There are a lot of methods floating around the Internet these days to supposedly help you generate web traffic. They range from the truly ridiculous, to systems that actually work.
I've run several web businesses full time for over five years now. I've tried just about every traffic generating method out there. Let me save you some time and tell you what doesn't work. At least it didn't for me.
Tactics That Don't Work:
Free for all web directories: Don't waste your time. Everyone in only interested in promoting their own offer. They aren't there to look at yours. The webmaster usually set up such a website for the sole purpose of sending ads to everyone who submits an ad or website to their directory. The ad comes in the acceptance email. No one probably reads those either.
Email Spamming: Don't do it! You can get yourself in a lot of trouble. If someone reports you, your ISP or web host can shut your account down. It's not only illegal, it's annoying to others. No one is going to buy from people who send them junk mail. Most likely, the spam filters will just stop the message from ever being seen.
Junk Website Creating Software: Let's face it. If it was as easy as clicking a button and having a great website that pulled in hordes of traffic, everyone would be doing it. Don't waste your money.
Buying A Magic Money Making System. Money doesn't just fall from the sky. It's not as easy as some people pretend it is. Don't buy every money making system that hits the market.
Worthwhile Tactics:
Pay By The Click: This method does work. The biggest drawback is the expense. Many people that are just starting out should probably try less expensive methods first. Who wants to spend $200 to make $50?
Social Network Posting. Signing up and posting to social networks such as digg or reddit can bring you some traffic. It does take time to post on a regular basis though. You don't want to look like a spammer and just promote your money pages all the time. You'll just get kicked off.
If you do want to follow this route, you can try Squidoo or Hubpages. These sites get a lot of traffic. Just don't expect to throw up some junk and get a lot of visitors. You'll have to spend some time making a quality page.
The Very Best Method:
Witting and submitting articles to high quality article directories. This actually works. The one way back links from high Pagerank authority sites will help get you ranked higher in the search engines. You'll also get direct targeted traffic from the article directories themselves.
Take some time to write a good article about your topic. Submit it to the top ten article directories and repeat. How do you find the best article directories to submit to? Type "top 10 article directories" or "best article directories" in your favorite search engine. Many websites maintain a list of all the top article directories.
Not only should you submit to the biggest and best article directories, but also make sure to submit to niche article directories. This will give you the biggest advantage in the search engines due to the related theme of your site and theirs. Also, more people are likely to click through to your website. Example: if you run a health and fitness website, be sure to submit your article to as many health article directories you can find.
Try to write and submit at lease one or more articles per week. Make it a habit. It'll pay off in the long run.
I've run several web businesses full time for over five years now. I've tried just about every traffic generating method out there. Let me save you some time and tell you what doesn't work. At least it didn't for me.
Tactics That Don't Work:
Free for all web directories: Don't waste your time. Everyone in only interested in promoting their own offer. They aren't there to look at yours. The webmaster usually set up such a website for the sole purpose of sending ads to everyone who submits an ad or website to their directory. The ad comes in the acceptance email. No one probably reads those either.
Email Spamming: Don't do it! You can get yourself in a lot of trouble. If someone reports you, your ISP or web host can shut your account down. It's not only illegal, it's annoying to others. No one is going to buy from people who send them junk mail. Most likely, the spam filters will just stop the message from ever being seen.
Junk Website Creating Software: Let's face it. If it was as easy as clicking a button and having a great website that pulled in hordes of traffic, everyone would be doing it. Don't waste your money.
Buying A Magic Money Making System. Money doesn't just fall from the sky. It's not as easy as some people pretend it is. Don't buy every money making system that hits the market.
Worthwhile Tactics:
Pay By The Click: This method does work. The biggest drawback is the expense. Many people that are just starting out should probably try less expensive methods first. Who wants to spend $200 to make $50?
Social Network Posting. Signing up and posting to social networks such as digg or reddit can bring you some traffic. It does take time to post on a regular basis though. You don't want to look like a spammer and just promote your money pages all the time. You'll just get kicked off.
If you do want to follow this route, you can try Squidoo or Hubpages. These sites get a lot of traffic. Just don't expect to throw up some junk and get a lot of visitors. You'll have to spend some time making a quality page.
The Very Best Method:
Witting and submitting articles to high quality article directories. This actually works. The one way back links from high Pagerank authority sites will help get you ranked higher in the search engines. You'll also get direct targeted traffic from the article directories themselves.
Take some time to write a good article about your topic. Submit it to the top ten article directories and repeat. How do you find the best article directories to submit to? Type "top 10 article directories" or "best article directories" in your favorite search engine. Many websites maintain a list of all the top article directories.
Not only should you submit to the biggest and best article directories, but also make sure to submit to niche article directories. This will give you the biggest advantage in the search engines due to the related theme of your site and theirs. Also, more people are likely to click through to your website. Example: if you run a health and fitness website, be sure to submit your article to as many health article directories you can find.
Try to write and submit at lease one or more articles per week. Make it a habit. It'll pay off in the long run.
About the Author:
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