Finding an effective way to boost the traffic to your website can not only be confusing, but it can also be a bit frustrating, especially if you've spent a lot of time and effort on methods that haven't seemed to work. Here are some of the common mistakes companies make when trying to boost traffic to their website.

• Reposting pure sales messages without providing value to their audience.
• Trying to gain the attention of users without first providing value.
• Trying to be active on every social media network at once.
• Not fully understanding how to use search engine optimization (SEO).
• Expecting your SEO to run itself.
• Spamming other bloggers with link requests.
• Mistaking content marketing with SEO.
• Expecting massive results from a small number of content pieces.

If any of this sounds familiar, then you will continue to struggle in boosting your website traffic. Learning about the different free and paid ways to increase visitors to your site is the first step to success.

Fortunately, I’ve created this simple guide that will show you what you need to do to boost your website traffic.