This lens is a compilation of systems, traffic exchanges, services and other methods of producing free traffic to your website. Every website on the internet depends on one thing, traffic. It doesn't matter what you are selling or how great your website looks, without traffic no one will ever see it. The best kind of traffic is targeted traffic. With the resources on this lens you will be able to unleash a flood of free, targeted traffic to any site you are promoting, even your blog.
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See What's On This Lens
- 77 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website
- Receive Free, Targeted Traffic from the Search Engines
- Blogging To Gain Massive Traffic To Your Site
- Increase Your Downline For Free
- Use Your Computer As An Advertising Machine
- Get Your Website Listed in Over 100,000 Search Engines
- Promote To a List of Hungry Buyers
- Some Great Books on Building Your List and Using Email Marketing
- Have Your Ad Shown On Other People's Websites
- Social Networking - Web 2.0
- Great Books on How to Make the Most Out of Social Networking
- Leverage the Power of the Internet and Post Free Ads for Targeted Traffic
- Get Targeted Traffic by Doing What You Do Almost Every Day
- Start Sharing Your Knowledge and Get Involved in Forums
- Feedback is Welcome :)
77 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website
The Book includes
· Traffic tip #1 - High quality, unique content.
· Traffic tip #2 - Keep adding content.
· Traffic tip #3 - Memorable domain name.
· Traffic tip #4 - Buy the wrong domain name.
· Traffic tip #5 - Easy to read domain name.
· Traffic tip #6 - Keywords in image files.
· Traffic tip #7 - Serious keyword research.
· Traffic tip #8 - Improve page titles.
· Traffic tip #9 - Organic SEO.
· Traffic tip #10 - Submit to directories.
· Traffic tip #11 - Submit to niche directories.
· Traffic tip #12 - Article distribution.
· Traffic tip #13 - Write articles for other sites.
· Traffic tip #14 - Submit articles to newsletters.
· Traffic tip #15 - Submit hints to blogs.
· Traffic tip #16 - Keywords in online profiles.
· Traffic tip #17 - One way links.
· Traffic tip #18 - Invite others to publish content.
· Traffic tip #19 - Newsletter publication.
· Traffic tip #20 - Newsletter directories.
· Traffic tip #21 - Publish a mini-course.
· Traffic tip #22 - Write testimonials.
· Traffic tip #23 - Be helpful in forums.
· Traffic tip #24 - Post free ads in forums.
· Traffic tip #25 - Be helpful in discussion lists.
· Traffic tip #26 - Keyword rich press releases.
· Traffic tip #27 - Create a lively blog.
· Traffic tip #28 - Blog RSS feeds.
And Much More!
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Receive Free, Targeted Traffic from the Search Engines
It will take time, and your search engine placement is not going to change over night. The best thing to do is be patient and work it one step at a time.
You should go to my Search Engine Optimization lens to learn more about how to SEO your site and start receiving free traffic from the search engines.
Blogging To Gain Massive Traffic To Your Site
You can sign up for a free Blogger account and start posting today. They will host your blog on their server, or you can choose to have it reside on your domain.
Take a brief tour to learn more about blogging.
WordPress is another blogging tool. It is a weblog platform that is downloaded and installed on your domain. Or, you can sign up for a WordPress.com blog account that is hosted on their domain.
You can take a look at the WordPress Tutorials to learn more about WordPress and how to use it.
Once you have your blog set up, you're ready to start posting to it.
The idea here is to post content to your blog on a daily or weekly basis. You need original, fresh content.
I suggest hosting your blog on your own domain to get the most benefit from it. The search engines like it when you add new content to your website, so if you're posting to your blog all the time... new, frest content on your site :)
I suggest writing articles about your niche, or write reviews about products. Keep it relevant to your site.
You can read 65 ways to get traffic to your blog to learn how to drive a huge ammount of traffic to your blog.
Remember, you can advertise whatever you want on your blog. Put Adsense Ads on your blog and earn advertising revenue. The possibilites are endless.
To learn how to optimize your blog for the search engines I suggest you read my SEO lens.
Increase Your Downline For Free
If you are a network marketer or promote any sort of affiliate program there is a system called AllNetworkersTeam that will help you produce traffic and build your downline, absolutely free.They have a training program and provide different programs for you to sign up for, most are free and you can pick which ones. The programs help you market your business and get traffic.
They encourage you to promote AllNetworkersTeam. This will help build your downline with the programs you have signed up for. You also can add your website information, and your referrals are incouraged to see what you have to offer. So if you promote an affiliate program or anything else they may sign up.
Once you learn how to market AllNetworkersTeam you will be able to promote any business. The training is pretty good. This system is worth getting into, and again it's free, so why not?
You can check out AllNetworkersTeam here.
Use Your Computer As An Advertising Machine
Advertise your website by doing nothing on your computer
This new software shows other people's ads on your computer everytime your computer sits idle. You can set the range from 30 seconds to 10 minutes idle time, and you can even pause it all together. It's not annoying because it only shows ads when your not doing anything on your computer. You just have to exit them out or else they will stay up, so that could be annoying for some.Sounds pretty cool right? Well one problem I have found is that it doesn't work right when my screensaver is running. It may just be my computer, who knows. The other problem, and a much bigger one, is that I hardly ever look at any of the ads that show up on my computer. So, how much do you wanna bet that the people that see my ad is doing the same?
Now, if you can write a killer ad and get people's attention, then I would say give it a try. The only thing I don't like is that you lose view credits only when your ad is shown... not clicked.
But anyway, you can check out Dont-Touch-My-Ads here. The site is run by Mike Filsaime, who happens to be a very well known internet marketer, and "guru" if you will. He owns a lot of kick-butt websites and usually comes out with some amazing products.
Oh, as a side note, there is a website called ScreenBlaze that does the same thing as Dont-Touch-My-Ads, except your ads get shown every time your screensaver runs. I'm gonna be checking it out soon, and I'll give an update and let you know what I think about it. Then I'll do a comparison of the two and give my recommendation.
Get Your Website Listed in Over 100,000 Search Engines
Plus $200 in free pay-per-click (PPC) advertising every month!
They make this their living. They have been helping website owners for over a decade get top rankings in the search engines. Their service is not free, but it is very affordable and worth sharing with you.
The up-side is that not only will you get a lot of real, targeted visitors from the search engines, but they also give you $100 worth of free pay-per-click (PPC) advertising for Looksnap.com and Questclick.com each, for every month. So the $30 monthly service charge for Spin Success to generate qualtiy traffic to your site doesn't look that bad. Spin Success will also submit your website to international search engines as well, which is a big plus.
You will be able to gain the #1 spot for your keywords knowing you have nothing to pay out of your own pocket. You could technically pay $100 per click if you wanted, although that is not necessary. Most of the keywords I bid on are around $30 to $50 per click to be the #1 spot. That doesn't mean you have to be number one though.
This service will work even if you don't own your own website. You can promote any affiliate URL of your choice. I think it is better to have your own website if you are going to use this service, but that is entirely up to you.
If you want very affordable and reliable web hosting you can check out Host4Profit.com. They even pay you $10 for every referral.
Promote To a List of Hungry Buyers
The saying goes, "the money is in the list."
Email marketing is huge! It allows you to create money on demand. You can market a new promotion, a special you are running, or some new opportunity that you think would be beneficial to your list. If you're not working on building your own list of hungry buyers then you need to start right now. It is easy to put up a form on a website and gather your visitor's name and email address. If you want to start building your list I recommend you get an autoresponder that will automate the process for you. The one I use and recommend is GetRepsonse. They are very affordable and do a great job for building and maintaining a list. Find out more by clicking here. Some Great Books on Building Your List and Using Email Marketing
Have Your Ad Shown On Other People's Websites
Thank You Ads
Increase your traffic with targeted, serious buyers who already have credit card in hand, willing and ready to buy from YOU For Free!
If you have a newsletter or are selling a product, all you have to do is place a small piece of code on your Thank You page. For every ad that is shown on your Thank You page, your ad will appear on someone elses. Not only will you be building your list, but you will have your ad being shown. It's a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.
Basically you trade in a completely worthless piece of space on your site for prime, money-making real-estate on thousands of sites all over the world.
Click Here to read more and get your own free Thank You Ads account.
Social Networking - Web 2.0
Social Networking is the biggest thing to hit the internet and there are more and more social networks being created all the time
Here is a list of some of the social networking sites. You can also do a search for more if you want. I'm gonna start with some of the social networks that actually pay you.
Direct Matches
Advertise your business and network with 1,000's of business people. Plus they have one of the best payment systems... known as MRM. The Multi-Referral Marketing (MRM) system improves common theories in network marketing and provides you with the tools, training and technology to help build your business.
Refer people to your personal Business or Non-Business Website to sign up for a free account and watch how the MRM system works for you. Your free referrals will reserve a position in the company and receive a free profile. They can preview member matches, have matches delivered directly to their e-mail inbox and are notified as new members come into their group. This is simply the MRM system in action, working for you, silently, online, and 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Some people struggle to earn income in network marketing because they lack sales experience and the ability to close sales. Simply refer people to your site to join at no cost to them. The MRM system takes over and reduces the pressure of selling. The MRM system works with you to upgrade your referrals to paid sales.
Join Direct Matches for free and start advertising your business.
Yuwie
Yuwie is somewhat new but has gained a lot of momentum. I'm personally not a member of this site, but I know a lot of people who like it. They pay you for doing everything you would do on MySpace. It's worth checking out.
Of course some others are MySpace and Facebook
You can find an extensive list of social networking sites here
Ahh... and of course there is Squidoo. If you are not yet a member of Squidoo then what are you waiting for? Google loves Squidoo, and your lens will get indexed quickly.
Click Here to create your own Squidoo lens.
Check out this lens to find out how to get tons of traffic to your Squidoo lens: Getting Your Squidoo Lens Noticed. On Squidoo
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Great Books on How to Make the Most Out of Social Networking
Smart Start-Ups: How Entrepreneurs and Corporations Can Profit by Starting Online Communities
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 08/21/2008)
The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Amazon Price: $13.60 (as of 08/21/2008)
Facebook For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 08/21/2008)
I'm on Facebook--Now What???: How to Get Personal, Business, and Professional Value from Facebook
Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 08/21/2008)
The Networking Survival Guide: Get the Success You Want By Tapping Into the People You Know
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 08/21/2008)
Leverage the Power of the Internet and Post Free Ads for Targeted Traffic
Free Advertising Blog
I post 2 ads just about every day to this site, and I get some decent traffic from it. So I can say that this website will bring in traffic for you... just write some killer ads.
Another benefit to posting to this site is that your ads will get indexed by Google. So if I need to spell that out for you, it means free traffic!
Craigslist
If you are not using Craigslist to get traffic to your site then you are missing out on an insane amount of traffic that Craigslist receives. And, you can be taking advantage of all that traffic withought spending a single penny.
To sign up for a Craigslist account Click Here.
Craigslist is the 9th most visited site on the internet. But, you need to know how to effectively use Craigslist to tap into that traffic and make easy money, all for free. I will show you exactly how to do that with The Craigslist Traffic Guide.
Almost any business can benefit from Craigslist, but only if you know how.
I just picked up this awesome video serious that shows you every single technique that Jason Starr uses to gain an insane amount of traffic to his websites, making him a lot of money. I've gone through some of the videos, and I must say I am completely blown away. I haven't gotten a chance to implement any of them yet... but what he shows you is crazy. All I can say is that if you do not know these techniques you will be wasting your time on Craigslist.
I'll keep you updated once I get a chance to start using them, and I'll let you know how I make out. In the meantime you can go to the Craigslist Blackhat System and see what I'm talking about.
DirectMatches
DirectMatches allows you to post a free profile to promote anything you want. They also allow you to post free ads. To learn more about DirectMatches and post your free profile Sign Up for a free account today.
AdLandPro Free Classifieds
If you are interested in free promotion, free advertising, marketing or networking, then this is the right place to be. AdlandPro has been offering free and paid advertising services to small businesses since 1996. They have the most complete and most affordable advertising solutions for small businesses and home entrepreneurs.
You can do following on their site at no cost to you:
1. Place your free ads in their classifieds and community pages ($2.50 value)
2. Place your free ads in their Free Traffic Exchange (120,000 users) ($2.50 value )
3. Free subscription to their "Adland Digest" Newsletter ($5.00 per month value)
4. Obtain free leads for your business using their community system ($5-$10 per lead value)
5. Earn big money with their affiliate program (up to $10,000/month)
6. Participate in discussions to learn more about marketing and promotions through the Adland Digest ($5.00 per month value)
Sign Up now and receive $25 in value free + up to $10,000 in affiliate earnings
Super Ads
They provide completely free local classified ads. It is easy to buy and sell locally and registration is not required. You can post up to 10 pictures, all without any fees or cost. By dealing locally there is much less risk of fraud, items can be obtained instantly, and there are no shipping costs. Yes, you can also promote an online business with SuperAds as well, or an affiliate site.
Sign Up for a free SuperAds account and start posting free classifieds.
Other free classified sites worth checking out:
LEDBETTER
AMERICAN MALL
US NETADS
INDIAN LIST
YAHOO CLASSIFIEDS
ALAMONET
INETGIANT
ADPOST
US FREE ADS
OZ FREE ONLINE
WEB CLASSIFIEDS
e PAGES
UK CLASSIFIEDS
GREAT INDIAN
Get Targeted Traffic by Doing What You Do Almost Every Day
Now, before I go any further I must say that while this sounds like an easy way to get traffic, and in some cases it can be, this can also be a complete waste of your time. A lot of people advertise some sort of business opportunity or affiliate program. Thats fine, but with 1,000's of people promoting affiliate programs, I suggest you offer something unique. You will get some clicks if you promote a business opportunity, and I'm not saying you shouldn't. But when you're talking traffic exchanges, you want to stand out. That either means you right a killer ad that will get people's attention, or you offer something no one has seen before.
Let's say you have a newsletter and are trying to build a list... discussed earlier... how hard would it be to put together a little squeeze page promoting your newsletter and what all it offers? This is unique and offers something of value, for free! People love free... throw in a bonus to make the incentive even better.
TrafficSwarm
TrafficSwarm is ranked #1 by Website Magazine in their list of "online promotional resources that are actively making a positive difference for their customers and clients."
TrafficSwarm will show your ads in the selected categories that you chose. Your ads will only appear to others that have chosen to look at ads for those categories.
If you set your homepage to the surf URL for TrafficSwarm you will earn one credit everytime you open your browser window. If you want to earn more credits you have to click on other people's ads
Instant Buzz
This breakthrough new patent-pending advertising technology will send targeted visitors to your site today. Install it right now (it's free and takes only a few seconds), and you'll start recieving targeted, high quality traffic to your site today.
This is a traffic toolbar that will install in your browser, either Internet Explorer or FireFox. You will earn a credit for every page you view on the internet. So if you're just browsing through your favorite site, looking at the news, or just looking for information, you are earning credits. Those credits you earn will be used to show your ad on the Instant Buzz Toolbar on other people's computer. You will be just surfing the internet like you always do with no other obligation on your part.
Here is a list of other traffic exchanges. They will take time to surf and earn credits, so it's up to you if it's worth your time.
ClickThru
HitsForClicks
Viral Ad Machine
eCashTraffic
Traffic Roundup
Page Swirl - A site rotator to advertise all of your sites with one URL
Most affiliates have more than one website they are promoting, sometimes a lot. Promoting all of those websites with traffic exchanges can become a hassle, and some traffic exchanges only allow a certain number of sites that you can promote. The answer to this problem is a site rotator... and thats where PageSwirl saves the day.
Tell PageSwirl what web pages you want to advertise. The system then keeps a list of all the URL addresses which you can easily add or delete at any time from the private members area.
Advertise one single URL address! PageSwirl creates your own personal rotator web page. When visitors access the URL, PageSwirl automatically transports them to one of the web pages you've chosen to advertise.
Start Sharing Your Knowledge and Get Involved in Forums
Forums are a great place to meet people and generate quality traffic to your site
Forums are great in building links to your site. You can post a new topic about something, or join in on a topic and share your expertise. Whenever you add a post, you have the option of having your signature added at the end. Your signature can include a link to your site or another site that you want people to visit. The more posts you have the more links that will be pointing to your site.Joining a forum not only is a good idea for you to build links to your site, but it also allows you to interact with others about an area of interest so that you can learn from others and also share with them. It's a win-win for everyone. People that view your posts may be interested in what you have to offer in your signature, they receive something of value, even if it's just information, and you get traffic to your site. It is important that you stay professional and be courteous of others in a forum.
Once you get established and earn credibility, the more people will trust you. Over time you may even have the opportunity to become a joint-venture partner with a fellow forum member. If you are not involved in forums you are missing out on an incredible opportunity.
Here are some of the Forums that I use and recommend. At the bottom I list others that would be helpful as well. I know there are a lot of others out there, so do a search and find others you may be interested in.
The Warrior Forum
The #1 Internet Marketing Forum Since 1997
Million Dollar Deals Are Being Made Now!
Conquer Your Niche Marketing Forum
The private internet marketing mastermind forum that will make it possible for you to dominate ANY market and make money in ANY niche online. Built in advertising technology that will send targeted visitors to your site TODAY!
Other Great Forums
My Marketing Forum
This is Mike Filsaime's famous forum. It will link from many of his sites in the future. ListDotCom members are very active in it.
Instant Buzz Community Forum
This a great forum and free to join. Just go to the homepage and get the tool bar for free. Once you join you will be in a very active forum with very responsive frequenters.
Free Advertising Forum
This is a forum that will let you post your ads. It is a great concept, and worth exploring.
Marketing Study Hall
This is Russell Brunson's Kick Butt Marketing Forum.
Michael Green's How-To Forum
This is one of the best forums for internet Marketers on the entire Internet.
ABlake Forum
This forum has some big names like John Reese and Frank Kern and many others in there all the time. Great forum to check out.
Associate Programs
Seeds of Wisdom
Ihelp You (Search Engine Discussion)
Search Engine Roundtable
ClickBank Success Forum
CyberMarketing InfoBoard
IMF (Internet Marketing Forum)
Friends in Business
Kickstart Today
How To - Internet Marketing
Home Business Web Site Forum
Willie Crawford Marketing Forum
All of these forums are free to join and worth checking out. Remember, add your website or affiliate link to your signature and try to post at least 5 times a day.
More Forums:
NTW FORUM
ALUMBO
INDIAN INFOPENUMBRA
TAMILPOONGA
iVILLAGE
EZ BOARD
MONEY MAKING MOMMIES
VOY FORUMS
INSTANT MESSAGE
GOOGLE GROUPS
BOARD HOST
MY MOMMY BIZ
iBASED MOMS
DELPHI
AMAZING FORUMS
APEX INTEL
INDIA FORUMS
WORK FROM HOME
WORK FROM HOME UK
Go to YAHOO.COM to search forums on particular subjects
Go to GOOGLE.COM to search forums on particular subjects
Go to MSN.COM to search forums on particular subjects
Feedback is Welcome :)
Questions, comments and anything else you want to say.
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