Hi everyone! Traffic, Traffic, Traffic! How do we get it? There are lots of possible ways to get traffic. All you need is to look at this list for your reference and check if you have done any of this yet. Free methods: Submission to SE's and directories Article marketing Email campaign Forums, blogs and board postings Social Bookmarking Etc. etc. Premium ways: (Should require a budget) Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Targetted Link backs Professional SEO services Ad spaces Offline campaigns Etc. etc. Random and unique traffic is good to any site but getting targetted traffic is what makes the difference. This kind of traffic yields the highest conversion which would determine your site's success. Given a budget, I would always opt for PPC. PPC is a very effective way of getting targetted traffic given the proper treatment. Identify your niche and select the market you want to cater to and start from there. Research also on the keywords your desired market would most likely be looking for. IMO, one should be more focused on getting targetted traffic than just page views. Buying targetted link backs are also effective at getting targetted traffic. It really all boils down to what your site offers to your traffic Another great way of targetting your desired audience is through forum posting on similar niche with your link on your signature. What I like about this forum posting is that it is totally free. My question is : What methods do you use to draw traffic to your site? Random and targetted alike. Hoping to hear from you!
This is like going to a fishing tournament and asking the pro's what their favorite lure is. You're probably going to get 50 different answers. The thing is, depending on the lake and climate, different things work. For this reason, multiple marketing techniques are needed, some work better than others in different markets. Don't count any of them out until you try them but be realistic for what will work.
For my sites, I use blog commenting, social bookmarking, profiles in social networks and blog communities, directory submission, guest posting, link signatures, article directories and yahoo answers.
Forum marketing, because you target the forum Article marketing, because of keywords and searching for relevant content. Twitter Marketing, because it is HOT! Content and SEO, because it is tried and true Video Marketing, because video is the new content delivery on the 'net.