Traffic tip #1 – High quality, unique content.
· Traffic tip #2 – Keep adding content.
· Traffic tip #3 – Memorable domain name.
· Traffic tip #4 – Buy the wrong domain name.
· Traffic tip #5 – Easy to read domain name.
· Traffic tip #6 – Keywords in image files.
· Traffic tip #7 – Serious keyword research.
· Traffic tip #8 – Improve page titles.
· Traffic tip #9 – Organic SEO.
· Traffic tip #10 – Submit to directories.
· Traffic tip #11 – Submit to niche directories.
· Traffic tip #12 – Article distribution.
· Traffic tip #13 – Write articles for other sites.
· Traffic tip #14 – Submit articles to newsletters.
· Traffic tip #15 – Submit hints to blogs.
· Traffic tip #16 – Keywords in online profiles.
· Traffic tip #17 – One way links.
· Traffic tip #18 – Invite others to publish content.
· Traffic tip #19 – Newsletter publication.
· Traffic tip #20 – Newsletter directories.
· Traffic tip #21 – Publish a mini-course.
· Traffic tip #22 – Write testimonials.
· Traffic tip #23 – Be helpful in forums.
· Traffic tip #24 – Post free ads in forums.
· Traffic tip #25 – Be helpful in discussion lists.
· Traffic tip #26 – Keyword rich press releases.
· Traffic tip #27 – Create a lively blog.
· Traffic tip #28 – Blog RSS feeds.
· Traffic tip #29 – RSS to email.
· Traffic tip #30 – Remove broken links.
· Traffic tip #31 – Podcasting.
· Traffic tip #32 – Use reliable hosting.
· Traffic tip #33 – Tweak internal linking.
· Traffic tip #34 – Chase new fads and hot topics.
· Traffic tip #35 – Chase new affiliate programs.
· Traffic tip #36 – Analyze your logs.
· Traffic tip #37 – Join business associations.
· Traffic tip #38 – Add a forum to your site.
· Traffic tip #39 – Write free reports or white papers.
· Traffic tip #40 – Write brandable reports.
· Traffic tip #41 – Submit to ebook directories.
· Traffic tip #42 – Offer to be a columnist.
· Traffic tip #43 – Offer to moderate part of a forum.
· Traffic tip #44 – Do something funny.
· Traffic tip #45 – Be outrageous or controversial.
· Traffic tip #46 – Tag your blog.
· Traffic tip #47 – Newspaper websites.
· Traffic tip #48 – Upload and tag your photos.
· Traffic tip #49 – Use gimmicks.
· Traffic tip #50 – Create deliberate “link bait”.
· Traffic tip #51 – Syndicate your material.
· Traffic tip #52 – Position yourself as an expert.
· Traffic tip #53 – Create a profile on Amazon.com.
· Traffic tip #54 – Combine JV’s with email capture.
· Traffic tip #55 – Try offline advertising.
· Traffic tip #56 – Place a link in Yahoo! Answers.
· Traffic tip #57 – Get links from eBay.
· Traffic tip #58 – Get links from AdSense.
· Traffic tip #59 – Add useful comments to blogs.
· Traffic tip #60 – Add sticky content.
· Traffic tip #61 – Add classified ads to your site.
· Traffic tip #62 – Social networking.
· Traffic tip #63 – Create your own fanclub.
· Traffic tip #64 – Effective PPC advertising.
· Traffic tip #65 – Buy ads in newsletters.
· Traffic tip #66 – Buy text links – carefully!
· Traffic tip #67 – Advertise in less obvious places.
· Traffic tip #68 – Create free web-based software.
· Traffic tip #69 – Create downloadable software.
· Traffic tip #70 – Get publicity for your software.
· Traffic tip #71 – Create a funny video.
· Traffic tip #72 – Use a signature file.
· Traffic tip #73 – Think viral.
· Traffic tip #74 – Email page to a friend.
· Traffic tip #75 – Add to favorites.
· Traffic tip #76 – Start an affiliate program.
· Traffic tip #77 – About us pages.
· Bonus tip #1 – Get free publicity online.
· Bonus tip #2 – Remember your other websites.

You may all know about these methods in some way but let’s take a look at the 3 most reliable and efficient ways to boost traffic to your website in good time.

Being a web developer, I know how to build an attractive and functional website that is worth more than the price charged to the customer. If in my head it wasn’t adding value, I wouldn’t bother trying to sell it. I soon realised that building the website was only half of the challenge for my customers, and gaining traffic was the next. The three main ways that we’ll talk about are paying for traffic, sending an email to your mailing list (that itself takes time to build) and lastly to joint venture with another website owner. This means they send you traffic, and you split profits with them 50:50. You can use software to track the number of hits produced from their mailouts.

1. By buying traffic, you can target the people already looking for your product. The biggest player here is Google. I’m sure you know them well  For those new to this industry, whenever you run a google search, the listings that show up on the right hand side can be bought by anyone. You pay 5 cents and upwards for each click. You can have traffic showing up to your website 5 minutes after setting up a Google Adwords account. Other search engines also offer this ‘pay-per-click’ (PPC) service.
The next step after paying for traffic is to monitor results. You can track the number of hits from various sources to focus on those that are producing sales. Let’s say you had 4 different advertising sources producing a total in sales of $200 and you spent a total of $80. That’s a profit margin of 250%. If you were able to see that the $20 you spent with PPC advertiser A produced 0 dollars in sales and the same for advertiser B. Advertiser C brought in $20 in sales but advertiser D brought in a whopping $180 in sales. That’s 900% profit and you could then focus your advertising dollars on that source to maximise profit. Every type of advertising must have a tracking system with strong accuracy.

2. Emailing a list is the next method that becomes your greatest asset with time. There are no overheads and you can create a huge rush of sales everytime you send an email. In a previous article I mentioned that a signup should be between 10 and 33%. That is the percentage of visitors you can expect to sign up to a mailing list. By having autoresponders, you can attract these visitors back to your website again. There’s a good chance they’ll buy the second time around. If they leave, you can send them another email to ask them to return and make them keep returning until they eventually buy.

Knowing how often to send emails to your list is also important. The key here is to add value and send regular free content. Imbetween asking them to buy something, send something free that is of value. Generally, once a month is an appropriate time period between emails, or more often depending on your market. Some people send emails three times a day and it works for them but here’s what works for my mentor so that’s the best of my knowledge.

3. Joint Venture.

The strategy is simple, other websites send out emails and place strategic links on their website to attract visitors to your website. YUou only pay them for the sales produced from any clicks. Generally 50% of the profits is the best since it’s an equal share.

The key here is to make it as easy as possible for you JV partner. Create emails for them, banner ads and any other promotional material that will help them.

JV deals allow you to create a lot of traffic to your site in a short period of time and for you to build your mailing lists very quickly. You can receive JV support from all of the established companies in the field you wish to enter if you approach them correctly.