How To Get Traffic

There are also free classified ads that you could avail of. These are usually sites that are built for the sole purpose of displaying ads per category. The problem with this option is that, because it’s free, you’ll be competing against thousands upon thousands of other advertisers vying for the same market. Additionally, people might not have the patience to sift through thousands upon thousands of ads. For this option to work, your ads would need to stand out from the rest of the pack.
Here are some tips to help you come up with a killer ad for free classifieds. • Formulate an attention-grabbing headline. Your headline is your only chance to capture the interests of the readers, especially in a venue as crowded as free classified ad websites. Make sure that you clearly state the main benefit that your readers will derive from what you are advertising.
• Keep your ad short, but sweet. People won’t have the patience to read a mini-sales copy. Stick to the basics and present your ad as concisely as possible without compromising its appeal.
• Try to capture leads instead of generating sales. You may not be able to garner immediate customers, but at least, you’d be
able to inform them about your website and your business for future considerations.Free classified ads may not be as powerful a technique as the other tactics we have discussed in this chapter. But they’re free, and as with everything else that does not come at a price, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying out this approach.

The domain extension .edu is reserved for bona fide educational institutions. Google, being the “thinking” search engine that it is,awards high ranks to websites whose links appear in .edu websites. Hence, one way by which you can ensure a high position in the search engines is by penetrating these .edu websites. Somehow,you should be able to leave your URL on their pages. This is quite difficult, considering how selective most .edu websites are.The easiest way is to look for .edu websites with forums for membersof their respective academe. Participate wholeheartedly in the discussions and leave your URL whenever possible.

I was one of the first to discover, and test, the traffic-generating potential of Yahoo Answers, a user-driven  question-and-answer forum sponsored by Yahoo. Yahoo Answers encourage members (you must have a valid Yahoo account) to answer a question posted by a fellow member. The best answer is awarded recognition, and a prime spot on that particular page. Also, answers can cite the URLs of their sources. Can you see the strategy taking shape? Simply search for a question related to the subject of your website. Answer it to the best of your abilities, then leave your website’s URL as a source. Repeat the process for every question you can find. You will notice direct traffic generated from such a technique. Furthermore, if your website is new, posting at Yahoo Answers will get your URL listed in search engines within 48 to 72 hours – quite fast in this day and age. Why? It’s because answers posted over at Yahoo Answers get listed overnight in the major search engines, and such will lead the search engine spiders directly to your own web pages.

You can even encourage your readers to submit well-crafted content by hosting contests where the winner can be awarded a specified prize, provided that he will surrender all the rights to the winning entry. Believe it or not, some people will even submit entries without the promise of a prize. For them, a venue where they can display their skills is enough motivation.