Free Website Traffic - Writing Articles
9 Ways To Get Free Traffic To Your Website
by Melanie Mendelson (c)2006
http://www.WriteArticles-GetWebsiteTraffic.com
1. Search Engines
Optimize your website to be search-engine friendly.
Submit it to various search engines and directories.
In addition to major search engines such as Google, Yahoo
and MSN, it's worth submitting to lesser known web
directories. If your website is listed in as many places
as possible, it can boost your rankings in major search
engines as well.
2. Affiliate Program
Set up an affiliate program where you pay people a
percentage of each sale for referring customers to you.
Spread the word about your affiliate program by
submitting it to affiliate program directories and
contacting the owners of related websites.
3. Link Exchanges
Create a links page that will contain the links to other
non-competing websites in the same industry.
Contact the owners of other websites with your proposal
to exchange links. You will add their link to your links
page, and they will link to your website in return.
4. Post On Forums
Visit the online discussion forums where people in your
target market like to gather. Post useful responses to
people's questions, and include a link to your website at
the end of your post next to your name.
5. Comment On Blogs
Visit other people's blogs on the topic related to your
website. Most blogs allow you to add comments about the
issues being discussed.
Add insightful comments about the blog topics, and leave
your website link. Your comment and your link will
permanently remain on the blog website.
6. E-Mail Signatures
Create an e-mail "signature" - your name, your website
address and a short tagline describing the main benefit of
your site. Set your e-mail program to automatically add
your signature to every e-mail that you send.
7. Traffic Exchanges
There are many times of traffic exchanges but the idea is
the same - you team up with other webmasters, and they
send you traffic in exchange for you sending them traffic.
Search the web for "traffic exchange" to find those
services.
8. "Pass-Around" Strategy
Create something of value that people will pass around.
It can be a report with useful information that you allow
people to give away. It can also be some kind of cool and
unusual webpage that people will want to e-mail to all
their friends.
Of course, the pass-around item will include your
advertisement and your link, spreading the word about your
website.
9. Writing Articles
Write articles on the topic related to your website, and
include a link to your site in your author bio. Submit
your articles to article directories, and allow people to
publish your article in their newsletters and websites.
Your articles will spread around the web like wildfire.
People will read them and visit your website.
The best part is that people who read your articles will
regard you as an expert, and they will be much more likely
to buy from you when they go to your website. How's that
for a free publicity?
About The Author:
Melanie Mendelson teaches how to write articles in 30
minutes (even if you can't write!). To increase your
website traffic, learn her "30 Minute Article Writing
System": http://www.WriteArticles-GetWebsiteTraffic.com
by Melanie Mendelson (c)2006
http://www.WriteArticles-GetWebsiteTraffic.com
1. Search Engines
Optimize your website to be search-engine friendly.
Submit it to various search engines and directories.
In addition to major search engines such as Google, Yahoo
and MSN, it's worth submitting to lesser known web
directories. If your website is listed in as many places
as possible, it can boost your rankings in major search
engines as well.
2. Affiliate Program
Set up an affiliate program where you pay people a
percentage of each sale for referring customers to you.
Spread the word about your affiliate program by
submitting it to affiliate program directories and
contacting the owners of related websites.
3. Link Exchanges
Create a links page that will contain the links to other
non-competing websites in the same industry.
Contact the owners of other websites with your proposal
to exchange links. You will add their link to your links
page, and they will link to your website in return.
4. Post On Forums
Visit the online discussion forums where people in your
target market like to gather. Post useful responses to
people's questions, and include a link to your website at
the end of your post next to your name.
5. Comment On Blogs
Visit other people's blogs on the topic related to your
website. Most blogs allow you to add comments about the
issues being discussed.
Add insightful comments about the blog topics, and leave
your website link. Your comment and your link will
permanently remain on the blog website.
6. E-Mail Signatures
Create an e-mail "signature" - your name, your website
address and a short tagline describing the main benefit of
your site. Set your e-mail program to automatically add
your signature to every e-mail that you send.
7. Traffic Exchanges
There are many times of traffic exchanges but the idea is
the same - you team up with other webmasters, and they
send you traffic in exchange for you sending them traffic.
Search the web for "traffic exchange" to find those
services.
8. "Pass-Around" Strategy
Create something of value that people will pass around.
It can be a report with useful information that you allow
people to give away. It can also be some kind of cool and
unusual webpage that people will want to e-mail to all
their friends.
Of course, the pass-around item will include your
advertisement and your link, spreading the word about your
website.
9. Writing Articles
Write articles on the topic related to your website, and
include a link to your site in your author bio. Submit
your articles to article directories, and allow people to
publish your article in their newsletters and websites.
Your articles will spread around the web like wildfire.
People will read them and visit your website.
The best part is that people who read your articles will
regard you as an expert, and they will be much more likely
to buy from you when they go to your website. How's that
for a free publicity?
About The Author:
Melanie Mendelson teaches how to write articles in 30
minutes (even if you can't write!). To increase your
website traffic, learn her "30 Minute Article Writing
System": http://www.WriteArticles-GetWebsiteTraffic.com
1 Comments:
I certainly agree with point #9 in this list (write articles)! And to add to what it states, writers should be sure to include an 'authors resource box' at the bottom of their article.
It should include a link to your website and the text should be suitably tantalizing to the reader so they'll want to click thru - i.e. offer a free ebook that expands on whatever the article topic is, or advertise a free newsletter, free software utility or whatever.
The point being to not only capitalize on the inbound PR your authors resource link may provide (as it circulates around the net) but also brings in targeted traffic you can lasso into being a subscriber for backend/future sales.
I actually have a free directory of article directories people can use to submit or view articles at:
http://www.arcanaweb.com/resources/article-directories.html
Writing and submitting articles is a great (and free) way to promote an online or offline business. :)
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