How can I drive traffic to my Website?

[bj]

I don't have any extra money to pay for advertising as of yet. So I'm looking for Ideas.

[Jake Birdem]

Spend some time in Internet Marketing and Webmaster forums to learn SEO details, search engine ranking is the main means of getting free traffic.

Half of your effort should be in making regular content addition with specific keywords emphasized and the other half getting links from other sites, guest articles for other sites, article directory submissions, forum profile home links and post signatures, blog post comments.

[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. Improve your conversion. Getting visitors is one thing; getting them to buy your products is a whole different story. Read the article " How To Sell More on the Web: 30 Tips To Increase Conversion Rates For An Ecommerce Site " http://www.powerhomebiz.com/092006/ecommerce.htm for tips on how to improve your conversion rates.

7. 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

[Dexter Abraham]

Submit your post and articles to socialadr.com, ping.fm, pingoat.com, and ImAutomater.com.

All free and powerful.

Next start a blog at posterous.com and when you are done set up your Automatic posting by creating social media accounts withing posterous.

You'll be able send your articles and posts via email to posterous and then they automatically post on over 20 other blogs and social media sites.

I use this at my blog (mynotetakingnerd) and it's very powerful

[Anuj Kumar]

put classifieds listings on free ads sites
also do blog commenting and posting

[Smart Alec 88]

The way to drive traffic to your website is as follows:-
- Create an easy and memorable domain name.
- Ensure your website is always up and running at reliable web hosting place.
- SEO every page of your website.
- Give reasons for visitors to return back yo your website.
- Regular and fresh update.

Submit your website to:-
- Adwords
- Article directory,
- Blog,
- Forum
- Search engines,
- Video sharing,
- List of High Traffic Free Classifieds Directory (prioritize your advertising listing starting with Biggest or Largest Classifieds. Free Community Classifieds or Free Classifieds Directory are commonly
used by Professional Webmasters)

I recommend you to invest in both paid and free classifieds directory.