Almost everyone keeps touting article submissions, link exchanges, buying links, stumbleupon/digg, etc etc as the only ways to get traffic or SE link juice. There ARE other ways to get good FREE traffic. This involves thinking in terms of FIRST PRINCIPLES. Open your mind and read below: Another way to generate good traffic is to figure out the following: who is your target market? where do they hang out online? how do these hangouts allow people to communicate?who are their ‘influence leaders’ in these online hangouts? what kind of content can they relate to or find useful? Once you figured out the crucial info above, you create COMPELLING CONTENT. What makes content compelling? Some of the criteria you may consider include: Rare info OR Rare compilation of non-rare info OR Quirky/witty/entertaining compilation of info OR Useful tool or service Next step: spoon feeding it into your target market’s online “hangout†Think wide and deep: online hangouts may take the form of: social network sites email communities forums blogs profiles "forms of digital signatures" Wherever and whenever a site/online device/tool lets you drop a link--you must communicate with your target audience and lead them to fine crafted content. Enjoy!
Another way to tackle the issue is to think this way: My target audience is ALREADY present online. They are already communicating. My JOB is to figure out how I can get my message to them. Basic elements.