"Traffic Magnet"... The Genuine Article
By Jim Daniels
Fact: Most new, small business web sites take months to average just a few hundred visitors per week. At many of these sites, growth stalls indefinitely at that level. Unfortunately, lots of income just cannot be generated with these numbers.
Why such little traffic to so many of these sites?
Well, while there are a multitude of reasons, it basically comes down to this...
Most small business owners simply do not have a marketing budget big enough to properly "kick off" a new web site. What's more, web promotion is getting more and more difficult as the net is saturated with new sites daily.
With these facts in mind, I've put together some information on one of my favorite traffic generation tips today. It has been working for me for years, and it will work for you.
I like to call my little web traffic magnet, "The Genuine Article!"
"The Genuine Article" helped me grow my web site traffic to 8,000 visitors per month in just my second month of existence. Not a big deal to many larger web sites, but to a brand new site, not bad. Keep in mind, I had zero listings and a very limited budget. I still rely on this promotion method to bring cost-free, targeted traffic to my sites.
So exactly what is this traffic magnet and how can YOU use it?...
Simple. I write about what I do. That's it. Nothing more. I simply write a new article every few weeks. I then do two things with my articles.
1. I email my best articles to other publishers and webmasters. Since each article is filled with real, useful information on my area of expertise, (online marketing) many webmasters and ezine editors are happy to post the articles at their web sites and in their ezines.
Anyone can use this powerful promotion method no matter what you are promoting. Just visit this free ezine directory and gather some ezines on your area of expertise. Email each editor and ask them if they accept article submissions. Nearly all editors are happy to receive articles!
2. I also post my articles as stand alone web pages at my own site. (With reprint rights.) I do this, not only to allow more webmasters easy access to my articles. It also attracts more traffic through the search engines.
Here's how...
Every article that I post gets a fresh title and set of META tags, and a search engine submission. I also make sure that every article is keyword rich and I always try squeezing in a few extra keywords where appropriate. This helps with my search engine ranking and generates some very targeted traffic.
NOTE: Beware, there is a fine line between what search engines consider "the natural occurrence" of keywords and keyword "stuffing". If your document is a good read that happens to be keyword rich, you stand a much better chance at having it appear on a search engine than if is an obvious attempt at search engine trickery.
Next, I am very careful to "title" my article web pages tactfully. A few important components include keywords as well as a descriptive and intriguing nature. This results in not only better placement but more clicks.
The last thing I do as I build my "article" web pages is to place a link to my home page on every article. Readers who find my articles and want more information about the topic they are researching, can always simply click to my main site. Too many marketers leave out this important step.
Every few weeks I build another page -- different keyword rich pages, different subjects, and all linked to my main site home page.
So, are you using this creative and FREE marketing tool? If not, it's simple to start. Gather your best areas of expertise and start writing. Contact at least 25 other webmasters or ezine editors with the new article. Tell them about your article that would fit in perfectly with their site or publication. And don't forget to make every article into a separate web page at your site.
Absolutely anyone can utilize the "Genuine Article" and start growing a traffic magnet to their web site! You can even get started today without having to write an article. Just visit http://bizweb2000.com/articles.htm and gather any of mine you want. You see, I always practice what I preach!
* Article by Jim Daniels of JDD Publishing. Jim's site has helped 1000's of regular folks profit online. Visit http://www.webbusinesswizard.com/app/?af=411751 for FREE "how-to" cybermarketing assistance, software, manuals, web services and more. No time to visit the site? Subscribe to their Free, weekly BizWeb E-Gazette: mailto:freegazette@bizweb2000.com
Fact: Most new, small business web sites take months to average just a few hundred visitors per week. At many of these sites, growth stalls indefinitely at that level. Unfortunately, lots of income just cannot be generated with these numbers.
Why such little traffic to so many of these sites?
Well, while there are a multitude of reasons, it basically comes down to this...
Most small business owners simply do not have a marketing budget big enough to properly "kick off" a new web site. What's more, web promotion is getting more and more difficult as the net is saturated with new sites daily.
With these facts in mind, I've put together some information on one of my favorite traffic generation tips today. It has been working for me for years, and it will work for you.
I like to call my little web traffic magnet, "The Genuine Article!"
"The Genuine Article" helped me grow my web site traffic to 8,000 visitors per month in just my second month of existence. Not a big deal to many larger web sites, but to a brand new site, not bad. Keep in mind, I had zero listings and a very limited budget. I still rely on this promotion method to bring cost-free, targeted traffic to my sites.
So exactly what is this traffic magnet and how can YOU use it?...
Simple. I write about what I do. That's it. Nothing more. I simply write a new article every few weeks. I then do two things with my articles.
1. I email my best articles to other publishers and webmasters. Since each article is filled with real, useful information on my area of expertise, (online marketing) many webmasters and ezine editors are happy to post the articles at their web sites and in their ezines.
Anyone can use this powerful promotion method no matter what you are promoting. Just visit this free ezine directory and gather some ezines on your area of expertise. Email each editor and ask them if they accept article submissions. Nearly all editors are happy to receive articles!
2. I also post my articles as stand alone web pages at my own site. (With reprint rights.) I do this, not only to allow more webmasters easy access to my articles. It also attracts more traffic through the search engines.
Here's how...
Every article that I post gets a fresh title and set of META tags, and a search engine submission. I also make sure that every article is keyword rich and I always try squeezing in a few extra keywords where appropriate. This helps with my search engine ranking and generates some very targeted traffic.
NOTE: Beware, there is a fine line between what search engines consider "the natural occurrence" of keywords and keyword "stuffing". If your document is a good read that happens to be keyword rich, you stand a much better chance at having it appear on a search engine than if is an obvious attempt at search engine trickery.
Next, I am very careful to "title" my article web pages tactfully. A few important components include keywords as well as a descriptive and intriguing nature. This results in not only better placement but more clicks.
The last thing I do as I build my "article" web pages is to place a link to my home page on every article. Readers who find my articles and want more information about the topic they are researching, can always simply click to my main site. Too many marketers leave out this important step.
Every few weeks I build another page -- different keyword rich pages, different subjects, and all linked to my main site home page.
So, are you using this creative and FREE marketing tool? If not, it's simple to start. Gather your best areas of expertise and start writing. Contact at least 25 other webmasters or ezine editors with the new article. Tell them about your article that would fit in perfectly with their site or publication. And don't forget to make every article into a separate web page at your site.
Absolutely anyone can utilize the "Genuine Article" and start growing a traffic magnet to their web site! You can even get started today without having to write an article. Just visit http://bizweb2000.com/articles.htm and gather any of mine you want. You see, I always practice what I preach!
* Article by Jim Daniels of JDD Publishing. Jim's site has helped 1000's of regular folks profit online. Visit http://www.webbusinesswizard.com/app/?af=411751 for FREE "how-to" cybermarketing assistance, software, manuals, web services and more. No time to visit the site? Subscribe to their Free, weekly BizWeb E-Gazette: mailto:freegazette@bizweb2000.com
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