I am not exactly asking for review, instead I like to know what is the best way to get traffic for a car classified web site. Adwords, buy traffic, link building or traditional advertising in magazine and newspaper?
Adwords would probably be the easiest and fastest way IMO. I would say always build the links. Maybe also buy adspace on some of the existing car forums out there. You could also try a PR release. I don't know if I would bother with a newspaper ad, I think the audience might be too small.
Why do you think that audience for newspaper ad is too small? Does anyone knows if there is good study comparing Internet to traditional advertising?
Well some other guy bumped this four year old thread so I can also throw in my suggestion here too. I have seen car stickers on the bumpers or back wind screens of cars advertising various auto classified websites. Their stickers are usually beautiful so the car owners like them on their cars. Gworld you can print a lot of beautiful, fine looking stickers advertising your site and hand them out to car wash centers, filling stations, auto electricians etc so they will give them to their customers. So suppose if even half the car owners place them on their cars imagine how much exposure your website will get. I think it will be cheaper than any ppc campaign.
Article marketing, press releases, forum marketing, social media marketing... Buy ads in penny savers across America... Buy penny ads on various networks... You have lots of opportunity here... But keep in mind that things like article marketing, press releases and forum marketing could lead to the development of links that have a long-term presence on the internet, making it easier to build a growing volume of advertising directing people to your website.
I do think these ones are the best way to get long terms effect on seo for the site, just keep moving.
You should use adwords and traditional advertising. Giving a all rounded kind of marketing would make sure your traffic can come from everywhere.
I think for a car classified website the best way to get traffic would be by media buying or even advertising on youtube. Maybe even a few banner advertisements here and there. Magazine and newspaper ads are great too but your ad has to really stick out in the eyes of your reader or they'll just simple turn the page and the paper will eventually end up the trash.