Without traffic, your website will fail: it's not open to argument. The design can be terrific, your product may be wonderful, and your prices may be low, but none of that matters if nobody visits your site.
That is why website owners spend a large percentage of their time, and often lots of money, on online, print, and electronic advertising.
Here is how you can generate plenty of traffic on a budget.
1. Article distribution is my favorite marketing activity because it has paid such great dividends for the websites with which I am associated. At last count, my article writing has netted those sites more than 30,000 links. The process is pretty simple. Just write articles that will be interesting and/or helpful, and use one of the many available software tools to submit them to article distribution sites. Include an author's box, like the one at the end of this article, with links to your website(s). As Webmasters looking for content find and use your articles on their sites, you will pick up links; often lots of them.
2. Send out emails offering to swap links with other website owners. Target those whose visitors might be interested in your site and those of high quality.
3. One way linking. If your content is good enough or if you have something to offer other webmasters (a widget, an ebook, etc.), try for one way links. The search engines value them far more highly than reciprocal links.
4. Set up a blog. Put a link to your website on it. Try to come up with an interesting post at least once a month. Weekly is better.
5. Just as website owners need content, so do bloggers. Offer to write guest blogs (followed by an author's box with a description of and link to your site).
6. One of the least utilized traffic generation tools is the press release. Press releases can be picked up by hundreds of websites, giving you hundreds of (almost) instant links. There are several services which will distribute your website (some at no cost) and at least 3-4 pieces of software you can use to get your releases out.
I realize that not everyone can write. If you are "writing challenged", don't despair. You might have to search around awhile, but there are folks who write blog posts and/or articles for less than $10. Press release are generally more, but the cost is not prohibitive. Remember, your potential return for each project can be hundreds of links. And, you know what that means. - 16035
That is why website owners spend a large percentage of their time, and often lots of money, on online, print, and electronic advertising.
Here is how you can generate plenty of traffic on a budget.
1. Article distribution is my favorite marketing activity because it has paid such great dividends for the websites with which I am associated. At last count, my article writing has netted those sites more than 30,000 links. The process is pretty simple. Just write articles that will be interesting and/or helpful, and use one of the many available software tools to submit them to article distribution sites. Include an author's box, like the one at the end of this article, with links to your website(s). As Webmasters looking for content find and use your articles on their sites, you will pick up links; often lots of them.
2. Send out emails offering to swap links with other website owners. Target those whose visitors might be interested in your site and those of high quality.
3. One way linking. If your content is good enough or if you have something to offer other webmasters (a widget, an ebook, etc.), try for one way links. The search engines value them far more highly than reciprocal links.
4. Set up a blog. Put a link to your website on it. Try to come up with an interesting post at least once a month. Weekly is better.
5. Just as website owners need content, so do bloggers. Offer to write guest blogs (followed by an author's box with a description of and link to your site).
6. One of the least utilized traffic generation tools is the press release. Press releases can be picked up by hundreds of websites, giving you hundreds of (almost) instant links. There are several services which will distribute your website (some at no cost) and at least 3-4 pieces of software you can use to get your releases out.
I realize that not everyone can write. If you are "writing challenged", don't despair. You might have to search around awhile, but there are folks who write blog posts and/or articles for less than $10. Press release are generally more, but the cost is not prohibitive. Remember, your potential return for each project can be hundreds of links. And, you know what that means. - 16035
About the Author:
Daniel Z. Kane is a career educator and self-taught online marketer. He founded one of the first online college websites and has assisted thousands of students in identifying online colleges which meet their educational and career needs.
