Anyone Know Of Any Good Free Methods Of Getting Free Website Traffic?
I have a website that I am marketing and though i’ve had some success with solo ads and safelists, I was wondering if anyone knew of any good free method that generate traffic that converts into sales and is not linked to traffic exchanges.
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Getting traffic is a combination of a lot of things. The key to success is to create great content that visitors want to use, search engines will love and other websites will naturally link to. Of course, it’s easier said than done.
You can use pay per click advertising in the search engines to reach audiences looking for your products. You can use Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords or Yahoo http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com
Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:
1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement – if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.
2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important — and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more – that’s additional traffic that you get for FREE!
Recommend Site Scripts (various) http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Big Nose Bird Recommend this Site http://bignosebird.com/carchive/birdcast.shtml
CGI Resource Index http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Hostscripts http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Site_Recommendation/index.html
3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.
If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com’s "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm
4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.
http://www.prleap.com/sign_up.html
http://i-newswire.com/
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
http://www.pr.com/press-releases
http://www.prfree.com/
http://www.clickpress.com/releases/index.shtml
http://www.theopenpress.com/
http://www.przoom.com/
http://www.prweb.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com/
http://www.free-press-release.com/
5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.
Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AhzreGmnCUicOoyedqypscUjzKIX?qid=1006022407481
6. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are:
Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com
Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/...
Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/
Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/
Kijiji http://www.kijiji.com/
Local.com http://www.local.com/
You can try swapping banner ads with someone. Offer to post another site’s banner ad in exchange for your ad on their site.
Do some article marketing and blogging. The better the information you provide, the more likely you will have people flocking to your website for more information. Be sure to provide something useful without making a "sales pitch" that’s reserved for the resource box where you can put in a link for a landing page or your website. That is the most effective and popular method at the moment.
Another good option, depending on your niche, is becoming active on forums. If you find one relevant to your topic with dofollow links, you’ll get a benefit both from backlinks (which increase your ranking in search engines) and from drawing interested people to your website. We’ve had success with forums, but it has to be done subtly–spamming forums with a link to your website won’t work. Check out the links below for information on choosing a forum with the largest all-around benefit, and information on how to establish yourself on the forum.
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U need to have convincing articles that will prepare your visitors in a ready-to-buy state-of-mind.
You can do article marketing by writing your own articles and submitting them to article directories. Or you can hire professional article writers like http://www.goinspired.com who has the SEO and marketing knowledge to drive targeted traffic from search engines.
For free methods..try to advertise at this website.
The first suggestion i have for you is to create a squeeze page where you capture their info.. that way if u don’t convert them straight away… atleast you have their email so y ou can market to them in the future
Secondly.. the best way is SEO.. choose suggestive keywords that imply buying.. for example ‘buy nokia n810′ and optimize for that page
there are other methods which you can read on my blog @ http://www.traffic2mypage.com as well
I have used http://secret-edge.com/sead.html to build traffic with some success, the program builds downlines in 18 traffic exchanges plus one of my favorites. Its free to join
I have also used http://instantlinks.biz for free adds
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