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If you're restricted to use one traffic source..

by onlinebizgiant
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Hey warriors

If you're allowed or you decided to use only one traffic strategy, which one you use?

If that's the case I'll go for solo ad.

Please share your thoughts.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eduard Stinga
    I'd go for word of mouth (provided that you offer top-notch quality) -> laser targeted traffic!

    PS: might not work for all business types, but works well for one of mine
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  • Profile picture of the author Gianni
    I think I would facebook, most people are on it in these days.

    I hope that helps a little bit.
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      Content syndication also brings laser targeted traffic and I'll choose that since Eduard already chose word of mouth referrals.

      Terra
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  • Profile picture of the author Vienn
    For my marketing business, I'd go with referrals from my existing clients.
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  • Profile picture of the author larry1113
    Originally Posted by onlinebizgiant View Post

    Hey warriors

    If you're allowed or you decided to use only one traffic strategy, which one you use?

    If that's the case I'll go for solo ad.

    Please share your thoughts.
    I'm with you on that. Solo ads or banner ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    I'd go for the one that targets people. Content syndication.
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  • Profile picture of the author elexmedia
    Originally Posted by ClickMonkey View Post

    Recruiting affiliates and paying them 100% of any upfront sales.
    If the product is info-product, I'll choose this way also. Affiliates could send very huge traffic more than you can imagine, in very short time.

    Look at Best-selling WSO Vendors, who can make 1000+ sales in just 1-2 days. It's because of the affiliates. The free traffic source, where you can get a huge traffic in just hours, is from affiliates and their list.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lana Hampton
    I prefer solo ads for the IM niche. For other niches, I prefer video marketing.

    Originally Posted by onlinebizgiant View Post

    Hey warriors

    If you're allowed or you decided to use only one traffic strategy, which one you use?

    If that's the case I'll go for solo ad.

    Please share your thoughts.
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  • Profile picture of the author louie6925
    have to agree, solo ads all day long!
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  • Profile picture of the author elexmedia
    Originally Posted by louie6925 View Post

    have to agree, solo ads all day long!
    If you want to build your list, Solo Ads is the best option. With Solo Ads, you can get opt-in in very short time. Although Solo Ads is quite expensive, it's guaranteed to bring opt-in.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chri5123
    I would go for Email Marketing but no idea how I would build my list without traffic.

    If I had to pick another I would go for Content syndication on authority sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ted_B
      I'd have to say Solo Ads as well, they've been working great for me.
      Thanks!
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      • Profile picture of the author dragoneye
        I would go for free online magazine advertisements, they are niche targeted and cost effective as not many marketers uses this method.
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  • Profile picture of the author Muhsin Aziz
    I gotta go for the same with you which is solo ads.
    Got most of my results from solo ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author paul nicholls
    if i had to choose only 1 traffic method for both free and paid they would be:

    paid traffic - solo ads (they rock) :-)

    free traffic - personal blog (great for viral traffic, creating link bait, loyal following, builds over time

    paul
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    • Profile picture of the author Willie Crawford
      Originally Posted by BIG Mike View Post

      Don't take offense at my comments, but these types of discussions are kind of pointless...and in some ways can be detrimental to those who are new and not understanding the bigger picture yet.

      Limiting yourself to one source of traffic, even if it's a good one for you right now, is probably not a good idea.

      While I can appreciate you might have a favorite form of traffic generation, it's always worth the time and effort of exploring and developing other forms of traffic - especially those with a residual effect.

      Traffic sources come and go - over the years I've seen and tried a lot of different methods. One of the earliest methods I ever used successfully were traffic exchanges, but you rarely even hear anyone talk about them these days.
      My initial thoughts too Mike.

      There is the saying that "One is the worse number in business!"

      To have you business depending largely upon:

      - One way of generating traffic
      - Getting most of your revenue from one custom
      - Generating most of your leads from one place
      - Only having one supplier of key raw materials
      - Only having one credit card processor
      ...

      They all mean that a tiny change in the marketplace, or
      a decision by one individual can put you out of business.

      To the original question, my answer would be that my favorite
      source of traffic is getting others to send it to me for free,
      most-often via an affiliate program. Affiliates have a way
      of figuring out what method(s) work best.

      Willie
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      • Profile picture of the author onlinebizgiant
        Originally Posted by Willie Crawford View Post

        My initial thoughts too Mike.

        There is the saying that "One is the worse number in business!"

        To have you business depending largely upon:

        - One way of generating traffic
        - Getting most of your revenue from one custom
        - Generating most of your leads from one place
        - Only having one supplier of key raw materials
        - Only having one credit card processor
        ...

        They all mean that a tiny change in the marketplace, or
        a decision by one individual can put you out of business.

        To the original question, my answer would be that my favorite
        source of traffic is getting others to send it to me for free,
        most-often via an affiliate program. Affiliates have a way
        of figuring out what method(s) work best.

        Willie
        Hey Willie,

        Thanks indeed for your thoughtful comments. I know it's not a good idea to depend soley on one source but I would say instead of trying everything and spread thin, it's always good to test one source at a time. Then try another but not everything at once. What do you think
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        • Profile picture of the author Willie Crawford
          Originally Posted by onlinebizgiant View Post

          Hey Willie,

          Thanks indeed for your thoughtful comments. I know it's not a good idea to depend soley on one source but I would say instead of trying everything and spread thin, it's always good to test one source at a time. Then try another but not everything at once. What do you think

          Yes, I totally agree.

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    • Profile picture of the author onlinebizgiant
      Originally Posted by BIG Mike View Post

      Don't take offense at my comments, but these types of discussions are kind of pointless...and in some ways can be detrimental to those who are new and not understanding the bigger picture yet.

      Limiting yourself to one source of traffic, even if it's a good one for you right now, is probably not a good idea.

      While I can appreciate you might have a favorite form of traffic generation, it's always worth the time and effort of exploring and developing other forms of traffic - especially those with a residual effect.

      Traffic sources come and go - over the years I've seen and tried a lot of different methods. One of the earliest methods I ever used successfully were traffic exchanges, but you rarely even hear anyone talk about them these days.
      Never Big MikeJ

      I always appreciate constructive criticisms. My intention is to share our best one traffic source which is proven and beneficial, so that those who read this thread (especially the newbies) will know what are the best traffic sources currently working , instead of wasting their time and money applying the old and non converting methods. I really appreciate your comment.
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  • Profile picture of the author retsced
    Since everyone and their Aunt are using solo ads, i'd pick banner ads instead. I find banner ads to be far more targeted than solo's. These solo ad providers bombard their lists with free content regularly. Use your head, these are not the best leads you can get. You can build your list fast, but this not a numbers game... it's a conversions game.

    The key is to think outside the box and not to target the obvious people. Example: I am a qualified plasterer. I know for a fact that this industry is dying solely (the main reason i got out) and i also know that people in the plastering game work extremely hard. I can set up a banner and squeeze page specifically to target this industry. They may not seem targeted but I can relate to them on a very personal level and speak the lingo. I know the ins and outs of plastering so i can easily build trust as the person who went online and successfully made money.

    This is just an example. You could target people who have already been successful offline and are always seeking new challenges and opportunities. These people already have money to spend and know what it takes to be successful.

    Now compare that to people who opt in to your list from a solo ad. These people are constantly used to getting free stuff from MANY marketers and you must have one cracking offer to stand out from the crowd. Plus, the I.M niche is saturated with crappy offers and people are far more skeptical these days. I'm not saying they don't work, but i am saying there are much more responsive people you can target.

    I use solo ads myself from time to time, but creating your whole list on just those is not going to have the best ROI.

    Just my two cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author loi77
    Solo ad for sure.
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  • Profile picture of the author banx63
    For me it has to be guest posting. If you can guest post on a top blog site then you will get tons of traffic.....
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  • Profile picture of the author luckyshah290
    Well if that is ... i would go for Social Media Marketing ....

    Thats my favorite thing to get targeted traffic ...
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  • Profile picture of the author Luffy
    Of course Google #1 !
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  • Profile picture of the author williamstraus
    Where the traffic comes from is easy - the hard part is getting them on your list, getting them to open your emails and trust you enough to buy! Once you have a list of a few thousand and you have people on the list grateful to be on it you can drive hundreds of visitors anywhere with your emails.

    But these traffic sources all work great for me:

    - Buying ads on niche relevant sites!
    - Ariticles and guest blogging (syndication and guest blogging are two different things BTW) to those same niche sites
    - Bing PPC

    Some other strategies I've used in the past:

    - SEO
    - Yahoo Answers
    - Blog Commenting/Forum Commenting (good relevant backlinks to your stuff)
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  • Profile picture of the author Herbowo
    Buy it
    Buy real visitors

    since you mentioned "IF just one traffic source" , then I can add to, "IF I have a Lots of money of course"
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  • Profile picture of the author williamk
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    I would go for PPC and then try to scale up from there. But SEO is a good strategy too.
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