subject: 4 Ways to Drive Free Traffic to Your Website [print this page] Driving traffic and especially free is the goal of many website owners. Gone are the days where you had to spend few thousand dollars to drive traffic to your website and most of it was hard to convert into sales.However, things have changed substancially with the social bookmarking services, like Digg.com, and recently social networks. So here is a list of ways to drive free traffic to your website and build some valuable backlinks ( google loves them ).
1. Having a blog - Having a blog can be a very good source of traffic to your webiste. However, use your blog to cover topics related to your industry, " how to guides ", tips and not just to announce updates and promotions. Publishing quality posts will help you improve your SEO substancially. Use titles, phrases people use to search topics on your industry e.g how to upgrade my pc memory. Try posting at least 3 times a week so your blog looks fresh not only to your audience but also to search engines.
2. Write and distribute articles - Free articles can also be a very good source of traffic. Use targeted words and keep the length to around 500 words. Then distribute the articles to as many ( quality ) directories as possible. The directories, feed others websites with your articles so if you provide valuable content it can easily be distributed among many websites. Furthermore, quality articles can position your brand as an expert in the industry. To make articles more trustworthy, DO NOT mention your products or services, be generic and try to solve a specific problem.
3. Socialize on networks - This does not mean you get a facebook account and you ad as many friends as you can. It takes time to build a valuble network of funs. Start posting valuable content, links to other articiles, engage your audience with quizes. People love to share things they love, it is simple and it works. Creating interesting and unique videos and posting them on Youtube can also bring in free traffic. It basically all depends how unique your content is.
4. Participate in forums and other blogs - A task that takes time to see results but it works very well. Make a list of the forums and blogs you are interested in or related to your content and be a regular commenter. You want to create an image of an individual and a brand that knows the topic very well and it is a source of valuable knowledge and information. Forums and blogs backlinks will help improve your SEO as well.
