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karma
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2008 14:54
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Hi.
I was looking for free traffic to my website,(who isn't) and found freeviral.com. I just tried it but i dont know how good they are. As it turns out its another affiliate programme asking me to include they're link on my page, (surprise, surprise). You also have to sign up for their email list. Anyway did anyone have any luck with them?
And if so what volume of traffic are we talking?
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mountainmom5
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2008 19:40
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Hey Karma - have you tried writing articles?
That is a very good way to attract targeted traffic to your site. Some of these other places get you traffic but it doesn't convert very well - they just bounce in and back out!
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2008 22:55
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Writing articles is the best option, many websites pay you for it or share revenue.
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2008 23:49
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mountainmom5: Some of these other places get you traffic but it doesn't convert very well - they just bounce in and back out!
Yep, and mean bounce rates erode Page Rank, Alexa Rank, and similar stats tracking rankings.
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karma
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# Posted: 29 Aug 2008 08:21
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Thanks for the tips guys. I have been writing a few articles alright but not enough i guess. If these websites are just eroding my page rank etc. would I be better off to just cancel my account with these sites?
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# Posted: 29 Aug 2008 10:45
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I am not sure if your website will pass entrecard.com's requirements.
Please go to entrecard and check it out. This one brings a lot of traffic, some are touch and go types but with good writing, conversion of some visitors into loyal readers is very possible.
It doesn't cost anything and does not harm your site's Google PageRank.
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# Posted: 30 Aug 2008 19:25
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I have stopped using these things as of late in favour of more reliable means of promotion. I want to focus only on getting my site high on Google, which so far is working out quite nicely. It's a refreshing change to be able to rely on my own skill rather than that of some new flashy program.
Just may two cents (or pence in UK)
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2008 21:36
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Another free method of genetating website visits is to use myspace. There are several ways,.. from using the bullitins to commenting on high page view profiles.
You do need to be careful to not just spam products... if you do it respectfully people will respond positively to your materiels.
Craigslist is another obvious free exposure method.
Tried free classifieds?
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2008 23:54
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Writing articles and press releases are excellent ways to get traffic and it's free or very low cost.
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 12:03
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My only traffic generation method thus far has been article marketing. It's easy and it's free.
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 12:48
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Other than writing articles, you can do:
blog commenting
or create your own blog
create videos (if you already have a video cam)
podcasting
press release
traffic exchange
All of them will take up some time.
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 14:01
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cupbucket: It's a refreshing change to be able to rely on my own skill rather than that of some new flashy program.
Hey Cup: Good for you, that's a picture-perfect attitude. Nothing feels better than owning the knowledge and the skills.
Hi BillyPilgrim: I missed seeing you around here but I'm glad you're back. I tried PMing you, but if I remember correctly, your Inbox was full.
How goes your article project?
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 14:04
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Very nice advice here and I'm happy to have stumbled over to this site. I seem to be learning more each time I visit. I am still learning on the converts as well and its a slow process.
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 18:34
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If you write articles, it is important to find good niche keywords. I followed this tactic on my very first article and landed 5 down on googles 1st page. Use the keywords in the title of the article and 6-10 times throughout the article, for an article that is 500-800 words long.
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 18:49
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Hi NS,
I've been busy trying to make money but I'm back. Good to see you still here.
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# Posted: 2 Sep 2008 16:31
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there is no free way to get traffic. no matter what you do you are going to have to invest either time or money. you get 0 for free
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# Posted: 5 Sep 2008 18:47
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You can use myspace, youtube, facebook, squidoo, hubpages, article websites craigslist.. So many ways and the list goes on.
Its about how about much value you can build in these websites and how many relationships you can build though your story that draw traffic towards you.
Thats why i always ask my leads this question
Are you willing to include your personal content in your pages. Are you willing to do what i do to get leads and are you willing to get infront of your market.
Thats all it takes to see massive result using web 2.0 marketing
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# Posted: 9 Sep 2008 11:57
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I agree, you have to be willing to put yourself out there and talk to people, show them that you care, and then prove it! There are too many hacks out there that just take people's money and then run. No support, mentoring, training, or tools to help them succeed. That's why most people fail, theirs no support. As long as you have a good sponsor, you'll make money and go far. Help enough other people get what they want and you'll get what you want! God Bless
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karma
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2008 12:35
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Thanks for all the advice guys. I have been implementing some of the tips found here and have experienced an increase in traffic to my sites. I have also been looking at changing my niche focus to one that isnt over saturated.
Thanks again
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2008 23:33
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karma: I have also been looking at changing my niche focus to one that isn't over saturated.
I think that is a very wise move. You will find success quicker in a more narrow and less competitive niche.
All the best,
Angie
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# Posted: 11 Sep 2008 15:46
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Writing articles really is the #1 FREE way to get traffic to your site - I write 3 or 4 per day. Other methods that work well are blogging, Squidoo lenses, Hubpages and SEO on your site.
Really work on your site to optimize each page for the search engines, then write quality articles, blog posts, Hubpages and Squidoo lenses linked to your page using the same keyword you are targeting in your links.
Also, submit your interesting blog posts, Hubpages, etc. to Digg.
By linking your articles to your blogs, your blogs to your lenses, etc., you create "link juice" which Google loves!
Keep doing these things and work hard - you will be successful!
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# Posted: 11 Sep 2008 17:07 � Edited by: Steve
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I suggest you use Squidoo lenses. Articles are good, but Squidoo has the added benefit of a built in community. Here's an approach you can take.
Write 4 or 5 Squidoo lenses related to one of your products or services. If you use humor in your lenses they will get much more attention, as humor in a lens is rare.
Try to pick two main keywords for each lens that have 2000-5000 or fewer search results in Google. This will enable you to raise your rank faster and more easily. Use loweryourbidprice.com's free keyword tool to check the search volume of these keywords, and select two keywords that has a good ratio of results/searches.
When you write your Squidoo lenses be sure to include images, especially in the introduction. Also make sure there are keyword links to your site in your lens from beginning to end.
After publishing your lenses go to squidu.com and promote your lens in the forum there. You should also ping your lenses with Technorati.com. Spend time on Squidoo signing other people's guestbooks and getting links. If you spend an hour a day promoting your lenses in this way, you can shoot to the top fast.
Good luck!
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# Posted: 15 Sep 2008 16:50
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Thanks for the info on the sites. Will have to try
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# Posted: 30 Sep 2008 13:07
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Hi I have been writing article but don't seem to get very high on google. how do you do it? Any help appreciated.
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# Posted: 1 Oct 2008 15:03
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Here are a couple of no-fee advertising stalwarts that I don't think have been mentioned yet:
1. Youtube Video comment sections.
2. High-Traffic Forum comment sections.
3. Kijiji
4. Facebook and Myspace groups (you can easily add a couple of thousand friends in a week with Friend Blaster Pro software, and it's easy to add people on facebook manually)
5. Newspaper article comment sections.
6. Yahoo Answers and Wiki How
*7. Creative Keyword Search Posting
8. Your own content page with a domain that has a special past
You need to make sure your targeting your niche wherever possible.
It's easy to borrow traffic and I'm sure you'll think of some more ways after reading this or you can PM me if you want further info.
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Soundstrue,
You can make $300/day within a couple of months article marketing if you're focused, have daily, doable targets, and know how to optimize a Squidoo Lens for the SERPS. I don't know if you're a member of Wealthy Affiliate or not but there are hundreds of posts on the WA forum every years, in which people announce their success in making $500 or more with Squidoo lenses marketing a single product using the WA blueprint.
You don't need Wealthy Affiliate to learn something a simple as optimizing a squidoo lens, although there are a lot of tricks of this trade that you'll need to get from someone who does it for a living.
Here are the basics:
1. Get a list of KW Phrases related to the product or site you are promoting. Include competitors names and popular related topics in your search, which you could use the Google Keyword tool for. Download this as a spreadsheet.
2. Find KW Phrases (these will be mostly longtail -- as strictly opposed to dovetail (bad joke)) among those in your list that have less than 5000 "natural" listings. Search these on Google, and check to see if the first page results have page ranks lower than Squidoo's (Squidoo generates the highest page rank of all article sites) average. Use the Google toolbar for this, or they have a stand-alone tool that does this I believe, as well. You might want to take something broad like "make money" and generalize it into something like "make money online using a blog." WA has a tool that will do this for you but I'm sure their are other tools as good as this available on the internet, though you may have to pay.
3. You should also evaluate the amount of traffic the KW Phrase is getting. I used a tool provided by WA but their are many other equally serviceable tools available for free online.
4. Write a 300-500 word article. If longer split into two or more.
Include the KW phrase you are targeting as 3 to 5 per cent of the content, or 3-7 times (the variance is due to the fact that some KW phrases that you use will be shorter than others). Include it in headline twice, the first graph, the middle graph (or bullet section, if you are writing a list) and the closing one.
6. Have at least five modules. Get rid of everything but the text/write, introduction, RSS, guestbook and video (the latter two are not necessary but if you create a youtube video about your product you have a dynamic traffic-pumping duo that you need to unite). Include a h1 (header) tag and description, title and kw meta tags.
7. Submit your articles here: http://www.google.com/addurl
and social bookmark them at the top five or six social bookmark sites.
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# Posted: 8 Oct 2008 12:57
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Free traffic use friendster or myspace la..The fastest way but you have to be handsome or pretty...
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