Wednesday, April 16, 2008

5 Secret Keys To Building Website Traffic

You do not have to do this even if the money is available. There are many overlooked ways to generate low cost website traffic without having to spend what you cannot afford. Many people have banked on high cost methods and have ended up losing their wallets over it. This is a list of five simple ways to get quality website traffic.

1) Exchange links with other high ranking websites:- This is a highly proven method. Many webmasters are willing to exchange links with one another so that they can produce more public awareness about their sites. You will soon see the sudden upsurge of the traffic coming in to your site from other websites.Exchanging links also boosts your chances of getting a high ranking in search engine results. It is common knowledge that search engines rank high sites that have inbound and outbound theme related links. With a good ranking position in the search engines, you will generate more traffic in your website without the high costs of paid marketing.

2) Join a traffic exchange network:-This is similar to exchanging links but on a much higher level. This may cost a bit more than exchanging or trading links but could be made cheaper because you get to earn credits. You can also use those credits when viewing other websites within the network.Traffic exchange services are the viewing of another website in the same network. You both benefit from each others efforts to generate traffic. The other sites visitors can go to your pages and know more about your site as well as theirs. Once again the public awareness of your website is quickly increased.

3) Submit articles to high ranking directories:-There are many directories and online encyclopedias on the internet which provides free space for articles to be submitted. If you want to save money, you can do the articles yourself.Make sure to write articles that are within your website’s theme. Write something that you have expertise on so that when publishers read it, they can feel your knowledge about the subject and eagerly visit your site.

4) Create a free newsletter:- This may sound like hard work because of all the articles you may need to use to build a newsletter but it is not so bad. There are many writers and sites that are willing to provide free articles as long as they can get their name in on your newsletter. This will also provide free advertising for them as well.

5) Join online communities and forums related to your website:-This only requires your time and nothing else. You can share your knowledge and expertise with many online communities within your theme. You can also get free advertising due to the forum’s traffic.

Share your thoughts and let them see how knowledgeable you are with the subject. As you build your reputation, it makes it makes your website look like an honest business that could be trusted by many people.

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