Is there one powerful and almighty secret to generating website traffic? Most would say no, and that is partly true. There is no underground society that has come up with a 100% guaranteed method of generating more web site traffic. However, there is a secret that most people don’t know about. That secret is: you don’t have to pay a single cent for targeted web site traffic, you can get it absolutely free!
It may not be the secret you were hoping for, but it is still something you should always remember. Spending money on website traffic is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Admittedly, people still do it from time to time, but it is becoming far more common for people to turn to free techniques rather than paid ones. So, if you want to get on the bandwagon and say goodbye to high priced traffic generating techniques, then keep reading.
Obviously, the first thing you have to do to get out of the “pay for traffic” mindset is stop paying for traffic. Put a halt on all of your traffic spending and start learning about the free techniques that can be used. Then again, if your profits outweigh that of your spending, you should probably continue using paid methods, as you have found a paid technique that actually works well.
Once you have said goodbye to paid traffic scams, which many of them happen to be, you should begin to learn about article marketing. Article marketing is a fairly simple technique that involves writing informative and/or entertaining articles and submitting them to article directories. When an article is put together with good keywords, an interesting topic, a strong title, and an attention grabbing resource box, it can generate thousands of free traffic hits every month. Figuratively speaking, a good article is like a web site traffic generator, as it will produce traffic for months while basically being on autopilot.
After you have acquainted yourself with article marketing (which could take anywhere from a week to a few months, depending on how much effort you put into it), you should move on to forum posting. Forum posting may not be as powerful as article marketing, but it is a heck of a lot easier. All you have to do is find forums related to your niche and begin posting. Since the forum will be niche specific, you should have no problem finding things to discuss with the other members.
Forums are a great place to let people know of your expertise and to show people that you really do know what you are talking about. Being a respected and trusted member of a forum can do wonders for your traffic. Every time you post, someone will be eager to hear your opinions and advice. Each time you have something to add to a thread, people will be quick to listen. And the best part is, any time someone looks at your post, they will see a link to your website where they can find more advice or just an unbelievable offer. Therefore, if they ever want to get more of your valuable expertise, they can just visit your website. It’s really a win-win scenario; you build up your reputation and you get traffic at the same time!
