Internet Business-4 methods to bring traffic to your website
Traffic is the life of any internet business. Because most
online businesses are unable to get traffic to their site, they
end up shutting down. That is why 95 to 99 percent of internet
businesses fail. During my time on the internet I've discovered
what works and what doesn't. If you are like me and searched for
ways to bring traffic to your website you may have come across
some programs who promise to bring so much hits to your website
for a fee, only to find out that these are bogus claims. Anyway,
the truth is not all of the methods out there work. You have to
figure out what works for your kind of business. For example, do
you sell a product and want someone to purchase or are you an
affiliate or using Ad sense and want some clicks?
I'll list some traffic generating methods that may be effective
for certain or all types of internet businesses.
1. There are the good ole search engines. Search engines are a
good way to get traffic to your internet business. But you have
to find out how to get good rankings. Getting listed into free
search engines and getting good rankings usually takes time and
a lot of people don't have the patience. Once you've built your
website you want hits and you want it now, which is
understandable. If you have good content and patience or have
the funds for top ten rankings, search engines are always a good
way to get unique visitors. This is effective with any kind of
internet business.
2. You can always use articles to build your link popularity and
traffic. No one can argue about the effectiveness of using
articles to build link popularity and gain some additional
traffic. Write a good article for ezines and so on. The problem
for some is that they may not feel that comfortable with
writing. There is always the option to hire writers. I like
using articles because it is a good way to increase your
credibility and build trust with potential customers. If you
enjoy writing, articles are another free method to increase
visitors to your site and gain credibility, writing articles is
also effective with any kind of internet business.
3. I've come across auto surf and exit exchange programs that
bring hits to your website. Some are good and some are bad. Auto
surf programs usually work like this, you spend time surfing
other people's website and in turn you earn credits for hits on
your website. Some auto surf programs do a good job with
bringing unique and targeted visitors to your site, but it is
not guaranteed. Your traffic would increase, but purchases may
not. People on free auto surf programs or anything free are
usually looking for free stuff. I recommend auto surf programs
as a traffic generator for your internet business if your online
business offers a lot of free things to help build customers. If
your internet business solely sells products or is an
infopreneur site then placing your website on auto surf programs
might not be the best approach. Yes, you may get some hits but
most likely no purchases because others on the program may have
just clicked your website to get credits for their own site. You
want real targeted unique visitors.
4. Viral marketing is another free and effective way of
generating traffic to your internet business. If viral marketing
is used right and done correctly, it can be a powerful way to
increase your traffic exponentially. Some viral marketing
programs offer ways to get targeted visitors while others just
bring in visitors. When I mention viral marketing I'm talking
about the possibility of receiving thousands to millions of
visitors per month. Of course you have to let a few people know
about your business virally. For example, you get ten people on
your viral website or email, where they view your website, these
ten people each get ten more people to view their website and
yours and it goes on. As you can see, viral marketing appears to
have no limits. I recommend viral marketing as a way to get
traffic to your business if you just want to get your business
out there to let people know it exits. Click here if you
want to learn more about viral marketing.