Tips To Generate Traffic to Your Website

As I've been learning about Internet Marketing I've been compiling tips to get traffic to my websites. I was also looking for aids that were free which is doubly important especially since I have a very limited budget. Here is what I've learned so far.

1. Blogging - one of the reasons I'm here. (Also this is a good place to keep track of things. My desk isn't :)) People LOVE blogs. I've found very useful information on blogs. The other great thing is the fact that blogs are dynamic. They change frequently and the search engines love 'em! It also helps to post on other people's blogs, especially BIG NAME blogs. It is suggested you don't put your product in your post but definitely mention your webpage in your sig file.

2. Writing articles - check out similar sites to your interests and find the ones that appeal to you. If they interest you, they may interest others. Article marketing is an effective way to make sure your articles get read and generate traffic.

3. Forum posting - find forums on your niche or interests and hang out. Read the posts and find areas where you can provide information. Subtly include your webpage link or advertising blurb in your sig file.

4. Another tip I've discovered is viral marketing. Actually this one of the major tips everyone mentions. Writing and distributing FREE ebooks and reports that come with resell rights (so they are passed on and on) is very useful. Especially if you have backlinks to your own products and websites. Your info (and those backlinks) will be passed around and around the net.

5. Writing Ezines or newsletters and getting people to opt-in in exchange for your product thus creating a 'list' of interested people. Your publication needs to have quality content to create continued interest.

6. A win-win scenario is to swap links with other site owners. Choose people at your own skill level (gurus aren't going to be interested in swapping links with newbies).

7. As you build more sites, tell your readers about all your OTHER sites.

8. Have your sig file (with your website) on >every< FreeTrafficBar and Garland Coulson's Internet One System. It is going to take awhile!

The Big Names in Internet Marketing

It is interesting. The more I research the more I see the same names coming up in the internet marketing world. Names like Mike Filsaime, Stephen Pierce, Derek Gehl, Mike Stewart, Armand Morin. It seems no matter whether big or small, most internet marketers target select niche audiences. I'm the niche some of these big guys are targeting.

I was specifically looking for internet marketing tutorials for the beginner internet marketer. There is a lot of information out there but one that resonated with me was a fellow who has a lot of training videos on his webpage. That is Garland Coulson. I like his style. He explains things clearly and has a slide presentation one can follow along with. It appears he captured these videos during live webinars that he does as he was also answering people's questions. I'll have to check out his forum to see when the next live version is. If you are interested check him out. I believe you may have to log in (it's free) to see the tutorials. He is also the guy that has the FreeTrafficBar (also with lots of tutorials on it.)

~~BJ

The Internet Marketing Business From the Ground Up!

I've always wanted my own business. I didn't know what it would be but I knew this business would be on the internet.

Why? Because the internet has always fascinated me. I've been on the net since 1994. I have made friends on the net, wasted time in the chatters way back when and go into withdrawal if my email is down. Does this sound familiar to anyone else? I knew there had to be a business out there for me.

But What Kind of Business? That was the million dollar question.

This summer I decided it was time to get serious about finding a business to market. A google search revealed a zillion hits for internet marketing.

Where to start?

After downloading a dozen 'free' reports and getting on as many 'lists', I decided a good how-to book for beginners might be the answer. That led me to one book in particular:

"Street Smart Internet Marketing" by Justin Michie.

I'm not quite sure why this book caught my eye out of the dozens (hundreds, maybe thousands out there) but it did. I think because the lead-in pages weren't in my face flashing....and the author let his customers download three free chapters for free!

Those free chapters turned out to be good stuff. I was intrigued so I ordered the book.

That was my start.

A month later a chance meeting with an ezine journalist friend of mine led me to my next major finding and that was FreeTrafficBar.

What a great resource! It will take me months to explore FreeTrafficBar further. One good feature is the keyword search. When I get my ebook sales going this will be a tremendous help. Also every web page I surf to is giving me points towards advertising.

It's been an adventure and more to come.

~BJ

P.S. you can find "Street Smart Internet Marketing" on Amazon or go direct to www.justinmichie.com.