21 Untapped Traffic Sources

[Meanna Blog]

Awesome list thank you. I especially like the video response idea, hadn't thought of that, cheers.

[plester]

Hi Kim,

Thanks for sharing this great traffic info,very valuable free info.

Kudos to you!

[Olga Schipilow]

Thanks Kim for the great tips. I will try some of them.

[katiec]

Awesome doesn't even describe this! Thanks!

[togdil]

Originally Posted by Kim Roach

Wow! I never imagined this post would get so much response.
Thanks for all the great feedback everyone!

Some of you asked for more info about trackbacks. You can
find more info about them at:

21 Untapped Traffic Sources

Scroll down to #4 and you'll see a more in-depth explanation
of trackbacks along with some good additional resources.

@Pat Ordenes Wow! That's quite an honor Pat! Thank you so much.

@Dhrousha Thank you so much for the great feedback! You've made my day

Thanks for the links for understanding how trackbacks work.
Your thread is a goldmine. Better than many paid ebooks
Now it is upon me to use what you have shown.

[Tony Dean]

WOW!!

You do all this?

When do you get time to count your money?

[Easy Cash]

Great tips here.

It can be a problem that there is too much choice. Better to choose one or two options and try them and master them first before going onto the next.

[FifthDimension5]

Use contests and promotions , you can run them with custom coding or use sites like
strutta.com
wildfireapp.com
peashootapp.com (social marketing campaigns)

They can get some traffic in, that is one pathway.

In addition to scribd you can also submit to docstoc, wisdomebooks etc. You can also submit to hotfile, upload.to, box.net. storage.to etc. so people who are searching for it can download. Be sure to put your links inthe ebooks.

You can also create and share presentations using sites like slideshare, 280slides, etc.
Create and share videos as a method of generating traffic-vimeo,revver,viddler,dailymotion,youtube,etc.
Create and share screencasts - using screenjelly.com, screencastle.com etc.

[KaylaB]

Thanks Kim! Great strategies, several of which I have not seen before.

[supreme]

Quality Comments on Most visited Blogs.
Signatures on forums
Videos submitted free.

[Tanya Daly]

Thanks for the awesome information

[David McKee]

Originally Posted by EndGame

This is an excellent thread, must have taken you a while to put together.

I have heard that podcasting is an excellent way of generating traffic, submitting them all to podcast directories etc.

If I could work out how to get the audio to play on my dam wordpress blog, it's soemthing I might look into!

Excellent list though.

Try the excellent free audio plugin by "1 Pixel out" here 1 Pixel Out Audio Player Wordpress plugin

It is one of the best IMHO...


Awesome list and great ideas BTW!

[francisjoubert]

Awesome Kim, what a great post. That must have taken you ages. You should do some coaching lessons.

Thanks for the great ideas, I will most definitely be using them as I have also seen a decline in the benefits of ezine writing.

Thanks once again. Needless to say I will be looking out for more posts from you!

Fran

[CharlieSteel]

Brilliant list of resources. I've been thinking that article marketing is not as useful as it once was but wasn't sure what to replace it with - Now I know. Thank you.

[johnmags]

Great post Kim, thanks a lot for sharing

[LivingCovers]

Originally Posted by Kim Roach

@chandan_dutta No, you will need to select websites that are in your niche. There are plenty of high-profile websites and blogs centered around every possible market. Look for the ones that are about your particular marketing.

Thanks a lot for these tips, Kim. Is there a particular keyword to type into the google keyword search tool that'll perform the function you mentioned above, i.e bring up high profile websites and blogs centered around your market?

[Kim Roach]

Originally Posted by LivingCovers

Thanks a lot for these tips, Kim. Is there a particular keyword to type into the google keyword search tool that'll perform the function you mentioned above, i.e bring up high profile websites and blogs centered around your market?

Great question!

One of the biggest ways that I find potential content syndication points is simply from being immersed in the marketplace. I visit LOTS of different websites within my market and I always take notice of whether they have guest bloggers posting content, whether they accept article contributions, etc... That right there (just being aware when you're visiting other websites in your niche) can help you find LOTS of content syndication opportunities.

I also use a couple Google search queries. Such as:

"your main keyword phrase" + "submit article"

So you might enter:

"weight loss" + "submit article"

Other examples include:

"Add Articles"
"Add Content"
"Submit Article"
"Guest Post"
"Guest Blogging Spot"
"Write for Us"
"Submit a Guest Post"
"Become a Guest Blogger"
"Submit a Guest Article"
"Guest Post Guidelines"
"Guest Bloggers Wanted"
"Submit an Article"

You can also submit content to the Ning networks.
Ning.com contains THOUSANDS of different social networks (based on every topic imaginable). Plus, the best part is each of those networks allows you to submit articles (which are then posted on the front page of the website). Very Powerful!

So you simply search for networks based around your topic that have over 1,000 members and then contribute content there. You can also submit videos as well.

I also use SitesLike - Find and Share Similar Websites to search for potential websites in my market that accept article contributions.

And lastly, I also look for where articles are being republished. So, for example, if I find a popular article on Digg, Delicious, etc... I will go and look at all of their backlinks to see where else they are being published. That's another excellent way to find new content syndication points.

[Eric Anthony]

Great stuff Kim - and the blog's even better.

Thanks

[Tomwood]

many thanks for this I particularly like number 6 submitting tutorials

[rcwilson4au]

Great list!

But still the best way to get traffic is to have someone do the work for you!

[csgcsg]

Podcast is a good source of traffics too. Try odiogo.com for more information

[Andyhenry]

Here's the list I usually share for ideas on traffic generation.

Traffic Sources:
USFreeads
affiliates
Slide sharing (Slideshare.com)
Link Directories
traffic exchanges
List Brokers
Popups/Unders/Overs etc..
Software apps (facebook, toolbars, etc.)
Software/scripts included in CPanel/Fantastico
Pinging your pages and the pages on other sites which link to yours.
Blogs
XML sharing (PADs, Feeds, Sitemaps, RSS etc.)
Wikis
Article directories, and reprinted articles
CPA
PPV
Tell-A-Friend scripts
Twitter , myspace, youtube, facebook etc…
PRs
Sofware links (PAD)
Datafeeds
PPC
Videos, audios
RSS
JVs - ezine, links, ty page, A/Rs
offline (physical books, testimonials/forwards in other peoples books - word of mouth, seminars, networking, business cards, radio advertising, tradeshows, workshops, roadshows, mail, local sponserhips etc)
Recommendations
Viral Marketing (ezines, software, ebooks etc.)
Ezine ads
Testimonials
REviews
comments
Knols
webinar / teleseminar
Online TV stations and radio stations
Ebay
Craigslist
buying other websites with existing traffic and links
buying expired domains with existing traffic
Outsourcing sites - Elance etc.
Traffic swaps
Giveaways
co-regs
giving away templates
Images (Flickr etc)
service offline businesses
Merhandise
Banner Ads
Craigslist and similar
previous customers returning (emails, links in books, promotions etc.)
forums
message boards
yahooanswers
community sites
google news - alerts
Kunaki
cafepress

[gpower2]

Great thread Kim! Many thanks to the other Warriors who also gave some great suggestions.

Just one more reason to love being a Warrior!

[dwaser]

That's a great list, Kim. And I also like your blog. Now I have some work to do :-)

[um1001]

Is this on a blog post somewhere? I'd like to tweet it to my hungry followers.. Nice summary, by the way.

[Neromancer]

Kim is it ever possible for you to have a bad post?? Thank you so much I have learned a TON of things from you - and you never seem to ask for anything in return. I always look for Kim Roach when I log

[hubreality]

Thanks for sharing, this is indeed helpful.

[Kim Roach]

Originally Posted by Neromancer

Kim is it ever possible for you to have a bad post?? Thank you so much I have learned a TON of things from you - and you never seem to ask for anything in return. I always look for Kim Roach when I log

Wow! Thanks Michael

That means so much to me.

Cheers!

- Kim

[gbmann1]

Great information. I will be adding them to my site shortly

[JPMaroney]

Originally Posted by EndGame

This is an excellent thread, must have taken you a while to put together.

I have heard that podcasting is an excellent way of generating traffic, submitting them all to podcast directories etc.

If I could work out how to get the audio to play on my dam wordpress blog, it's soemthing I might look into!

Excellent list though.

I used to use PodPress ... CRAZY good! But, they quit supporting it a couple versions of WP ago. Now, I'm using WPAudio. Works good.

WPaudio Wordpress MP3 Player Plugin

[ItsDubC]

Whoa... goldmine right here. Very nice info!

[Neromancer]

I am going to prove that Kim's methods are golden here. I am taking my
wife's blog and we are going to use the data just here and I will let you
know the results . . .

[jimmyab]

Awesome strategies Kim - love it.

Also found a nice one recently - JV Partner Swaps (many may know it - but hey!)

Similar to List Swaps but works like this:

Let’s say you’ve got 5 JV Partners and each of them has 4 more JV Partners right? So that’s a total of 25 potential Partners: your 5 + 4 x 5 = 25. So all you need to do is send a message to each of your JVP’s requesting that you all swap JVP’s.

You introduce each of your Partners to the other 4. Each of them introduces you to their 5 JVP’s and suddenly you have 25 new partners! And even better – if you repeat the process with these new JVP’s you can have hundreds of JVP’s within a few short days. Now all of a sudden Swapping Lists can increase your own list by thousands in a very short time!

Check my link for 12 more also.

[wordwizard]

Thanks, Kim, for some great info. And for responding to the questions and providing some of the details too. By the time I was through reading this thread, I had my answers...

I'm going to work my way down the list and do the ones I've missed.

Elisabeth

[ericdpangilinan]

I think these traffic tips are great, Kim.

I'll be applying them on my projects.

Thanks!

[Mitsu Fisher]

Hi Kim,

Wow, great info. - thank you very much.

Is is correct to assume that most of the resources you list will require manual submission? Also, about how long would it take to get one article up on all the resources you list?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Mitsu

[anwar001]

how much do socialelves people charge for the platinum or gold packages? They have not mentioned prices on the website.

[moralde]

There's a lot of ideas here that are entirely new to me. Thanks for bringing them up and helping us learn more.

[Joel O]

Wow, why didn't you make a WSO?

I love your idea of tutorials, when I started thinking about it, there's a lot of neat ideas that came to mind. It's obviously not a new thing to do, but I think many IM'ers are not taking advantage of it yet.


Joel Osborne

[jaiganeshv]

I'd bookmark this page.....

[Web Warrior]

A real helpful post, thanx!

[michalgordon51]

these are some interesting tips

[mywebwork]

I'd nominate this one as "Post of the Month" if we actually had such an award (maybe we should?).

Definitely a post worth bookmarking, thank you so much Kim!

Bill

[XRay]

Great tips Kim. I just read your [CASE STUDY] - 1 Article = 7,640 Visitors post and thought it was excellent. You provide good/insightful detail re: what you did and your results from the action taken. I also signed up to receive your report.

Ray

[quickregister]

Wow, really great list of ideas for generating traffic. I would love to post this article on my blog. Can I do this as long as I give you full credit and a link back? Thanks. Matt

[SeanSupplee]

Some good tips in here never heard of SocialElves.com going to have to go and check that one out thanks.

[dave147]

This is an excellent post that must be printed out and studied

[U2fan]

Much appreciation for your work Kim, some new ideas to focus on, super.

[arnoldsmithh]

thanks for sharing all these website with us

[Dana_W]

In terms of traffic, I'm just wondering, have you been able to tell what your most productive source of traffic is?

I find that Twitter traffic tends to be the most productive - as in, they order the most press releases and SEO content from me.

However, this probably varies depending on what kind of product or service you are trying to sell.