1-Give traffic the green light Blogs or Website (yours and others you can access.) Friends via email. Favorite online discussions forums and chat rooms Social bookmarking sites, like Digg, reddit, and StumbleUpon 2-"Thumbs up" to Blogs and Websites Posting links on blogs and websites generates traffic in two ways. First, people can easily follow the link to your website. Second, Google and other search engines recognize links as a sign of approval, or "thumbs up", for your website. That could elevate you up in their rankings, which can ultimately lead to more traffic. Special tip — here are are the best spots on a blog to link to a website: Your Blogroll or Links section in the sidebar. Daily blog entries, with a short piece of text describing your website. Blog comments (either on yours or other bloggers)