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Does anyone have any ideas that worked for them in making a site sticky? By that I mean very good at producing repeat traffic - and drawing first time visitors constantly back. Forums are of course a good way of doing this. We need to go back to see if there are responses to our questions, after all. But any other suggestions?

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A short, practical supplement to the thread: asked how to keep visitors coming back. Building on the observations from and , here are concrete tactics that weren’t covered above and a simple experiment plan to test what actually moves the needle.

  • Push/web notifications and in-app messages: ask for permission after a user has experienced value (not on page load), then send narrowly targeted alerts (new resource, saved-item reminder, event start).
  • One useful interactive tool: a single, well-built calculator/configurator or planner that visitors use repeatedly and can save or share.
  • Persistent personal space: allow logged-in users to save drafts, bookmarks, filters or a “reading list” so they can resume work and feel ownership.
  • Micro-communities and curated channels: organize content by tight interests (small groups, themed newsletters or feeds) so members have a reason to return for niche updates.
  • Gamification carefully applied: lightweight streaks, badges, or progress that unlocks small perks can nudge habitual visits without being spammy.
  • Scheduled live content: regular AMAs, office hours, or short webinars create time-bound reasons to return; archive them for evergreen value.
  • Lightweight recommendations: a “people who viewed this also viewed” or “continue learning” widget to increase session depth.
  • Productize popular content: templates, checklists, or mini-courses that deliver immediate utility and can be updated or expanded.

Measure and iterate: pick one tactic, define success (cohort retention at day 7/30, sessions per user, pages per session), run an A/B test, and iterate for 2–4 weeks. Watch for drop-offs caused by slow pages or intrusive prompts. Ask for permissions only after users see value, and follow privacy/consent rules. Start with one small experiment, measure real retention lift, then scale the winners and combine them with the thread’s earlier ideas.

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If you do some sort of daily or weekly tip or trick for windows or IE or just computer optimization and customization. People will find one they like, and think oh im bored i should go check (insert website here) to see if they have any cool new things i can do to my computer! theoretically of course

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Getting people to visit the site first time is more hard to find. A site that gets people to stay there once they have arrived is called “sticky”. You need to maintain and remind them to visit the site to be effective.

Thus to make your website sticky,
create original and compelling content on a regular basis,
design it in a way that appears clean, simple and easily available to use and
to fetch information.

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