Sunday, March 1, 2009

How To Increase Your Traffic by 7 Different Ways

By John Savage

Many things are important in the world of internet marketing, but none more so that having the ability to generate traffic, and lots of it.

At the end of the day, this is what will make or break your business. Yes you must have a good product or service, and yes your admin must be working efficiently, but above all you must have traffic otherwise all else is in vain.

If your site looks good, and yet you cannot get much traffic to it, then its time to sit down and ask why.

You cannot ignore this question, as the very existence of your program depends on it.

Timing is essential, thats an old adage known to everyone. But with generating traffic, you should always be on your toes and be a day ahead of everyone. Never think of today and tomorrow as a starting point for making your site traffic laden, it should always have been yesterday.

And so here are 7 things that you can do which will help you to create more traffic to your website.

1) Invest in good advertising with search engines

Googles Adwords and Yahoo provide great advertising schemes that are very truly popular and assures great traffic. Although with this surefire way to increase your traffic it will cost some money. While some would shy away from spending money to increase traffic, it is imperative in this case to do so because Adwords and Overture is the top surefire way to increase your traffic.

Don't be put off by some of the scare stories you might hear. Yes, you can lose money with Google Adwords, but also you can make a lot of money with this advertising medium, you just need to tread with care.

2) The second thing you can do is to link with other sites.

The great advantage of exchanging links is that you open the door for so much more traffic, for both of you. It is true to say that the more links you have, the more traffic you will generate.

3) Number 3 is to use Viral Marketing.

This is a great way to spread the word around about your product. Look out for a way to attach your name to something which is currently making the rounds, and that way you can ride on the back of something bigger than you, and more well known.

4) The fourth thing is to concentrate on getting good keywords.

Search engines are looking for the right content and they do so through keywords, so this is something you or a hired expert, must get right.

5) Write Articles that can lead traffic to your site

Submit articles to sites that would contain the same subject that your site deals in. If you sell car parts write press releases and articles about cars and car parts. Attach your sites description and services at the end of the article as well as the link.

6) Join forums and form online communities

Capture a market and show your expertise and credibility. When you find a good foundation for your site, people will trust you and your site and will pass on to many people their trust. Traffic will certainly increase because they know that you can provide what they need.

7) The final component in the jigsaw is to offer newsletters.

Don't think for one moment that these do not work, because they do. Its a great way to build up a list of people who are interested in your product or service, and who in time will buy from you. - 15790

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