Whats the best way to get traffic to my website?

[Mike F]

im running a boxing news website. how do i get more traffic?

[edet]

Join forums and post on sport designated area, you would be amazed for traffic

[Jake]

Paid advertising would probably not be profitable, getting into the search engines is usually the way to go, whether you DIY or hire someone, it's worth studying SEO techniques.

Join all the Boxing forums, become a useful member and leave your link in post signatures and your profile home page, same for blog comments, browser plugins, like for firefox can identify doFollow links, which are more powerful for search ranking.

Planning what search keyword phrases you should rank for is one factor guiding your content development.

One rough gauge of how many pages of content and links you need to rank is entering successful sites into:

https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/

Which shows the page cont and the number of links from other sites.

[Peter Y]

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[Nano Technologist]

There are numerous ways and of course the best way to get traffic to your website.
I would recommend you use these methods:-
(1) Adwords (paid campaign from Google)
(2) Blog posting
(3) Classifieds eg. Biggest Classifieds, Best Online Classifieds, Largest Classifieds, Free Classifieds Directory, Free Community Classifieds, etc.
(4) eMail listing
(5) Forum posting
(6) Newsgroup
(7) Social Networking
(8) Video sites

[imisidro]

Getting traffic is a combination of a lot of things. The key to success is to create great content that visitors want to use, search engines will love and other websites will naturally link to.

Of course, it's easier said than done.

You can use pay per click advertising in the search engines to reach audiences looking for your products. You can use Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords

Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:

1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.

2. Use social media. Twitter, Facebook, Stumbleupon, LinkedIn, Reddit, Digg and others can be a big source of traffic for your business. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important -- and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools.

AddThis http://www.addthis.com

3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.

Google's Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide (PDF format) http://static.googleusercontent.com/exte...-guide.pdf
Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com's "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm

4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and © get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.

http://www.przoom.com/
http://www.prweb.com

5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.

Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...6022407481

6. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are:

Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com