Tips to drive targeted Free web traffic - for beginners

Nov 13
14:30

2008

Lian Vaiphei

Lian Vaiphei

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This article discusses on how to generate more traffic to websites from beginners' perspective. The methods discussed on this article are free and simple to follow but guarantees traffic both targetted and non-targetted web traffic.

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If you’ve just started be an internet marketer learning to drive traffic to your website can be confusing especially with no idea on how to go about. Generating targeted traffic does take some effort and time but it actually is not so difficult at all. There are some good and reliable methods that are easy to follow. There are also many free or cheap ways to drive traffic to your site.

Let’s looks at some of the free and easy techniques that you can apply to drive targeted traffic to your website.

Article marketing: Article marketing is best and most effective way of driving traffic to your website. Article marketing is a process of writing articles and having them published on the Internet. You can also post your articles on your blog,Tips to drive targeted Free web traffic - for beginners Articles if you have one (strongly advised to have one), or on article directories. Search engines love new content on the web. Publishing your article on the web, either on directories or on your blog  will help in getting your website linked on search engines. When writing an article make sure to include at the bottom, short description about yourself and post your website address as a link. This will allow visitors to click the link and visit your website. This form of marketing is particularly effective as search engines are constantly looking for content on the net. You can expect search engines to list your web further driving visitors to your website.
There are plenty of article directories that are free to submit your articles to. It is possible to write and publish your articles without spending a single dollar. Listed below are some of the best article directories on the internet. Article directories like articlecity.com, ezinearticles.com, goarticles.com, ideamarketers.com etc. you can submit your articles to.
There are also many softwares that makes article submission automatic and much easier. You can go to google and search for the term - "Article submitter softwares"

Blogging:  Starting a blog is free, very easy and effective marketing strategy .You can set up a free account with blogger.com and start blogging in minutes. When you have a blog link it to your website. Blogger.com is owned by Google. Google regularly craws the posting done on blogger.com. Your blogs will be listed in Google; remember you just linked your blogger account with your website. It is advisable to keep your blog updated with posts every day if possible. You can vary the length of your blog posts. Any time you post an article to your website or an article directory, talk about it on your blog and link your post to it.

Traffic Exchanges:  Register yourself in a handful of Traffic Exchanges. Most of Traffic Exchanges have a Pro account which require the members to pay for the account in exchange of extra facilities. However, as a beginner you can settle for the free account. On a traffic exchange website you can submit a link to your website and will be able to earn credits by browsing other members' sites on the exchange. The more credits you earn, the more often your website will be viewed by other members on the traffic exchange. This method is quick and popular way of generating traffic to your website. Take a look at some of the popular Traffic Exchange websites: Trafficswarm.com. This is one of the most effective traffic exchanges on the net. Many people who are experienced, have been done that swear by this exchange. Traffic-Splash.com is another good traffic exchange that will help you generate more targeted visitors to your site. While surging through these traffic exchanges you will come across many more traffic exchanges which you can join if you would like to. However, it is advisable to not join all the traffic exchanges that comes your way as they could easily distract you from your goals.

Online Forums : Another free and effective way to generate targeted traffic to your website is to register and start posting on online forums. Forums provide an opportunity to share your doubts related to your business and get advices from the members. Get into the habit of visiting forums that are related your business. Take part in the discussions and give helpful contributions. Forums allow you to create a signature putting your link in the signature line. If your signature is attractive and compelling, you will probably drive some more visitors to your site.

Squidoo: Setting up free web pages in Squidoo. These web pages are call Lens. You can setup a Lens talking about your hobbies, business and other interest. Squidoos can be used to recommend and direct more detailed content somewhere else on the web. Lenses are easy to setup and does not require you to be technically sauvy.  You can ask people to comment or recommend on you Lens. This will increase your ratings on Squidoo and the wider you spread your net the more traffic you will generate. The visitors you generate will probably then visit the link to your website

These are free and simple methods that will start driving traffic to your site. In the coming days, as you develop your skills you will learn more how to drive traffic to your website using more complex methods. For now , techniques are a great way to begin driving targeted visitors and building your Home business income opportunity. Follow them religiously and watch the amount of traffic you generate for your website.