Do you need more traffic to your website?
Three Sites That Will Increase Your Web Traffic For Free!
And how do you get traffic to your website without spending a fortune? Getting visitors to your website doesn't have to be difficult and you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to figure out how to get more traffic. It just involves a little common sense.
What do you do when someone wants to visit your house, but doesn't know where it is? You give them directions to find it. The same applies to your website. You have to tell potential visitors how to find it. The more people you tell, the more people you will have to visit.
1. DMOZ. http://www.dmoz.org:
If this is not your first website, I don't have to tell you how important it is to be on the DMOZ list. But in case this is your first trip on the net, it HAS to be included in DMOZ. Because? The short version is because a listing with them will secure listings with others. Go there right now and spend some time searching for the perfect category for your site. Once you've found it, click "suggest URL" and enter your information. DMOZ is selective, so first make sure your website is in top shape.
2. Family Content: http://www.Family-Content.com.
Family Content owner Donna Schwartz Mills provides a wonderful service to webmasters. Essentially, she writes a short article on whatever subject she has some knowledge of. Whether it's how to wax a mustache or how to bake bread or how to make a million dollars, everyone has something to write about. She spell-checks your article, looks for grammatical errors, and most importantly, adds a resource box at the end. Once you submit your article to Family Content, other webmasters will be able to use your content for free on their websites or ezines, as long as they keep their resource box intact. Every person who reads your article... and that can be A LOT... will also have the opportunity to visit her website. Not sure what a resource box is? You will see mine at the end of this article.
3. The Business Owner's Idea Cafe: http://www.IdeaCafe.com.
This is one of the best sites for small business owners and people hoping to one day own a small business on the net. They've been mentioned in everything from The Wall Street Journal to Business Week to USA Today. The business owner ideas cafe can help you increase traffic to your site for free in two ways.
First of all, they have a great message board that covers a variety of topics. Search the forums, called Cyberschmooz, to find a topic to which you have something to contribute. Write a thoughtful response and, as you should already be doing every time you post on any message board, add a link to your website after your name.
If you have been in business for more than six months, you should also submit your "Business Profile" in your "Business Celebrities" section. If accepted, your website will be featured prominently on the front page of your site along with a story about you and what you do. It's not easy to get listed, and for God's sake, don't try to submit your business the first time you visit your site. But, once you've familiarized yourself with who they are, what they do, and what they're after, you have a chance.
There you go. Three places you can visit on the internet that can drastically increase traffic to your website completely for free. You can get started right now, and before you know it, you'll see a jump in the number of visitors to your website. What are you waiting for? Being busy