When social scientist Herbert Simon came up in 1971 with the concept later branded as “attention economics,” how could he have known that getting fly-by surfers to stop and pay attention would be the bane of existence for those of us cranking out content for one or another of the 135 million web sites that currently exist?
Getting information onto your site may be the easiest thing you have to tackle. How do you get people to pay attention?
The topic surfaced at a recent panel on writing about technology for consumers, co-hosted by Yahoo! and Media Bistro. The experts included journalists and editors from newspapers, magazines, web sites and television stations. In spite of the fact that the audience consisted of writers, editors and PR folks, the advice applies to anybody out to game the system to their advantage.
1. “Invent a meme, then write a book on that meme.” This from Wired’s Nancy Miller. That’s what happened for Nicole Stich, delicious days, and Penelope Trunk, Brazen Careerist.
2. “Becoming famous for something is going to be your answer,” according to Tom Abate, business reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle. “Become the most knowledgeable person on [a] subject and hope that fortune follows fame…”
3. Target women. “Women represent a new gold standard in the marketplace. In study after study, women bring a very different sensitivity to technology. If it’s new or cool, that’s not good enough. It has to be very usable.” This from Patrick Houston, VP of Content and Programming for Yahoo! Lifestyles.
4. “Community is integral.” Houston again. “If you wanted to distinguish yourself, become a gathering point around which a community will gather.”
5. “Be accurate.” This from Rusty Weston, founder of blog site My Global Career. Give scant thought to getting your facts right and your online standing will suffer a humiliating virtual bludgeoning that can besmirch your first life too.
6. Provide information people can’t find easily on Yahoo or Google. This from Janelle Wang, co-host of “The View from the Bay” on ABC7. “That will set us apart from other TV stations. We’re trying to be more specific that way — to build our reputation that way.” Understand your community well and be prepared to tackle a given topic from their unique perspective.
7. Get locked into a person’s “ritual.” Miller again “People are ritualized about the way they go to the Internet. How you get locked into that person’s ritual is up to you.” That frequently requires engaging them using — yes — entertainment. As Abate added, “Whenever I write a story today, [I ask myself] what is the image I’m going to attach to this story? If I can’t get a strong image… it won’t be effective.”
Have you figured out a unique way to get attention to your site?
Showing posts with label get free traffic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label get free traffic. Show all posts
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Boost Website Traffic: 4 Nearly Free Tactics That Still Work
One of the great things about online marketing is how inexpensive it can be when done the right wat. In this article we will talk how to boost website traffic without spending a lot of money to do it. This is possible and these 4 methods have worked in the past and continue to work today.
1. Article marketing is a great way to increase traffic with a long term goal in mind. I say that because articles have a long shelf life.
When you write an article, and submit it to an article directory, it stays online for an unforeseeable amount of time. This means that people can read your article right away after you submit it, and they can find it in the archives down the road.
Because of the fresh content they provide search engines love articles. This helps you generate backlinks from your articles which can drive more search engine traffic.
One final point on article marketing is bloggers and ezines can pick your article up as well. This can give you a tremendous boost in traffic without you even realizing it.
2. Blogging is fun and can really give your traffic a bump if you do it properly. By correctly we mean writing blog articles with keywords in mind.
A targeted keyword phrase can bring readers to your blog as well as bring search engines to it. A high-traffic blog has earned that right because they provide excellent content on a continual basis. This leads to repeat visitors which are one of the least expensive types of visitors to create.
3. Use social networking sites to try nearly free advertising. There are many opportunities to advertise on social sites such as Facebook.
The key to this type of marketing is to understand what Facebook wants and then prvide it. Because of the hundreds of millions of members Facebook has, and the low cost of advertising on it, this is one of the best nearly free methods of promoting online today.
4. Viral marketing is often overlooked when it comes to website visitors. Your goal here is to create something that people will talk about which leads to free traffic as it spreads around the Internet.
A simple thing you can do is add a tell a friend link on your website or blog. This makes it very easy for your visitors to send people directly to you.
Other things you can do that create viral traffic are free reports, ebook marketing, email marketing, and much more. This doesn't cost you anything in terms of dollars and cents.
In summary these are 4 nearly free methods that you can use to boost website traffic. These all work if you will implement them into your marketing mix.
Author Resource:- Suzanne Morrison is the owner of an online business ideas website that teaches average people how to make money. For the best legitimate home business ideas anyone can make money with check oput her internet marketing guide today!
1. Article marketing is a great way to increase traffic with a long term goal in mind. I say that because articles have a long shelf life.
When you write an article, and submit it to an article directory, it stays online for an unforeseeable amount of time. This means that people can read your article right away after you submit it, and they can find it in the archives down the road.
Because of the fresh content they provide search engines love articles. This helps you generate backlinks from your articles which can drive more search engine traffic.
One final point on article marketing is bloggers and ezines can pick your article up as well. This can give you a tremendous boost in traffic without you even realizing it.
2. Blogging is fun and can really give your traffic a bump if you do it properly. By correctly we mean writing blog articles with keywords in mind.
A targeted keyword phrase can bring readers to your blog as well as bring search engines to it. A high-traffic blog has earned that right because they provide excellent content on a continual basis. This leads to repeat visitors which are one of the least expensive types of visitors to create.
3. Use social networking sites to try nearly free advertising. There are many opportunities to advertise on social sites such as Facebook.
The key to this type of marketing is to understand what Facebook wants and then prvide it. Because of the hundreds of millions of members Facebook has, and the low cost of advertising on it, this is one of the best nearly free methods of promoting online today.
4. Viral marketing is often overlooked when it comes to website visitors. Your goal here is to create something that people will talk about which leads to free traffic as it spreads around the Internet.
A simple thing you can do is add a tell a friend link on your website or blog. This makes it very easy for your visitors to send people directly to you.
Other things you can do that create viral traffic are free reports, ebook marketing, email marketing, and much more. This doesn't cost you anything in terms of dollars and cents.
In summary these are 4 nearly free methods that you can use to boost website traffic. These all work if you will implement them into your marketing mix.
Author Resource:- Suzanne Morrison is the owner of an online business ideas website that teaches average people how to make money. For the best legitimate home business ideas anyone can make money with check oput her internet marketing guide today!
Getting Free Traffic From Google & Yahoo
Google and Yahoo! are the most used search engines on the Internet with about 35% of all Internet searches run on one or the other. That's about 70% of all Internet traffic from just two search engines. Actually it's more than 80% when you consider Google's affiliation with AOL, Netscape, and others.
Recently there have been major changes on both these engines. Many sites with top placements have lost their positions while others have achieved top positions on both engines without doing anything.
You can take advantage of these changes and get more traffic from both free.
Recent Changes at Google & Yahoo!
Google recently changed their page ranking system for search results. These changes have far reaching ramifications for your website. The quality and ranking of the pages you link to and those that link to you now matter more than ever.
Previously, Yahoo! would display its own directory listings first, before displaying Google's web listings. Now Google and Yahoo's! results are displayed together on one results page, in a simpler display.
Submission to Google is free, while submission to Yahoo! costs $299.00 PER YEAR, just to be considered for inclusion. Yahoo! only includes websites it considers unique in content. About half the websites that pay for inclusion don't even get listed.
A Yahoo! listing used to have a great deal of value for unique websites but now every listing will be competing with the entire Google database. Now, if you have a page that ranks high in Google, you'll be getting the same listing in Yahoo!'s web results free.
Following are some pointers on exactly how you might take advantage of these changes.
A Simple Google Placement Strategy
Simply put, your Yahoo! ranking is now determined by your Google ranking. If your site is doing well in Yahoo!, It now must also do well in Google also. Your Yahoo! strategy IS now your Google strategy. This makes your website optimization easier and more productive.
The Internet's purpose is to make in-demand information available, and a search engine's job is to provide the highest quality, most relevant information in its search results. Pages with the highest quality content will always rank higher in Google.
So getting good ranking in Google has always involved getting as many high quality links to your site as possible. It's even more important now. It's also important to make sure that your outgoing links take your visitors to high quality pages.
The Google Search Toolbar
Google has released a search toolbar for Internet Explorer. This toolbar provides you an insider's method to determine and boost your ranking while helping Google (and Yahoo!) deliver more relevant results.
You can install it from the following URL
>> http://toolbar.google.com/
After you install the toolbar, click on the Google icon on the left and choose TOOLBAR OPTIONS. Make sure you have enabled the ADVANCED OPTIONS so you get a display of the actual page ranking of any pages you search.
Look for a headline that says "PAGE INFORMATION" and check to "INCLUDE VOTING BUTTONS" on your toolbar. You will see new smiley and frowning face icons on your toolbar. These are important, as you can send an instant ranking suggestion to Google for relevant keywords used in the search results generated by Google.
Near the bottom of that page you will see "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" click on the text link to customize these features. There is a feature here that disables exit popups in your browser.
Google Optimization & Submission Process
The first step is to optimize the quality of your page for Google. Check your rank in the toolbar, any pages you link to should rank as high as or higher than your own page. Your rankings will improve over time.
Don't bother requesting links from low quality link pages because just a few links from high ranking pages can have a much greater positive effect on your ranking in Google than 1,000's of poor quality links.
Include a menu of links to your other important pages within your own website on each page. This will help build your link popularity ranking within your own website.
Work on obtaining links from high-value sites that are related to the theme of your site. When Google finds these links, your rankings will improve.
Include links to other relevant high quality, high ranking sites where your visitors can find quality related information and suggest that they link to you in return. Explain how your ranking can boost their page rank even higher. Soon you'll see how a few high ranking links can make all the difference in the ranking of your pages.
Last submit your page to Google
>> http://www.google.com/addurl.html
Google will schedule your page for spidering and the Google-bot will examine and index your page, as well as the links to and from your page. Submit each page separately as you optimize them. Google's robots will find all your pages eventually, and some experts feel it's even better for your ranking if they are found than if submitted.
Developing Your Yahoo! Strategy
Yahoo! will only display one result from one domain in its directory results for any keyword. If you have not paid to have a SPECIFIC page included in Yahoo!, the page will not be shown in the Yahoo! directory. For websites in highly competitive niches a Yahoo! evaluation may not be productive enough to justify the cost.
Yahoo! doesn't search its own index for keywords anymore. There is no longer any need to pay for a listing in Yahoo! IF you already rank well in Google.
So why would you even consider purchasing a Yahoo! evaluation?
A Yahoo! listing can help boost your Google ranking. If you don't already have a good ranking in Google, and you have a quality and unique commercial website, a listing at Yahoo! could make a huge difference. If you don't have a page rank before you get into Yahoo! you will get one soon because Google will know you are listed in Yahoo!.
A Yahoo! listing, will not only bring you more traffic from Google, it will bring you traffic from the Yahoo! directory listings as well. In addition, since Google often displays multiple listings for one domain. A Yahoo! listing may actually help generate multiple pages from your domain in Google's results.
A neglected backdoor to getting a free Yahoo! listing is to create a content based non-commercial website on a separate domain which Yahoo! will consider for inclusion free. It's cheaper to obtain an additional domain than to pay for a commercial listing in Yahoo!.
Use your non-commercial website to help drive traffic to your commercial website where you actually sell your product or service. Some experts feel it's better to wait until you actually get listed in Yahoo! before you add a link to your commercial website.
If you can afford it, a Yahoo! listing pays off in the long run for most businesses. Just make sure you understand that the $299 listing fee does NOT guarantee that your site will be included.
Getting Listed in Yahoo!
Actually obtaining a listing in Yahoo! is not easy or automatic.
Before you decide to purchase a Yahoo! evaluation I would suggest purchasing the ebook. "Getting listed in Yahoo!" is all about delivering to Yahoo! what they are looking for. The $17 cost is well worth it when you consider the $299 Yahoo! submission fee.
In Summary
Getting high quality free-targeted traffic from Google and Yahoo! can be a daunting task, but for many of us it's the only affordable method to get traffic. That's why there are SO many books written about search engine optimization. If it was easy, anyone could do it. The top listings go to the top optimizers and to the highest quality websites, which is as it should be.
Success in the search engines is about providing unique and compelling content related to your product, service, or solution in order to earn your visitor's confidence and credibility, BEFORE you ask for the sale.
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About the Author
ROBERT SMITH helps thousands successfully market their Internet based home business at: http://www.smithfam.com/
Recently there have been major changes on both these engines. Many sites with top placements have lost their positions while others have achieved top positions on both engines without doing anything.
You can take advantage of these changes and get more traffic from both free.
Recent Changes at Google & Yahoo!
Google recently changed their page ranking system for search results. These changes have far reaching ramifications for your website. The quality and ranking of the pages you link to and those that link to you now matter more than ever.
Previously, Yahoo! would display its own directory listings first, before displaying Google's web listings. Now Google and Yahoo's! results are displayed together on one results page, in a simpler display.
Submission to Google is free, while submission to Yahoo! costs $299.00 PER YEAR, just to be considered for inclusion. Yahoo! only includes websites it considers unique in content. About half the websites that pay for inclusion don't even get listed.
A Yahoo! listing used to have a great deal of value for unique websites but now every listing will be competing with the entire Google database. Now, if you have a page that ranks high in Google, you'll be getting the same listing in Yahoo!'s web results free.
Following are some pointers on exactly how you might take advantage of these changes.
A Simple Google Placement Strategy
Simply put, your Yahoo! ranking is now determined by your Google ranking. If your site is doing well in Yahoo!, It now must also do well in Google also. Your Yahoo! strategy IS now your Google strategy. This makes your website optimization easier and more productive.
The Internet's purpose is to make in-demand information available, and a search engine's job is to provide the highest quality, most relevant information in its search results. Pages with the highest quality content will always rank higher in Google.
So getting good ranking in Google has always involved getting as many high quality links to your site as possible. It's even more important now. It's also important to make sure that your outgoing links take your visitors to high quality pages.
The Google Search Toolbar
Google has released a search toolbar for Internet Explorer. This toolbar provides you an insider's method to determine and boost your ranking while helping Google (and Yahoo!) deliver more relevant results.
You can install it from the following URL
>> http://toolbar.google.com/
After you install the toolbar, click on the Google icon on the left and choose TOOLBAR OPTIONS. Make sure you have enabled the ADVANCED OPTIONS so you get a display of the actual page ranking of any pages you search.
Look for a headline that says "PAGE INFORMATION" and check to "INCLUDE VOTING BUTTONS" on your toolbar. You will see new smiley and frowning face icons on your toolbar. These are important, as you can send an instant ranking suggestion to Google for relevant keywords used in the search results generated by Google.
Near the bottom of that page you will see "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" click on the text link to customize these features. There is a feature here that disables exit popups in your browser.
Google Optimization & Submission Process
The first step is to optimize the quality of your page for Google. Check your rank in the toolbar, any pages you link to should rank as high as or higher than your own page. Your rankings will improve over time.
Don't bother requesting links from low quality link pages because just a few links from high ranking pages can have a much greater positive effect on your ranking in Google than 1,000's of poor quality links.
Include a menu of links to your other important pages within your own website on each page. This will help build your link popularity ranking within your own website.
Work on obtaining links from high-value sites that are related to the theme of your site. When Google finds these links, your rankings will improve.
Include links to other relevant high quality, high ranking sites where your visitors can find quality related information and suggest that they link to you in return. Explain how your ranking can boost their page rank even higher. Soon you'll see how a few high ranking links can make all the difference in the ranking of your pages.
Last submit your page to Google
>> http://www.google.com/addurl.html
Google will schedule your page for spidering and the Google-bot will examine and index your page, as well as the links to and from your page. Submit each page separately as you optimize them. Google's robots will find all your pages eventually, and some experts feel it's even better for your ranking if they are found than if submitted.
Developing Your Yahoo! Strategy
Yahoo! will only display one result from one domain in its directory results for any keyword. If you have not paid to have a SPECIFIC page included in Yahoo!, the page will not be shown in the Yahoo! directory. For websites in highly competitive niches a Yahoo! evaluation may not be productive enough to justify the cost.
Yahoo! doesn't search its own index for keywords anymore. There is no longer any need to pay for a listing in Yahoo! IF you already rank well in Google.
So why would you even consider purchasing a Yahoo! evaluation?
A Yahoo! listing can help boost your Google ranking. If you don't already have a good ranking in Google, and you have a quality and unique commercial website, a listing at Yahoo! could make a huge difference. If you don't have a page rank before you get into Yahoo! you will get one soon because Google will know you are listed in Yahoo!.
A Yahoo! listing, will not only bring you more traffic from Google, it will bring you traffic from the Yahoo! directory listings as well. In addition, since Google often displays multiple listings for one domain. A Yahoo! listing may actually help generate multiple pages from your domain in Google's results.
A neglected backdoor to getting a free Yahoo! listing is to create a content based non-commercial website on a separate domain which Yahoo! will consider for inclusion free. It's cheaper to obtain an additional domain than to pay for a commercial listing in Yahoo!.
Use your non-commercial website to help drive traffic to your commercial website where you actually sell your product or service. Some experts feel it's better to wait until you actually get listed in Yahoo! before you add a link to your commercial website.
If you can afford it, a Yahoo! listing pays off in the long run for most businesses. Just make sure you understand that the $299 listing fee does NOT guarantee that your site will be included.
Getting Listed in Yahoo!
Actually obtaining a listing in Yahoo! is not easy or automatic.
Before you decide to purchase a Yahoo! evaluation I would suggest purchasing the ebook. "Getting listed in Yahoo!" is all about delivering to Yahoo! what they are looking for. The $17 cost is well worth it when you consider the $299 Yahoo! submission fee.
In Summary
Getting high quality free-targeted traffic from Google and Yahoo! can be a daunting task, but for many of us it's the only affordable method to get traffic. That's why there are SO many books written about search engine optimization. If it was easy, anyone could do it. The top listings go to the top optimizers and to the highest quality websites, which is as it should be.
Success in the search engines is about providing unique and compelling content related to your product, service, or solution in order to earn your visitor's confidence and credibility, BEFORE you ask for the sale.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
About the Author
ROBERT SMITH helps thousands successfully market their Internet based home business at: http://www.smithfam.com/
10 Ways to Get Traffic for Free
1Optimize your site for search engines.
Search engines have always been a major way to get traffic for free. That is why you need to do your homework and optimize your site so that it ranks well for the keywords you target. SEO is still the most powerful way to get traffic for free and you really need to invest some time and efforts in the optimization of your site. SEO is not that difficult and if you want to get familiar with it in a nutshell, check our SEO Tutorial. If you are too busy for that, you can start with the 15 Minute SEO article.
2Frequently update the contents of your site. .
If you expected some shocking secrets revealed, you might be a bit disappointed. One of the first steps in getting traffic for free is trivial but vital – get great content and frequently update it. In terms of SEO, content is king. If your content is good and frequently updated you will not only build a loyal audience of recurring visitors, who will often come to see what is new, but search engines will also love your site.
3Take advantage of social bookmarking sites.
Social bookmarking sites (especially the most popular among them) are another powerful way to get traffic for free. If you want to learn how to do it, check the How to get Traffic from Social Bookmarking sites article, where we have explained what to do if you want to get free traffic from sites such as Digg, Delicious, etc.
4Use your Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Social networks are also a way to get traffic for free. If you are popular on networks, such as Twitter or Facebook, the traffic you get from there can easily surpass the traffic from Google and the other search engines. It is true that building a large network of targeted followers on Twitter and supporters on Facebook takes a lot of time and effort but generally the result is worth.
5Get links with other sites in your niche.
Another way to get traffic for free is from other sites in your niche. Getting links with other sites in your niche is also good for SEO, especially if you manage to get links without the famous nofollow attribute. But even if the links are nofollow (i.e. they are useless for SEO), they still help to get traffic to your site. If you manage to put your link in a visible place on a site with high volumes of traffic, you can get thousands of hits from this link alone. If you need list of sites within your niche where you could get backlinks from, check the Backlink Builder tool. However, be careful if you exchange links because linking to bad neighbors can do you a lot of harm.
6 Use any chance to promote your site for free.
Free promotion is always welcome, so don't neglect it. There are many ways to promote your site for free and some of the most popular ones include free classified ads, submissions to directories, inclusion in various listings, etc. It is true that not all free ways to promote your site work well but if you select the right places to promote your site for free, this can also result in tons of traffic.
7Create a free product or service.
Content drives most traffic when you offer something useful. There are many types of useful content you can create and they largely depend on the niche of your site. You can have articles with tons of advice, or short tips but one of the most powerful ways to get traffic is to create a free product or service. When this product or service gets popular and people start visiting your site, chances are that they will visit the other sections of the site as well.
8Use viral content.
Free products and services are great for getting free traffic to your site and one of the best varieties in this aspect is viral content. Viral content is called so because it distributes like a virus – i.e. when users like your content, they send it to their friends, post it on various sites, and promote it for free in many different ways. Viral content distributes on its own and your only task is to create it and submit it to a couple of popular sites. After that users pick it and distribute it for you. Viral content can be a hot video or a presentation but it can also be a good old article or an image.
9Use offline promotion.
Offline promotion is frequently forgotten but it is also a way to get traffic for free. Yes, computers are everywhere and many people spend more time online than offline but still life hasn't moved completely on the Web. Offline promotion is also very powerful and if you know how to use it, this can also bring you many visitors. Some of the traditional offline ways to promote your site include printing its URL on your company's business cards and souvenirs or sticking it on your company vehicles. You can also start selling T-shirts and other merchandise with your logo and this way make your brand more popular.
10Include your URL in your signature.
URLs in forum signatures are also a way to get traffic for free. There are forums, which get millions of visitors a day and if you are a popular user on such a forum, you can use this to get traffic to your site. When you post on forums and people like your posts, they tend to click the link to your site on your signature to learn more about you. In rare cases you might be able to post a deep link (i.e. a link to an internal page of the site) rather than a link to your homepage and this is also a way to focus attention to a particular page. Unfortunately, deep links are rarely allowed.
Getting traffic for free is a vast topic and it is not possible to list all the ways to do it. However, if you know the most important ways – i.e. the ways we discussed in this article and you apply them properly, it is guaranteed that you will be able to get lots of traffic for free.
Search engines have always been a major way to get traffic for free. That is why you need to do your homework and optimize your site so that it ranks well for the keywords you target. SEO is still the most powerful way to get traffic for free and you really need to invest some time and efforts in the optimization of your site. SEO is not that difficult and if you want to get familiar with it in a nutshell, check our SEO Tutorial. If you are too busy for that, you can start with the 15 Minute SEO article.
2Frequently update the contents of your site. .
If you expected some shocking secrets revealed, you might be a bit disappointed. One of the first steps in getting traffic for free is trivial but vital – get great content and frequently update it. In terms of SEO, content is king. If your content is good and frequently updated you will not only build a loyal audience of recurring visitors, who will often come to see what is new, but search engines will also love your site.
3Take advantage of social bookmarking sites.
Social bookmarking sites (especially the most popular among them) are another powerful way to get traffic for free. If you want to learn how to do it, check the How to get Traffic from Social Bookmarking sites article, where we have explained what to do if you want to get free traffic from sites such as Digg, Delicious, etc.
4Use your Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Social networks are also a way to get traffic for free. If you are popular on networks, such as Twitter or Facebook, the traffic you get from there can easily surpass the traffic from Google and the other search engines. It is true that building a large network of targeted followers on Twitter and supporters on Facebook takes a lot of time and effort but generally the result is worth.
5Get links with other sites in your niche.
Another way to get traffic for free is from other sites in your niche. Getting links with other sites in your niche is also good for SEO, especially if you manage to get links without the famous nofollow attribute. But even if the links are nofollow (i.e. they are useless for SEO), they still help to get traffic to your site. If you manage to put your link in a visible place on a site with high volumes of traffic, you can get thousands of hits from this link alone. If you need list of sites within your niche where you could get backlinks from, check the Backlink Builder tool. However, be careful if you exchange links because linking to bad neighbors can do you a lot of harm.
6 Use any chance to promote your site for free.
Free promotion is always welcome, so don't neglect it. There are many ways to promote your site for free and some of the most popular ones include free classified ads, submissions to directories, inclusion in various listings, etc. It is true that not all free ways to promote your site work well but if you select the right places to promote your site for free, this can also result in tons of traffic.
7Create a free product or service.
Content drives most traffic when you offer something useful. There are many types of useful content you can create and they largely depend on the niche of your site. You can have articles with tons of advice, or short tips but one of the most powerful ways to get traffic is to create a free product or service. When this product or service gets popular and people start visiting your site, chances are that they will visit the other sections of the site as well.
8Use viral content.
Free products and services are great for getting free traffic to your site and one of the best varieties in this aspect is viral content. Viral content is called so because it distributes like a virus – i.e. when users like your content, they send it to their friends, post it on various sites, and promote it for free in many different ways. Viral content distributes on its own and your only task is to create it and submit it to a couple of popular sites. After that users pick it and distribute it for you. Viral content can be a hot video or a presentation but it can also be a good old article or an image.
9Use offline promotion.
Offline promotion is frequently forgotten but it is also a way to get traffic for free. Yes, computers are everywhere and many people spend more time online than offline but still life hasn't moved completely on the Web. Offline promotion is also very powerful and if you know how to use it, this can also bring you many visitors. Some of the traditional offline ways to promote your site include printing its URL on your company's business cards and souvenirs or sticking it on your company vehicles. You can also start selling T-shirts and other merchandise with your logo and this way make your brand more popular.
10Include your URL in your signature.
URLs in forum signatures are also a way to get traffic for free. There are forums, which get millions of visitors a day and if you are a popular user on such a forum, you can use this to get traffic to your site. When you post on forums and people like your posts, they tend to click the link to your site on your signature to learn more about you. In rare cases you might be able to post a deep link (i.e. a link to an internal page of the site) rather than a link to your homepage and this is also a way to focus attention to a particular page. Unfortunately, deep links are rarely allowed.
Getting traffic for free is a vast topic and it is not possible to list all the ways to do it. However, if you know the most important ways – i.e. the ways we discussed in this article and you apply them properly, it is guaranteed that you will be able to get lots of traffic for free.
How to Auto-Submit to 27 Social BookMarking Sites
You just wrote the perfect article, blog, or other online content. Now you need to get people to read it! Most writers know that submitting to Social Bookmarking sites will help drive traffic to your site, but this is extremely time-consuming. There is a service that allows you to submit to 27 Social Bookmarking sites automatically in less than a minute! Learn how!
Difficulty: EasyInstructions
Step 1Go to OnlyWire 2.0 by visiting the Resources section of this article.
Step 2Click on "Overview" to learn about the OnlyWire service. Here you will see the 27 social bookmarking sites that OnlyWire will submit your site to automatically.
Step 3Visit the Pricing section of the OnlyWire site. You have a choice of either using the "Pay" version, or the "Promote" version. If you choose the "pay" version, you will be charged a very nominal fee of just $2.99 per month to use their auto-submit service. You can also choose the yearly fee of $24.99. If you choose the annual membership, you will save a little over $10 per year. If you choose the "promote" version, you can use the service free by adding their "Bookmark and Share" button to your website or blog. It is your choice, and you can always change your preference at a later time if you would like.
Step 4Once you have decided which method you want to use, click on "Sign Up."
You will be asked to create your account by choosing a User Name and password, as well as entering a valid email address. You will then need to select your Plan (pay or promote). Now agree to the terms and conditions and click on "Start OnlyWire."
Step 5You will now need to install the OnlyWire Browsing Button to your computer. Once you do this, you will be able to submit to the top ranked social bookmarking sites automatically by simply clicking on the button you installed. Follow the step-by-step instructions you will be provided.
Step 6You will be asked to enter all of your user names and passwords for the social bookmarking sites OnlyWire submits to. If you are not currently a member of any of the social bookmarking sites, set up those accounts as soon as possible. If you do not, OnlyWire will not be able to submit your content to them. Once you have set up the individual accounts with each of the bookmarking sites, go back to OnlyWire and log in to your account. Click on "Set up Your Bookmarking Sites." You can now add your usernames and passwords for each of the sites you wish to utilize.
Step 7Once you have entered all of the information for each individual social bookmarking sites, be sure to click "Save My Logins." This will take some time, but it will be time well spent and you only have to go through this process once.
Step 8Now that you have installed the OnlyWire Browsing Button and set up your social bookmarking accounts, you are ready to begin using the auto-submit service.
Step 9You will now notice that you now have a "Bookmark & Share" button located on your toolbar. Once you have published an eHow article, click on "Go To Article." Make sure that your article is displayed on the page. If it is, click on the Bookmark & Share button.
Step 10At the top of the page, an OnlyWire screen will appear. You will see that the Title and URL will already be populated. You can enter "tags" if you desire. Once you have entered your desired tag words, click on "Bookmark" page. You will receive a message that states, "Bookmark Saved. Please allow up to 5 minutes for bookmarks to appear on your target sites." Congratulations! That is all you have to do. Your information will now be submitted automatically to up to 27 social bookmarking sites.
Difficulty: EasyInstructions
Step 1Go to OnlyWire 2.0 by visiting the Resources section of this article.
Step 2Click on "Overview" to learn about the OnlyWire service. Here you will see the 27 social bookmarking sites that OnlyWire will submit your site to automatically.
Step 3Visit the Pricing section of the OnlyWire site. You have a choice of either using the "Pay" version, or the "Promote" version. If you choose the "pay" version, you will be charged a very nominal fee of just $2.99 per month to use their auto-submit service. You can also choose the yearly fee of $24.99. If you choose the annual membership, you will save a little over $10 per year. If you choose the "promote" version, you can use the service free by adding their "Bookmark and Share" button to your website or blog. It is your choice, and you can always change your preference at a later time if you would like.
Step 4Once you have decided which method you want to use, click on "Sign Up."
You will be asked to create your account by choosing a User Name and password, as well as entering a valid email address. You will then need to select your Plan (pay or promote). Now agree to the terms and conditions and click on "Start OnlyWire."
Step 5You will now need to install the OnlyWire Browsing Button to your computer. Once you do this, you will be able to submit to the top ranked social bookmarking sites automatically by simply clicking on the button you installed. Follow the step-by-step instructions you will be provided.
Step 6You will be asked to enter all of your user names and passwords for the social bookmarking sites OnlyWire submits to. If you are not currently a member of any of the social bookmarking sites, set up those accounts as soon as possible. If you do not, OnlyWire will not be able to submit your content to them. Once you have set up the individual accounts with each of the bookmarking sites, go back to OnlyWire and log in to your account. Click on "Set up Your Bookmarking Sites." You can now add your usernames and passwords for each of the sites you wish to utilize.
Step 7Once you have entered all of the information for each individual social bookmarking sites, be sure to click "Save My Logins." This will take some time, but it will be time well spent and you only have to go through this process once.
Step 8Now that you have installed the OnlyWire Browsing Button and set up your social bookmarking accounts, you are ready to begin using the auto-submit service.
Step 9You will now notice that you now have a "Bookmark & Share" button located on your toolbar. Once you have published an eHow article, click on "Go To Article." Make sure that your article is displayed on the page. If it is, click on the Bookmark & Share button.
Step 10At the top of the page, an OnlyWire screen will appear. You will see that the Title and URL will already be populated. You can enter "tags" if you desire. Once you have entered your desired tag words, click on "Bookmark" page. You will receive a message that states, "Bookmark Saved. Please allow up to 5 minutes for bookmarks to appear on your target sites." Congratulations! That is all you have to do. Your information will now be submitted automatically to up to 27 social bookmarking sites.
Friday, February 12, 2010
10 FREE TRAFFIC IDEAS FOR BEGINNERS
There are several ways to get website traffic fast and free if you are in the beginning stages of blogging or becoming a webmaster, and I'm going to share ten different niche ways with you.
Old Fashioned Article Submission
You don't need to be an award winning expert on the topic you are writing about - just pick an area that is related to the theme of your website, do a bit of research using a search engine and before you know it you will have more knowledge on that subject than most. Write in a relaxed, straightforward way. And, of course, when you add your details at the end of your article, make certain that you include your web address as well.
If you're interested in article submission, then I suggest you read up on my Free Traffic System. Take a look at the latest article here - 1020 Free Back Links Built Free in 4 Months
URL Submission
This sounds so obvious, yet so many people overlook it. Website URL submission is about getting more links to your website to help your website get ranked high on major search engines, thus getting more visitor traffic by, well, submitting your website URL to the major search engines. You can buy or subscribe to software that will do this, but it is quite possible to get a good return by submitting manually.
Once again, if you're trying to build back links, you need to see the Free Traffic System.
Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking is a way for Internet users to store, classify, share, search and discover Internet resources that they find useful. Since social bookmarks are saved online, users are able to access them from anywhere - at home, at work or while travelling.
These lists can be accessible to the public by users of a specific network or website. What you need to do first is register with a social bookmarking site which allows you to store and tag bookmarks. Most social bookmarking services allow users to search for bookmarks which are associated with given "tags", and rank the resources by the number of users which have bookmarked them. This means that other visitors and members of social bookmarking sites can search for resources by topic, category, keyword, tags, or popularity to see what others have saved. As a user, social bookmarking sites let you find useful, informative resources through pages that have been tagged because others have found them to be valuable sources. Voila - more web traffic. Free.
Forum Posting
Forum posting is a hands down alternative to paid advertising methods. For just a few hours of work every week, you can capture batches of interested leads everyday. The more forums you contribute to, the more you will gain traffic. If you are an active forum poster, you will also get a good feel about the kind of products that are hot on the market.
Please don't overlook the forum signature or commonly called resource box - it's a powerful free advertising tool for you. What you must do is edit your forum signature. Basically, a curiosity inducing one-liner and a link to your website is great.
Once you have edited and saved your signature, it will appear at the bottom of all your comments in the forum discussions. That means, the more you participate in the discussions in the forums, the more people see your semi-ad written on your signature. I promise, this will encourage people to visit your website, and hopefully buy from you.
Take a look at all the forum reviews I have written here - Forum Reviews
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing is one of the best ways to get the word out about your website and can be done with very little technical expertise and therefore is easy to start up. If you have a product or service you believe in, visit a site such as Clickbank and open an account. Follow the simple instructions to gain affiliates - and traffic.
Of course you need your own product for people to sell for you!
Press Releases
It's a fact that a well-written Press Release can dramatically improve your sales, expose your company to the masses, and greatly enhance the image of your business or products. Publicity is the most cost-effective web traffic building marketing tool there is, and, surprisingly, web traffic can be generated by ink and paper!
Classified Ads
Again, it's easy to associate Classified Ads with yesterday's technology, but they are extremely cheap and a one line product or service description, together with your website, will pay dividends.
Blog Comments
If you are an avid blog follower, you have to include Blog Commenting in your web traffic arsenal. You will almost always find a "comments" link at the end of each post. Good blog commenter's add to the discussion and are known as knowledgeable, informative, friendly and engaged. Join them!
Please feel free to leave comments here at Great Ways to Make Money Online dot com. All comments are set to do-follow so you even gain a free back link by commenting. Also I have a top commenter's widget in my sidebar!
Face Book
Don't forget that you can use Facebook to its full potential to attract more visitors to your website. You can get away from just interacting with your school or college friends and start interacting with people within your industry or other industries that you want to get into.
An easy way to do this is to join groups that interest you as well as make friends with people that you want to get to know. Fill out your profile (fully) - the best profile on Facebook is a complete one.
Add me Martinact420 as a friend on Facebook here - Add Me
Videos
Finally, why not make a video and post to video sites too! This is not a Warner Bros. effort! Your PC or Mac may well have a webcam, or you can borrow a camcorder or Flip. Write a brief script - lights- camera - action - and upload to YouTube. (Just remember to be sure to link it back to you.)
Well - there you are. Not all of the ten suggestions I've outlined may appeal, but if you select three or four, stick with them, and implement them on a regular basis, you will see your web traffÃc grow significantly!
Please feel free to leave comments and tell us all what you think!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
HOW TO: Boost Your Blog Traffic
Many first time bloggers automatically assume that once their blog is setup and they put a few posts on it, they will get some hits and regular readers. This is quite untrue. You won’t get any traffic if no one knows about your website. In this article I hope to tackle these problems and discuss some of the common ways bloggers and webmasters drive more traffic to their site by understanding the user. I have received many emails from aspiring bloggers asking me what they can do to get more traffic, so hopefully this will help out at least those people. Don’t forget to checkout the prequel, How To: Start Blogging, that covers the technical side of setting up a blog.
Blog Usability
Before I get into getting your name out there, your blog has to have some style. Most web users are instantly turned off by tacky site designs or extreme neon colors. I know I won’t stay at a website too long if the layout or navigation annoys me. The goal is to have a unique blog, different than all the other weblogs on the net. The one thing I really stress to others is making it easy for your readers to contact you. It shouldn’t take a reader more than a click, if any, to find your email address or a contact form. This makes the reader feel like someone actually runs and cares about the website. An about page is also a great asset to have on a personal site or blog. The more a reader knows about you, the more they trust your content. I highly recommend reading this weblog usability article by usability guru Jakob Nielsen.
Content
Your blog’s usability goes hand in hand with its content. You can specialize in a niche subject as long as you have an idea of how many people might be interested in that subject. If you do well with your niche subject matter, you could get some crazy traffic for being the only decent blog online with that type of content. On the other hand you could have widely used content, such as some aspect of technology, but add your own twist with your opinion or comparing/contrasting from other tech analysts. People won’t go to your site to read something they could have read on CNet or Tom’s Hardware, they want a unique take on it. If you learn anything from this article, I hope its that reblogging is a very bad thing. The one thing to kill your traffic is having identical content to another several hundred blogs. I suggest taking a glance at Mr. Veloso’s Evils of Constant Reblogging to get a better idea. Finding out what your content should be is a key element of your blog’s identity and the type of image your blog will ultimately emit.
Technorati is Your Best Friend
Technorati is one of the best traffic providers for bloggers. It makes your blog much easier to find when people search by technorati tags. Technorati is also a large blog ranking engine. Based on the number of links to your blog from various websites, your blog is given a rank. The higher your rank the easier your blog is to find when people search for things. A higher rank gives your blog greater credibility in technorati. If you don’t already have a technorati account, get one. After you have setup the main settings, such as your profile, you need to claim your blog. Go to Account and then down the page to Your Blogs. Enter the URL of your blog in the URL field and then hit “Claim this weblog.” Once you’ve done that go to “Configure this Blog” and fill in what you can. Click the checkbox to select “Include this blog in Technorati’s Blog Finder” and fill out as many tags or keywords that accurately represent the content in your blog. When you’ve done that, click “Save Changes” and then grab your claim code. There are two types of codes that you may put somewhere in your blog for technorati to verify that your blog exists and keep track of it. If you have a blog that is Blogger powered or some other blog host that does not give you direct control of your blog files you will want to use the “Link Code” and post it somewhere on your blog. If you are using a more versatile blog publishing system, such as a custom WordPress or Movable Type installation you should copy the “Embed Code.” You can edit your sidebar, header, or footer file and put it wherever you like. You also have the option of posting a Technorati search box or various links on your blog without altering the code you just pasted. Select the options you like and click “Save Changes.” Everything is done by automatically by Technorati. One last thing you might consider is adding the Technorati ping link to your weblog. Doing this will let Technorati know when you have updated your blog. Find out how to do that on Technorati’s Ping Configuration page.
You will also want to search for a plugin for your publishing platform that supports Technorati tags. For WordPress users, I recommend Ultimate Tag Warrior. Installation can get a bit complex, so moving to a WordPress theme that has support for UTW, such as K2, is a good idea. Basically, when you post an entry you can supply it with Technorati tags. Update: WordPress 2.3 has built-in support for tags.
Blog Rings/Networks
Submitting your website to a blog network or blog ring is another excellent way to get more readers. There are many of these networks but the one that I use is BlogTopSites.com. BlogTopSites is a blog ranking website that makes your blog easier to find and search for as well. After you sign up for an account on their website, you just need to copy a bit of code and paste it somewhere on your site just like we did with Technorati. Make sure you select an appropriate category to post your blog in. If you are not careful, you’ll find yourself in the same pool with some heavy hitting blogs and your ranking will be fairly puny. For WordPress users, you can join Blogs Of The Day by simply installing their plugin, which uploads your blog stats directly to them.
Burn that Feed!
By now you may have a few extra readers, but how can you help them come back? Many blog users will immediately scan the page for an RSS feed if they like your content. Most blogs, such as WordPress, already have RSS feeds integrated for entries and comments. Using the default feeds may suffice, but you won’t have any idea about how many people you will be catering to. The FeedBurner service will take your feed and reproduce it on their fast servers while tracking reader statistics. I highly recommend signing up for the service and letting them burn your feed. I won’t through the steps of signing up for FeedBurner, but once you’re done with that find the “Publicize” tab. Click on “FeedCount” and activate the service. FeedCount lets you post a little icon on your blog that displays the current circulation of your feed as well as make it easier for people to subscribe to your feed. Select the colors you wish to use for the icon and post the code somewhere on your blog. Come back a few days later and you should see some detailed reader statistics under the “Analyze” tab on the FeedBurner website.
As long as you are going the FeedBurner route, replace the current RSS links on your blog with the FeedBurner link. This usually means digging through some code to find that link and replace it. I really can’t go into details as it varies greatly by publishing platform and theme.
So Now You’re a Serious Blogger
You have found your unique blog style, mastered the type of content you want to deliver, and gained some regular readers but you want even more. If you are still on a free blog, get rid of it! Even if it is a paid TypePad account, you still have a shared domain name (e.g., yourname.typepad.com). It is time for you to become independent and get your own domain and hosting.
Having a weblog address ending in blogspot.com, typepad.com, etc. will soon be the equivalent of having an @aol.com email address or a Geocities website: the mark of a naïve beginner who shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Jakob Nielsen
If you are open to hosting recommendations, a (gs) Grid Server plan from Media Temple is the perfect solution for the dedicated blogger. It is when you start receiving over 150k hits a month that you might consider upgrading your plan.
Getting To Know Your Readers
The next step is tracking your visitors, seeing where they came from, what they saw, and how they left. You will be able to easily assess what content your readers appreciate the most and concentrate on that aspect of your blog. Most webhosts include some type of stats monitoring applications such as the Urchin suite. However, I use Mr. Inman’s Mint religiously. The best part of Mint is an open API that lets developers create plugins called Peppers that dramatically extend functionality. I had previously posted an article about the top Peppers I use. It is definitely worth a look if you want to get a better idea of how great Mint can make your life. There is also a Mint Pepper for tracking your FeedBurner stats.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully my suggestions have helped out at least a few people. If you post guides or reviews on your blog that you think many people can benefit or learn from, I suggest posting a link on del.icio.us or Digg. If your page gets on the frontpage of Digg or on del.icio.us popular, you’re set. Many tech websites have an email address for tips. If you think your content is worthy, I would try sending them an email with your article. You never know, they might post it. Even if they do not have a tips line, a polite email to the editor-in-chief or webmaster could do the trick. As a blogger, you really should not have any trouble talking to strangers… you practically preach to them everyday. While looking for companies to send me review products for my other website, I must have sent out over 150 emails. It is amazing what a nice email can get you. I gained a contact with at Akasa, who was kind enough to trust me and send some computer products for review after a few emails. Even at the lowest level you will establish some rapport between that company or person, which may help you out in the future.
Also, holding a contest can greatly boost traffic. Even if it is for a small thing such as a WordPress golden ticket, you will be amazed at how many people find out about it. You can establish a relationship with some of your readers, and they might link to your blog on theirs. Commenting on other blogs can also earn you a few hits if you put down your URL. Oh and how could I forget a de-lurking post to talk to those hidden readers of yours.
Blog Usability
Before I get into getting your name out there, your blog has to have some style. Most web users are instantly turned off by tacky site designs or extreme neon colors. I know I won’t stay at a website too long if the layout or navigation annoys me. The goal is to have a unique blog, different than all the other weblogs on the net. The one thing I really stress to others is making it easy for your readers to contact you. It shouldn’t take a reader more than a click, if any, to find your email address or a contact form. This makes the reader feel like someone actually runs and cares about the website. An about page is also a great asset to have on a personal site or blog. The more a reader knows about you, the more they trust your content. I highly recommend reading this weblog usability article by usability guru Jakob Nielsen.
Content
Your blog’s usability goes hand in hand with its content. You can specialize in a niche subject as long as you have an idea of how many people might be interested in that subject. If you do well with your niche subject matter, you could get some crazy traffic for being the only decent blog online with that type of content. On the other hand you could have widely used content, such as some aspect of technology, but add your own twist with your opinion or comparing/contrasting from other tech analysts. People won’t go to your site to read something they could have read on CNet or Tom’s Hardware, they want a unique take on it. If you learn anything from this article, I hope its that reblogging is a very bad thing. The one thing to kill your traffic is having identical content to another several hundred blogs. I suggest taking a glance at Mr. Veloso’s Evils of Constant Reblogging to get a better idea. Finding out what your content should be is a key element of your blog’s identity and the type of image your blog will ultimately emit.
Technorati is Your Best Friend
Technorati is one of the best traffic providers for bloggers. It makes your blog much easier to find when people search by technorati tags. Technorati is also a large blog ranking engine. Based on the number of links to your blog from various websites, your blog is given a rank. The higher your rank the easier your blog is to find when people search for things. A higher rank gives your blog greater credibility in technorati. If you don’t already have a technorati account, get one. After you have setup the main settings, such as your profile, you need to claim your blog. Go to Account and then down the page to Your Blogs. Enter the URL of your blog in the URL field and then hit “Claim this weblog.” Once you’ve done that go to “Configure this Blog” and fill in what you can. Click the checkbox to select “Include this blog in Technorati’s Blog Finder” and fill out as many tags or keywords that accurately represent the content in your blog. When you’ve done that, click “Save Changes” and then grab your claim code. There are two types of codes that you may put somewhere in your blog for technorati to verify that your blog exists and keep track of it. If you have a blog that is Blogger powered or some other blog host that does not give you direct control of your blog files you will want to use the “Link Code” and post it somewhere on your blog. If you are using a more versatile blog publishing system, such as a custom WordPress or Movable Type installation you should copy the “Embed Code.” You can edit your sidebar, header, or footer file and put it wherever you like. You also have the option of posting a Technorati search box or various links on your blog without altering the code you just pasted. Select the options you like and click “Save Changes.” Everything is done by automatically by Technorati. One last thing you might consider is adding the Technorati ping link to your weblog. Doing this will let Technorati know when you have updated your blog. Find out how to do that on Technorati’s Ping Configuration page.
You will also want to search for a plugin for your publishing platform that supports Technorati tags. For WordPress users, I recommend Ultimate Tag Warrior. Installation can get a bit complex, so moving to a WordPress theme that has support for UTW, such as K2, is a good idea. Basically, when you post an entry you can supply it with Technorati tags. Update: WordPress 2.3 has built-in support for tags.
Blog Rings/Networks
Submitting your website to a blog network or blog ring is another excellent way to get more readers. There are many of these networks but the one that I use is BlogTopSites.com. BlogTopSites is a blog ranking website that makes your blog easier to find and search for as well. After you sign up for an account on their website, you just need to copy a bit of code and paste it somewhere on your site just like we did with Technorati. Make sure you select an appropriate category to post your blog in. If you are not careful, you’ll find yourself in the same pool with some heavy hitting blogs and your ranking will be fairly puny. For WordPress users, you can join Blogs Of The Day by simply installing their plugin, which uploads your blog stats directly to them.
Burn that Feed!
By now you may have a few extra readers, but how can you help them come back? Many blog users will immediately scan the page for an RSS feed if they like your content. Most blogs, such as WordPress, already have RSS feeds integrated for entries and comments. Using the default feeds may suffice, but you won’t have any idea about how many people you will be catering to. The FeedBurner service will take your feed and reproduce it on their fast servers while tracking reader statistics. I highly recommend signing up for the service and letting them burn your feed. I won’t through the steps of signing up for FeedBurner, but once you’re done with that find the “Publicize” tab. Click on “FeedCount” and activate the service. FeedCount lets you post a little icon on your blog that displays the current circulation of your feed as well as make it easier for people to subscribe to your feed. Select the colors you wish to use for the icon and post the code somewhere on your blog. Come back a few days later and you should see some detailed reader statistics under the “Analyze” tab on the FeedBurner website.
As long as you are going the FeedBurner route, replace the current RSS links on your blog with the FeedBurner link. This usually means digging through some code to find that link and replace it. I really can’t go into details as it varies greatly by publishing platform and theme.
So Now You’re a Serious Blogger
You have found your unique blog style, mastered the type of content you want to deliver, and gained some regular readers but you want even more. If you are still on a free blog, get rid of it! Even if it is a paid TypePad account, you still have a shared domain name (e.g., yourname.typepad.com). It is time for you to become independent and get your own domain and hosting.
Having a weblog address ending in blogspot.com, typepad.com, etc. will soon be the equivalent of having an @aol.com email address or a Geocities website: the mark of a naïve beginner who shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Jakob Nielsen
If you are open to hosting recommendations, a (gs) Grid Server plan from Media Temple is the perfect solution for the dedicated blogger. It is when you start receiving over 150k hits a month that you might consider upgrading your plan.
Getting To Know Your Readers
The next step is tracking your visitors, seeing where they came from, what they saw, and how they left. You will be able to easily assess what content your readers appreciate the most and concentrate on that aspect of your blog. Most webhosts include some type of stats monitoring applications such as the Urchin suite. However, I use Mr. Inman’s Mint religiously. The best part of Mint is an open API that lets developers create plugins called Peppers that dramatically extend functionality. I had previously posted an article about the top Peppers I use. It is definitely worth a look if you want to get a better idea of how great Mint can make your life. There is also a Mint Pepper for tracking your FeedBurner stats.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully my suggestions have helped out at least a few people. If you post guides or reviews on your blog that you think many people can benefit or learn from, I suggest posting a link on del.icio.us or Digg. If your page gets on the frontpage of Digg or on del.icio.us popular, you’re set. Many tech websites have an email address for tips. If you think your content is worthy, I would try sending them an email with your article. You never know, they might post it. Even if they do not have a tips line, a polite email to the editor-in-chief or webmaster could do the trick. As a blogger, you really should not have any trouble talking to strangers… you practically preach to them everyday. While looking for companies to send me review products for my other website, I must have sent out over 150 emails. It is amazing what a nice email can get you. I gained a contact with at Akasa, who was kind enough to trust me and send some computer products for review after a few emails. Even at the lowest level you will establish some rapport between that company or person, which may help you out in the future.
Also, holding a contest can greatly boost traffic. Even if it is for a small thing such as a WordPress golden ticket, you will be amazed at how many people find out about it. You can establish a relationship with some of your readers, and they might link to your blog on theirs. Commenting on other blogs can also earn you a few hits if you put down your URL. Oh and how could I forget a de-lurking post to talk to those hidden readers of yours.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Basic Tools to Boost Website Traffic
Basic Tools to Boost Website Traffic
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You can get an immediate hit in twenty four hours but your website traffic will get a lift the more that you do it. Post on Forum - forums carry most subjects and the top news is that you can register free. Choose the best forums by searching on Google with the word forum and your keyword and then make a choice from the result. You aren't permitted to really promote in your forum post but if you write reasonable posts, offer help and counsel others as well as commenting on popular threads you are probably going to get folk check out your website and this can occur for free on the same day.
Article writing - while some of the finer article directories appraise your article to evaluate the quality before posting, others don't and this leads to your getting to view an article linked to your internet site on the same day. Others pick up on them and put them on your website all with your writer bio box at the bottom linking to your internet site. Digg it - Digg gives an excellent opportunity for you to post entertaining pieces or a short outline of your blog post, article post or poetry text from your internet site.
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You can enhance your website traffic today if you would like. Pay per click is a choice that's evident and plain, so we should think about some means that are freed from cost to boost your traffic. Blogging is the most evident example and if you do not already own a blog you can set one up today for 0 cost. Take aid from the ping services to get the word around after writing a post or posts with keywords important to your subject or point. Services like these will send your link out to plenty of blog directories and sites.
You can get an immediate hit in twenty four hours but your website traffic will get a lift the more that you do it. Post on Forum - forums carry most subjects and the top news is that you can register free. Choose the best forums by searching on Google with the word forum and your keyword and then make a choice from the result. You aren't permitted to really promote in your forum post but if you write reasonable posts, offer help and counsel others as well as commenting on popular threads you are probably going to get folk check out your website and this can occur for free on the same day.
Article writing - while some of the finer article directories appraise your article to evaluate the quality before posting, others don't and this leads to your getting to view an article linked to your internet site on the same day. Others pick up on them and put them on your website all with your writer bio box at the bottom linking to your internet site. Digg it - Digg gives an excellent opportunity for you to post entertaining pieces or a short outline of your blog post, article post or poetry text from your internet site.
It would appear shortly on their on their exalted and top-line pages as it offers a dynamic help to enhance your website traffic. E-mail your list - how are you able to not have a list as yet? It is astounding that tons of folks on the internet have not framed up their own e-mail list. You can increase the volume and frequency of your website traffic right away if you've got a prepared list to send out pre-set announcements or e mails drawing the eye of everybody to go to your internet site for making the best of the most recent special offer or recommendation. Collaboration - occasionally very unlikely in a day but occasionally it is.
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How To Boost Website Traffic For Free
Being successful on the internet takes a great amount of skill and knowledge about how the various search engines determine their rankings. Not only that but there is such a vast amount of hype wrapped up in SEO (search engine optimization) and gaining traffic to ultimately monetize the website. With the different incentives and means to draw traffic to a site and to make money off having one, it is important to consider all of the aspects of bringing traffic and which are highly successful at accomplishing this feat. If you are wanting to boost website traffic in order to reap the monetary and business benefits you need to consider Web 2.0.
What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 is more than only the mere concept of drawing traffic towards your site. It is an amazing innovation in internet technology that was specifically designed to boost website traffic to your website drastically. It surpasses that of it’s earlier version of web 1.0 by allowing the public to interact with the media through social networking, RSS feeds, tags, blogs, AJAX, and social bookmarking. This enables individuals to be active for personal purposes within their media realm. Connecting all these sources through this elite technology is the answer to your low traffic woes.
Unlike adwords and other schemes that do not get the word out there that you have much to offer to the internet community, Web 2.0 is equipped to guarantee that your traffic will be increased indefinitely. It is all in the technique in which the individual produces the effort to boost website traffic with it. Let me explain. This modern technology is amazingly composed to conform to the trends of the internet by simply appealing to everyone locally and globally. There is no single definition for web 2.0, it is just simply built on a platform that accommodates the internet society we live in today.
The main reason to boost website traffic with Web 2.0 is such a brilliant idea, is that mainly it is very cost effective and cheaper then other traditional methods of increasing traffic. However it is the trends of all trends, and presents some massive dynamics of the introduction of a new type of technique used to store, distribute, share, manipulate, and create in the digital realm. It is going to set the precedence of how businesses and IT applications are going to dictate and be performed in the future on an enterprise and internet basis.
Web 2.0 makes it a simple process to utilize protocols and consists of tools that are essential for it’s high-tech platform structure. It also provides the ability for the user to interact with the assortment of content. It is also very effective for allowing the user to not be obligated to purchase extra software, because the desktop differential is removed and the internet interactivity is supplied. This not only saves expense but spares time-consumption for the user. Pretty much the only thing that an individual will need to acquire to use this magnificent device is an updated browser mechanism to support it and it’s tools.
So if you are really opting to boost website traffic, saving your precious time, and costly expense, you should definitely check out the alternative, Web 2.0. It certainly beats anything that is on the market today, and can definitely prove to be a very large asset for getting you monetized and enabling you to think outside of the spectrum and beyond anything you have ever imagined. You might a well give it a try as you really have nothing to lose and vast amounts of traffic to gain.
Conclusion :
There are many free ways that you can use to promote your website. You may not only focus on SEO, but Social network is the powerful tool for your site now.
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What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 is more than only the mere concept of drawing traffic towards your site. It is an amazing innovation in internet technology that was specifically designed to boost website traffic to your website drastically. It surpasses that of it’s earlier version of web 1.0 by allowing the public to interact with the media through social networking, RSS feeds, tags, blogs, AJAX, and social bookmarking. This enables individuals to be active for personal purposes within their media realm. Connecting all these sources through this elite technology is the answer to your low traffic woes.
Unlike adwords and other schemes that do not get the word out there that you have much to offer to the internet community, Web 2.0 is equipped to guarantee that your traffic will be increased indefinitely. It is all in the technique in which the individual produces the effort to boost website traffic with it. Let me explain. This modern technology is amazingly composed to conform to the trends of the internet by simply appealing to everyone locally and globally. There is no single definition for web 2.0, it is just simply built on a platform that accommodates the internet society we live in today.
The main reason to boost website traffic with Web 2.0 is such a brilliant idea, is that mainly it is very cost effective and cheaper then other traditional methods of increasing traffic. However it is the trends of all trends, and presents some massive dynamics of the introduction of a new type of technique used to store, distribute, share, manipulate, and create in the digital realm. It is going to set the precedence of how businesses and IT applications are going to dictate and be performed in the future on an enterprise and internet basis.
Web 2.0 makes it a simple process to utilize protocols and consists of tools that are essential for it’s high-tech platform structure. It also provides the ability for the user to interact with the assortment of content. It is also very effective for allowing the user to not be obligated to purchase extra software, because the desktop differential is removed and the internet interactivity is supplied. This not only saves expense but spares time-consumption for the user. Pretty much the only thing that an individual will need to acquire to use this magnificent device is an updated browser mechanism to support it and it’s tools.
So if you are really opting to boost website traffic, saving your precious time, and costly expense, you should definitely check out the alternative, Web 2.0. It certainly beats anything that is on the market today, and can definitely prove to be a very large asset for getting you monetized and enabling you to think outside of the spectrum and beyond anything you have ever imagined. You might a well give it a try as you really have nothing to lose and vast amounts of traffic to gain.
Conclusion :
There are many free ways that you can use to promote your website. You may not only focus on SEO, but Social network is the powerful tool for your site now.
Learn to Increase more traffic to your blogs: also check out this blog for free info http://anything4lessonline.blogspot.com/ and http://www.anything4lessonline.com/
Friday, January 1, 2010
Easy Way to Boost Website Traffic
Written by Khalid Muneer
Website development is not an easy task but the most difficult task is to get traffic for your website. It is very tricky. Traffic could be transferred to your website from search engines line google, yahoo and bing etc. The traffic directed by search engine to your website is called organic traffic. It is difficult to get good position or rank against most visited keywords in search engine because competition is too hard and fast. Commonly it is easy to direct traffic from those websites or portals which already have good position and rank in search engine. These sites are called referring websites. The referring website must be most visited website which must be based on a unique idea. There are so many referring websites used for website promotion but here I am going to describe only those which are good in my experience and are capable to transfer tons of traffic to your website.
Answers.Yahoo.com
It is an online community in which people put their question regarding any area of life. Yes do not be confused it is an opportunity. Just do login by using yahoo user name and password. Answer the questions and put your website link below it. But keep in mind only answer those questions which are related to the topics discussed in your website. For example if your website has articles regarding website promotion then answer the questions regarding this topic in the advertisement category. If some one has same problem and he use any search engine for the answer then the answer given by you with your link will be displayed there. Remember you must have to answer correctly other wise you would be banned on this community.
http://www.answers.yahoo.com/
Facebook.com
It is an online social community. Its powerful features are its groups. Get connected with people having same interest as you and send updates of your website to them regularly. Join relevant groups and regularly post tips with your link. Always try to answer every message which has been send by a friend positively, and show them your loyalty and get the same in return. This community could help you in your website promotion campaign.
http://www.facebook.com/
Digg.com
It is a social bookmarking service. Just create an account on digg and use it when you update your website with new article. To use digg you need the article title and its web address. Do login to digg and post your article link. It would be termed as a bookmark and would be considred as a valid back link of your website. Digg has a potential to transfer handsome traffic to your website on daily basis and would help you in your website promotion scenario.
http://www.digg.com/
WebPageLottery.com
It is an online lottery system but the reward here is the traffic for your website. Just submit your website link. After submission you would see the today’s winning page. If your link is a winning page then every visitor of web page lottery would be directed to your website. In website promotion background it is the easiest way to get traffic and totally depends upon the luck of your website.
http://www.webpagelottery.com/
Twitter.com
It is a micro blogging service. You could send information containing one forty characters and each shared sentence is called tweet. On twitter try to increase your followers and its simple way to follow others. Regularly chat with your followers and try to establish a good relation which would help your in your website promotion campaign. Tweet for three times for each article you posted on your website with link. But your tweet must be attractive, so that it grab the user and the user will be directed to your website.
http://www.twitter.com/
Wait it is not the end of website promotion. It is not enough for website promotion but if you follow my instructions then surely you would get heavy traffic for your website. If the age of your website is few months and it has maintained daily more than hundred visitors then it is a good symbol and if it is not the hurry up follow my above given instructions and also read other articles on this website regarding SEO Tips and Blog Promotion Tips.
Website development is not an easy task but the most difficult task is to get traffic for your website. It is very tricky. Traffic could be transferred to your website from search engines line google, yahoo and bing etc. The traffic directed by search engine to your website is called organic traffic. It is difficult to get good position or rank against most visited keywords in search engine because competition is too hard and fast. Commonly it is easy to direct traffic from those websites or portals which already have good position and rank in search engine. These sites are called referring websites. The referring website must be most visited website which must be based on a unique idea. There are so many referring websites used for website promotion but here I am going to describe only those which are good in my experience and are capable to transfer tons of traffic to your website.
Answers.Yahoo.com
It is an online community in which people put their question regarding any area of life. Yes do not be confused it is an opportunity. Just do login by using yahoo user name and password. Answer the questions and put your website link below it. But keep in mind only answer those questions which are related to the topics discussed in your website. For example if your website has articles regarding website promotion then answer the questions regarding this topic in the advertisement category. If some one has same problem and he use any search engine for the answer then the answer given by you with your link will be displayed there. Remember you must have to answer correctly other wise you would be banned on this community.
http://www.answers.yahoo.com/
Facebook.com
It is an online social community. Its powerful features are its groups. Get connected with people having same interest as you and send updates of your website to them regularly. Join relevant groups and regularly post tips with your link. Always try to answer every message which has been send by a friend positively, and show them your loyalty and get the same in return. This community could help you in your website promotion campaign.
http://www.facebook.com/
Digg.com
It is a social bookmarking service. Just create an account on digg and use it when you update your website with new article. To use digg you need the article title and its web address. Do login to digg and post your article link. It would be termed as a bookmark and would be considred as a valid back link of your website. Digg has a potential to transfer handsome traffic to your website on daily basis and would help you in your website promotion scenario.
http://www.digg.com/
WebPageLottery.com
It is an online lottery system but the reward here is the traffic for your website. Just submit your website link. After submission you would see the today’s winning page. If your link is a winning page then every visitor of web page lottery would be directed to your website. In website promotion background it is the easiest way to get traffic and totally depends upon the luck of your website.
http://www.webpagelottery.com/
Twitter.com
It is a micro blogging service. You could send information containing one forty characters and each shared sentence is called tweet. On twitter try to increase your followers and its simple way to follow others. Regularly chat with your followers and try to establish a good relation which would help your in your website promotion campaign. Tweet for three times for each article you posted on your website with link. But your tweet must be attractive, so that it grab the user and the user will be directed to your website.
http://www.twitter.com/
Wait it is not the end of website promotion. It is not enough for website promotion but if you follow my instructions then surely you would get heavy traffic for your website. If the age of your website is few months and it has maintained daily more than hundred visitors then it is a good symbol and if it is not the hurry up follow my above given instructions and also read other articles on this website regarding SEO Tips and Blog Promotion Tips.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Free Ways To Drive Traffic to Your Web Site
http://anything4lessonline.blogspot.com/By Karon Thackston, KT & Associates
You've developed a new Web site. Congratulations! How exciting! Now all you have to do is sit back and watch the business roll in, right? Not really. Getting free website traffic and boosting website traffic must be carefully planned and executed and maintained to get maximum results.
Web sites, unlike other marketing tools, have to be publicized. When you write a radio commercial, you pay a radio station to run the ad. When you design a brochure, you give it away. But when you publish a Web site, you must promote it to drive in business.
An excellent way to lead people to your site is to use a specialist. But, even if you hire a search engine positioning specialist to help place you among the Top 10 on Yahoo, there are still many other ways you can promote your site... and they're effective and free!
Links
A study by the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) gives us proof. On one site they observed, 84 percent of visitors came in via links from other sites. Be sure you trade links with as many people as you can. You might consider a "Helpful Links" page on your site devoted to just his purpose. If you follow this practice this will boost your website traffic. . One word of caution—be sure the links are appropriate. Arrange to exchange links with companies that are reaching the same target audience. For example, if you are a lawn care company you might exchange links with a landscaper. Another effective idea to incorporate links into your site is a "Testimonials" page.
We all love to receive "praise letters" on our email. Ask permission to use these as testimonials on your Web site. We should be just as liberal with our praises. When you appreciate a product or service, be sure to write a note of thanks. Mention in the letter that the person (or company) is free to use your kind words as a testimonial if they will simply include your name and Web address.
Signatures
Another site observed by the GIT indicated 35 percent of visitors were brought to the site via signature files on email messages they received. Often times this feature is overlooked due to lack of knowledge.
A signature file is a feature most email programs (even free ones) offer. You may type in a message and that statement will be added at the bottom of every email you send. This saves you the time of having to type in the message repeatedly. Usually this feature is found under the heading of "Options" in the email program. One note: be sure to include the "http://" before the Web address so a link will be created for people who receive plain text emails as well as html.
Write Ups
In one instance, 62 percent of visitors came to a site through articles in newspapers and magazines. When sending out your press releases be sure to include your Web address along with other contact information. The same applies for interviews on the radio or public addresses/seminars you may offer.
Other Ways
The most simple of all ways is to tell people. Mention it in conversation. Bring it up when others discuss Web sites they have visited.
Include your Web address on all your business cards. Make it bold. If your business derives most of its revenue from sales made on the web site, be sure the Web address is on the front of the card.
When printing letterhead, include your Web address. Most Web addresses don't take up much space and can be easily incorporated along with the company's physical address and phone number.
Don't forget to mention your Web site in all your advertising efforts this will help to boost your website traffic. Whether it be a promotional video, television commercial or brochure, make it a point to position your Web address where it is visible. For radio commercials, include it in the copy. A great way to work it in is when providing other ordering information. For example: "...visit us at 1234 Oak Street or log onto www.ktamarketing.com."
Be creative! Always remember to include your Web site information in everything you do and your efforts will pay off in additional hits!
FINALLY! The first and best blog to generate free website traffic and to boost your website traffic using free traffic techniques,and tactics that will boost website traffic and generate loads of free website traffic.http://anything4lessonline.blogspot.com/
(c) 2002 Karon Thackston.
You've developed a new Web site. Congratulations! How exciting! Now all you have to do is sit back and watch the business roll in, right? Not really. Getting free website traffic and boosting website traffic must be carefully planned and executed and maintained to get maximum results.
Web sites, unlike other marketing tools, have to be publicized. When you write a radio commercial, you pay a radio station to run the ad. When you design a brochure, you give it away. But when you publish a Web site, you must promote it to drive in business.
An excellent way to lead people to your site is to use a specialist. But, even if you hire a search engine positioning specialist to help place you among the Top 10 on Yahoo, there are still many other ways you can promote your site... and they're effective and free!
Links
A study by the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) gives us proof. On one site they observed, 84 percent of visitors came in via links from other sites. Be sure you trade links with as many people as you can. You might consider a "Helpful Links" page on your site devoted to just his purpose. If you follow this practice this will boost your website traffic. . One word of caution—be sure the links are appropriate. Arrange to exchange links with companies that are reaching the same target audience. For example, if you are a lawn care company you might exchange links with a landscaper. Another effective idea to incorporate links into your site is a "Testimonials" page.
We all love to receive "praise letters" on our email. Ask permission to use these as testimonials on your Web site. We should be just as liberal with our praises. When you appreciate a product or service, be sure to write a note of thanks. Mention in the letter that the person (or company) is free to use your kind words as a testimonial if they will simply include your name and Web address.
Signatures
Another site observed by the GIT indicated 35 percent of visitors were brought to the site via signature files on email messages they received. Often times this feature is overlooked due to lack of knowledge.
A signature file is a feature most email programs (even free ones) offer. You may type in a message and that statement will be added at the bottom of every email you send. This saves you the time of having to type in the message repeatedly. Usually this feature is found under the heading of "Options" in the email program. One note: be sure to include the "http://" before the Web address so a link will be created for people who receive plain text emails as well as html.
Write Ups
In one instance, 62 percent of visitors came to a site through articles in newspapers and magazines. When sending out your press releases be sure to include your Web address along with other contact information. The same applies for interviews on the radio or public addresses/seminars you may offer.
Other Ways
The most simple of all ways is to tell people. Mention it in conversation. Bring it up when others discuss Web sites they have visited.
Include your Web address on all your business cards. Make it bold. If your business derives most of its revenue from sales made on the web site, be sure the Web address is on the front of the card.
When printing letterhead, include your Web address. Most Web addresses don't take up much space and can be easily incorporated along with the company's physical address and phone number.
Don't forget to mention your Web site in all your advertising efforts this will help to boost your website traffic. Whether it be a promotional video, television commercial or brochure, make it a point to position your Web address where it is visible. For radio commercials, include it in the copy. A great way to work it in is when providing other ordering information. For example: "...visit us at 1234 Oak Street or log onto www.ktamarketing.com."
Be creative! Always remember to include your Web site information in everything you do and your efforts will pay off in additional hits!
FINALLY! The first and best blog to generate free website traffic and to boost your website traffic using free traffic techniques,and tactics that will boost website traffic and generate loads of free website traffic.http://anything4lessonline.blogspot.com/
(c) 2002 Karon Thackston.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
HOW TO BOOST WEBSITE TRAFFIC WITHIN 1 WEEK
Traffic is the main key for any website or blog’s success story. But, it is not easy to get good traffic for new website or blogs. I have collected a list of methods that can be easily followed and you can see your website or blog traffic doubled or more within a week.
1. Submit Your Website To Directories
There are a lot of website or blog directories available online that don’t need a linkback from your site. If you targeting for geo-targeted traffic, let’s say UK traffics, you can search on Google using this syntax “site:.co.uk website directory” or any terms that you feel is right. Submit to as many directories as you can to get more exposure and backlinks.
2. Forums and Blogs
Create a username with your website in signature in forums that is related to your website or blog’s topic. Check for higher Alexa ranking for each forum that you joined. Help others and share vital information in your industry in these forums frequently and create a brand name of yourself. Comment on blog post that is related to your industry often with a backlink to your website or blog. The more you do this, the better your traffic will get. You can use the above syntax in google search to find forums and blogs in your industry easily.
3. Social Bookmarking
Register at least 20 top social bookmarking sites and bookmark your new blog post or newsfeed that is posted in your website. Try to use debating topics for your news or blog post to get instant huge traffic from social media channels.
4. Twitter and Facebook
Share your link in Twitter and Facebook to your friends and family members. The number of traffic you will get from this channel is depending on your active friends or followers network. It is good to build larger network to see good results from Twitter and Facebook. Personally, I get hundreds of visitors from Twitter alone for each new blog post.
I suggest you to:
- submit your website or blog to 30 directories
- engage in 10 different high Alexa ranking relevant forums daily with 5-10 forum post for each forum a day
- comment on 20 different related blog posts a day
- Register top alexa ranking social bookmarks like Stumbleupon, Digg, Reddit, etc and submit all your new blog post or news from your website. One submission a day will do.
- If you have more than 1 twitter account, use all your twitter account to get exposure for your new blog post or news page on your website.
Following the above method will get your website traffic boosted by double or more. If you have any other methods that can increase traffic, share it.
1. Submit Your Website To Directories
There are a lot of website or blog directories available online that don’t need a linkback from your site. If you targeting for geo-targeted traffic, let’s say UK traffics, you can search on Google using this syntax “site:.co.uk website directory” or any terms that you feel is right. Submit to as many directories as you can to get more exposure and backlinks.
2. Forums and Blogs
Create a username with your website in signature in forums that is related to your website or blog’s topic. Check for higher Alexa ranking for each forum that you joined. Help others and share vital information in your industry in these forums frequently and create a brand name of yourself. Comment on blog post that is related to your industry often with a backlink to your website or blog. The more you do this, the better your traffic will get. You can use the above syntax in google search to find forums and blogs in your industry easily.
3. Social Bookmarking
Register at least 20 top social bookmarking sites and bookmark your new blog post or newsfeed that is posted in your website. Try to use debating topics for your news or blog post to get instant huge traffic from social media channels.
4. Twitter and Facebook
Share your link in Twitter and Facebook to your friends and family members. The number of traffic you will get from this channel is depending on your active friends or followers network. It is good to build larger network to see good results from Twitter and Facebook. Personally, I get hundreds of visitors from Twitter alone for each new blog post.
I suggest you to:
- submit your website or blog to 30 directories
- engage in 10 different high Alexa ranking relevant forums daily with 5-10 forum post for each forum a day
- comment on 20 different related blog posts a day
- Register top alexa ranking social bookmarks like Stumbleupon, Digg, Reddit, etc and submit all your new blog post or news from your website. One submission a day will do.
- If you have more than 1 twitter account, use all your twitter account to get exposure for your new blog post or news page on your website.
Following the above method will get your website traffic boosted by double or more. If you have any other methods that can increase traffic, share it.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Free Website Traffic - Three Best Strategies That Can Sky-Rocket Your Online Business
Free Website Traffic - Three Best Strategies That Can Sky-Rocket Your Online Business
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kanaga_Siva]Kanaga Siva
Free Web Traffic is what every Website owner longs for. How to get the maximum amount of free traffic is an issue that will remain in their minds all the time. This will be indeed be one of the major issues confronting you if you are new to online business. There are several strategies for getting small volumes of free web traffic but these three free strategies can sky-rocket your online business if they are implemented properly.
1. Writing Articles:
This is considered to be one of the best ways of generating free website traffic. Writing articles has become extremely popular because of the possibility of getting thousands of one way inbound links and a huge volume of traffic for your website. You cannot take it for granted that all articles will generate traffic. To achieve success you have to adopt certain strategies to grab the attention of the audience, get them to read your article and visit your website through the link in the resource box.
For all this to happen your article should have a powerful or catchy title to attract the attention of the audience in the first instance. Then you should display you expertise in no uncertain terms on topics that are relevant to the theme of your website. You should also ensure that your targeted keywords are judiciously placed in the body of the article and in the title to attract the search engines. Your resource box too should captivate the reader's attention and motivate and inspire him to visit your website.
In addition to this your articles should be submitted to some of the leading article directories such as Ezine Articles, Go Articles, Article Dashboard and Amazines. This will soon start a viral effect as webmasters pick up these articles and publish them in their websites.
2. Social networking Sites and Bookmarking Sites:
The rise in Social Networking today is tremendous and has become top priority for smart webmasters. Popular sites such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn can generate a huge amount of free web traffic if you tactfully network with the other members without resorting to spamming. To get started you have to register yourself with these sites, place a link in their profile pages and start networking.
Similarly Social Bookmarking Sites such as Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon and Reddit can generate large amounts of free traffic to your website. After registering with these sites you can bookmark your websites, articles, blog posts or any other form of web content which can be made available to the public thereby generating free website traffic to your website.
3. Posting at Forums:
Posting at Forums can generate a large amount of free website traffic if you go about doing things the right way. You have to first join discussion forums in your niche or the category to which your site belongs. You have to actively participate in the discussions by posting useful and helpful comments and start building a reputation. This will not take a long time if you visit the forums regularly. Most forums allow you to leave your signature with a link to your website. Once other members begin to appreciate your expertise and helpfulness, free web traffic will start flowing from all the forums to your website.
Conclusion:
There are several ways of getting free web traffic but these three are outstanding strategies that are absolutely free and have the power not only to sky-rocket your online business but also to brand yourself in the internet world.
Copyright © Kanaga Siva.
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Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Free-Website-Traffic---Three-Best-Strategies-That-Can-Sky-Rocket-Your-Online-Business&id=3336046] Free Website Traffic - Three Best Strategies That Can Sky-Rocket Your Online Business
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kanaga_Siva]Kanaga Siva
Free Web Traffic is what every Website owner longs for. How to get the maximum amount of free traffic is an issue that will remain in their minds all the time. This will be indeed be one of the major issues confronting you if you are new to online business. There are several strategies for getting small volumes of free web traffic but these three free strategies can sky-rocket your online business if they are implemented properly.
1. Writing Articles:
This is considered to be one of the best ways of generating free website traffic. Writing articles has become extremely popular because of the possibility of getting thousands of one way inbound links and a huge volume of traffic for your website. You cannot take it for granted that all articles will generate traffic. To achieve success you have to adopt certain strategies to grab the attention of the audience, get them to read your article and visit your website through the link in the resource box.
For all this to happen your article should have a powerful or catchy title to attract the attention of the audience in the first instance. Then you should display you expertise in no uncertain terms on topics that are relevant to the theme of your website. You should also ensure that your targeted keywords are judiciously placed in the body of the article and in the title to attract the search engines. Your resource box too should captivate the reader's attention and motivate and inspire him to visit your website.
In addition to this your articles should be submitted to some of the leading article directories such as Ezine Articles, Go Articles, Article Dashboard and Amazines. This will soon start a viral effect as webmasters pick up these articles and publish them in their websites.
2. Social networking Sites and Bookmarking Sites:
The rise in Social Networking today is tremendous and has become top priority for smart webmasters. Popular sites such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn can generate a huge amount of free web traffic if you tactfully network with the other members without resorting to spamming. To get started you have to register yourself with these sites, place a link in their profile pages and start networking.
Similarly Social Bookmarking Sites such as Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon and Reddit can generate large amounts of free traffic to your website. After registering with these sites you can bookmark your websites, articles, blog posts or any other form of web content which can be made available to the public thereby generating free website traffic to your website.
3. Posting at Forums:
Posting at Forums can generate a large amount of free website traffic if you go about doing things the right way. You have to first join discussion forums in your niche or the category to which your site belongs. You have to actively participate in the discussions by posting useful and helpful comments and start building a reputation. This will not take a long time if you visit the forums regularly. Most forums allow you to leave your signature with a link to your website. Once other members begin to appreciate your expertise and helpfulness, free web traffic will start flowing from all the forums to your website.
Conclusion:
There are several ways of getting free web traffic but these three are outstanding strategies that are absolutely free and have the power not only to sky-rocket your online business but also to brand yourself in the internet world.
Copyright © Kanaga Siva.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
FLOOD YOUR WEBSITE WITH TRAFFIC USING ONLY FREE TRAFFIC TECHNIQUES
"Discover The The Free Traffic Tactics I've Used To Build A Website That Gets Well Over 1,000 Unique Visitors A Day - And How You Can Copy Me To Easily Flood Your Websites In Traffic - Guaranteed!"
PLUS - A Special Bonus For You: If You Order Today You Also Get Full Resale Rights To This Product And Website So You Can Sell It Yourself And Keep Every Single Dollar You Make!
Hi, I'm Louis Allport,
Let me ask you:
Are you frustrated with not getting all the traffic you want to your website?
Are you suffering from information overload hearing about all the latest and greatest "traffic tactics"?
Are you fed up of people trying to convince you to max out your credit card and spend it on Google clicks?
Are you sore about getting your sites thrown out of Google, or even just dropping in the search results?
Well, let's be frank - most of the tactics talked about online are either outdated, only work for a few months, cost a small fortune, or need a PhD to understand!
Well - this page is different... and here's why:
The five traffic-generating tactics I'm going to talk you through are guaranteed to still work like gangbusters in three, even five years time.
How do I know?
Well, of course I can't predict the future, but -- these are tactics I personally use every day in my business. I've used these tactics online for years to build just one of my sites up from nothing to well over 1,000 visitors a day.
And I'm going to keep using them until they stop working, which I'm sure won't be any time soon. These are NOT fly-by-night tactics.
And here's the best bit - these tactics are 100% FREE to use...
5 Easy & FREE Tactics That Flood Your Websites In Visitors
Before I talk you through the tactics, let me be clear - what I'm going to introduce you to is a business plan. This product does NOT go into the nitty-gritty details.
Why?
Because details change from one week to the next. A few days after publishing, this product would already be out of date!
What you're getting is a birds-eye view of my traffic generating strategies. But, that's not all - I'll talk you through exactly where to go to get fully up to date with updates for free. The exact same places I go to keep up to date with the ever-changing online landscape.
You get my powerful traffic-creating tactics in the form of six videos you view directly at your computer. I've bundled these six powerful videos into a product called 5 Easy Ways To BOOST Your Website Traffic For Free:
These six videos come to a total playing time of one-hundred and nine (109) minutes. Here's a quick run down of exactly what you get:
Video One (27 Minutes)
In this video I'll talk you through a free tactic that works great to get you a LOT of traffic quickly - AND - for months, even years to come!
And amazingly - this powerful tactic can take as little as just one hour a week for you to use.
If you're not using this tactic, you're losing traffic to your competitors.
Video Two (29 Minutes)
Here I'll talk you through the real "trick" to get more search engine traffic than you could ever want.
What's the secret? Well, I won't reveal that here but in the product.
However, let me say that this tactic does not have anything to do with automatic content generation, link spamming, or anything else the search engines frown upon (and often ban sites for).
This is a secret that's right under your nose...
Video Three (18 Minutes)
In this video I'll talk you through a phenomenally effective tactic I've used for over three years (and will continue to use) and exactly how you can start using and benefiting with it too.
This tactic alone has bought me tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of visitors. It can do the same for you.
Video Four (16 Minutes)
Here I'll talk you through a marketing tactic which you may already know about - BUT - I'll show you how to get set up with it for free and how you can turn it into a traffic-generating powerhouse.
Video Five (15 Minutes)
In this video I'll talk you through one of the most overlooked tactics online, and three ways you can quickly and easily apply it to significantly grow your traffic and profits.
Video Six (5 Minutes)
Bonus Tactic: Here I'll talk you through a little known tactic that can turn just twenty minutes of your time into a flood of visitors.
For PC's Only - Not For Mac
I must tell you that this eBook only works (to my knowledge) on PC's. If your computer is running Microsoft Windows, you won't have any trouble at all viewing this eBook successfully.
However, if you're on a Mac you'll more than likely have trouble viewing it.
A Great Product + Resale Rights = BIG Profits For YOU
I'm sure you know there's a ton of eBook resale rights around these days. BUT - if you really want to make money selling an eBook you have rights to, you need:
A very high quality product.
An effective sales letter.
A professionally designed website with great looking graphics.
Now - this eBook is brand new. Get a copy now, start promoting it immediately and you'll make the most profits. Wait a day or a week or a month, and literally more and more profits will pass you by.
Now, I'm certainly not saying this to brag, but I wrote this sales copy, and my copy has sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of products online, if not millions of dollars worth. AND - from very affordable eBooks like this one.
Don't believe me?
Then search Google for Louis Allport and see what you find.
Now, the Google index does fluctuate for many reasons. But right now (as I'm writing this), I see up to 804 websites selling my products. And what's more - when I search Yahoo I see up to 2,820 selling my products, and even more on MSN! For whatever reason, Google just gives a small sample of what's actually happening out on the web.
Even if each one of those sites is selling just one copy of a $20 eBook a week that I wrote the copy for, that adds up real quick. My copy and products have made many people a LOT of money over the past two years. They can make YOU money too - all you need to do to get started is grab a copy of this product.
And just by having a copy of this product, you can sell it or present it pretty much any way you choose. You can even turn it into a physical product by putting it onto a data CD or a DVD. This would make it a good way to sell on eBay. It's totally up to you!
It's More Than A 90 Day Guarantee -It's A Promise
Unlike most people, I'm not going to bury my guarantee and hope you forget about it.
I'm putting it here - right out in front. And you're reading it now because you really can't miss it in this bright yellow box.
That's the point.
I'm this bold, because I know you will LOVE this product, and find it hugely valuable.
But, if for any reason for up to 90 days (that's a whole three months) after purchasing this product you choose it's not for you, all you have to do is use the simple contact details at the bottom of this website for a full, prompt, and no quibbles refund.
I'm telling you this so that you realize there really is absolutely no risk to you at all. Click here now to order.
If you're interested in the resale rights and selling this product yourself, I'm sure you realize that the sooner you get a copy, the more you will profit. The longer you wait, the more your competition will pick off your customers.
Click here now to download your copy. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO CONTACT HTTP://WWW.ANYTHING4LESSONLINE.COM
P.S. Interested in selling this product yourself? If you snooze, you will lose.
This product is brand new. The sooner you get a copy and start marketing it yourself, the more money you can make. The longer you leave it, the more your competition will sell to YOUR customers.
Even just one or two sales and you've made your tiny investment back. After that - it's all profit for you. Click here now to order.
© Copyright All Rights Reserved.
PLUS - A Special Bonus For You: If You Order Today You Also Get Full Resale Rights To This Product And Website So You Can Sell It Yourself And Keep Every Single Dollar You Make!
Hi, I'm Louis Allport,
Let me ask you:
Are you frustrated with not getting all the traffic you want to your website?
Are you suffering from information overload hearing about all the latest and greatest "traffic tactics"?
Are you fed up of people trying to convince you to max out your credit card and spend it on Google clicks?
Are you sore about getting your sites thrown out of Google, or even just dropping in the search results?
Well, let's be frank - most of the tactics talked about online are either outdated, only work for a few months, cost a small fortune, or need a PhD to understand!
Well - this page is different... and here's why:
The five traffic-generating tactics I'm going to talk you through are guaranteed to still work like gangbusters in three, even five years time.
How do I know?
Well, of course I can't predict the future, but -- these are tactics I personally use every day in my business. I've used these tactics online for years to build just one of my sites up from nothing to well over 1,000 visitors a day.
And I'm going to keep using them until they stop working, which I'm sure won't be any time soon. These are NOT fly-by-night tactics.
And here's the best bit - these tactics are 100% FREE to use...
5 Easy & FREE Tactics That Flood Your Websites In Visitors
Before I talk you through the tactics, let me be clear - what I'm going to introduce you to is a business plan. This product does NOT go into the nitty-gritty details.
Why?
Because details change from one week to the next. A few days after publishing, this product would already be out of date!
What you're getting is a birds-eye view of my traffic generating strategies. But, that's not all - I'll talk you through exactly where to go to get fully up to date with updates for free. The exact same places I go to keep up to date with the ever-changing online landscape.
You get my powerful traffic-creating tactics in the form of six videos you view directly at your computer. I've bundled these six powerful videos into a product called 5 Easy Ways To BOOST Your Website Traffic For Free:
These six videos come to a total playing time of one-hundred and nine (109) minutes. Here's a quick run down of exactly what you get:
Video One (27 Minutes)
In this video I'll talk you through a free tactic that works great to get you a LOT of traffic quickly - AND - for months, even years to come!
And amazingly - this powerful tactic can take as little as just one hour a week for you to use.
If you're not using this tactic, you're losing traffic to your competitors.
Video Two (29 Minutes)
Here I'll talk you through the real "trick" to get more search engine traffic than you could ever want.
What's the secret? Well, I won't reveal that here but in the product.
However, let me say that this tactic does not have anything to do with automatic content generation, link spamming, or anything else the search engines frown upon (and often ban sites for).
This is a secret that's right under your nose...
Video Three (18 Minutes)
In this video I'll talk you through a phenomenally effective tactic I've used for over three years (and will continue to use) and exactly how you can start using and benefiting with it too.
This tactic alone has bought me tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of visitors. It can do the same for you.
Video Four (16 Minutes)
Here I'll talk you through a marketing tactic which you may already know about - BUT - I'll show you how to get set up with it for free and how you can turn it into a traffic-generating powerhouse.
Video Five (15 Minutes)
In this video I'll talk you through one of the most overlooked tactics online, and three ways you can quickly and easily apply it to significantly grow your traffic and profits.
Video Six (5 Minutes)
Bonus Tactic: Here I'll talk you through a little known tactic that can turn just twenty minutes of your time into a flood of visitors.
For PC's Only - Not For Mac
I must tell you that this eBook only works (to my knowledge) on PC's. If your computer is running Microsoft Windows, you won't have any trouble at all viewing this eBook successfully.
However, if you're on a Mac you'll more than likely have trouble viewing it.
A Great Product + Resale Rights = BIG Profits For YOU
I'm sure you know there's a ton of eBook resale rights around these days. BUT - if you really want to make money selling an eBook you have rights to, you need:
A very high quality product.
An effective sales letter.
A professionally designed website with great looking graphics.
Now - this eBook is brand new. Get a copy now, start promoting it immediately and you'll make the most profits. Wait a day or a week or a month, and literally more and more profits will pass you by.
Now, I'm certainly not saying this to brag, but I wrote this sales copy, and my copy has sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of products online, if not millions of dollars worth. AND - from very affordable eBooks like this one.
Don't believe me?
Then search Google for Louis Allport and see what you find.
Now, the Google index does fluctuate for many reasons. But right now (as I'm writing this), I see up to 804 websites selling my products. And what's more - when I search Yahoo I see up to 2,820 selling my products, and even more on MSN! For whatever reason, Google just gives a small sample of what's actually happening out on the web.
Even if each one of those sites is selling just one copy of a $20 eBook a week that I wrote the copy for, that adds up real quick. My copy and products have made many people a LOT of money over the past two years. They can make YOU money too - all you need to do to get started is grab a copy of this product.
And just by having a copy of this product, you can sell it or present it pretty much any way you choose. You can even turn it into a physical product by putting it onto a data CD or a DVD. This would make it a good way to sell on eBay. It's totally up to you!
It's More Than A 90 Day Guarantee -It's A Promise
Unlike most people, I'm not going to bury my guarantee and hope you forget about it.
I'm putting it here - right out in front. And you're reading it now because you really can't miss it in this bright yellow box.
That's the point.
I'm this bold, because I know you will LOVE this product, and find it hugely valuable.
But, if for any reason for up to 90 days (that's a whole three months) after purchasing this product you choose it's not for you, all you have to do is use the simple contact details at the bottom of this website for a full, prompt, and no quibbles refund.
I'm telling you this so that you realize there really is absolutely no risk to you at all. Click here now to order.
If you're interested in the resale rights and selling this product yourself, I'm sure you realize that the sooner you get a copy, the more you will profit. The longer you wait, the more your competition will pick off your customers.
Click here now to download your copy. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO CONTACT HTTP://WWW.ANYTHING4LESSONLINE.COM
P.S. Interested in selling this product yourself? If you snooze, you will lose.
This product is brand new. The sooner you get a copy and start marketing it yourself, the more money you can make. The longer you leave it, the more your competition will sell to YOUR customers.
Even just one or two sales and you've made your tiny investment back. After that - it's all profit for you. Click here now to order.
© Copyright All Rights Reserved.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Three simple actions that doubled my website traffic in 30 days
The following post on how to increase website traffic was submitted by Adrian W Kingsley-Hughes.
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I started the PC Doctor blog in May of 2005 and for the first few months my traffic was really low – down in the few hundreds of visitors a day. It was pretty depressing I can tell you and there were times when I thought about quitting. I knew that the site was in the Google ’sandbox’ and so I either had to keep on plugging at it until it was out or I had to give up.
Fortunately, I decided to keep on posting but in the interim I decided that I was also going to do my utmost to drive traffic to my site manually until Google kicked in. I took a look around at what some of the successful blogs were doing and came up with three tactics that helped to double my website traffic in a month.
First, I made the most of Technorati tags. I tagged every key word in each of my posts. Initially I did this manually but them I discovered a WordPress plugin called SimpleTags that made the job a whole lot easier. I found that by tagging my post effectively they were getting a lot more attention then their untagged counterparts, and as an added advantage I was getting focused, quality traffic to the site!
I leveraged my existing website. I’ve been running my business website for a few years and that was getting modest levels of traffic that was relevant to my blog – so why not try to drive some of that to my new blog! I placed a few FeedBurner headline animator blocks on some of my most popular pages and after a day or so I noticed a significant increase in traffic for 5 minutes worth of work on my part.
Finally, I made effective use of trackback links to popular sites. If I commented on a post on another site I would make sure that I set up the appropriate trackback for it. The results from this are varied depending on the site and post that you are linking to but since I liked to comment and interact with the wider blogosphere anyway, it was free traffic!
Using these three simple techniques, I took The PC Doctor blog from a few hundred hits a day into the thousands in less than 30 days. This kept my interest in the site until it came out of the Google sandbox and I started to receiver some serious traffic. However, I’m convinced that these actions I took at the early stages have helped me create a loyal and targeted readership that continues to benefit my blog today.
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I started the PC Doctor blog in May of 2005 and for the first few months my traffic was really low – down in the few hundreds of visitors a day. It was pretty depressing I can tell you and there were times when I thought about quitting. I knew that the site was in the Google ’sandbox’ and so I either had to keep on plugging at it until it was out or I had to give up.
Fortunately, I decided to keep on posting but in the interim I decided that I was also going to do my utmost to drive traffic to my site manually until Google kicked in. I took a look around at what some of the successful blogs were doing and came up with three tactics that helped to double my website traffic in a month.
First, I made the most of Technorati tags. I tagged every key word in each of my posts. Initially I did this manually but them I discovered a WordPress plugin called SimpleTags that made the job a whole lot easier. I found that by tagging my post effectively they were getting a lot more attention then their untagged counterparts, and as an added advantage I was getting focused, quality traffic to the site!
I leveraged my existing website. I’ve been running my business website for a few years and that was getting modest levels of traffic that was relevant to my blog – so why not try to drive some of that to my new blog! I placed a few FeedBurner headline animator blocks on some of my most popular pages and after a day or so I noticed a significant increase in traffic for 5 minutes worth of work on my part.
Finally, I made effective use of trackback links to popular sites. If I commented on a post on another site I would make sure that I set up the appropriate trackback for it. The results from this are varied depending on the site and post that you are linking to but since I liked to comment and interact with the wider blogosphere anyway, it was free traffic!
Using these three simple techniques, I took The PC Doctor blog from a few hundred hits a day into the thousands in less than 30 days. This kept my interest in the site until it came out of the Google sandbox and I started to receiver some serious traffic. However, I’m convinced that these actions I took at the early stages have helped me create a loyal and targeted readership that continues to benefit my blog today.
Friday, December 11, 2009
HOW TO INCREASE TARGETED WEBSITE TRAFFIC
I get on average around 10,000 to 12,000 unique visitorsto my main site each month. Actually, when you're speaking about the Internet, that's not too much to brag about, but it's better than getting say 1000 or 2000 visitors; that was my usual rate until I aggressively went after targeted traffic for my site.
I thought I would briefly and in very simple terms explainhow I increased the targeted traffic to my main site fromaround 1,000 to 10,000 unique visitors each month. That'sa ten-fold increase -- I am aiming for a hundred-fold increasebut would gladly settle for thirty or forty times the traffic.
How did I increase my site's traffic? The answer might justhelp you get more traffic to your own site. Most of thesetechniques are very simple to implement and if you're serious about building an online business, lets face it,the first thing you're going to need is targeted visitors toyour site.
I hope you have noticed I have mentioned the words 'targetedvisitors' several times already. I did this to bring homethe fact that you're not just after traffic but targetedtraffic or visitors to your site. You want visitors to your site who are already interested in your site's topic and who are more likely to benefit from your site's content or products.
It's the first ingredient for a successful web site.
Below are my 5 main sources of targeted traffic to my site. Along with a short explanation of how youcan create or put the same practices to work for yourown site.
1. RSS EMPOWERED One of most effective sources of trafficto my site would have to be my blogs and RSS feeds. Notice I said blogs and feeds; I have created simple blogs and feedsfor the major topics of my site: on rss resources, webhosting solutions, notebook computers, etc. These blogsand feeds bring in a great number of targeted visitorsto my site.
With the introduction of Google Blog Search, my blog trafficis increasing even more. Within minutes of posting to myblog - I am getting targeted traffic from Google. Youare instantly indexed by Google Blog Search; it's reasonenough for every webmaster to put at least one blogon their site.
Try to imagine the traffic you'll get when the nextRSS empowered Windows browser arrives from Microsoft.Get your own site ready and prepared for RSS to takeadvantage of all this traffic. Just use Google owned blogger.com to create your blog -- it has that all important blog search bar at the top!
2. SEO EMPOWERED Seo optimization should be your goal! Still the main source of traffic to my site are the search engines. Mainly from Google, followed by MSN and Yahoo. You must optimize your site for the searchengines. This includes off/site links and on/site tactics.
I have been online since '98 so I thought I knew how to optimize a website. Boy, was I ever wrong! I didn't notice a big jump in my traffic until I stumbled across a SEO expert, actually stumble is the wrong word, I actually sought out the best SEO expert I could find. His name is Brad Callen. He offers a free email course on how to optimize yoursites for the search engines. His main product is SEO Elite.
Just the free course and his helpful newsletter have really fine-tuned my site, which resulted in a majorincrease of traffic especially from Google. You shouldtry the same for your site or sites and see the resultsfor yourself.
3. ARTICLE EMPOWERED This one works. Article marketing forme has been the major reason for the turn around in theamount of traffic my sites were receiving. It's one of the most effective ways to get targeted visitors to your site.
Getting your articles published in ezines and on sitessuch as addme.com or sitepronews.com will generate anenormous amount of traffic to your site. As a bonus, youeven get 100's of subscribers to your own ezine in one day!
The trick is to write helpful how-to articles on current topics that other webmasters want on their sites, this willboost your link popularity with the search engines andincrease your rankings. You must also very carefullychoose the right keywords to target in your articles,matching the content on your site. One way to do thisis with a site like rel=nofollow http://www.nichebot.com -- it will show how to pick the right 'competitive' keywords for yoursite. You must target keywords that have high traffic,yet little competition from competing web sites.
My main sources of traffic from article sites include rel=nofollow http://www.ezinearticles.com and rel=nofollow [http://www.buzzle.com]http://www.buzzle.com.
4. EZINE EMPOWERED Building a large opt-in list or subscribers to my ezine is another method that brings in a lot of traffic to my site. You can use an ezine to offer helpful tips to your subscribers. It is a very easy way to get repeat visitorsto your site and build up a relationship with your visitors.
Your ezine should relate to your site's theme and offermore information on the same. Whether you believe it not,if you operate a site on a particular subject for a couple ofyears, you will fast become an expert on that subject.People will regard you as such and this will also bringin visitors to your site.
5. VIRAL MARKETING EMPOWERED Another way to attract targeted visitors is to offer a free product or service. I use free brandable reports that visitors can download and use. These reports and ebooks have links back to my sites. One of my mostpopular ones is a timely report and guide on how to use andbenefit from RSS on all your sites. It brings in a lot of traffic.
Similar to the one above, I use other free viral techniques to build targeted traffic to my site. These are products that can be branded with your links and passed around. Helpful software programs that match the theme of your site are good choices tomake.
Another popular one that I have on my site is the DATEwise eCalendar and personal planner that visitors can download and place on their desktops. It has hotlinks to my site that brings in traffic. It can be customized with your site's products so you get targeted visitors or customers.
OTHER SOURCES There are other sources of traffic for my site that I find effective but they bring in lesser traffic than the methods listed above. But they are still worth mentioning, one of these is regular posting on major online forums. This brings in very good targeted traffic, so too, is posting comments in online blogs.
Another good source is a traffic exchange called 'Traffic Swarm' - mostsites where members exchange traffic don't work. You get worthlesshits to your site. However, Traffic Swarm is one exception thatyour should try. You just set your start page to this exchange, andclick on sites you want to visit.
Increasing targeted traffic to your site is an ongoing struggle for every webmaster. I hope you can try some of the techniques that have worked for me. I am sure they will also work for you.
Empower your site with targeted traffic!
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I thought I would briefly and in very simple terms explainhow I increased the targeted traffic to my main site fromaround 1,000 to 10,000 unique visitors each month. That'sa ten-fold increase -- I am aiming for a hundred-fold increasebut would gladly settle for thirty or forty times the traffic.
How did I increase my site's traffic? The answer might justhelp you get more traffic to your own site. Most of thesetechniques are very simple to implement and if you're serious about building an online business, lets face it,the first thing you're going to need is targeted visitors toyour site.
I hope you have noticed I have mentioned the words 'targetedvisitors' several times already. I did this to bring homethe fact that you're not just after traffic but targetedtraffic or visitors to your site. You want visitors to your site who are already interested in your site's topic and who are more likely to benefit from your site's content or products.
It's the first ingredient for a successful web site.
Below are my 5 main sources of targeted traffic to my site. Along with a short explanation of how youcan create or put the same practices to work for yourown site.
1. RSS EMPOWERED One of most effective sources of trafficto my site would have to be my blogs and RSS feeds. Notice I said blogs and feeds; I have created simple blogs and feedsfor the major topics of my site: on rss resources, webhosting solutions, notebook computers, etc. These blogsand feeds bring in a great number of targeted visitorsto my site.
With the introduction of Google Blog Search, my blog trafficis increasing even more. Within minutes of posting to myblog - I am getting targeted traffic from Google. Youare instantly indexed by Google Blog Search; it's reasonenough for every webmaster to put at least one blogon their site.
Try to imagine the traffic you'll get when the nextRSS empowered Windows browser arrives from Microsoft.Get your own site ready and prepared for RSS to takeadvantage of all this traffic. Just use Google owned blogger.com to create your blog -- it has that all important blog search bar at the top!
2. SEO EMPOWERED Seo optimization should be your goal! Still the main source of traffic to my site are the search engines. Mainly from Google, followed by MSN and Yahoo. You must optimize your site for the searchengines. This includes off/site links and on/site tactics.
I have been online since '98 so I thought I knew how to optimize a website. Boy, was I ever wrong! I didn't notice a big jump in my traffic until I stumbled across a SEO expert, actually stumble is the wrong word, I actually sought out the best SEO expert I could find. His name is Brad Callen. He offers a free email course on how to optimize yoursites for the search engines. His main product is SEO Elite.
Just the free course and his helpful newsletter have really fine-tuned my site, which resulted in a majorincrease of traffic especially from Google. You shouldtry the same for your site or sites and see the resultsfor yourself.
3. ARTICLE EMPOWERED This one works. Article marketing forme has been the major reason for the turn around in theamount of traffic my sites were receiving. It's one of the most effective ways to get targeted visitors to your site.
Getting your articles published in ezines and on sitessuch as addme.com or sitepronews.com will generate anenormous amount of traffic to your site. As a bonus, youeven get 100's of subscribers to your own ezine in one day!
The trick is to write helpful how-to articles on current topics that other webmasters want on their sites, this willboost your link popularity with the search engines andincrease your rankings. You must also very carefullychoose the right keywords to target in your articles,matching the content on your site. One way to do thisis with a site like rel=nofollow http://www.nichebot.com -- it will show how to pick the right 'competitive' keywords for yoursite. You must target keywords that have high traffic,yet little competition from competing web sites.
My main sources of traffic from article sites include rel=nofollow http://www.ezinearticles.com and rel=nofollow [http://www.buzzle.com]http://www.buzzle.com.
4. EZINE EMPOWERED Building a large opt-in list or subscribers to my ezine is another method that brings in a lot of traffic to my site. You can use an ezine to offer helpful tips to your subscribers. It is a very easy way to get repeat visitorsto your site and build up a relationship with your visitors.
Your ezine should relate to your site's theme and offermore information on the same. Whether you believe it not,if you operate a site on a particular subject for a couple ofyears, you will fast become an expert on that subject.People will regard you as such and this will also bringin visitors to your site.
5. VIRAL MARKETING EMPOWERED Another way to attract targeted visitors is to offer a free product or service. I use free brandable reports that visitors can download and use. These reports and ebooks have links back to my sites. One of my mostpopular ones is a timely report and guide on how to use andbenefit from RSS on all your sites. It brings in a lot of traffic.
Similar to the one above, I use other free viral techniques to build targeted traffic to my site. These are products that can be branded with your links and passed around. Helpful software programs that match the theme of your site are good choices tomake.
Another popular one that I have on my site is the DATEwise eCalendar and personal planner that visitors can download and place on their desktops. It has hotlinks to my site that brings in traffic. It can be customized with your site's products so you get targeted visitors or customers.
OTHER SOURCES There are other sources of traffic for my site that I find effective but they bring in lesser traffic than the methods listed above. But they are still worth mentioning, one of these is regular posting on major online forums. This brings in very good targeted traffic, so too, is posting comments in online blogs.
Another good source is a traffic exchange called 'Traffic Swarm' - mostsites where members exchange traffic don't work. You get worthlesshits to your site. However, Traffic Swarm is one exception thatyour should try. You just set your start page to this exchange, andclick on sites you want to visit.
Increasing targeted traffic to your site is an ongoing struggle for every webmaster. I hope you can try some of the techniques that have worked for me. I am sure they will also work for you.
Empower your site with targeted traffic!
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Increase Website Traffic for FREE
There are many techniques to getting more visitors to your website or blog. Here are a few of the better ways of getting more visitors to your website. Oh, and they're all free and you should be able to implement most in just a few minutes.Firstly, some things to keep in mind as you read these tips and tricks for getting more, free, website visitors...
Google looks at your website and tries to think how a human would think.If a real person would rate your website highly, then so will Google.
Google reads the words on your website.Phrases that you want to get found with should at least appear somewhere on your website.
A real person would rank more highly a website with lots of links to it. If lots of other people link to the site then it must be popular.Google ‘thinks’ in exactly the same way using a technique called Page Rank or PR. More on this later.
Content that changes is more interesting for repeat visitors,and Google rates more highly websites that change frequently for this exact reason.OK, with these key ideas in mind, lets move on to sending more people to your website. Who knows, the increase in website traffic may increase inquiries, orders and profit!Change your writing styleAs an example, take the last sentence from the previous paragraph. It used to read like this...OK, with these key ideas in mind, lets move on...This sentence would be OK in the real world, but it contains no words of any importance or relevance to our topic. The sentence was edited to contain pertinent words relating to increasing website traffic and now reads like this...OK, with these key ideas in mind, lets move on to sending more people to your website. Who knows, the increase in website traffic may increase inquiries, orders and profit!Look at every sentence on your website. Does it stand up on its own? Cut out the clutter and add key words and phrases. If you sell cars, avoid impotent phrases like "Customer Service to Rely On" and use phrases such as "Discount Car Dealership, Midlands UK". Potential visitors searching on Google won't be searching for "customer service", but they will be searching for "car dealership, midlands".Another small tip relating to your writing style is to use all derivatives of words. Take for example the car dealership. Visitors searching Google might type "dealership" or they might type "dealer". Try to use both in your text to appear in as many search results as possible.Get Inbound LinksLinks to your website from others offer two great benefits.
Visitors to the other sites might see the link to your site and pay your site a visit.
Your website Page Rank will be increased as your site now looks more popular.One of my favourite websites for blagging a free link from is www.pagemost.com. Fill in the small form on the home page and they build a page for you based on your location (give a false postcode if you're not location based). This free page is built to do well on search engines and includes a link back to your website. www.pagemost.com has a Page Rank of 5 at the time of writing, which is well worth getting a link from.To get your free page found, www.pagemost.com do recommend that you link to it from your own page, otherwise the search engines won't know it exists. On this note it's worth mentioning that although you want to get as many inbound links as you can, you should also avoid adding too many outbound links.EbayHow can Ebay help increase traffic to your website? Ebay is a very popular website and links from it to your own website will make your site look more popular. By ensuring that you always have auctions on the go at Ebay, you will always have links to your own website. It doesn't matter what you are selling as long as you remember to add links to your own website from each auction.WikipediaIt's not relevant to all websites, but why not give your website a mention and a link in Wikipedia. Most pages in Wikipedia have links to external sites, so why not add yours! If you are blatantly spamming then be prepared to be removed straight away, so make sure your website is related to the topic in question.Home PageRe-write a portion of your home page every month. Adding news items is a great way to force you to do this and gives you a reason to change the page monthly. And don't forget, a website with out of date news items looks as though the company has gone bust, so once you start this technique for generating website traffic it is most definitely an on-going process.Conclusion
Re-write your website content or get somebody to do this for you. Include good words and phrases and cut out the dross!
Get links to your site from sites like www.pagemost.com
Get some auctions underway on Ebay
See if any pages in Wikipedia or similar will handle a link to your site
Google looks at your website and tries to think how a human would think.If a real person would rate your website highly, then so will Google.
Google reads the words on your website.Phrases that you want to get found with should at least appear somewhere on your website.
A real person would rank more highly a website with lots of links to it. If lots of other people link to the site then it must be popular.Google ‘thinks’ in exactly the same way using a technique called Page Rank or PR. More on this later.
Content that changes is more interesting for repeat visitors,and Google rates more highly websites that change frequently for this exact reason.OK, with these key ideas in mind, lets move on to sending more people to your website. Who knows, the increase in website traffic may increase inquiries, orders and profit!Change your writing styleAs an example, take the last sentence from the previous paragraph. It used to read like this...OK, with these key ideas in mind, lets move on...This sentence would be OK in the real world, but it contains no words of any importance or relevance to our topic. The sentence was edited to contain pertinent words relating to increasing website traffic and now reads like this...OK, with these key ideas in mind, lets move on to sending more people to your website. Who knows, the increase in website traffic may increase inquiries, orders and profit!Look at every sentence on your website. Does it stand up on its own? Cut out the clutter and add key words and phrases. If you sell cars, avoid impotent phrases like "Customer Service to Rely On" and use phrases such as "Discount Car Dealership, Midlands UK". Potential visitors searching on Google won't be searching for "customer service", but they will be searching for "car dealership, midlands".Another small tip relating to your writing style is to use all derivatives of words. Take for example the car dealership. Visitors searching Google might type "dealership" or they might type "dealer". Try to use both in your text to appear in as many search results as possible.Get Inbound LinksLinks to your website from others offer two great benefits.
Visitors to the other sites might see the link to your site and pay your site a visit.
Your website Page Rank will be increased as your site now looks more popular.One of my favourite websites for blagging a free link from is www.pagemost.com. Fill in the small form on the home page and they build a page for you based on your location (give a false postcode if you're not location based). This free page is built to do well on search engines and includes a link back to your website. www.pagemost.com has a Page Rank of 5 at the time of writing, which is well worth getting a link from.To get your free page found, www.pagemost.com do recommend that you link to it from your own page, otherwise the search engines won't know it exists. On this note it's worth mentioning that although you want to get as many inbound links as you can, you should also avoid adding too many outbound links.EbayHow can Ebay help increase traffic to your website? Ebay is a very popular website and links from it to your own website will make your site look more popular. By ensuring that you always have auctions on the go at Ebay, you will always have links to your own website. It doesn't matter what you are selling as long as you remember to add links to your own website from each auction.WikipediaIt's not relevant to all websites, but why not give your website a mention and a link in Wikipedia. Most pages in Wikipedia have links to external sites, so why not add yours! If you are blatantly spamming then be prepared to be removed straight away, so make sure your website is related to the topic in question.Home PageRe-write a portion of your home page every month. Adding news items is a great way to force you to do this and gives you a reason to change the page monthly. And don't forget, a website with out of date news items looks as though the company has gone bust, so once you start this technique for generating website traffic it is most definitely an on-going process.Conclusion
Re-write your website content or get somebody to do this for you. Include good words and phrases and cut out the dross!
Get links to your site from sites like www.pagemost.com
Get some auctions underway on Ebay
See if any pages in Wikipedia or similar will handle a link to your site
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Building blog traffic for newbies
Duncan Riley> was checking out a Bloggers forum which someone is currently bank rolling through Google Adsense at the moment and got sucked into joining and posting the odd thought. One thing that struck me was the lack of knowledge about promoting blogs, so this is what I posted (with a few edits). Let me know what you think.
Blog Promotion for Newbies1: Don’t use blogrolling: it may be easier to use but the javascript stuffs up search engines when they are looking for links and makes the links useless, use WordPress’s managed links feature or similar product, or even hard code it, I did for the 18 months I used MT before changing to WordPress
2. Pinging to weblogs et al is good but trackbacking to sites is better, when of course your post is in relation to that sites topic. Also legitimate commenting directly on other sites helps expose your site to others. But remember, it must be legitimate comment and not spam!
3. Offer to exchange links on your site under your links section, it lets people know that your interested in linking and will build up your site quickly in Technorati and Google.
4. Link to other small sites without exchange, either through side bar or post: linking to big sites is great in showing what your reading but does nothing to build up your readership because they nearly always never return the favour, indeed a number of them will steal your stories or ideas without any attribution at all. Smaller sites on the other hand are often stoked that you’ve linked to them and will return the favour without asking, even if they don’t, you’ve still done a good deed.
5 submit your blog to ALL the search engines, it might take some time but the spiders will start coming if….
6. The most important feature of all: post regularly and post often. It not only brings readers back regularly but it means the spiders from the search engines will return more frequently indexing your entire site, and you’ll start getting hits from the search engines. Some may argue that these aren’t that valuable but I would argue that’s rubbish. It exposes your site to a new audience for free, and even if only a few return you’ve still built up your readership for free. Take the Blog Herald for example, we get 5,000 views per month just from clickthrus in from Google and another 2,500 from other search engines (Google is the only real game in town though). Even if only 1% return to the site later, that’s 75 new regular readers per month or nearly 1000 per year, and what I also find is that this traffic also responds well to advertising on the site if they’ve stumbled in for the wrong reason.
Blog Promotion for Newbies1: Don’t use blogrolling: it may be easier to use but the javascript stuffs up search engines when they are looking for links and makes the links useless, use WordPress’s managed links feature or similar product, or even hard code it, I did for the 18 months I used MT before changing to WordPress
2. Pinging to weblogs et al is good but trackbacking to sites is better, when of course your post is in relation to that sites topic. Also legitimate commenting directly on other sites helps expose your site to others. But remember, it must be legitimate comment and not spam!
3. Offer to exchange links on your site under your links section, it lets people know that your interested in linking and will build up your site quickly in Technorati and Google.
4. Link to other small sites without exchange, either through side bar or post: linking to big sites is great in showing what your reading but does nothing to build up your readership because they nearly always never return the favour, indeed a number of them will steal your stories or ideas without any attribution at all. Smaller sites on the other hand are often stoked that you’ve linked to them and will return the favour without asking, even if they don’t, you’ve still done a good deed.
5 submit your blog to ALL the search engines, it might take some time but the spiders will start coming if….
6. The most important feature of all: post regularly and post often. It not only brings readers back regularly but it means the spiders from the search engines will return more frequently indexing your entire site, and you’ll start getting hits from the search engines. Some may argue that these aren’t that valuable but I would argue that’s rubbish. It exposes your site to a new audience for free, and even if only a few return you’ve still built up your readership for free. Take the Blog Herald for example, we get 5,000 views per month just from clickthrus in from Google and another 2,500 from other search engines (Google is the only real game in town though). Even if only 1% return to the site later, that’s 75 new regular readers per month or nearly 1000 per year, and what I also find is that this traffic also responds well to advertising on the site if they’ve stumbled in for the wrong reason.
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