Free traffic? The other day I saw that someone had been putting
post-it stickers with the name of their website on bus stop
benches and telephone poles. How many ways can you get free
web site traffic? Who knows, but here are seven ways to get
you started.
1. Online classified advertisements. Search "free
advertising" or "free ads", and you'll find there are many
places that you can advertise for free. Few of them seem
to be of any value, but I have been using two that work well.
Place a few ads, then check your reports to see if they are
bringing in traffic. Start regularly using the ones that
deliver.
2. Link exchanges. Link exchanges with
other web sites help you get free traffic in two ways: traffic
directly from the other site, and traffic from the search
engines, because the link helps your ranking with them. Find
sites that have a theme similar or related to yours, and
send out nice e-mails suggesting an exchange.
3. Post in discussion forums. This can
be a great source of traffic for some sites. You just talk
about things of interest to you, and get free traffic to
your web site (always sign off with a link to your site).
If you link to subscription pages for newsletters or e-courses
you offer, you'll get repeat visits from the traffic. Don't
spam, or you'll be kicked out but true participation makes
a relevant link okay in many forums.
4. Search engine submissions. Don't wait
for search engines to find you. Automatically submit to 15
of them at www.freewebsubmission.com. You can also submit
manually to Google (www.google.com/addurl.html). Ultimately,
search engines will be some of your primary sources of free
traffic.
5. Submit to directories. First do a search
for niche directories for the topic of your website. Type
in "directory + online games," or whatever your site is about.
Many general directories also accept submissions for free.
The value of directories is not direct traffic, however (you
won't get much). The value is in the links, which help your
ranking (and therefore traffic) with the search engines.
6. Write and submit testimonials. If you
love an e-book or other online product, tell the author,
and let her know she can use your testimonial. Of course,
mention that you'd appreciate it if she left the link to
your site (under your name) active. Good testimonials are
valuable, and you've probably seen them with a name and link
attached.
7. Submit articles. This is one of the
best ways to generate free web site traffic. In fact, it's
why I wrote this. An article is valuable because of the "resource
box," or "about the author box" at the bottom, where there
is always a link. If I leave you intrigued, and wanting more,
you might click through. This is a great way to generate
free traffic.
Steve Gillman didn't even know what HTML was when he registered
his first domain name. Soon afterwards, he was making a good
living online. To learn how you can do the same, visit
http://www.TenMoney.com.
