The question
most often asked on the Internet is, "How do I get more
traffic to my site?"
You would
think that an answer for this question would be extremely
simple, but it really isn't. It isn't that it is so hard
to get traffic to web sites. The problem is that there are
so many different avenues of traffic generation you can
choose from for any site.
In this short
report, we are going to cover 10 different low or no cost
ways you can get traffic to any web site. This isn't even
an extensive list. I could easily name off 5 - 10 more
ways you could be getting traffic to your site, but I
don't want to overwhelm you with too many options.
The reason
that most people don't get traffic is that they "Try"
something, and then they give up. The key to any marketing
is testing and then improving. If a method doesn't work
for you on your first try, second try, or even your
twelfth try, it doesn't matter. Keep going anyway.
Read
everything you can about that subject and keep trying
different things. If you have chosen to use classified ads
for your products and services, try different ezines. Use
AOL classifieds. Try Yahoo's classifieds. Create new
headlines for your ads. Create new sales letters to
follow-up.
Classified ads
can work if you figure out how to work them for your
product or service.
The same
aspects are true of many different types of Internet
advertising. They work, but only if you are willing to
keep on going even if you fail a dozen times trying. You
keep learning and you keep testing.
So, without
further ado, here are your ten killer Internet Traffic
Building Techniques:
1. Search
Engine Submissions
Almost
everyone starts right here. They know that search engines
bring 84% of the traffic to most web sites, so they know
they have to submit to them.
To achieve the
top rankings in the search engines will take some serious
work. You have millions of competitors, but you have an
advantage. You are willing to learn and do what it takes
to get to the top.
To achieve the
top traffic building positions, you will need to study
everything you can on search engine positioning and meta
tags. Then, you will have to test. Use a tool such as Web
Position to check your rankings, examine your competitors
who are beating you, and then edit your pages.
If you are
willing to keep going through this process and learning
each step along the rise of your rankings, you too could
soon be generating 100s of hits daily from top search
engine positions.
2.
Classifieds in Ezines
The biggest
bang for your marketing buck will come from ezine
advertising. For $10 - $50 per classified ad, you can
reach thousands of potential customers in your targeted
market.
With thousands
of different ezines available, you can expand into
hundreds of them once you find a classified ad and
follow-up system that works for your product or service.
By testing
your little classified ads and expanding into more and
more ezines every week, you could quickly start reaching
millions of people weekly and earning an income to match.
3. AOL
Classifieds
AOL currently
has over 15 million members. If I could only place one
classified ad for any web site or product, it would
probably be here. For $12.50, you can have your ad placed
in view of people on a service where the ads are actually
read.
I know several
people earn a couple of hundred dollars weekly by placing
little classified ads just using AOL's system. The key on
AOL is to create a killer headline for your ad so it
stands out above the hundreds of other ads in every
category.
4. Yahoo
Classifieds
There are very
few free classified ad sites that actually work. Yahoo is
one of the shining lights that stands out above the crowd
of mediocre free ad sites. Yahoo has more traffic than any
other Internet site and it definitely shows when you place
your ads here.
On Yahoo, you
are allowed to place 10 ads at a time, so do so. A little
key to creating effective ads here is to delete your ads
every few days and replace them. Then, you will be able to
keep your ads towards the top of the list and receive more
free readers.
5. Trade
Links
If you develop
a strong content oriented site you can persuade thousands
of other webmasters to link to you or to trade links with
you. There are even a few consultants online who have
developed linking campaigns and have achieved a million
hits a month or more for their customers within 90 days by
linking with the right sites.
You can do
this yourself. The key is to develop content people want
to link to and then get out there and make the contacts by
visiting people's sites, sending out personalized emails
to webmasters you have visited, and networking in
discussion groups.
