OK...So you want some free traffic. The easiest form of
free traffic is through Forums. There are literally
thousands of forums on every subject imaginable. Simply
search the subject matter you are promoting adding "forums"
to the end of your search word or phrase. Spend some
quality time at this point researching the forums stats.
You want to scroll down to the bottom of the forums home
page to find out the volume of their membership. You want
to target forums that have a large membership and therefore
receive a large volume of traffic. Your goal is to visit
these forums on a regular basis and submit posts.
With some of the larger volume forums you may have to
submit a certain amount of post's before you are able to
attach a link to the product or service you are promoting.
Being able to attach your link to each and every post is
your goal because that is what is going to create your free
traffic. Once you have fulfilled this requirement, every
post you make will have a link to the site you are
promoting. I would start by joining 3 or 4 forums in the
subject matter you are promoting.
I would then develop a disciplined schedule to return to
your list of forums and allocate 10-15 minutes per forum to
add some posts to start driving that free traffic. When
joining a forum I suggest you start in the "Introductions"
section and simply introduce yourself, and then go back and
thank all those who welcomed you to the forum. By
introducing yourself, relationships will develop with
members that have a common interest. As you become a
regular member, periodically visit the Introduction section
and welcome other new members which will of course, have
your link attached to your welcome and provide an
opportunity for you to receive some more free traffic.
One fast way to generate a lot of comments from a new
thread at your forum, and get your link exposed, is to ask
a controversial question on a particular subject. If you
are promoting a product for "Dog Training", start a new
thread entitled "Discipline or love to house train your
dog?" The key is to stay involved with the posts and have
some fun with them. Remember, each reply post you
contribute, your link is there for all to click on and
undoubtedly you will also do some learning from the other
members.
I don't believe any person has put up an E-commerce site
that doesn't expect to make a profit. We have a startup
capital that no matter how large or small needs to be
regained. With a consistent flow of traffic, we at least
have a fighting chance to achieve that probability.
Monetizing your traffic will optimize your chances of
making the best out of your business.
When you generate substantial traffic, your world of
profitable possibilities is going to open tenfold. This is
a whole separate topic that I will save for another
article. Just take a look at some popular sites and
scrutinize the amount of sales possibilities on that
website. One of the most popular, and profitable, ways to
add income to your site is to invite advertisers to place
ads.
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I have been marketing online for almost 3 years, and
continue to learn and grow every day. I soon learned that
the lack of website traffic is the straw that breaks the
back of all online businesses. It is now my turn to pass on
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