How to Generate Website Traffic Using Only Free Methods

The most graphically awesome and technically perfect website is worthless unless you generate website traffic. With millions - make that zillions - of potential viewers online, that's easy, right? It's only easy if you have a plan and work that plan consistently.

The great news is that you can generate online traffic without spending any money. If you invest time and effort, you can profit from your website and you can do this from the comfort of your own home.

You don't have to know all of the sophisticated strategies of Internet marketing to get started and actually make money online. Start with the basic traffic generation methods that are proven ways to gain hits.

Write articles based on your niche topic and submit them to the free article sites. What you get in return is a free plug for your website in the signature line and lasting the impression that you're the expert on your niche topic.

Set a goal to write 3 articles per week, then increase that goal until you are sending articles at least 6 out of 7 days. In a few months, you gain expert status and start to see how this free idea exchange drives targeted traffic to your site.

Another freebie image builder is to catch the interest of other viewers by sending an article on your website to Digg.com or StumbleUpon.com. Make sure you add a catchy line from the article to get a good rating and plenty of targeted website traffic. And don't forget social networking opportunities, like this very lens!