Getting traffic to your site is critical if you want to make money online. However, the wrong traffic won’t produce any sales. You need niche-targeted traffic; people who are highly interested in your product or service. If they aren’t, they definitely won’t buy what you have to offer.

This article is going to show you powerful and easy to implement strategies for driving massive amounts of well-targeted traffic to your site. Traffic that will convert well and make you money.

Here’s how it’s done:

 Article marketing. You’ve probably heard a lot about this. Everyone seems to be writing articles to drive traffic. Ever wonder why? It’s because it works. If done properly article marketing can be one the fastest free ways to drive traffic. How else can you get yourself to the first page of Google in a week? Basically, you write articles about the niche you’re in. Then, you distribute the articles to ezines. People read the articles. At the end of the article you’re allowed to have an author’s box. In this you write up a benefit rich reason for clicking through to your website. Many people will take you up on the benefits you present and click. You now have targeted traffic crawling around your site. The more articles you write the more traffic you’ll get. A tip with writing articles, which will get them on the front page of search results, is keyword optimizing the title. For example, if you want to bring people who type in “acne treatment” to your site, title your article: “Ultimate acne treatment: an undiscovered acne treatment that clears zits in no time”.

 Forum marketing. This is also a good way to drive traffic. Go to forums that directly relate to your niche and register. Most forums allow a personal box that shows up under your posts. It’s very similar to the authors box in an article. You use the same strategy of enticing people to click through to your site. Search the forum answering tough questions and providing good answers to peoples’ problems. Every post you make is a seed for interested traffic. It’s only a matter of time before your enticing message gathers attention.

 Blog marketing. This is an underused strategy that provides good results when done properly. Go to blogs related to your market. You can find blogs for your niche by typing in “Your Niche” then the word blog. Find blogs that have a good readership. Make posts that relate to topic and add value. Near the end of your post, slyly mention that you have a site with significant amounts of information on the subject being discussed and include a backlink to your site. Don’t be pitchy or hype-filled. You want this to be subtle. Just a small nudge towards your site is all your looking for. People then click through if their interested. This will also count as a backlink to your site which increases search rankings.

Employ all the strategies outlined here on a regular basis and you’ll be able to drive lots of targeted traffic, making many sales. What more could you ask for? All the free traffic you want with minimal time and effort. That’s the power these strategies will provide you with. Act on what you’ve learned and you’ll see just how easy it is.

Gerald Mason

Lets go - Top 10!

Advertise

- facebook
- msn screen name
- chat rooms
- websites related to your blog
- offer things people are looking for (be specific)
- place address everywhere you can
- offer incentive for visitors (whatever it may be)
- network, find other blogs visit theres and return the favour
- use youtube to create attention
- put links on your profiles, myspace, yahoo, etc

All I could think off!

Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and
best friend about your new blog but that’’s about as far you went when it comes to finding readers.

Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers.

These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who have next-to-no audience at the
moment and want to get the ball rolling.

It helps if you work on this list from top to bottom as each technique builds on the previous step to
help you create momentum. Eventually once you establish enough momentum you gain what is
called “traction”, which is a large enough audience base (about 500 readers a day is good) that you
no longer have to work too hard on finding new readers.

Instead your current loyal readers do the work for you through word of mouth.Top 10 Tips

10. Write at least five major “pillar” articles. A pillar article is usually a tutorial style article aimed to
teach your audience something. Generally they are longer than 500 words and have lots of very
practical tips or advice.

This article you are currently reading could be considered a pillar article since it is very practical
and a good “how-to” lesson. This style of article has long term appeal, stays current
(it isn”t news or time dependent) and offers real value and insight.

The more pillars you have on your blog the better.

9. Write one new blog post per day minimum.

Not every post has to be a pillar, but you should work on getting those five pillars done at the same
time as you keep your blog fresh with a daily news or short article style post. The important thing
here is to demonstrate to first time visitors that your blog is updated all the time so they feel that if
they come back tomorrow they will likely find something new.

This causes them to bookmark your site or subscribe to your blog feed. You don”t have to produce
one post per day all the time but it is important you do when your blog is brand new.

Once you get traction you still need to keep the fresh content coming but your loyal audience will
be more forgiving if you slow down to a few per week instead. The first few months are critical so
the more content you can produce at this time the better.

8. Use a proper domain name. If you are serious about blogging be serious about what you call
your blog. In order for people to easily spread the word about your blog you need an easily
rememberable domain name.

People often talk about blogs they like when they are speaking to friends in the real world
(that’’s the offline world, you remember that place right?) so you need to make it easy for them
to spread the word and pass on your URL.

Try and get a .com if you can and focus on small easy to remember domains rather than worry
about having the correct keywords (of course if you can get great keywords and easy to remember
then you”ve done a good job!).

7. Start commenting on other blogs. Once you have your pillar articles and your daily fresh smaller
articles your blog is ready to be exposed to the world. One of the best ways to find the right type of
reader for your blog is to comment on other people’’s blogs.

You should aim to comment on blogs focused on a similar niche topic to yours since the readers
there will be more likely to be interested in your blog.

Most blog commenting systems allow you to have your name/title linked to your blog when you
leave a comment. This is how people find your blog. If you are a prolific commentor and always
have something valuable to say then people will be interested to read more of your work and
hence click through to visit your blog.

6. Trackback and link to other blogs in your blog posts. A trackback is sort of like a blog
conversation. When you write a new article to your blog and it links or references another
blogger’’s article you can do a trackback to their entry.

What this does is leave a truncated summary of your blog post on their blog entry - it’’s sort of like
your blog telling someone else’’s blog that you wrote an article mentioning them. Trackbacks
often appear like comments.

This is a good technique because like leaving comments a trackback leaves a link from another
blog back to yours for readers to follow, but it also does something very important - it gets the
attention of another blogger.

The other blogger will come and read your post eager to see what you wrote about them. They
may then become a loyal reader of yours or at least monitor you and if you are lucky some time
down the road they may do a post linking to your blog bringing in more new readers.

5. Encourage comments on your own blog. One of the most powerful ways to convince someone
to become a loyal reader is to show there are other loyal readers already following your work. If
they see people commenting on your blog then they infer that your content must be good since
you have readers so they should stick around and see what all the fuss is about.

To encourage comments you can simply pose a question in a blog post. Be sure to always
respond to comments as well so you can keep the conversation going.

4. Submit your latest pillar article to a blog carnival. A blog carnival is a post in a blog that
summarizes a collection of articles from many different blogs on a specific topic. The idea is to
collect some of the best content on a topic in a given week. Often many other blogs link back to
a carnival host and as such the people that have articles featured in the carnival enjoy a spike
in new readers.

To find the right blog carnival for your blog, do a search at http://blogcarnival.com/.

3. Submit your blog to blogtopsites.com. To be honest this tip is not going to bring in a flood of
new readers but it’’s so easy to do and only takes five minutes so it’’s worth the effort. Go to Blog
Top Sites, find the appropriate category for your blog and submit it.

You have to copy and paste a couple of lines of code on to your blog so you can rank and then sit
back and watch the traffic come in. You will probably only get 1-10 incoming readers per day with
this technique but over time it can build up as you climb the rankings. It all helps!

2. Submit your articles to ArticleBase.com. This is another tip that doesn”t bring in hundreds of
new visitors immediately (although it can if you keep doing it) but it’’s worthwhile because you
simply leverage what you already have - your pillar articles. Once a week or so take one of your
pillar articles and submit it to ArticleBase.com.

Your article then becomes available to other people who can republish your article on their
website or in their newsletter. How you benefit is through what is called your “Resource
Box”.

You create your own resource box which is like a signature file where you include one to two
sentences and link back to your website (or blog in this case). Anyone who publishes your
article has to include your resource box so you get incoming links. If someone with a large
newsletter publishes your article you can get a lot of new readers at once.

1. Write more pillar articles. Everything you do above will help you to find blog readers however all
of the techniques I”ve listed only work when you have strong pillars in place. Without them if you
do everything above you may bring in readers but they won”t stay or bother to come back.

Aim for one solid pillar article per week and by the end of the year you will have a database of
over 50 fantastic feature articles that will work hard for you to bring in more and more readers.

Warmly,
Gary Neame

Gary Neame
http://www.articlesbase.com/blogging-articles/10-blog-traffic-tips-679289.html

Website traffic is essential to making money on the Internet. It is important to get the targeted traffic you want and need in order to succeed. The more people that come to your site the more sales you will see. Here are four easy ways to get targeted website traffic.

Article marketing is a good thing to use because it works well and is easy and free to do. Writing articles is an effective way to get targeted website traffic. Anyone reading your article can be lead to your website. Write article of good quality and people will want to click on the link to your site. Submit your writing to sites that take free articles.

Using search engine optimization (SEO) is a great way to get targeted traffic. People will find you on their favorite search engine(s.) There is a lot that goes into optimizing a web page from the stand point of a search engine. It is worth learning about search engine optimization. Most of your websites traffic will come from searches. Each search engine has their own way of determining which websites deserve to be in the top of their searches.

Blogging is popular on the Internet and it is an excellent way to get traffic to your website. Blog on what you are knowledgeable about. Make sure it has something to do with your website. You get people who are interested in the same things you are. These people will share your site with others.

You can purchase traffic through a pay per click advertising campaign. This will guarantee you will get traffic. It will get you better targeted web traffic. Someone may find out they are interested in your site but would have never have known about you if you had not done this kind of campaign. You need to understand how much you are paying per click. You also need to know how many visitors it takes to create a sale in association to the total number of clicks. This kind of advertising can end up costing you more than you actually earn. So you need to be approach this cautiously.

Using one, two or all four of these strategies will get your website noticed for sure. Research the one you want to start with. Become a pro in advertising your website and watch the money start to roll in from many directions.

Dave Nicholson
http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-articles/4-easy-ways-to-increase-your-website-hits-751971.html

When you’re involved in affiliate marketing, easily one of the most major concerns you’ll have to face is driving traffic to your site. And not just any traffic - you’ll need targeted traffic. Here are the top 10 proven ways you can drive quality traffic to your affiliate marketing site and increase your income-generating potential:

E-mail campaigns

Used carefully, e-mail campaigns can easily drive targeted traffic to your affiliate marketing site. For more details go to: www.affiliate-windfall-secrets.com This can be done by providing highly relevant and valuable information on the body of the message and then offering a link that will bring the recipients into your site.

You can do these two ways: one is by providing the full content in the e-mail message and then offering a link inviting the recipient to view more similar write-ups on your site. Another is by giving only a portion of the content and offering the rest on the affiliate site. A linked e-mail signature should also be included.

Articles

Informative and how-to articles, especially well-written ones, are proven traffic baits for affiliate marketing sites. Include links to similar or additional information within the content body that can only be read from your site and provide additional links on your signature.

Newsletters and e-zines

People love information, particularly those about subjects they are curious about or are involved in - which explains why targeted methods to drive traffic to affiliate marketing sites work best.

Offer e-newsletter and e-zine subscriptions, making sure that links bring recipients to your site. Use a separate landing page to handle the subscription process for your visitors’ convenience.

Blogs

Other than your affiliate marketing site, use a blog to get in touch with prospective customers and members. Blogs are considerably more personal and lighter in tone than most affiliate business sites and they can be a great source of information, news, advice and tips from you to your prospects. Include a link from your blog to your affiliate marketing site.

Social bookmaking sites

These sites are a rich source of targeted traffic that you can drive to your affiliate marketing site. Your market demographics are also easier to define so sending out invitations to potential leads and members is a lot easier.

Discussion forums and boards

By leaving useful and thought-provoking comments on discussion boards and forums, you encourage other members to react and send you a reply. You’ll be able to build a networking relationship from here. Make sure to sign with a link back to your affiliate marketing site.

Guest blogging

You could drive another blog’s captured traffic to your affiliate site by becoming a guest blogger. For can visit to: www.affiliate-directories-online.com If you can write well and can offer unique and useful content, the site’s readership will find you interesting enough to follow you to your own site.

Allow bookmarks on your web pages

If you have content, you can drive traffic to your affiliate marketing site by allowing your readers to bookmark certain pages. This will help promote those pages and your website to other people who might be interested in the same subjects.

Host a contest

Locate your target market and then promote a contest through ads or e-mails. All details must be found on your affiliate marketing website so you can drive traffic there. Registration must also be performed on one of your landing pages. Just make sure to offer prizes that visitors who will be coming in will find useful.

Freebies!

There’s nothing like a nice gift to drive targeted traffic to your affiliate marketing site. It’s easy to implement and can be relatively cheap. Furthermore, you offer these visitors an incentive to sign up for whatever campaign it is you’re promoting.

BAABA TarsemBaba
http://www.articlesbase.com/affiliate-programs-articles/you-can-drive-quality-traffic-to-your-affiliate-marketing-site-713211.html

I am a newbie at blogging, but my blog is about my home business. I need traffic in order to keep my sales thriving, food on table etc.. I am new to all of this, advice welcomed!!! Thanks!!!

1. Good content/quality post - make sure your posts are always relevant to your home business, and don’t just post pictures. You need some pictures, but most important text. After all, search result is not picture driven, but rather content driven. Another thing to keep in mind when you’re blogging is use "keywords" that is relevant your home business.

2. Links to your site - if you have friends or know your friends have friends who have blogs, ask them if they would help you out by having a link to your site on their site. This is actually pretty important when it comes to search engine result ranking. Another thing you can do it, find other sites that is relevant to your home business in any way or consumer report/review sites and see if they would have a link to your site on theirs as well.

3. Title tags & meta tags - it is important to have "keywords" in these tags and it’s focused on the content of your blog. I know this doesn’t really explain it. The best way is to research on this yourself.

Can your blog be a part of your article marketing strategy? Most definitely it can. The two are complementary, though completely separate parts of an advertising campaign to increase website traffic. They are excellent to use as a part of your affiliate marketing strategy, though they can be used for promoting you own product as well. The blog is an excellent means of presenting the virtues of an affiliate product to a dedicated audience.

What is the difference between a blog and an article? There can be a lot, and there can be not so much. Blogs are much more informal. Usually blog entries are shorter than articles. Some people put whole articles in their blog, but it usually is more effective to pick one important aspect of the article and put that in your blog. Use it much like a teaser. Give enough information to make it appealing, but leave enough to discover that the reader will want to click through to your site and read the whole article.

Blogs are a good way to get more personal with your readers. It allows them to leave comments and feedback. The readers get the feeling that they “know” you. They can chat with you and you with them.

Blogs show your readers, both customers and potential customers, that you are keeping abreast of the latest in your field. Most blog posts relate to current happenings. The articles show your expertise in the field, and the blog shows that you are keeping current. Both give your reader confidence in you on different levels.

What are some tips to help you integrate your blog postings into your article marketing strategy? How can you get the most mileage out of the blogs and articles as a cohesive advertising campaign?

Put your blog on your main site. Blog sites are convenient, but putting your blog on your site takes advantage of extra traffic, as well as links that will increase search engine traffic due to higher search engine rankings.

Don’t put your whole article in your blog. Write about some aspect of your article, telling why you wrote it, benefits to be gained from it, etc. Then, link to your article in your blog. Do this even if your article is on the same site as your blog.

Link to other places that publish your article. Don’t link to article directories, but do link to other websites, newsletters, and other blogs that mention or publish your article. This will increase your search engine traffic due to the increase in ranking that links provide.

Discuss responses to your articles. Include both negative and positive responses. Also, include any personal responses you have had with readers. This shows that your articles are being read, having an impact, and that you are available and engage with your readers. This will improve your credibility and gain even new readers as others discuss your blog and link to it.

Keep your blog current. Putting up a blog, linking it to your article, then not posting to it for a long period of time has the opposite effect than what you want. Instead of making you appear to be on top of current developments in your field, it makes it appear that you are not involved at all. A blog that is not updated frequently is worse than no blog at all.

Blogging can be somewhat time consuming, though probably not as much as might appear. However, it is an important part of article marketing. Add blogging to your article marketing strategy and you can expect high returns, but only if you do it correctly.

Guido Nussbaum
http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-articles/your-blog-and-your-article-marketing-strategy-702394.html