Getting traffic is one
of the most important tasks for any web master. What is more, you can't get
traffic once and then just reap the benefits. Getting traffic is an ongoing
task and you must be constantly doing it, if you want to get traffic and keep
it.Here are some of the ways to get traffic for free:-
1
Optimize your site for search engines
Search engines have
always been a major way to get traffic for free. That is why you need to do
your homework and optimize your site so that it ranks well for the keywords you
target. SEO is still the most powerful way to get traffic for free and you
really need to invest some time and efforts in the optimization of your site.
2
Frequently update the contents of your site
If you expected some
shocking secrets revealed, you might be a bit disappointed. One of the first
steps in getting traffic for free is trivial but vital – get great content and
frequently update it. In terms of SEO, content is King. If your content is good
and frequently updated you will not only build a loyal audience of recurring
visitors, who will often come to see what is new, but search engines will also
love your site.
3
Take advantage of social bookmarking sites
Social bookmarking
sites (especially the most popular among them) are another powerful way to get
traffic for free. If you want to learn how to do it, check the How to getTraffic from Social Bookmarking sites article, where we have explained what to
do if you want to get free traffic from sites such as Digg, Delicious, etc.
4
Use your Twitter and Facebook accounts
Social networks are
also a way to get traffic for free. If you are popular on networks, such
as Twitter or Facebook, the traffic you
get from there can easily surpass the traffic from Google and the other search
engines. It is true that building a large network of targeted followers on
Twitter and supporters on Facebook takes a lot of time and effort but generally
the result is worth.
5
Get links with other sites in your niche
Another way to get
traffic for free is from other sites in your niche. Getting links with other
sites in your niche is also good for SEO, especially if you manage to get links
without the famous nofollow attribute. But even if the links are nofollow (i.e.
they are useless for SEO), they still help to get traffic to your site. If you
manage to put your link in a visible place on a site with high volumes of
traffic, you can get thousands of hits from this link alone. If you need list
of sites within your niche where you could get backlinks from, check the
Backlink Builder tool. However, be careful if you exchange links because
linking to bad neighbors can do you a lot of harm.
6
Use any chance to promote your site for free
Free promotion is
always welcome, so don't neglect it. There are many ways to promote your site
for free and some of the most popular ones include free classified ads,
submissions to directories, inclusion in various listings etc. It is true that
not all free ways to promote your site work well but if you select the right
places to promote your site for free, this can also result in tons of traffic.
7
Create a free product or service
Content drives most
traffic when you offer something useful. There are many types of useful content
you can create and they largely depend on the niche of your site. You can have
articles with tons of advice, or short tips but one of the most powerful ways
to get traffic is to create a free product or service. When this product or
service gets popular and people start visiting your site, chances are that they
will visit the other sections of the site as well.
8
Use viral content
Free products and
services are great for getting free traffic to your site and one of the best
varieties in this aspect is viral content. Viral content is called so because
it distributes like a virus – i.e. when users like your content, they send it
to their friends, post it on various sites, and promote it for free in many
different ways. Viral content distributes on its own and your only task is to
create it and submit it to a couple of popular sites. After that users pick it
and distribute it for you. Viral content can be a hot video or a presentation
but it can also be a good old article or an image.
9
Use offline promotion
Offline promotion is
frequently forgotten but it is also a way to get traffic for free. Yes,
computers are everywhere and many people spend more time online than offline
but still life hasn't moved completely on the Web. Offline promotion is also
very powerful and if you know how to use it, this can also bring you many
visitors. Some of the traditional offline ways to promote your site include
printing its URL on your company's business cards and souvenirs or sticking it
on your company vehicles. You can also start selling T-shirts and other
merchandise with your logo and this way make your brand more popular.
10
Include your URL in your signature
URLs in forum
signatures are also a way to get traffic for free. There are forums, which get
millions of visitors a day and if you are a popular user on such a forum, you
can use this to get traffic to your site. When you post on forums and people
like your posts, they tend to click the link to your site on your signature to
learn more about you. In rare cases you might be able to post a deep link (i.e.
a link to an internal page of the site) rather than a link to your homepage and
this is also a way to focus attention to a particular page. Unfortunately, deep
links are rarely allowed.
