Simple ways to bring traffic to your website
Jan 2nd, 2008 by William Jones
Bringing traffic to your website is no simple task. It takes a great deal of imagination, hard work, and a little bit of luck. But, it can be done at little or no financial expense with significant results.
By bringing in increased traffic, you are not only getting your message out to more people, but you’re developing a stream for passive and perpetual revenue. From Google’s AdSense to traditional associate programs, increased traffic can bring in increased income.
The advent of search engine optimization and the necessity to write “inorganic”, or optimized subject matter, has brought about an increased need to provide substantial and relevant content. Generally speaking, the more content, the better.
Most online searches for content are focused on how to do something. How to clean a spot off a dress, how to find a good doctor, how to write a great resume. The more “how to” content you can provide on your site, the more traffic you will receive. Turning yourself into a self-appointed authority on a subject commands respect as well as repeat visitors. After writing your content and becoming an expert in your subject matter, time must be spent submitting your articles to various article submission services. By going to Google or Yahoo and searching for “article submission”, you will find a list of sites that you can use to submit your article throughout the internet. The more you write, and the more you submit, the greater your traffic will be.
Taking your newfound expert status a step further, producing a small instructional video and placing it on YouTube is an incredible opportunity to show your prowess and, in turn, bring even more traffic to your site.
People love a good controversial website. It’s no secret that radio personalities such as Michael Savage or Don Imus have the following they do because people love them AND people hate them. By creating a controversial blog, people will return to your site often to hear what you have to say and leave comments. The more comments you get, the more money you will make. It’s that simple.
Millions of people search the internet daily for new contests to enter. A simple, fun contest can bring an enormous amount of traffic to your site. A contest with even the smallest of prizes will bring a lot of traffic to your site. A contest that occurs on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, etc.) will have internet users bookmarking your website and returning time and time again.
Another fun way to bring people to your website is to offer a survey. Websites such as Zoomerang.com or Surveymonkey.com offer free survey development, enabling you to produce surveys free and with little effort. People love filling in surveys, emailing the link to a friend, and comparing results. Tickle.com is a great example of a website that is simply surveys and the traffic it brings in is enormous.
When trying to bring more traffic to your site, it is important that you think outside of your usual circle of friends or clients. What would make a stranger come to your site? What can you do to make it stand out from all the other sites? By offering up some of the above suggestions, you can create a website that will produce passive revenue through increased traffic.
