Get Traffic Soon and Surge Ahead or You'll Get Lost in
the Internet Wilderness.
by Kanaga Siva
Published on this site: September 28th, 2005 - See
more articles from this month
Getting Traffic or more precisely Targeted Traffic to your
website is the most important strategy for the Survival and
Success of your Internet Home Based Business. It is a well
known fact that the vast majority of the new Home Business
Entrepreneurs have only a small marketing budget. Not that
they are all short of funds but it takes time for them to
be convinced about spending money. It is their desire and
determination to cash in on the vast potential the Internet
offers that has thrust them into this field of activity.
Follow these free, reliable methods and get the Traffic you
desperately need to get noticed in the Internet. Some methods
are time consuming and laborious but when money is the critical
factor, time and labor should not be of major concern.
- Reciprocal Linking.
Reciprocal linking is one of the most popular ways to get
traffic to your Home Based Business site and also boost
your rankings in the search engines. The strategy you should
follow is:
(a) Go to search engines such as Google, Yahoo or
MSN and identify the websites that are similar or relevant
to yours with high page ranks.
(b)Eliminate those that are in direct competition
to you.
(c) Persuade and convince the webmasters to exchange
links with you.
(d) Identify quality websites i.e. websites with
PR3 and over that have high traffic and exchange links with them.
- Writing Articles.
One of the best ways to get high targeted traffic and one
way links to your Home Business is to write articles and
submit them to
(a) Article Directories,
(b) Ezine Publishers, and
(c) High traffic websites that accept article submissions.
Quality articles are in great demand and if you can write
quality, thought provoking and educative articles in your field of expertise, your articles
will definitely be accepted for publication. You should
ensure that
...you have a Resource Box at the bottom of the article.
....And have your URL in the Resource Box. If your article
is impressive you can expect a massive influx of visitors
to your website via the resource box.
- Submitting to Directories.
Once your website is ready with good content and quality
links, you should start submitting your website to Search
Engine Google and the Directories. Submitting to Directories
is another way of getting additional targeted traffic to
your website. This also increases your site's overall importance
to obtain a high page rank. If you want to be visible in
the internet world, getting listed in Directories especially
in Directories with high page rank and traffic is the fastest way to do it. Some charge a fee for listing
while others are free. Among the free directories some insist
on a link back from your site. Link back to them happily
and get listed.
- Posting at Forums.
Another great way of getting free traffic is to post at
discussion forums on a regular basis. If your contributions
at these forums display good knowledge and authority, an
immediate increase in your website traffic will be seen.
To get the maximum benefit,
(a) visit high traffic forums,
(b) display your knowledge and
(c) include your signature file and URL there. It
is this URL that will siphon traffic to your site.
- Emails.
The emails that you send out, whether it is personal or
business can be a source of traffic. You have to ensure
that your advertisement or signature is there at the bottom
of the page with your URL. Though it might not be much traffic,
nevertheless it is free traffic. Make the best use of it.
- Tell a friend/Refer a friend.
Another source of traffic which is often overlooked is through
your own website. Place a "Tell a Friend" or "Refer
a Friend" image or script on your website. This can
be obtained free from several sources, by searching in the
search engines. Visitors, who sincerely appreciate your
site and are grateful for the information and the resources
provided, will pass on the good news to their friends.
- eBay Traffic.
Traffic from eBay is not the normal channel but it is working
for many. Any traffic that is free is what you need most.
So
(a) register yourself with eBay,
(b) go to the "about me" page and fill
in useful information with a link to your website. If done
correctly, you are certain to get a significant amount of
traffic since millions visit eBay every month.
- Fresh Content.
It is surprising that many webmasters spend much time in
finding various avenues to attract visitors to their sites
but overlook the importance of adding fresh content to their
sites. Content is King and Search Engines love fresh content.
Your visitors love them too. It does not cost you anything
so add fresh content regularly and they will keep on returning
again and again.
Millions of websites are lost deep down in the Internet Wilderness
unheard of and unsung. Certainly you don't want to be one
of those! Get started. Start making money from home by implementing
your Internet Marketing program.
Kanaga Siva has been a Marketing Manager and Business
Manager and has a wealth of experience in Marketing. He now
operates his own Home Based Business. For Articles, Resources,
Tips and Ideas to start a Home Based Business from anywhere in the World and for other recommended
Programs to make money from home, visit his website,
http://www.business-fromhome.com
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