Getting Traffic or more precisely Targeted Traffic to your website is the most important strategy for the Survival and Success of your Internet Home Based Business. It is a well known fact that the vast majority of the new Home Business Entrepreneurs have only a small marketing budget. Not that they are all short of funds but it takes time for them to be convinced about spending money. It is their desire and determination to cash in on the vast potential the Internet offers that has thrust them into this field of activity.
Follow these free, reliable methods and get the Traffic you desperately need to get noticed in the Internet. Some methods are time consuming and laborious but when money is the critical factor, time and labor should not be of major concern.
1. Reciprocal Linking.
Reciprocal linking is one of the most popular ways to get traffic to your Home Based Business site and also boost your rankings in the search engines. The strategy you should follow is: (a) Go to search engines such as Google, Yahoo or MSN and identify the websites that are similar or relevant to yours with high page ranks. (b)Eliminate those that are in direct competition to you. (c) Persuade and convince the webmasters to exchange links with you. (d) Identify quality websites i.e. websites with PR3 and over that have high traffic and exchange links with them.
2. Writing Articles.
One of the best ways to get high targeted traffic and one way links to your Home Business is to write articles and submit them to (a) Article Directories, (b) Ezine Publishers, and (c) High traffic websites that accept article submissions. Quality articles are in great demand and if you can write quality, thought provoking and educative articles in your field of expertise, your articles will definitely be accepted for publication. You should ensure that (a) you have a Resource Box at the bottom of the article. (b) And have your URL in the Resource Box. If your article is impressive you can expect a massive influx of visitors to your website via the resource box.
3. Submitting to Directories.
Once your website is ready with good content and quality links, you should start submitting your website to Search Engine Google and the Directories. Submitting to Directories is another way of getting additional targeted traffic to your website. This also increases your site's overall importance to obtain a high page rank. If you want to be visible in the internet world, getting listed in Directories especially in Directories with high page rank and traffic is the fastest way to do it. Some charge a fee for listing while others are free. Among the free directories some insist on a link back from your site. Link back to them happily and get listed.
4. Posting at Forums.
Another great way of getting free traffic is to post at discussion forums on a regular basis. If your contributions at these forums display good knowledge and authority, an immediate increase in your website traffic will be seen. To get the maximum benefit, (a) visit high traffic forums, (b) display your knowledge and (c) include your signature file and URL there. It is this URL that will siphon traffic to your site.
5. Emails.
The emails that you send out, whether it is personal or business can be a source of traffic. You have to ensure that your advertisement or signature is there at the bottom of the page with your URL. Though it might not be much traffic, nevertheless it is free traffic. Make the best use of it.
6 Tell a friend/Refer a friend.
Another source of traffic which is often overlooked is through your own website. Place a "Tell a Friend" or "Refer a Friend" image or script on your website. This can be obtained free from several sources, by searching in the search engines. Visitors, who sincerely appreciate your site and are grateful for the information and the resources provided, will pass on the good news to their friends.
7. eBay Traffic.
Traffic from eBay is not the normal channel but it is working for many. Any traffic that is free is what you need most. So (a) register yourself with eBay, (b) go to the "about me" page and fill in useful information with a link to your website. If done correctly, you are certain to get a significant amount of traffic since millions visit eBay every month.
8. Fresh Content.
It is surprising that many webmasters spend much time in finding various avenues to attract visitors to their sites but overlook the importance of adding fresh content to their sites. Content is King and Search Engines love fresh content. Your visitors love them too. It does not cost you anything so add fresh content regularly and they will keep on returning again and again.
Millions of websites are lost deep down in the Internet Wilderness unheard of and unsung. Certainly you don't want to be one of those! Get started. Start making money from home by implementing your Internet Marketing program.
Copyright ? 2005 Kanaga Siva
About Kanaga: Kanaga Siva has been a Marketing Manager and Business Manager and has a wealth of experience in Marketing. He now operates his own Home Based Business. For Articles, Resources, Tips and Ideas to start a Home Based Business from anywhere in the World and for other recommended Programs to make money from home, visit his website, http://www.business-fromhome.com
Internet advertising is not easy.It is a numbers game.The more... Read More
For many months after I put up my new website,... Read More
Need more traffic? There's a lot you can learn from... Read More
Every webmaster who has personally tried promoting his or her... Read More
If you are looking for an immediate increase in your... Read More
To increase web site traffic, you first need determination, a... Read More
Isn't online a magical invention? Surely it is, just imagine... Read More
Let others help with your marketing efforts. You can have... Read More
When I first started out in Internet marketing, reciprocal linking... Read More
If you are looking at ways to increase traffic to... Read More
There are two types of tools I sometime use to... Read More
The blog explosion created a great opportunity for savvy marketers--they... Read More
Is website traffic convertible to cash? The answer is yes.... Read More
Start building an interstate highway to your website. You're going... Read More
All of us want to increase traffic to our web... Read More
Links are important to you because of two main reasons:Google's... Read More
We all need traffic. It's the life-blood of an online... Read More
(Continued from Using Traffic Exchange Programs Part 1)Hello again!In this... Read More
Although the topic of keyword strategy and selection may appear... Read More
It's all about location, location, location!In the past...back in the... Read More
Building a web site is only the first step in... Read More
Now that more emphasis (to get better ranking in SERPs)... Read More
There is so incredibly MUCH you can do to successfully... Read More
Before you start reading this article I must warn you... Read More
"How do I get more traffic to your site?" That's... Read More
Getting Traffic or more precisely Targeted Traffic to your website... Read More
Bill Huang sits down at his computer. As he connects... Read More
This article will be continually updated with your feedback and... Read More
How To Get At Least 50 Visitors A Day Free!Every... Read More
The blog explosion created a great opportunity for savvy marketers--they... Read More
This is part two of an article series which will... Read More
I cannot stress the importance of targeted traffic for the... Read More
Would you like to get in on one the Internet's... Read More
There are two types of tools I sometime use to... Read More
I just had to get into the fray! I'm new... Read More
What runs through your mind when you hear that ezine... Read More
Winning the traffic exchange game can be done. I was... Read More
I don't know about you, but when I built my... Read More
There are three main sources for you to get the... Read More
Link development can be an absolute nightmare. It takes up... Read More
Exchanging links can be a great way to build relations... Read More
Why would you pay for advertising if you could just... Read More
To improve our website ranking and internet presence we need... Read More
In-bound links from other web sites to yours provide two... Read More
Are you spending hundreds of dollars on advertising campaigns, only... Read More
There will be a lot of people unhappy about what... Read More
If you agree that traffic is the true currency of... Read More
It appears that most webmasters have come from the world... Read More
Have you spent a lot of money on advertising with... Read More
Every home business owner should know that your WEBSITE TRAFFICS... Read More
Traffic Building |