Two Fast And Free Traffic Methods

Written by Stuart Nunn Thursday, 24 February 2011 13:40

Do you dream of or currently have a business online? Well either way there is one thing that will determine the success of that website and a skill the owner must master to make it a massive success. The secret is gaining traffic and lots of it. If you had a shop, cafe or any kind of traditional business it would make sense to put it in front of a steady stream of people with the likelihood that someone will come in to purchase one of your products. The Internet works in very much the same way.

Do you dream of or currently have a business online? Well either way there is one thing that will determine the success of that website and a skill the owner must master to make it a massive success. The secret is gaining traffic and lots of it. If you had a shop, cafe or any kind of traditional business it would make sense to put it in front of a steady stream of people with the likelihood that someone will come in to purchase one of your products. The Internet works in very much the same way.

There are two types of traffic that you can use to bring visitors to your website which are paid and free. They are different for the obvious reasons in there description but you get the idea.

In this article I will give you two different ways of getting a bundle of free targeted traffic to your website at no cost which is easier on the wallet!

The first is blogging.

Setting up a blog and keeping it updated with good unique informative content is a fantastic way to get traffic and free visitors to look at your current product or offer. Have a quick peek of my Yournetbiz blog as an example.

Giving away a free course, guide or e-book will add a great deal of value to your site. This will give your readers and subscribers an added incentive to come back to your site on many occasions.

The popularity and amount of visitors that your blog receives depends on the content that you provide. Relevant high quality writing with good information will always encourage a visitor to come back on a regular basis. You could also add an email capture form to get the email address from the blog visitor. This way you can keep in constant contact and announce future updates or services.

Search engines love blogs and that is why I mentioned them first. A well written optimized blog site has a good chance of ranking very high in the search results and will bring a truck load of traffic for no cost at all. Maximum exposure for free!

Wordpress and Blogger are two great places to get your first site up and running for free!

Forums are my next topic!

This is a great way to get free traffic. Make a search in your favourite search engine for a subject and forum. You should get a good list of these come up if it's a popular niche. Sign up for a free account for one or more that you like then start to read some posts. If you can provide some help or a quality answer just reply to that thread and do this on a regular basis.

Never advertise on these types of websites because it is simply not aloud. They are for information and entertainment only and you will get suspended or deleted. The way that you can get your website some attention though is to put a link in your signature file. This way if you have built up a good reputation people will like what you say. Therefore they will click on this link to check out more about you and what you have to offer.

So there you have it, two simple free and easy methods of generating traffic that you can go and start right now!