Go players to meet up at local parks while catching a special Pokemon and enjoying some other temporary perks. Today’s Community Day gives players a chance to catch a Pikachu that knows Surf, a callback to a popular Pikachu variant from Pokemon Yellow.

However, players are discovering that Community Day has another surprise. It seems that it’s a lot more Shiny Pikachu are appearing during the event, giving players their best chance to catch this otherwise rare Pokemon.

Shiny Pokemon have alternate colorations than their non-Shiny counterparts and are typically extremely rare. A Shiny Pikachu’s fur is a bit darker than a non-Shiny Pikachu, although you might have trouble noticing if you weren’t paying attention. Luckily, Shiny Pokemon also have a special icon in the Pokemon collection screen and have sparkles that appear around it in the individual Pokemon screen. Shiny Pokemon also can’t be transferred via mass transfers.

Pokemon Go has had Shiny Pikachu available since last summer, although they were usually hard to find outside of certain live events. Niantic notably turned up the odds of finding a Shiny Pikachu significantly during Japan’s Pikachu Outbreak Festival last year.

While it might be easier to find a Shiny Pikachu during today’s event, keep in mind that this could be your only chance to grab a Shiny Pikachu that knows surf. Once today’s Community Day event ends, a Shiny Surfing Pikachu will likely be unobtainable via normal means. That means that if you want a Shiny Surfing Pikachu, you need to catch one within today’s three hour window…or hope that Pokemon Go adds trading soon.

The Dragon Ball Super TV Anime Is Ending This March

According to Japan’s Mantan Web, the Dragon Ball Super anime will end its television broadcast run this March.

Japanese site Sanspo writes that Dragon Ball Super, the fifth anime in the series, is ending this March, adding that Fuji TV says a new production is currently TBA and that “it’s like not the series is finished.” It’s unclear if, in the Fuji TV quote, “series” refers only to Dragon Ball Super or the entire Dragon Ball anime series.

Debuting in Japan in June 2015, Dragon Ball Super’s main story arc was created by Akira Toriyama. Initially, the animation was criticized for being low quality, but the show found its footing, introducing new hair colors and, briefly, sexy beards, referencing old memes, and unleashing powerful storylines.

A new GeGeGe no Kitaro anime will take over the Dragon Ball Super’s current TV time slot in Japan and begin airing this April. Masako Nozawa, who voices Goku, will be voicing Medama-Oyaji and Piccolo voice actor Toshio Furukawa will play Nezumi-Otoko in the new GeGeGe no Kitaro anime.

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.0 Oreo Update Roll-out Resumes

Android 8.0 Oreo update for Xiaomi Mi A1 has resumed after a brief suspension. Following complaints regarding performance issues on the Mi A1 after installation of the update, Xiaomi had recently suspended the rollout. But the company has now confirmed that the bugs have been fixed and the Mi A1 updates rollout has resumed.

“Mi A1 updates have resumed with a phased rollout that started over the weekend,” a Xiaomi spokesperson told Gadgets 360. “This new version fixes a few bugs from the last update. We are committed to providing the best possible experience on Mi A1 and thank Mi fans for their feedback and patience.”

Highlights

Android Oreo is rolling out again for Xiaomi Mi A1

Fixes for battery drain and other issues included

New update includes Android’s January security patch

Xiaomi had started rolling out Android Oreo update for the Mi A1 smartphone on 31st December last year, only to temporarily pull it out later. The new update comes with build number OPR1.170623.026.8.1.10 and it includes Android Security patch for January 2018.

For users who had installed the previous update, the new version is an 89MB download. However, if the smartphone runs the Android Nougat, then it is a 1,112MB update. With this update, Xiaomi is said to have resolved various bugs such as Bluetooth battery drain issue, unresponsive dialer app, random reboots and more. Additionally, the update is reportedly getting rid of the SIM HD notification, along with bringing back fingerprint gestures.

Earlier, users had reported issues like dialler and camera app getting frozen, fingerprint sensor and recent app button becoming inactive, and a slowdown of the ambient light sensor. Even the Xiaomi Mi A1 battery was reportedly draining quickly on activating Bluetooth. Meanwhile, Xiaomi had acknowledged at least one issue with the Android Oreo update. At one of the Mi Community forums, it said that users in India were suffering frozen dialler issues because of problems with the MyJio app on the Mi A1. The company suggested that affected users can uninstall the MyJio app or ‘disable telephone permission’.

The Mi A1 is the first smartphone in the Mi series to receive the Android Oreo update. The Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Xiaomi Mi A1 – which runs stock Android, unlike other Xiaomi phones – brought features like Picture-in-Picture mode, new Notification dots, Background limits, Auto-fill, and Smart text selection. The company had also added improvements such as adaptive app icons and a faster boot experience. The Mi A1 smartphone was launched at Rs. 14,999 in India and is currently available at Rs. 13,999.

Install Google Product Sans Font on Any Android

The Pixel 2 on Android 8.1 Dev Preview incorporates a fresh new typeface in Settings, Clock, Lockscreen, etc. Using this guide, you will be able to install Google Product Sans font on any Android device running AOSP, MIUI, LineageOS, or Stock.

Android 8.1 Developer Preview was announced recently and it brought some hefty new features and aesthetic changes that make the overall visual experience pretty neat and better than ever. We have seen new changes like the revamped settings menu, translucent Quick Settings, dimming navigation bar and much more. But there’s another renovation that has only made in case of the Pixel 2. The device’s system now uses a different font family (Than Roboto or Nato). The new typeface is known as ‘Google Product Sans‘. But it is only limited to the 2017 Pixel devices only. That’s unfortunate, but then Android customization community makes its way through such things. So, it is now possible for you to install Google Product Sans font on Android devices.

Google Product Sans Font in Android
The Roboto font family has been a part of Android phones since 2011 and were introduced in Ice Cream Sandwich. Since then, Google hasn’t made any major changes till date. Now, in 2017, with a new set of Pixel devices, it was about time that the company did some reformations.

Other OEMs including Samsung and OnePlus have their own native settings for changing fonts device-wide. However, that’s not the case with devices running AOSP based firmware including Nexus and Pixels. Such device owners either have to struggle with rooting to use custom fonts. But that’s another story, today we are here to help you install Google Product Sans font on any Android device, irrespective of the type of firmware it is running.
If you have noticed close enough, you will realize that it is the same font that is used in the ‘Google’ logo. While the Google Product Sans font was itself introduced in 2015, with the remake of the official Google logo, it was never introduced to be a part of the Android system, until only recently.

For now Google Product Sans is officially only available on the Pixel 2. We are not sure if it will make its way to other Nexus and Pixel devices in further Developer Preview releases or not. But no worries, you can still install Google Product Sans font on your phone, thanks to XDA Senior member SharkcpN.

While the major instructions rely on root, the font could still be installed on non-rooted devices, required that the phone is running an Oreo ROM (Officially or Unofficially). That is because we will be using a Substratum theme for such devices.

How to Install Google Product Sans Font on Android
Brief up:

If your device is running MIUI 8 or 9, you will have the choice to either install using TWRP or without it.
TWRP is compulsory in case of LineageOS, AOSP, or stock ROMs.
Only the lockscreen font will be changed using Magisk Module/Substratum theme.
Now that you have a clear idea on how you will proceed, let us hop onto the instructions to install Google Product Sans font on Android.

Option 1: AOSP, LineageOS, Stock ROM, MIUI 8 and MIUI 9 using TWRP

1. 1. Download the TWRP flashable *.zip file according to your ROM/device.
      • AOSP/LineageOS/Stock: TWRP_GoogleSans.zip
      • MIUI 8/MIUI 9: MIUI_TWRP_GoogleSans.zip
      • Resurrection Remix: RR_TWRP_GoogleSans.zip
      • Pixel devices: Pixel_TWRP_GoogleSans.zip
   2. Now, once you have downloaded the file from above, connect your phone to the PC in MTP/File transfer mode.
   3. Copy the specific *.zip file to the internal storage and then disconnect the device.
   4. Boot your device into TWRP mode using the special button combination. We can’t mention it here for every device, but if you don’t know it, you can ask us through the comments.
   5. Tap on the ‘Install’ button. Navigate through the storage and select the zip package.
   6. Swipe the ‘Swipe to confirm Flash’ button.
   7. Once done, tap on ‘Reboot System’.

Option 2: MIUI 8/9 without TWRP
To install Google Product Sans font on MIUI devices, we can also make use of ‘MIUI Theme Editor’ app and manually add the font *.mtz file.

1. Download the Google Product Sans font file: MIUI_GoogleSans.mtz
2. If you have downloaded the file to your PC, then make sure to transfer it to your device’s storage.
3. Open the Mi Themes app on your device.
4. Under the ‘Theme’ tab, select ‘Offline’.
5. Scroll down to the bottom and press on the ‘Import’ button.
6. Browse through the storage and select the ‘MIUI_GoogleSans.mtz’ file to install Google Product Sans font on your MIUI Themes.
7. The font installation will begin and complete in a few seconds.
8. After the font has been installed, go to the ‘Offline’ menu again and choose ‘GoogleSans’.
9. Select ‘Apply’.

Option 3: Only Lockscreen Font using Magisk Module

If you only wish to change the lock screen font and install Google Product Sans font, then you can simply make use of the Magisk module.

1. For this, you must first have Magisk installed on your device.
2. Download the Magisk module (Credits: elmkzgirxp): Magisk_GoogleSans.zip
3. Open the ‘Magisk Manager’ app on your device.
4. Swipe out from the left-edge of the app screen to open the menu.
5. Select ‘Modules’.
6. Tap on the rounded plus “+” icon on the bottom.
7. Navigate through the phone’s storage and select ‘Magisk_GoogleSans.zip’.
8. Press ‘OPEN’ to install Google Product Sans Font.
9. Finally, reboot the device by pressing on ‘REBOOT’.

The module will automatically be activated when your device boots back.

Option 4: Only Lockscreen Font using Substratum Theme

Another option is to install Google Product Sans font is by using a Substratum Theme. Note that this theme will only work for ROMs that support OMS or Android Oreo 8.0 (without root).

1. Download the Substratum theme: Pixel+2+Lockscreen+Clock_1.1.apk
2. Install the APK file using a file manager of your choice.
3. Open ‘Substratum’ from the app drawer.
4. Select the ‘Pixel 2 Lockscreen Clock’ theme.
5. Now select the current Android version of your device in the ‘Select Android version’ drop-down menu.
6. Select the checkbox next to the ‘System UI’ overlay.
7. Finally, tap on the round paint roller icon and select ‘Build & Enable’.
8. The overlay installation will complete in a few seconds.
9. Finally, reboot your device for the changes to take effect.

That was all you need to do to install Google Product Sans font on your device. If you have any problems installing or have questions prior to the process, then please feel free to comment below.

Source: XDA-Developers