Whats the best traffic technique that is working for you?

I think solo ads are great for growing your list quickly, like you mentioned. Just remember that once on your list, you really need to take care of these folks with great content, and always give more than you get.
Joe mentions article syndication and this is always a great way to grow a list. It just takes a bit longer, but I feel the quality of the subscriber is better.
Thanks
Ted

Yea, second that.

Just write an article and syndicate it to as many article directories as possible. Then it's all about the content that affects how many leads you'll get

I just used my second solo ad and hopefully I will get great results from this.

But how do you know if a piece of content qualifies as viral or not?

So maybe just to give a different perspective on your question;

I know you are referring to 'advertising techniques' but one factor that we must always get right for our advertising efforts to pay off is to write Quality Material.

The Value Proposition is probably the most important part of developing your copy. And you can use this information (VP) in your headlines as well in the body.

Your leads are looking for solutions to their problems. They are not looking for funny stories, or to be sold to; they want to find the best available solution to remedy that itching problem that's keeping them up at night!

Give your audience solutions to their problems, and tell them why your qualified to solve, and why your product is the best available solution.

Find different keywords to use, in your VP and copy, and test each one. Then you will have maximum conversion on all of your advertising methods.

Happy Copy / Happy Advertising
RMD

P.S. Please give a thanks if you like this post or you feel inspired to maximize your conversion rates using Value Proposition in your copy.

Youtube and Craiglist at the moment. You just have to make it work for you, no excuses.

There're many viable options to drive traffic to your site/offer, what's the best for you depends on the nature of your site..

For example, if you're promoting weight loss products, health and wellness products or any other products where your primary target audience are females, then I'll say Pinterest will be your best traffic resource.

On the other hand, if you're selling an IM product, forum traffic and solo ads maybe your best shoot..and so on.

Define your target audience first and you'll be able to determine the best way to drive traffic to your sites.

Absolutely, undeniably, without a shadow of a doubt.... the best traffic source in the world is:

The one you have most experience with!

Was my answer exciting enough for you? =]

But seriously, for me, I generate lots of traffic from craigslist and youtube. For only 1 reason, I've been using those 2 for the longest. So I know how to use them.

Someone will likely come in and say PPC is their best, because they know how to use it better than I do.

Or facebook, because they know how to use it better than me and the next person.

Thats why my advice is just pick 1, and master it to the point where it becomes your "safety net". Then move onto to learning another method. Master it, make it your second "safety net", then another ... and another. Eventually you'll have so many safety nets, that if you lose one, you just move back to the previous, while learning another.

Sound confusing? I hope not.

-John

ps. Don't try to master 1001 different techniques. For the first couple years, I'd limit yourself to 4-5 max. See how they work out for you, then change things down the road. But whatever you do, never stick with just 1 method forever and ever. Thats a great way to go out of business.

Creating some short viral reports (5-10 pages), which have clickable links in them.
Submitting them to ebook directories
Letting people download them, and distribute them for free.


This can bring some long term targeted traffic to your sites and blogs.