Bringing Traffic to your Website

There is a lot of discussion on how to bring traffic to your website. I've decided to list a few of the things that I do and may benefit you too!:

• Content, content, content
  

  
  I repeat, content. Content is the stuff which makes your visitors come back for more. Nobody wants to go to a website that has not been updated since ages. Think of news sites. Update your content regularly so people can get something new to read! If you do not have content, you could pick some articles up from the many free article directories. Article directories often provide you with free articles for reprint or republishing. Moreover, search engines like Google simply love new content, and this could mean better rankings for you and thus more traffic!
  

  
  
  

  
  But do not overdo article reprinting because then the search engines will realize that it is copied content(excessively copied) and simply ignore it

  
  
  


• Write for the visitors, not the Search Engines
  

  
  Hey, listen, write for your VISITORS, not the Search Engines. I mean to say that do not overload your articles with keywords or make your article unreadable. It's no use if visitors cannot read your articles. Believe me, write for your visitors and the search engines will automatically come towards you. Don't worry...
  

  
  
  


• Submit to directories
  

  
  One more thing that you can do is submit your website to website directories. There are lots of them out there on the web, but only a few get much traffic. Submit to the biggest directories there are. Some examples are the Open Directory and Yahoo Directory.If you use Yahoo Directory, you can also pay to get quick admission (for around $299 a year, I think). But its worth it, keeping the awesome number of visitors to them in mind.
  

  
  
  
  


• Well designed site layout
  

  
  Another important thing is the site layout. Design your site in such a way that your visitors can use it with ease. Use simple navigational techniques(forget the flashy flash and images!) so that your visitors do not feel lost. Also use colors sensibly. Do not use dark font color on a dark background on light font color on a light background. Let it be easy on the eyes of your users! Also, use good organization for you site, and don't overdo this either, or you'll see lost visitors!
  

  
  
  
  


• Advertise on other websites
  

  
  Another way to bring traffic to your web site is to advertise on other websites. Many webmasters are keen enough to let other people advertise on their site, so you should have little problem. Alternatively, you could join Google's Adwords program or some other advertising network to show ads on other sites. Popular advertising networks include Text Link Ads and Ad Jug. There are many more out there. Google the words "advertising networks" and you'll find thousands.
  

  
  
  


• Writing Articles for article directories
  

  
  Earlier I said that you could take some articles from article directories fore use in your site. You could also write for these directories. What do you get in return? Massive Exposure. You must have seen the author bios at the bottom of many articles. These authors also place links to their website(s). So whenever some one reads the article, they also read about the author and the website. Chances are that they visit the website also, which means traffic for that site! Also, other sites which republish your article also have to include your bio, so that means even more exposure!
  

  
  
  

  
  Further, search engines love some article directories. For example, Google loves Ezine Articles. So, if you have several articles at Ezine, your chances of a better Google SE ranking are good!
  

  
  
  


• Get links
  

  
  Try to get links from authoritative websites. If you get links from a site which has millions of visitors, you are going to get some serious traffic! Write an email to the webmaster of the site you want to get links from. Be nice and courteous: do not behave as if it's your right(!). Most probably the webmaster will agree, and if he doesn't, just pass him up as another of those selfish people and look for another one. And oh yeah, try to get links from a site that is similar to yours. For example, if you own a site on dogs, you could get links from a site on Dog foods,pet stores, etc.
  

  
  
  
  


• Post in forums and blogs
  

  
  Another great way of increasing your traffic is to post in forums related to your site. Take care of this, the forum must related to your site, otherwise it's no use!. OK where were we? Yeah, when you post helpful comments and answers to people's questions, they will consider you as an expert and will certainly visit your website. There's another traffic source!

  
  
  

There you go! I've posted several means through which you can get traffic to your website. GO GO!