Most effective ways to get traffic to your site ;)

Hi everyone!

Traffic, Traffic, Traffic! How do we get it? There are lots of possible ways to get traffic. All you need is to look at this list for your reference and check if you have done any of this yet.

Free methods:
Submission to SE's and directories
Article marketing
Email campaign (opt-in)
Classified ad posting
Forums, blogs and board postings
Social Bookmarking
Etc. etc.

Premium ways: (Should require a budget)
Pay-Per-Click (PPC)
Targeted Link backs
Professional SEO services
Ad spaces
Offline campaigns
Etc. etc.

Random and unique traffic is good to any site but getting targeted traffic is what makes the difference. This kind of traffic yields the highest conversion which would determine your site's success.

Given a budget, I would always opt for PPC. PPC is a very effective way of getting targeted traffic given the proper treatment. Identify your niche and select the market you want to cater to and start from there. Research also on the keywords your desired market would most likely be looking for. IMO, one should be more focused on getting targeted traffic than just page views. Buying targetted link backs are also effective at getting targeted traffic.

Another great way of targetting your desired audience is through forum posting on similar niche with your link on your signature. What I like about forum posting is that it is totally free.

Your content will always be a factor to be considered. Getting traffic is just the initial phase, making the conversion from your traffic will depend on how well you match your visitors' needs

My question is : What methods do you use to draw traffic to your site? Random and targeted alike.

Hoping to hear from you!

MrCat


Also, I forgot to add that providing good content or service is another sure way of retaining your site's customers And even augmenting it though your user's referrals..

Nice post!
I'm into the forums, blogs and boards thing now
It's really effective if you are good but it won't work if you do it from the beginning. At first, you must have at least a couple of weeks on a forum/blog, as a poster that is.
This way, when you will promote something, the chances to get people to your site are much higher. Sometimes, people don't even read a thread if they cannot recognize the name of the one who created it.
I know this from my own experience.

Thanks for the post. I hope this tips helps me to get little more traffic.

Man, that is a really nice article you wrote there. I really like it. And what you said is really true. Keepp up the good work man. Thanks. It really helped me a lot.

Hey thanks all! Hope it they have helped you as much at it does helped me