Traffic is undoubtedly the most difficult aspect for new internet marketers around the world. Nowadays, it takes some creativity to stand out from the crowd. About 90% or more of new internet marketers give up within 6 months of foraying into internet marketing due to abysmal site traffic.
There is no magic formula to increase traffic to your site. That being said, marketers have developed many tried and true methods of promoting their products, books, beliefs, opinions, or services. And while the idea of ​​reinventing the wheel may appeal to some, most just need to follow the lead of those who have already led the way in gathering an ever-growing audience.
Below are techniques that have been proven to work.
Any site or blog NEEDS to be submitted to every search engine you can think of. There are services that will do this for you. Some are free, others are paid services. Keep in mind that some of the paid URL submission sites can cost anywhere from a couple of dollars to several hundred dollars. Everyone’s budget is different, so only you can weigh the benefit cost on this. If free sounds like a good price, then your first stop is undoubtedly the Google URL. Just google “Google Submission URL” to see the link.
There are literally countless free URL submission sites. A simple Google search for “url submission” will do the trick.
You can also consider Dmoz (open project directory). Dmoz is a process, but we want our URL to be everywhere, which makes it a good investment of time.
Get your website or blog pinged every time you add content or make an announcement. Search engine “bots” will start indexing your site if you make sure to ping it regularly.
There are many others, so feel free to look them up. Back to Google “ping my blog”
1. Submit your blogs to blog directories. Just like URL submission sites, there are hundreds of blog directory submission sites.
2. articles articles articles. The gift that keeps on giving. Write a simple and concise article about your site, service, or other product that you want to promote. Highly recommended is freearticlesubmission.org. Just sign up for free. They won’t actually submit articles for you, but instead give you a massive list of article hosting sites (currently 1077) you can submit to and a nifty way to track where you submitted them.
3. Register in forums and participate there effectively, also do not forget to place your link in the forums that relate to your articles on your website. Forums are increasingly becoming a major player in the way traffic is generated. So spend a little time there.
4. blog commenting When you visit a website, a blog related to yours always leaves comments that will direct people to your site, the reason is that search engines, especially Google, rank a website that is linked to other websites, which it means that the website must have valuable content.
5. promotional video. Do you have a video promoting your site or product? So by all means spread the word. Submitting a video to so many video hosting sites almost always results in a marked increase in visits to a website or blog. Be sure to include your URL in all video clip descriptions or on the video itself. TubeMogul.com is a great free video mass mailing tool that gives great results. You’ll need to set up accounts on all the sites you send to before you can send a video in bulk.
As you can see, there are many ways to promote a website, these are just a few. Also understand that your site, on its own, will, to some extent, stretch over time. Your building a business remember. Be patient, but work smart and use your time effectively.