A website is only as good (and as profitable) as its ability to generate traffic, or your ability to send traffic to it. The more traffic that you can throw at your website, the more money it will be able to generate for you. In all essence, making money online really comes down to traffic… period. There is a world of free traffic that can be harnessed by savvy marketers. I drive thousands of visitors to my websites every day without ever spending a dime on advertising. When you know how to drive traffic, the internet becomes a wonderful playground. Here are some of my favorite traffic generating methods that don’t cost a dime.
Twitter Marketing-Twitter can either be a huge waste of time or a wonderful tool for generating traffic website traffic. After finding twitter I was able to generate thousands of followers, and as I began sending tweets with links to various pages on my websites, I got hundreds of extra visitors a day with the few clicks of a mouse.
Article Publishing-Articles, just like this one you are reading, is a great tool for free traffic. There are many websites that you can submit your well written articles to, and the traffic that comes from these sites can be substantial if you add articles on a regular basis. You can write articles on your niche and attract very targeted traffic.
Organic SE Traffic-Search engine traffic is awesome and can lay a great traffic foundation for your website. Use a lot of original content throughout various pages on your site, use low competition keywords in your content, and get some inbound links. Article publishing as mentioned above is a terrific way to build inbound links and increase your search engine rankings.
Developing Return Traffic-Fresh traffic is the lifeblood of a money making website, but return traffic can also be a great asset for increasing profits. In fact, this is where the real snowball effect can take place. To make your site perfect for generating return traffic, make sure and use a blog with an RSS free application. As people signup for your RSS feed, you will be gaining return visitors.