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[F833]Free Traffic To Your Site

by Jessica Mele, Jes

Once you create a website, you're going to want to get as many people as possible to go to your site. There are many different ways to get people to your website, and these ways range from being free, to costing quite a bit of money. Today we'd like to discuss some of the free ways to get traffic to your website.

One of the easiest ways to get traffic to your website is by putting your website in every email that you send out. You already probably write many emails each day, and I'm sure sometimes those emails get forwarded to others. If when you sign your name at the bottom you also put your website, you have a good chance of someone clicking on them as at least most of the people receiving your emails probably know you. As these emails get passed around, your website will get passed around as well.

Something very similar to this can be done on forums. If you have a bunch of forums you write on, when you make a post, put your websites address after you sign your name there as well. If people value what you post, they might be interested in going to your website to see what else you have to say. This works especially well if the forum topic is similar to what your website is about. If you don't belong to many forums, you can always search on Google to find forums that are about topics similar to your website. You don't want to spam the forums, but if you find you can help someone by responding to their post, there is nothing wrong with putting your website in your signature.

Another way to get your websites name out there is to look for sites on similar topics. Once you find a few, send them an email and see if they would be interested in doing a link exchange. You would put a link to their website on yours, and they would put a link to your website on theirs. This way people who are interested in the topic but don't know about your site might find it. It also looks good with search engine rankings, since sites on similar topics are linking to yours.

There are many sites that will allow you to post classified ads for free. This can be another great place to get some free exposure for your website. This works especially well if you have something to offer on your website, like a free report, or something like that. But it is definitely a nice easy way to get your sites name out there, and of course get another link back to your site.

Another free way to get traffic to your website is to write articles. If you can provide information that others find useful, they may be interested in going to your website to see what else you have to say. On many article directories, you can post a bio which is where you will put your website link. If someone decides to put your article on their website, it will still include that link, so hopefully even more people will get the chance to see your article and come visit your site.

There are many ways to get traffic to your website, all without costing a cent. All you have to do is think of ways that you can be helpful to others, and give them good information, and most likely they will be interested in visiting your website to see what else you have to say.

Avoid writing articles that could become dated. For instance, if you are going to weave an event into your article, avoid using a recent news item, as that will become dated fast, which will in turn date your article. Instead, focus on 'historical' events ? or events that are sufficiently old so that they will not date your article.

When you create a resource box for your article, remember to sprinkle keywords throughout it that are relevant to your topic. When a search engine ranks that page on the article directory, it will take note of the text surrounding the link to your site. If that text is relevant, it will increase the amount of weight it adds to the one-way link.

If you are optimizing your site with keyword articles, you will want to use the keyword approximately 1.5% of the time in the body of the article. This is the level of optimization most search engines are currently looking for. If the score is higher or lower, there's a chance you will either be ignored or penalized.

Remember to use a relevant keyword for the link your resource box. While many article writers simply link with a call to action, you will want to use a relevant keyword instead, especially since the site from which you will be receiving the link isn't directly related to your topic. This will improve the worth of this one-way link.

Rather than jumping right into your topic, lead your article with a story. You could perhaps use some historical example and then put an interesting spin on it. From there, move toward some type of 'moral' or 'lesson', which will ultimately tie back in with the purpose of your article. This will hold readers' attention.

If you are optimizing your site with keyword articles, you should consider using the keyword you selected for the article in the extension you use for the article. For instance, on an article that optimizes for 'low carb diet', you could use the extension /low-carb-diet or /low_carb_diet. Both of these would improve your ranking for that keyword.

Identical copies of articles on two different sites do not both count as unique content. For instance, if you put one article on your site and one on a highly-ranked directory, that directly will probably get spidered first, which means they will receive the 'unique content' credit - - and you will receive nothing other than a one-way link from that site.

Draw up some 'terms of use' for your articles. In these terms, you may want to include that you do not allow use on 'splogs' (so-called spam blogs) and sites that could be considered link farms. If search engines find your link in a bad neighborhood, your site could get indexed or penalized heavily.

Now that you have some guide lines to follow, get out there and write some fresh new articles about the things you love. BTW don't forget to download a free article submitter from my homepage :)

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