Increasing Web Site Traffic

Most webmasters whom I talk to, want to increase web traffic to their site. The reason being, that they believe that they can increase sales, affiliate commissions, or advertising revenue, by doing so.

For two guides on this exact topic, you can try:

117 Ways To Increase Web Site Traffic

Exposed!
101 Proven Strategies To Get More Visitors To Your Web Site.

I recommend that you take a look at the above guides, if you need lots of ideas or more detailed information on some of the ideas.

However, I don't want to leave you hanging, so, here are ten traffic boosting ideas to get you started:

You could promote your site by Search Engine positioning strategies, see our Search Engine Marketing resources.
You could advertise on Pay Per Click Search engines, see our Pay Per Click Search Engine resources.
You could advertise your site using Google AdWords.

You might find the following resources helpful for this:
- AdWords Secrets Revealed
  eBook about to profit from Google AdWords. Contains 25+ tips.
- Mastering Google AdWords
  eBook optimizing Google AdWords advertising campaigns, including how to cut costs, increase click-thru-rate, and retain top position.
- Ad Word Generator
  This software takes the pain out of creating AdWords ads.
- AdWord Equalizer Suite
  This software is designed to help you find the most profitable products to market using AdWords, and the best keywords to use.
You could use opt-in email marketing - see our Email Marketing resources.
You could exchange links with other web sites, see, for example Linking101 (this is reviewed here).
You could start your own "top site". Basically this is sophisticated method of exchanging links and traffic with other sites, but you, as owner of the top site, benefit the most. To implement your own top site, you will need a script such as our own PHP Top Site Script. If you can't use our script for some reason, there are other choices for ASP, CGI, PHP, and Remotely Hosted listed at Hits4me.com.
You could try to get your business in the news, use press releases and other forms of publicity, see our Publicity resources.
You could start your own affiliate program (pay other sites commission for helping generate traffic, leads or sales). There is an introduction to starting an affiliate program at MerchantKit.com.
If you are trying to sell more of your products, you could sell them at eBay and other auction sites. See our Auction Marketing resources.
You could create a free eBook, give it away, and encourage others to give it away to. This "viral" eBook would contain useful information for readers, but also promote your business. See our eBook Publishing resources.

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