Getting traffic, marketing and advertising your blog doesn’t necessary have to involve spending money. Here are a several ways you can get free traffic to your site.
Article Marketing
You can submit articles related to your niche through these article directories:
The more articles you submit, the more exposure you get to the internet, as people are constantly searching for information on the net. These article directories usually rank very highly in the search engines, so getting your articles up on these sites will help draw lots of targeted traffic to your site. Please take note of the article submission rules (dos and donts) of each article directory as their rules might vary. Also, the articles also produce backlinks to your site so it helps a lot for SEO (search engine optimization) purposes.
Blog Directories
Another place you can add exposure to your online business. Not only will you gain from backlinks and exposure, these blog directories often have a huge community and strong following. If they can resonate with your business, you’ll be getting a lot of free traffic. Here are some blog directories you can submit your site to:
Web Directories
These websites work in a similar fashion to blog directories. You can get your site submitted to these directories with tons of traffic for free as long as you categorize your website accordingly. The aim of these websites is to create a huge network of sites based on category, much like a search engine.
Social Media Websites
Since the emergence of Web 2.0, social media websites have taken the internet world by storm. Simply put, social media websites allow people to share websites of interest with others. It is also a place where people interact, share, learn and become part of a community. Imagine the implications if people start sharing your website because it resonates well with them.
Hug Pages and Squidoo
These sites allow you to create single pages of information, such as a blog post or article to be hosted on their site for free. It works the same as article directories with the added benefit that it is easily customizable with audio, video, sharing elements which article directories don’t provide. The high page rank also helps boosts your websites by giving you a free back link, but pay attention to the rules on having back links.
So there you have it. A ton of ways to generate traffic to your website without having to fork out a single cent. Of course on most of these sites, there is a paid feature which allows your articles or website to be advertised in the relevant featured section, so its entirely up to you.
