How to Generate Cheap Website Traffic

There is one hard and fast rule in generating profit for yourwebsite: A steady flow of website traffic. If no one goes toyour site, it hardly bares a chance of generating an income.Many sites have tried and failed in doing so, and these resultsto the sites ending. It takes money to maintain an incomegenerating site; it also takes money to make money.

BUT, it doesn’t take a whole lot of cash to create websitetraffic for your site.

Ever wonder how does heavy hit sites drive traffic top theirsite? Most of them are spending bags of money to force thetraffic to their sites, investing in many advertising campaignsand different forms of marketing schemes and tricks. This is allrecommendable because, well, they are what they are now, highearning, big hitting websites.

You don’t have to do this if you don't really have theirwherewithal. There are many ways to generate low cost websitetraffic without having to spend what you don't have or can'tafford. Many people have counted on high cost methods and haveended up losing their shirt over it.

Here I give to you the Top five ways to create low cost websitetraffic that could help your site a whole lot. Even if you onlyget a small percentage of successful visitors in to client ratioit still works especially if you get a high number of websitetraffic.

Exchange Links

Exchanging links is one definite way to get targeted traffic toa website. Usually how this works is that before one party askfor a link from another site. The requesting site must first putup a link of the of the site they are requesting from. thismainly to show good faith and to encourage a link back in returnand it is common practice. This method is not only good forgenerating traffic but it is also helpful for getting a goodpage ranking.

A main requirement is that the 2 sites that are linking shouldboth be relevant sites i.e you should not have a dog lover sitelinking to a gardening site. This helps to provide continuityand keeps up the interested for your targeted traffic.

Traffic Exchange

Traffic exchange services are the viewing of another’s site orpage. This is done vice versa where a site can use your sitescontents and so can you to his or her site. You both benefitfrom each others efforts to generate traffic. The other sitesvisitors can go to your pages and know more about your site aswell as theirs. Once again the public awareness of your sitesexistence is boosted.

Traffic exchanges work when you view different sites on theexchange you get earn views from other people in exchange. Mosttraffic exchanges are free but you do get some that will chargea small fee. This is a very good way of getting good websitetraffic to your website.

Write and Submit Articles

Writing and submitting articles is a sure way of getting trafficto your website. There are lots of places where you can submityour articles. The articles must be unique and you must add aresource box at the end of it. A resource box is like asignature it should have your name and your website you want topromote. It is a good idea to write articles on your nichesubject.

How this works is that people who are looking tor content willgo to the article directories looking to use other peoplesarticles. Your articles can be a window for your website.

Make a Newsletter.

Another top way of getting traffic to a website is starting anewsletter while this may seem daunting it is quite easy theadvantages of getting traffic from your newsletter is that youcan build up some rapport and rust with your client base and youcan even do surveys to find out what people are willing to payfor.

If you are not a great writer there are many resources on theInternet where you can download articles that have been writtenby other people. All you have to do is to keep the littleresource box at the end of the article. The only downside isthat some subscribers may go off to other sites. But like I saidyou will have a group of people whom you can build up trust with.

Join Online Communities and Forums

This only requires your time and nothing else. You can shareyour knowledge and expertise with many online communities aswell as your website. You can get free advertising when you goto forums that have the same subject or niche with your site.

Share your two cents and let them see how knowledgeable you arewith the subject. As you build your reputation, you also buildthe reputation of your site, making it a reputable and honestbusiness that could be frequented and trusted by many people.

This is a free and easy method of promoting your website youshould join as many forums and communities in your niche aspossible. All you do is put your website in the signature line.Then just start taking part in the online discussions and thetraffic will start to roll in.

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Terry Stewart is a family man with a wife and 2 children and hasbeen working online since 2002http://www.achieveitnow.ws