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Hi Guys....

I wanted to share some of the top ways I get traffic to my sites:
  1. Solo Ads: It's quick & effective. Although it can be pricy if your offers don't convert.
  2. PPC: This is one of the old standards for paid traffic. Which do you like better Google's AdWords or Microsoft's AdCenter?
  3. Article Marketing: Some people might claim that article marketing is dead, however I sill drive tons of traffic with it... best of all it's free!!
  4. Forum Marketing: This is a great way to build a relationship with your potential customers!
  5. Ad Swaps: Personally I'm not a huge fan of this. But I know many people who use it & love it.
  6. Social Media: Let's face it... tweeting is fun! So is driving free traffic to your site!

That's all for now... Does anyone have others they wish to add?

Thanks!

Tim
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    My top traffic source is Google organic comprising almost 77% of my total traffic.. The rest are from forums and blog comments.. None is paid traffic..?

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    • Profile picture of the author APRAffiliates
      Originally Posted by Adie View Post

      My top traffic source is Google organic comprising almost 77% of my total traffic.. The rest are from forums and blog comments.. None is paid traffic.
      That's pretty good, but I am surprised Social Media isn't high on your list. I would generally say that if people know how to take advantage of Social Media on their blogs etc you can generate puddles of traffic from things as simple as facebook and twitter.
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    6) Affiliate system
    7) host/parasite relationship - bad expression i know: In essence you become the quality service provider/product of use for a high traffic guru and they recommend you as the go to person for that service/product- often they will do this without any financial reward. (this was huge for me)

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    • Profile picture of the author Jays80
      Indeed really powerful source with high conversion rate.

      Jay

      Originally Posted by David-JP View Post

      7) host/parasite relationship - bad expression i know: In essence you become the quality service provider/product of use for a high traffic guru and they recommend you as the go to person for that service/product- often they will do this without any financial reward. (this was huge for me)

      David
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    Originally Posted by timb98133 View Post


    That's all for now... Does anyone have others they wish to add?
    There are a few more here: http://www.warriorforum.com/blogs/an...-any-site.html
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  • Hey.....

    Affiliate marketing is a great way when you have your own product,

    I also use solo ads best place i go for that is here in the classified ad section or Reed Floren's Solo Ad Directory.

    both have been very good

    Craig
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    • Profile picture of the author got2know
      Originally Posted by sweetmarketingideas View Post

      Hey.....

      Affiliate marketing is a great way when you have your own product,

      I also use solo ads best place i go for that is here in the classified ad section or Reed Floren's Solo Ad Directory.

      both have been very good

      Craig
      I was just thinking of doing a solo ad, so thanks for the link.

      Another coincidence, to me, article marketing is dead - becase I hate doing it! I was wondering if it's as popular today as it was a few years ago. Glad it still works for those who can be bothered.

      Bill
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    You forgot about blogging and Youtube marketing.
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    • Profile picture of the author timb98133
      Originally Posted by Randall Magwood View Post

      You forgot about blogging and Youtube marketing.
      True - youtube is also a great one! I don't use it very often myself, but I know many who do!
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      • Profile picture of the author Horny Devil
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        If you've got the right products or content then high profile, heavy traffic blogs are all you need, and there are plenty of them about. I can get anything from 2-10 million views a month, resulting in hundreds of thousands of hits returned from my website links and thousands of sales.

        The only other sources I would even consider beneficial in terms of great traffic are Facebook and YouTube. Forum signature links also bring in a small amount.
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        • Profile picture of the author timb98133
          Originally Posted by Horny Devil View Post

          If you've got the right products or content then high profile, heavy traffic blogs are all you need, and there are plenty of them about. I can get anything from 2-10 million views a month, resulting in hundreds of thousands of hits returned from my website links and thousands of resulting sales.

          The only other sources I would even consider beneficial in terms of great traffic are Facebook and YouTube. Forum signature links also bring in a small amount.
          This is another great idea. Thanks!
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      • Profile picture of the author Manie Amari
        Originally Posted by timb98133 View Post

        True - youtube is also a great one! I don't use it very often myself, but I know many who do!
        I do and I'm enjoying it. It's a lot more enaging than most sources. It's also easier to get your prospect to know who you are.

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  • Profile picture of the author DeMango25
    Content creation aka blogging is def my top way of getting traffic . You just need a system and know what type of content to create. I just focus on 2 main types of posts... Viral and long tail posts.

    Viral posts can give you short bursts of massive traffic. In my experience, there are 2 ways to write a viral post.

    The first one are top 10 lists, people love lists! Create a list in your niche (eg. top 10 ways to stop smoking…), add a nice picture and publish it! Simple as that!

    The second one are memes… yep, those images with funny sayings or catch phrases on them, they work beautifully, just find some quotes on your niche topic, find an image and combine the two (you can use GIMP for this).

    The most important thing to do after you’ve written any viral post is to publish it on social networks, the most important one being stumbleupon <= can bring you a lot of traffic mere hours after you publish the post!

    Long tail posts are handy for some consistent traffic... it's not a lot but as you create more content, you get more traffic!
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  • Profile picture of the author milliondream
    I like Forum marketing.
    This my tips! Make Reputation by reading and replying to questions of members of Forum(s). Give away Freebies..
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  • Profile picture of the author FelixUng
    I like blogging the most. Not only that you can drive traffic with your good contents, you can also engage in a conversation with your visitors.
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    Content aggregators are a great traffic source for me
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  • Profile picture of the author crs30
    Depending on your product/service and niche, you can drive traffic with offline. Direct mail, flyers, banners, business cards.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zend
    People are skeptic before they even try to increase their page rank, they are too lazy to build back-link and .edu. The best traffic magnet is by standing on top of Google page rank. At least in 3 or 2 Page rank is already good enough.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paid2Learn
    Don't forget about using offline marketing strategies to get people to come to the website. It does work
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  • Profile picture of the author researchonindia
    Directory submissions ,Bookmarking in quality bookmarking sites are Good idea to create more traffic on your site.But check the Page rank before bookmarking More PR means more possibility of success .!!
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  • Profile picture of the author GaurabBorah
    Google is unpredictable, but when you are at the top you can enjoy good traffic without work.

    Social media stuff that goes viral

    PPC as its fast and get your instant results. If you can test and tweak and have the patience and heart to do it. It's a very good way to make quick money.

    Youtube is the another one I love.
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    good information for sharing
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    Organic traffice comprises 80% of my sales. Thinking to invest a little bit in PPC.
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  • Profile picture of the author CFK
    Solo ads seem to be good, hard to just find the ones that are not used and abused
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  • Profile picture of the author enterscope
    Guest blogging and Article submissions (unique) provide contextual backlink which works wonders for SEO. I also enjoy Yahoo answers for traffic since it ranks high and there are a lot of users looking for information.
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    I think Article Marketing & Blog commenting is good Traffic sources
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  • Profile picture of the author hurriedray
    98% of my sales comes from google. I did a adword campaigne for 2 mouths without any results. So no adds for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyborgX
    Forum Marketing
    Blog Commenting
    Twitter Traffic
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    Blog Design Adjustments
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  • Profile picture of the author Surminga
    Pinterest and other image sites, also Yahoo Answers for niche specific answers as well as other question and answers sites like Quora.

    Web 2.0 properties, smaller blogging platforms and online communities are great for authority and displaying your expertise
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  • Profile picture of the author nwalker2
    Hey,
    I know PPC traffic is a very good form of traffic. However, because I am a novice IM'er I have lost a lot of money in the past doing PPC. I have recently found a resource that makes getting PPC traffic very easy and it is very good traffic... although they are not cheap. I guess you get what you pay for. I best not put the link here but if you search for cpcbroker in google you will find it. They basiclly do the whole campaign for you and send the traffic to your website. Like I say... I am new to IM and have always been scared of doing PPC but cpcbroker really helps
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  • Profile picture of the author sarah23
    i love social media for free traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author footbag_man
    You left out the best free method now..

    Video marketing on youtube!

    I have videos with 50k+ views and I have never gotten near that with any article. My CTR is about 10% using the CTA Overlay method.

    Fergal
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  • Profile picture of the author EdVictor791
    I get good results using yahoo/bing ppc, You Tube Videos, safelist messages, solo ads, article marketing...just to name a few
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  • Profile picture of the author wilhb81
    Traffic Exchange Sites might also another good option for gaining some new traffic
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  • Profile picture of the author TheWPHowToBlog
    You didn't mention guest blogging? Why? Today, it is also a great source of getting targeted traffic. See!
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  • Profile picture of the author lalit657
    SEO is also one of the favourites...but I SOCIAL MEDIA in all of them...
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  • Profile picture of the author juangarciamtl
    email marketing
    if you have a big list
    can bring you constant traffic to your websites
    and to your offers
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  • Profile picture of the author seobuzz
    For my sites, top 3 traffic sources are as follows -
    1. Google
    2. Facebook
    3. Yahoo Answers

    I get enough traffic from these sources and most importantly these are all free traffic.
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    • Profile picture of the author Luis Vaugier
      Affiliates and video marketing
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonBennet
    Wow there are so many different ways to drive traffic to the website. Most of the methods are proven to work for many marketers and I think the more practical approach is to focus on mastering one method at a time.

    I love to have one free method and one paid method of traffic generation methods in my marketing campaign.
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    If you are willing to open your wallet a bit, paid traffic is like a firehose.
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    Viral Marketing and sponsored post are the two great method to drive traffic to your blog
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    YouTube video marketing and also article marketing with EzineArticles always worked well for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author GregtheWriter
    SEO has always been my main way of getting traffic. Though I did recently just get a huge jump in traffic with some PPV stuff, didn't see much of a return so I dropped it (but only for now, not enough time to focus on it)
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    When you talk about traffic, can't leave out YouTube.. LOL.. Video is about to take over when it comes to delivering traffic

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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Check out this thread of paid traffic sources, it will keep you busy for at least a few years!

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...uces-ever.html

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  • Profile picture of the author Claire Koch
    Do you think article marketing is still viable? Thinking of going back into it in a big way. I love threads like this although all you have to so is search and you'll find tons already with lots of good info. Try it.
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    • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
      Originally Posted by Claire Koch View Post

      Do you think article marketing is still viable? Thinking of going back into it in a big way. I love threads like this although all you have to so is search and you'll find tons already with lots of good info. Try it.
      Yes, very much so; use the search feature, go to "advanced" option and do a keyword search of "article marketing" and "article syndication" on the main discussion forum and you'll find enough threads to keep you busy for weeks.

      Bear in mind that submitting articles to article directories is a very small part of what article marketing is (probably like 1 or 2%, no, not kidding either). Think of putting your content into different formats such as podcasts, PDF documents, videos, etc. and not just the written word. Also think of different platforms you can use. Think of Kindle, Nook, using Createspace, etc.

      You are only limited by your imagination.

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  • Profile picture of the author WebPunch
    YouTube has always given me some serious targetted traffic..
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