Free Traffic Ideas

Free traffic is the most important traffic you have. Although you can increase your traffic with paid methods, the problem with paid methods is the traffic stops when you stop paying for it.

Here are some of the best methods for getting free traffic.

1) Participate in forums. Search for forums related to your niche. Get in the habit of making at least one post a day with a link to your website. The goal is to become known as an expert in your field. Be sure to review forum guidelines before posting.

2) Contribute to blogs. A useful tip or comment on a blog is an easy way to get a link to your site.

3) Content, content and more content. Each new keyword focused content page that you build represents another opportunity to rank well at the search engines. When you’re not sure what to do next, add more useful, information-rich content.

4) Submit to directories. Start with the major directories such as Yahoo and DMOZ.org. Move onto smaller directories such as SevenSeek or Joeant. A good list of directories can be found at http://www.strongestlinks.com/directories.php

5) Article marketing. Submitting your articles to article directories is one of the best ways to market your website. There are two tricks to article marketing: one is an attention-getting headline, and the other is the bio box. In the bio box, you need to give readers a strong incentive to visit your site. Offer a free report, or the second half of the article they’re reading.

6) Write testimonials. When you find a product that you consider worthwhile, drop a note to the webmaster. Your testimonial may be published with a link back to your site.

7) Write free ebooks or special reports. Offer it to other webmasters to give away. Submit your free ebook to ebook directories.

8) Exchange links with other webmasters. The goal is to have as many relevant links pointing to your site as possible. Quality is more important than quantity, which is why link farms don’t work. Instead of scouring the net looking for people to partner with, take advantage of SiteSell’s Value Exchange

This is a free tool that allows you to input information about your site in order to find related sites. Take the guesswork and the searching out of finding links by signing up for value exchange today.

These are just a few ideas for free traffic. Some other ideas are blogging, social networking, press releases and offline promotions to name a few. You can also participate in Yahoo Answers, or link to your about me page on eBay.

Make a commitment to increase your traffic by using these or other methods for free traffic and you will soon see your traffic increasing without cost.

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