If you are wondering how big
sites get their traffic, most of them are spending tons of money to drive the
traffic to their sites. They invest in many advertising campaigns and different
forms of marketing schemes and strategies. The money works well for them and
that’s what they are anyways: high earning, big hitting websites.
However, if you are just starting
up, you don’t have to do this if you don’t really have these types of
resources. There are other ways to generate low cost website traffic without
having to spend what you don’t have or can’t afford. Many people have banked on
high cost methods and have ended up losing their legs and arms over it.
Here are few ways to generate lowcost website traffic that could help your site make it to Google rankings. Even
if you only get a small percentage of successful visitors into client ratio, it
still works especially if the traffic is high.
Link Exchange
This is a tested and proven
method. There is no way you would you see a site not linking to another site. Most
webmasters are willing to exchange links with one another so that they could establish
public awareness about their sites. This is absolutely free; if you do this
religiously, you will soon feel the sudden upsurge of traffic coming in to your
site from other sites.
A major prerequisite in
exchanging links with other sites is having the same niche or content as the
other site. They should share a common subject. Exchanging links also boosts
your chances of getting a high ranking in search engine results. Search engines
ranks sites that have inbound and outbound theme-related links. With a good
ranking position in the search engines, especially Google, you will generate
more traffic in your website without spending a single cent on it.
Article Submission
E-zines and online encyclopedias provide
free space for articles to be submitted. If you want to save costs, you can write
the articles yourself, and submit manually. There are many freelance writers
who are willing to write for you for a small fee, but to save money, it is wise
to do those articles yourself. You can also do the submission in autopilot but
you have to invest in an article submission software.
When you write articles, make
sure they are themed along with the
niche of your site. Write something that you have expertise on so that when
they read it; make your readers feel your knowledge about the subject. Write
articles that produce tips and guidelines to the subject or niche your site
has.
Don’t forget to include a
resource box at the end of your article with a link pointing to your wesite.
Write a little about yourself and your business.
Newsletter
This may sound like hard work
because you will be needing lots of articles to build a newsletter. On the
contrary, this is not the case. There are many freelance writers and sites that
are willing to provide free articles as long as they can get their name in on
your newsletter. You will provide free advertising for them, they will do the
hard part of the job, which is building the content of your site’s newsletter. As
your newsletter gets pass around, this will widen public awareness and build an
opt-in list that can regularly visit your site.
Online Communities and Forums
This only requires your time and
nothing else. By joining, you can share your knowledge and expertise in the
communities, and promote your website as well. You can also get free
advertising when you go to forums that have the same subject or niche with your
site. Share your two cents and let them see how knowledgeable you are with the
subject. This is a good way to build your reputation. You also build the
reputation of your site, making it a reputable and honest business that could
be frequented and trusted by other businesses and ordinary site visitors.
