It all depends on the exact nature of the product you are marketing, horses for courses etc. As many of the previous responders have already said there are some things that can/should/must be done which will bring increased traffic, the key is constant attention to and hard work.
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there are many ways to promote/market the things. some of the best/well known options are CPC/CPM, SEO/SEM, SMO/SMM, Email newsletters, Article Submission, Referral Marketing etc. If you have a budget then go with cpc/cpm/smm/sem. however, SEO is the most important marketing thing to gain organic traffic directly from the search engines.
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