Sunday, February 1, 2009

How To Get Traffic That Greatly Increases Your Website's Profits

By Jenni Snook

No matter the number of years of experience you may have on the Web, it is absolutely vital that you understand that the only way to make profits is by generating traffic to your website. You've probably already got a website, which has taken you time and money to set up, so logically you want to make money with it. The best way is be increasing traffic and there are a number of cheap ways of doing just that.

There are plenty of tools on the web that allow you to increase traffic almost free. It takes a bit of work, and you'll often share or allow your website to be linked, but it's a great way to drive traffic.

A very cost-effective way of increasing traffic to your site is by exchanging links with other websites. This basically means that you place a link to another website on your website, while that other website also places a link to your website on theirs. However, it is vital that both sites are similar in topic, that is, a computer website should be linked up with a astrology website.

Traffic exchanges are another way to increase traffic and make money on your website. It's extremely similar to exchanging links, but in this case, you'll actually be sharing more than just a link. Both sides will allow visitors to view their site, allowing for more public awareness of the sites themselves. This means you'll also be exchanging and sharing credits, and earning traffic exchange credits together.

There are also plenty of ways to add content to your site, as well as add content to other sites including your website address. Writing articles concerning your product or services, writing entertaining stories, or even just writing about a passion or a hobby can allow you to have those articles posted on the Web.

There are literally thousands of places where you can post articles, without forgetting to add a link to your website at the bottom of your article. It's vital that the article is fresh, interesting and well-written so that your reader can enjoy it, and make them click on the link to your site.

Another great and effective way of increasing traffic to your site is by participating in forums. Normally, as a member of a forum, you can add a signature at the bottom of each of your posts, and it will be a handy idea to use it to add a link to your site. However, be careful with what you post as it will affect other people's perception of whether your site is worth visiting.

The techniques featured in this article are the most effective techniques used to dramatically increasing both website traffic and profits. - 15275

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