I often hoped that these "experts" would truly reveal their real secrets and methods that were bringing their success to a little guy like me. I soon started to think that just wouldn't happen. of course, sometimes they will reveal "snippets" of information - but I'm sure the really juicy stuff is kept to themselves. In other words the big traffic generation secrets remain secrets.

The techniques that are revealed by the "gurus" often come with some serious problems.

For instance, using pay-per-click advertising for site traffic has it's drawbacks. Fundamentally, it cost money to participate. And there is no guarantee that your campain will attract any sales to cover this cost. Sadly, there is also no way that you can stop your competition click your ad to simply use up your budget.

SEO is often advised, but beware, the actual effort you need to put into search engine optimisation can be very high. You need to be able to research and analyze your keywords and make those keywords work for you on every page of your site. The effort required can be quite tough for most individuals.

Article writing is similar to SEO. You either need to spend a long time and a great deal of effort to write your articles - especially if you lack the creative ability. Or once again, you end up spending money to have your articles written for you.

There surely must be a superior way of generating that traffic for your site. Thankfully, there is!

Here is your best way to generate your web traffic; especially if you are just starting out. Make use of the customer lists of the "gurus"! Instead of trying to build your own mailing list from nothing, team up with those who already have big mailing lists. Be sure to offer a generous commission and you will find that many will take up your offer.

Initially, it can be a bit difficult to convince them, but use a "scatter gun" approach. Contact as many people as you can; it costs nothing to do that, and they in turn don't have to spend a penny to send an email to their list, promoting your products.

Cultivating joint venture partners was the one method that was never really offered by the "gurus" very often when they were selling their home study courses. However, I have found it to be the best free method for generating traffic to your site. It was the one big secret I needed to know and use. Now you can do the same too!