subject: 6 Easy Ways To Increase Traffic to your Website [print this page] 1. Write Articles1. Write Articles
Write articles based on the subject of your site and submit them to online article directories.
The more articles you have published, the more respected you will become within your chosen field.
Keep all your articles to the same subject and eventually you will become an 'expert author'.
You can attach a signature at the bottom of every article with a link back to your website therefore increasing traffic and backlinks to your site.
2. Forums and Online communities
Joining forums and offering your advice on your chosen market will earn you credibility.
People will trust you and your site and your traffic is certain to increase.
Never spam forums. Offer your help and comments. Attach a signature with a link pointing to your website and every time you post you will another backlink to your website.
3. Viral Marketing
Viral marketing is one of the most potentially lucrative forms of online marketing,
allowing you to spread the word about your website and product without any cost
using 'word of mouth'.
Create a short yet informative, inspiring or funny video and post it on You Tube including a
link back to your website. Depending upon its popularity people will pass it around or refer others to your video therefore gaining you another source of traffic to your website.
4. Exchanging Links
Exchanging links with other sites will benefit you both by providing each others websites with
additional traffic. Exchange links with sites that are in the same or similar market to yours,
this way you can be sure that you are targetting the correct audience.
The more links you trade the more traffic you can expect but be careful not to overdo it as this can be frowned upon by search engines, choose who you link to very carefully.
5. PPC Advertising
This method does cost you money, however there's no quicker way to generate traffic
Google's Adwords and Yahoo's Overture will obviously cost you money but there is no quicker way to generate traffic than pay per click advertising with a popular search engine.
6. Traffic Exchange Programs
Traffic exchange websites are free to join. You submit your site, then surf other sites in
exchange for credits. For every credit you earn your site will be shown to potential customers that are also surfing the same traffic program. This increases the number of visitors to all the sites involved.
