101 Ways To Get Free Website Traffic
1. Got a new website? Before search engines can send you any traffic, they need to know your site exists. Submit it to Google, Yahoo, & MSN. All three offer a free url submission page. Bonus Tip: Skip the 1000 free submissions for $19.99 offers.
2. Another way to assist search engines in finding new sites is to get a link from a website the search engines already know about. Improve your odds by submitting your site and getting at least one link.
3. Create an account on two of the most popular social networking sites: Facebook and MySpace. Enter your business information including a link to your site, and then make some friends. People are social by nature, and these types of sites are all about socializing.
4. Add a “What’s New” page to your site and update it regularly with interesting content. When appropriate, add a snippet of this news to related social media sites.
5. Join and become active on blogs and forums that are specific to your industry. Become a part of these communities by providing thoughtful comments…and make sure your signature links back to your site.
6. Exchange a reciprocal link with a friend or industry contact who can provide value to your visitors. Create a “Resources” page for these kinds of links rather than cluttering your most important pages.
7. BLOG. Creating an interesting and useful blog is one of the most popular ways to drive more traffic. Offer your readers an RSS option to give them another way to return to your site.
8. Use your industry knowledge to become an online expert. Contributing useful information on sites like Yahoo! Answers will help you gain trust within your industry and can also drive more free traffic to your site.
9. Build a Wikipedia page, or ask a client to do so for you. Who better than you or a client can define your organization? One advantage of Wiki pages is that most rank well in the organic search results. FREE TRAFFIC ALERT!
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