Generate Low Cost Website Traffic

The one true rule in generating income for your website is to produce a steady flow
of website traffic. If no one goes to your site, it hardly bares a chance of generating
an income. Many sites have tried and failed in doing so, and ultimately results in the
sites demise. It takes money to maintain an income generating site; it also takes
money to make money.

BUT, this does not mean it takes a whole train full of cash to generate ample website
traffic for your site.

Have you ever wondered how those big hit sites drive traffic to their website? Most of
them are spending tons of money to drive the traffic to their sites, investing in many
advertising campaigns and different forms of marketing schemes and gimmickries.
This is all worthwhile because, well, they are what they are now, high earning, big
hitting websites.

You, however do not have to do this if you do not really have their resources. There
are many ways to generate low cost website traffic without having to spend what
you do not have or cannot afford. Many people have banked on high cost methods
and have ended up losing their shirt over it.

Therefore I would like to offer a few low cost website traffic generating suggestions
that could help your site a whole lot. Even if you only get a small percentage of
successful visitors to client ratio it still works especially if you get a high number
of website traffic.

Exchange Links

This is a sure and proven method. Rarely would you see a site where there is no link
to another site. Many webmasters are willing to exchange links with one another so
that they could produce more public awareness about their sites. You will soon
experience the sudden upsurge of the traffic flowing 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 so that there is
continuity in the providing of service and information to what interests your
target traffic.

Exchanging links also boosts your chances of getting a high ranking in search
engine results. It is common knowledge that search engines rank high sites that
have inbound and outbound theme-related links. With a good ranking position in
the search engines, you will generate more traffic in your website without the
high costs.  

Traffic Exchange

This is like exchanging links but on a different higher level. This may cost a bit
more than exchanging or trading links but could be made cheaper because you
get to earn credits. You can use those credits when viewing others traffic, while
you earn credits when someone views yours.

Traffic exchange services are the viewing of another�s site or page. This is done
vice versa where a site can use your sites contents and so can you to his or her
site. You both benefit from each other�s efforts to generate traffic. The other
sites visitors can go to your pages and know more about your site as well as
theirs. Once again the public awareness of your sites existence is boosted.  

Write and Submit Articles  

There are many e-zines and online encyclopedias in the internet which provides
free space for articles to be submitted. If you want to save costs, you can do the
articles yourself. 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 should write articles that are themed along with the niche of your site.
Write something that you have expertise on so that when they read it, they
can feel your knowledge about the subject and will be eager to go to your site.
Write articles that produce tips and guidelines to the subject or niche your
site has.

It is advisable to include a resource box at the end of your article that can link
them to your site. You might even want to write a little about yourself and your
site. If you provide a light, information-laden and interesting article, they may
be willing to go to your website for more.

Make a Newsletter.

This may sound like hard work because of all the articles you may need to use
to build a newsletter but on the contrary, this is not so. There are many writers
and sites that are willing to provide free articles as long as they can get their
name in on your newsletter. This will also provide free advertising for them
as well.

As your newsletter gets pass around, you can widen your public awareness
and build an opt-in list that can regularly visit your site.

Join Online Communities and Forums

This advertising gem only requires your time and nothing else. You can share
your knowledge and expertise with many online communities as well as your
website. You can get free advertising when you go to forums that have the
same subject or niche as your website.  

Share your two cents and let them see how knowledgeable you are with the
subject. As you build your reputation, you also build the reputation of your
website, making it a reputable and honest business that could be frequented
and trusted by many people.
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