Most effective ways to get traffic to your site ;)

[MrCat]

Hi everyone!

Traffic, Traffic, Traffic! How do we get it? There are lots of possible ways to get traffic. All you need is to look at this list for your reference and check if you have done any of this yet.

Free methods:
Submission to SE's and directories
Article marketing
Email campaign
Forums, blogs and board postings
Social Bookmarking
Etc. etc.

Premium ways: (Should require a budget)
Pay-Per-Click (PPC)
Targetted Link backs
Professional SEO services
Ad spaces
Offline campaigns
Etc. etc.

Random and unique traffic is good to any site but getting targetted traffic is what makes the difference. This kind of traffic yields the highest conversion which would determine your site's success. Given a budget, I would always opt for PPC. PPC is a very effective way of getting targetted traffic given the proper treatment. Identify your niche and select the market you want to cater to and start from there. Research also on the keywords your desired market would most likely be looking for. IMO, one should be more focused on getting targetted traffic than just page views. Buying targetted link backs are also effective at getting targetted traffic. It really all boils down to what your site offers to your traffic ;)

Another great way of targetting your desired audience is through forum posting on similar niche with your link on your signature. What I like about forum posting is that it is totally free.

My question is : What methods do you use to draw traffic to your site? Random and targetted alike.

Hoping to hear from you!

MrCat ;)

[itsjoanne]

Great list!

I am just getting started on blogging. Shouldnt really be that way since I have been writing articles for some time.

I love writing too.

Blogging really is one of the hottest things online now. It's important to be writing what you are passionate about though. No sense picking a topic that is going to be hard to write about. Especially since it takes daily or almost daily posts in the beginning to get things going.

I also recommend Squidoo. It's a great way to get free traffic. Doesnt cost anything either. Just be sure to have good content and at least 4 modules.

Joanne

[persuasionwizard]

How about giving away viral e-books? As long as they contain good content and has a high perceived value, they'll get passed around and your sites will get traffic.

[MrCat]

Keep it coming guys and gals! The more we share in, the more we help others ;) Blogging and Viral e-books are great ways to promote as well!

[EdC]

I just love using the Web 2.0 sites

one I use is onlywire.com you get over 20 social book marking sites at once to post to.

Here is a list of other web 2.0 sites I personally use which in many cases gets me instant traffic to my sites.

Ed

31engine.com
a2b.cc
backflip.com
bblog
bibsonomy
bitacoles.net
bitacoras
bitacoras.net
Blinkbits.com
blinklist.com
blo.gs
blog.goo.ne.jp
blogdb.jp
blogdigger
blogg
bloggers.jp
bloglines
Blogmarks.net
blogmatcher.com
blogmemes.net
blogmura
blogpeople.net
blogrolling
blog-search.net
blogsnow
blogUniverse
blogwise
blue dot
Bmaccess.net
bulkfeeds
cocolog-nifty.com
completerss
connotea.com
Connotea.org
coreblog.com
de.lirio.us
del.icio.us
digg
diigo
Dotnetkicks.com
excites
Favorites.live.com
feed24
feedburner.com
feedmelinks.com
feedplex
feedsfarm
feedster
focuslook.com
folkd.com
freshpodcasts.com
furl.net
Google.com/Bookmarks
holycowdude.com
hoorahs.com
Icerocket.com
icerocket.com
Indianpad.com
ipodder.org
jots.com
Kick.ie
linkagogo.com
linkatopia
linkroll.com
looklater.com
ma.gnolia.com
markaboo.com
MarkTD
memigo.com
memotype.ip
Mister-wong.de
moreover
myblog.jp
Myjeeves.ask.com
myweb2.search.yahoo.com
netscape
Netvouz.com
newsgator.com
newsisfree
newsvine
newzfire
plime
plugIM
popdex
pubsub
random-domains.com
rawsugar.com
RDFticker
reddit
scuttle.org
searchles.com
shadows.com
shoutwire
simpy.com
Sk-rt.com
smarking.com
soc.ialize.com
Socialogs.com
spurl.net
stumbleupon
syndic8
Technorati.com
technorati.jp
topicexchange.com
trackback.bakeinu.jp
Twitter.com
unalog
veneblogs.com
Wdclub.com
weblogalot.com
weblogs.com
weblogs.se
Webride.org
wink.com
wirefan.com
xilinus
Yigg.de

[mr3army]

whoa thats a big listof site il give some a try thanks

[Redzone]

Do you have accounts on all those sites?

[MsFit]

I also recommend squidoo for traffic.
It's a really great site, and an extra plus is you can make money from it too.
I've been paid many times.
I have my squidoo on my siggie.

[greenstacks]

Use ebay with a twist to generate leads...it is fun and easy to do.

You can pm me and I will give you my free report i wrote up to do this.

or you can go here - i put a link to it out on the web
http://getmegaleads.com

[MrCat]

I recently tried out classified posting and it draw some really nice traffic.
Have been submitting to other directories as well for some targeted backlinks and awaiting some good results ;)

[MLaritz]

Use ebay with a twist to generate leads...it is fun and easy to do.

You can pm me and I will give you my free report i wrote up to do this.

or you can go here - i put a link to it out on the web
http://getmegaleads.com

I don't see anything for free. I just see $37.

[greenstacks]

I would also recommend using Ebay!

You can get lots of leads using them!:)

[MLaritz]

I would also recommend using Ebay!

You can get lots of leads using them!:)

You said that like 4 posts ago.

I am starting to think you are a spammer.

[Fonsecaliu]

Yes, classifieds is always a good way to gather traffic. Especially if you have physical products and services.

Do try out ablewise classifieds, click on my signature. You will surely benefit from it.

Lastly, good list we have here.

[MrCat]

Here is a list of what's keeping me busy at the moment:

Directory Submissions - targeted links at high PR directories
Blog and Forum Postings - to high PR and frequently crawled sites
Social Bookmarking
Classified Ads
Article Marketing - submitting to high PR directories
Link Exchange - with relevant and authority sites
Link Baits - for organic linking
Etc. etc.

Wish I could really do more ;) Hired some freelancers to do some of these and hoping to see more traffic to our sites...

[Gregors1]

I don't see anything for free. I just see $37.

Nothing FREE ABOUT THIS!

[Gregors1]

Wow amazing response, but anyone go any idea's that are FREE? I know you eventually need to pay to get your ads & traffic out there, but any FREE sites for us newbies would be great to get us started

[greenstacks]

Use Myspace...it is a great tool - I get lots of traffic to my site using Myspace and i pay nothing...Ebay is awesome too and generally costs about 1 cent per lead, if you do it right.

:shock:

[aaronlwr]

i recommend people using

myspace

its easier to target people with similar interest to your niche

squidoo and ezinearticle is great too!

[norhisham]

I just love using the Web 2.0 sites

one I use is onlywire.com you get over 20 social book marking sites at once to post to.

Here is a list of other web 2.0 sites I personally use which in many cases gets me instant traffic to my sites.

Ed



I really need to ask this. Sorry.
What is social bookmarking?

Support plz...

[MrCat]

I really need to ask this. Sorry.
What is social bookmarking?

Support plz...
I have this in my bookmarks http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social30.html

Hope this helps ;)

[cynthiam]

For article marketing you might try Scribd.com You can upload documents in text or doc format and allow them to be viewed or downloaded as text or pdf. Scribd will give you stats on how many times your docs have been viewed and the keywords people used to find your document. It has a PR6 and has a great Alexa ranking placing it as one of the top 1000 websites.

[IworkfromHOME]

I think article marketing is the best way to get good conversion. people like to read before buying things. if you can write better article and knows how to play the reader's emotion you could find it easy to make money. but to get to that level a lot of experience and skill is needed.

[MrCat]

I'm keeping my self busy working on ranking for several keywords in our niche for more search engine traffic. It's working well and getting some really nice conversions :D

[qualitytw]

Does marketing through community forums or niche forums work for anyone?

[Millionaire-Makers]

I think guys you could make use of my traffic-purpose site www.freebiztraffic.com

[Rephrase]

Awesome information in here :) Thank you very much.

[willbry07]

I've had some luck with stumbleupon (another web 2.0 site).

There's a site called stumbleplug dot com where you can view and thumbs up the existing listed sites, then submit your own. If everyone uses it like it was intended, it can drive traffic from stumble. An interesting concept.

Other than that, I'm having success by reviewing my current traffic logs (using Google Analytics) to see how visitors arrived at my site, then generating useful, original content around keywords that delivered visitors to the site. In that regard, content feeds itself.

Hope that makes sense.

Great discussion!

[sydneymatt]

I have found that an effective method of getting geo-targeted traffic to a website is through offline promotion.

I have promoted local affiliate program links with a snipped URL on flyers. The flyers are very small, just strips of paper really. But they are inexpensive to produce and the quality of the traffic is good. I get a higher percentage of signups than any other method.

Obviously this is not for everyone. The response is painfully slow, as you can imagine. But it is still profitable. And I would definitely recommend it for people who have a bricks and mortar business and who want local people viewing their website.

[MrCat]

I have found that an effective method of getting geo-targeted traffic to a website is through offline promotion.

I have promoted local affiliate program links with a snipped URL on flyers. The flyers are very small, just strips of paper really. But they are inexpensive to produce and the quality of the traffic is good. I get a higher percentage of signups than any other method.

Obviously this is not for everyone. The response is painfully slow, as you can imagine. But it is still profitable. And I would definitely recommend it for people who have a bricks and mortar business and who want local people viewing their website.
Nice tip ;)

It would work great for local promotions..

[tramese]

Write short articles about your web page, use keywords.
Write articles you are knowledgeable or passionate about.
Make your website famous and known!
This is an easy way to publish, advertise your website and ideas.
Be Interesting!
It's free to join and publish articles!

http://famouspages.info

[MrCat]

I am currently making myself busy building backlinks for our sites. They help boost our ranking in the SERPs as well as draw targeted traffic ;)

[frontier2002]

I just love using the Web 2.0 sites

one I use is onlywire.com you get over 20 social book marking sites at once to post to.

Here is a list of other web 2.0 sites I personally use which in many cases gets me instant traffic to my sites.

Ed

31engine.com
a2b.cc
backflip.com
bblog
bibsonomy
bitacoles.net
bitacoras
bitacoras.net
Blinkbits.com
blinklist.com
blo.gs
blog.goo.ne.jp
blogdb.jp
blogdigger
blogg
bloggers.jp
bloglines
Blogmarks.net
blogmatcher.com
blogmemes.net
blogmura
blogpeople.net
blogrolling
blog-search.net
blogsnow
blogUniverse
blogwise
blue dot
Bmaccess.net
bulkfeeds
cocolog-nifty.com
completerss
connotea.com
Connotea.org
coreblog.com
de.lirio.us
del.icio.us
digg
diigo
Dotnetkicks.com
excites
Favorites.live.com
feed24
feedburner.com
feedmelinks.com
feedplex
feedsfarm
feedster
focuslook.com
folkd.com
freshpodcasts.com
furl.net
Google.com/Bookmarks
holycowdude.com
hoorahs.com
Icerocket.com
icerocket.com
Indianpad.com
ipodder.org
jots.com
Kick.ie
linkagogo.com
linkatopia
linkroll.com
looklater.com
ma.gnolia.com
markaboo.com
MarkTD
memigo.com
memotype.ip
Mister-wong.de
moreover
myblog.jp
Myjeeves.ask.com
myweb2.search.yahoo.com
netscape
Netvouz.com
newsgator.com
newsisfree
newsvine
newzfire
plime
plugIM
popdex
pubsub
random-domains.com
rawsugar.com
RDFticker
reddit
scuttle.org
searchles.com
shadows.com
shoutwire
simpy.com
Sk-rt.com
smarking.com
soc.ialize.com
Socialogs.com
spurl.net
stumbleupon
syndic8
Technorati.com
technorati.jp
topicexchange.com
trackback.bakeinu.jp
Twitter.com
unalog
veneblogs.com
Wdclub.com
weblogalot.com
weblogs.com
weblogs.se
Webride.org
wink.com
wirefan.com
xilinus
Yigg.de

i've been using plenty of blog directories and other directories but it seems little results. So i don't really use directories for now

[marketing.tips1]

The best way to get traffic for our website or affiliate product or service is through Pay Per Click,Linking by either paid or unpaid methods and Search Engine Optimization.

[krunk]

I like to use Instant Buzz and Free Traffic Bar. The trick is to build your referral levels big and the bars work passively for you with very little effort of your own.

[MrCat]

I like to use Instant Buzz and Free Traffic Bar. The trick is to build your referral levels big and the bars work passively for you with very little effort of your own.
What level of traffic do they bring? Are they targeted?

[lilac22]

What about Google, Yahoo or MSN groups? You can join and post like a forum only you target your niche. I also use Craigslist from larger cities to get traffic.

[Onlinemarketingninja]

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[eWebMedia]

Once you have enough articles for an ebook, people like Matt Bacak recommend making an audio and then a video to get the most out of your content.

I have not done this yet, but plan on it when I have more time.
Anyone have tips on doing it?

[nWaves]

Great discussion,

And what about YouTube, sorry, but I didn't see it mentioned,
And that's a very powerful tool,
With the tools we have this days to make a short vid it almost a must,

[richgrp]

WOW tons of great tips.

I like article markekting, blogging, forums, posting comments on relevant sites or blogs. Just some of my free methods that I have seen results from.

[Fabian.JH]

Here are two pretty cool articles I wrote on free traffic generation :)

==> http://ezinearticles.com/?Free-Website-Traffic---5-Underground-Tactics-To-Get-Swarms-Of-Free-Traffic!&id=1071561

==> http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Capture-Instant,-Free-Traffic-In-Just-20-Minutes-A-Day&id=839187

[lilac22]

Directmatches.com is a social network for promoting your business. It's free, but you can pay for an upgrade. It's interesting to see what people are doing online. It is a good way to advertise for free.

[silver93350]

facebook is a good strong backlink too. On your facebook page just put a link on there and you will be surprised of the number of backlinks that you get from it. Ask your friends to check it out too. I believe article marketing is one of the strongest ways to get traffic to your site, but have any of you used articledashboard.com? I noticed that I don't get backlinks from there page
????

got to run..
later

[MrCat]

I guess the key here is diversifying so as to reach more of your target market. Some ways are better for several niche and others might produce less results. That is why it is always important to keep all your marketing efforts targeted and geared towards making conversions as well ;)

[natfirst]

What a great post

I just love this site...

Thank you all

[RPSmith]

I think article marketing is still one of the methods ofgetting traffic there is. It takes a little time to get any meaningful traffic but it is well worth it.

[michelclarke]

Getting traffic is really an easy task, if we perform some tactics.But the selection of tactics has to be done very carefully.:)

[Fabian.JH]

Here is how I reap the traffic and profits from article marketing:

Step 1 - Write/Outsource 100 Articles

Write or outsource 100 keyword-optimized articles to submit to the directories. The reason why you want 100 articles and not 20 articles or 10 articles is because you want a volume of quality articles out there grabbing traffic for you.

Step 2 - Submit Articles To Top-Tier Article Directories

You only need to submit your articles to the top-tier directories to flood your website with traffic! Create a list of the top 5 sites and submit your articles to these sites.

Step 3 - Send Traffic To An Opt-In Page

You can send your article traffic to a sales page or a blog, but the best kind of website to send your visitors to is an opt-in page where you build your list from. With a list, you can 'recycle' the traffic you get by sending follow-ups to your subscribers.

Step 4 - Repeat The Process

Write or outsource more articles every month to increase your traffic. Imagine if you get 1000 visitors per month from 100 articles (a conservative number). Add another 100 articles in the following month and you will have 200 articles, which should give you around 2000 visitors. After 10 months, you can easily have up to 10000 visitors per month coming to your site.