7 Ways You Can Generate More Traffic To Your Site

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am

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As an affiliate marketer, website traffic can make or break your business.After all, no traffic, no dollars.If you know where to look, you can generate quality leads using methods that are simple and cost efficient. Here are 7 tips for generating more traffic to your site:

Direct Mail - Just because it’s not an online method, don’t discount it! Direct mail is still very effective! You have to have a small budget for this, but there are many sites where you can get free business cards and such.Distribute these in your local parking lots, especially at grocery stores and wholesale clubs like Costco.
Domain Name - If you haven’t gotten one already, you need to get a catchy domain name to use instead of the affiliate link.If you see,.affiliate.com vs. www.bestaffiliate.com, which would you visit?Often, the first thing a person sees is the domain name, so make sure it’s something people will remember.
Social Networks - Both online and offline! Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are all of these are places with mass amounts of people you can market to. Create your own group for affiliate marketers, where you can share ideas and websites. You can also just do word of mouth within your friends and family!You never know if someone needs what you’re selling.
Write Articles - Write articles that link back to your site.Don’t stress about it too much… just write! If you’re good, you can pump out a few articles in an hour that you can distribute to various article databases on the internet.
Classifieds - Get your site into online and offline publications.Online, use craigslist or any similar type site (there are many out there). Offline, look at your local newspapers or look into making a press association ad so it can be distributed to several papers all at once!
PPC (Pay Per Click) - Pay a small amount for your traffic! There are so many sites out there that can drive traffic to your site, that pretty much all you need to do is pick one.Pay per click comes in many forms. It really just depends on what method you think would best suit your customers.
Backlinks - Create one way backlinks from other peoples sites to yours.If your site is available to more people, it’s likely that they that they’ll click on the site and you can make a sale.

These 7 tips can help generate traffic to your website, which will help put dollars in your pockets.You just have to do it!

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The author, Dean Lee, is a member of The Maverick Money Makers VIP Club, where he is learning to make thousands of dollars from the comfort of his own own, working only about 4 hours a day.