What are the best free marketing techniques???

I have a site that does not really get that many visitors but at the same time has no money to play with so I would like to know what the best techniques of getting traffic there are and how I could implement these for my site

www.phoenixfox.info

 

Organic SEO is in my opinion the best way of generating free traffic. But it take a lot of time, if you don't have any money to spend.

 

social networking is good

 

Write articles and submit to Ezine Articles with a good resource box with links pointing back to your site.

 

Post in Forums with signature link.
Post on blogs with signature link.
Submit site to these free article directories.

DMOZ
Joe Ant
Dmegs
jayde.com
Web world
turnpike
directoryvalut.com
websitepromotiondirectory
wikidweb
ldmstudio.com
pegasusdirectroy.com
infignos
linkeentre
littlewebdirectory
tsection.com

 

The best is advertising.

You don't have the money? You only need a couple of hundred, if that, to get you going.

The second best is word of mouth.

 

You should make it a bit easier to understand what your website purpose is.

 

Work on SEO as much as you can, but also work on advertising it such as using Google Adwords.

 

Umm what I would do is start Social Bookmarking, Creating Videos, Article Marketing and Positioning yourself as the expert.

I can't go into this because I don't have much time but I'll go briefly into each one for you.

1. Social Bookmarking: Find the most popular social bookmarking sites and bookmark atleast 3 sites a day (they don't have to be related to your niche) and don't just bookmark your own stuff. The bookmarking sites and search engines can tell if you are just bookmarking your own stuff.

2. Creating Videos: Create some videos and upload them to youtube, its that simple just offer some good content that keeps the viewer coming back for more. Videos are one of my main ways to bring in the traffic.

3. Article Marketing: Article Marketing just do the same sort of thing but write articles obviously. Give away some free and unique content. Don't just try to get them onto your site, at the end yes you can advertise your site with a brief paragraph or sentence but don't go overboard. Submit them to sites such as Squidoo, HubPages and Ezine Articles.

4. Position yourself as the expert: Even if you are not an expert in your field portray yourself as one, all you need to do is be one step ahead of your target audience who are viewing your content. It's that simple, answer their questions and guide them to success. They will see you as an expert and they will follow you and feel like it's their duty to help you.

-- Hamish

 

The best one that works is BUM Marketing Method. The author of BUM is a member of Wealthy Affiliate Forum. Join WA and ask him.

Best Success!

 

1) Social bookmarking with popular tags
2) Free classifieds submissions with quality sites
3) Article submissions in 50 to 60 quality sites
4) prese release submissions

These are the very good ways of free marketing.

Thanks
John

 

Digg.com
Usfreeads.com
article writing

 

VGiral marketing, get people to share it with their friends...you have to have quality content though

 

One method that is often overlooked are "press release distribution".

Post a hot story to your blog then submit a press release to local and online media.

You could also use viral business cards that urge people to pass the card on to a friend.

 

I usually stick to legit forum advertising. It's can help you a lot in terms of site popularity.

 

I just posted this earlier.

Free advertising that works.

Increase your visibility on search engines: Insert keywords that describe your business into the HTML < META > tags on your Web site pages. Repeat these keywords in the text of your Web site's homepage. Strategic use of keywords can put your business name at the top of customers' search results. For more information, see our article "Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines and Directories."


Put your URL on everything: Maximize your advertising efforts by listing your Web site address on everything you do. Print the URL on your company's letterhead, on your business cards, on the front of your building or the door to your office suite. Use the URL in your e-mail signature. List the URL on any print advertising that you do, including phone books, brochures, flyers, and direct mail pieces.


Submit your site to every directory, specialty listing, industry organization, and yellow pages you can find: No matter what industry your business is in, there are online directories, such as Yahoo! Yellow Pages, that you should register with. Many business and industry associations allow you to list your business on their Web site. In addition, there are individuals who maintain popular lists of resources; use Web search engines to find these lists, and then create an entry for your business.


Utilize evangelists: Channel the energy of your most enthusiastic staff and encourage them to promote your company's product as they surf the Web.


Blogs: A Weblog, or blog, is a collection of short articles, essays, or loosely-formatted thoughts, usually written by one individual. Since the 2004 U.S. presidential election, blogs have become extremely popular as both a medium to get your message out and a vehicle for paid advertising. Blogs also encourage reader comments, making them a valuable tool for gathering customer feedback. Companies such as Blogger (www.blogger.com) will host your blog for free. You can also install a blog on your own Web site with free software such as MediaWiki (http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net).


Podcasting: Podcasts are audio files recorded in a radio talk show format. By posting podcasts on your Web site and other sites like Apple's iTunes (www.itunes.com), customers can subscribe to your podcasts, download them as soon as they are available, and then listen to them on their computers or portable MP3 devices. The software to create podcasts is free; for more information visit www.podcastingnews.com.
Join online communities: No matter what the topic, there are thousands of people discussing it passionately on the Internet. By contributing to these discussion groups, you can inform your customers and advertise your business..


E-mail lists: Cultivate a list of your customers' e-mail addresses and send them new product announcements, coupons, special offers, and useful information. See our article "Introduction to E-Mail Marketing" for more information.
Get the attention of the press: Pitch news ideas about your industry to local newspapers, radio stations, and television stations. Pitch ideas to Web news sites. Propose that one of your employees be the expert interviewed in the news piece.


Win awards: Research organizations that give awards for the products or services you provide. Apply for these awards and take the process seriously. When you win, make the most of the publicity.
Donate time or resources to a charity: Encourage charitable organizations to promote your business' donations and involvement. Try to get media coverage for the organizations and community causes you champion.
Publish information and reports about your industry: Provide consumers with free information about your business' industry. Invest in potential customers and they will invest in you.
Reciprocal links: Companies such as LinkLeads (www.linkleads.com) help businesses by facilitating an exchange of hyperlinks. By allowing a company to insert links to their products on your site, a company will allow you to insert links to your products on its site.


Reciprocal banner ads: Companies such as 123Banners (www.123banners.com) help businesses by facilitating free banner advertisement swaps. By allowing a company to advertise on your site, they allow you to advertise on theirs. Be sure you retain control over what Web sites carry your ads, and what ads you post on your site.
Coupons: Make coupons available on your Web site and e-mail them to your customers. Encourage them to give the coupons to friends and family.


Free samples of your product or service: Offer free samples of your product or service. Distribute these samples as widely as possible. Register your giveaways with Web sites such as A+ Free Stuff (www.aplusfreestuff.com) that act as a clearinghouse for free products. Before giving something away for free, ask customers to provide their e-mail address or fill out a short survey.
Free classified ads: Use services like Yahoo! Classifieds (http://classieds.yahoo.com) to post free ads for your products and services. Also consider posting offers for free samples of your products, sweepstakes, and other giveaways.


Excellent customer service: There's no advertising like personal recommendations made between friends and family. The best way to encourage this type of "viral marketing" is to provide excellent customer service. Take the time to properly train and motivate your sales people and do what is necessary to satisfy your customers' needs.


Business alliances and partnerships: Build partnerships with businesses that offer complementary products and services, and then promote each other. Make joint press statements about your industry, your partnership, and your products and services. Make sure your partners provide links from their Web sites to yours.


Ezine: Write an e-mail newsletter, called an ezine, with articles about your industry, your products and services, and related news of interest to your customers. Check out sources such as goarticles.com and ezinearticles.com, which provide free articles you can use in your ezine. Advertise your ezine for free with directory sites such as www.ezine-dir.com.


That covers most of the bases, but one of the easiest ways to build links and traffic is to type into google "post your ad for free". That will show you all the sites that you can advertise for free in forums and classifieds and allow you to build a steady flow of traffic and quality leads.



Peace.

 

Yeah, i dont really understand what your site is all about. The topics seem a little vague and cross a lot of different niche markets.

 

Create blog on blogspot or wordpress and submit unique content on it.
Submit you site on social bookmarking sites like delicious.com, stumbleupon.com, digg.com, folkd.com, diigo.com etc.
Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus etc.
Write articles and submit to Ezine Articles with a good resource box.
Submit a press release on press release sites.
Forum Posting
Post ads on Classified sites

 

Hey Phoenix
Here are some tips I learnt through experience to increase your blog traffic:
1. Guest Posting
2. Bookmarking Sites
3. Article Directories
4. Forum Backlinks
5. Blog Commenting
6. Web 2.0
7. Tier Link Building
8. YouTube
9. Twitter, Facebook (Social Networking)
10. Directory Listing (Google Webmaster Tools)

The ultimate goal is to build your list and take down your reader's email address to send them a weekly or monthly round-up of your blog posts and make them have more confidence in your services.

I recommend trying out each tip one by one until you fully mastered the blog traffic tips and your website will be absolutely KILLER. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I'll be more than happy to help you

 

I think forums are underrated. If you use forums the right way, with some clever posts/signatures, you can get some traffic flowing to your site very quickly.

I usually make it a habit to include forum posting into my daily to-do because the traffic generated is worth it.