How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods

midlandi · 02-15-2007, 08:14 PM

How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods

Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need a capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flows, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it’s a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods. Because it is possible, you don’t need to speed a single cent, it may take time, to say honestly, I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.
Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

inovartis · 02-16-2007, 06:05 AM

Good post with good tips, thanks

Bagi Zoltán · 02-16-2007, 07:25 AM

Mi Midlandi it is really usefull post.

cloudybutnice · 02-16-2007, 10:17 AM

Really good tips, but it does take lots of hard work and persistance.

matty005 · 02-16-2007, 06:12 PM

thanks for the info, nice tips there.

gigabyte · 02-17-2007, 07:00 AM

Some good advice here. Thanks for sharing the information.

plumsauce · 03-06-2007, 10:08 AM

I agree that free traffic is nice to get.

But I also consider that time is money. All of the things that are mentioned take some effort. It works, but it takes time.

Some things that might make sense at first blush, aren't really sensible. For example, a business card blitz seemed to make sense to me at first. Until I factored in the cost of the cards times the number of cards per conversion. At that point PPC started to look real good

.

ev8321 · 03-06-2007, 10:13 AM

Thanks, hard work and perseverance will pay off i hope.

Tim.L · 03-06-2007, 10:55 AM

A nice post with some valuable info, thanks for sharing!

overdrive · 03-06-2007, 11:03 PM

Thanks for the info. But remember, when choosing the free route, it will take a lot of time and effort and traffic will not be instant!

dimi · 03-08-2007, 08:49 PM

Thanks for this description, it can be useful

egroethel · 03-09-2007, 06:14 AM

Useful Tips. Thanks

davidcheong · 03-10-2007, 01:06 PM

Nice tips given. Thanks for sharing it out. And another way of getting traffic for free, is by submit bookmark to those bookmarker service like digg, and del.io.us or technorati. These website are indeed famous and will drive you traffice for free, but of course required contents which is interesting.

A little traffic maybe, is by submitting to directories. Looking out for free submission its not that hard, at all(i guess). Some directory required payment while some required reciprocal. You can also look into some directory of directories website like the Directory Critic, Aviva and Alive Directory also provide some free submission directory in it.

Regards,
David Cheong.

Jax · 03-10-2007, 01:13 PM

Quote:

does take lots of hard work and persistance.

Yes but nothing (Well very few) worthwhile things in life are free.

jamestl2 · 03-15-2007, 03:10 AM

Good tips, and the trick is to have traffic return to your website, like offering to bookmark a webpage

02-15-2007, 08:14 PM	#1
midlandi iWEBTOOL Moderator Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,168	How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need a capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic. While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flows, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site. How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it’s a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods. Because it is possible, you don’t need to speed a single cent, it may take time, to say honestly, I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you. Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared. With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge. You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic. Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche. Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs. Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site. Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality. Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs. All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it. __________________ Webmaster Resources & Forums SubmitterBot - Semi-automatic directory submission tool

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plumsauce Newcomer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 27	Re: How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods I agree that free traffic is nice to get. But I also consider that time is money. All of the things that are mentioned take some effort. It works, but it takes time. Some things that might make sense at first blush, aren't really sensible. For example, a business card blitz seemed to make sense to me at first. Until I factored in the cost of the cards times the number of cards per conversion. At that point PPC started to look real good . __________________ free server uptime monitor and alerts - basicstate.com managed dns failover and loadbalance - edgedirector.com

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davidcheong Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: www.topbidspot.com Posts: 114	Re: How To Generate Traffic Using Only Free Methods Nice tips given. Thanks for sharing it out. And another way of getting traffic for free, is by submit bookmark to those bookmarker service like digg, and del.io.us or technorati. These website are indeed famous and will drive you traffice for free, but of course required contents which is interesting. A little traffic maybe, is by submitting to directories. Looking out for free submission its not that hard, at all(i guess). Some directory required payment while some required reciprocal. You can also look into some directory of directories website like the Directory Critic, Aviva and Alive Directory also provide some free submission directory in it. Regards, David Cheong. __________________ Please apply the signature policy http://talk.iwebtool.com/faq.php?faq=rules#faq_siglinks

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