Every online seller needs it. Without it, your online business will simply die. Traffic is what keeps an online business alive. Visitors come to your website and it is those visitors who will ultimately deposit money into your bank account.
It is very likely that you are struggling to get more traffic for your website. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be reading this article, right? I will give you simple tips to drive massive traffic to any site!
Tip #1 – Aim for the long haul – Aim for the search engines!
This is not a direct tip to generate massive traffic NOW, BUT it is vital that you focus some SEO efforts on your website so that it ranks in the search engines. The following tips will help you in your SEO campaign. Once you get that ranking, you’ll be amazed at how many visitors you’ll get from search engines like Google.
Search engine optimization is pretty simple, so I’ll give you a quick rundown that you can follow to make sure your website is SEO friendly.
1. Make sure the TITLE of your website contains the keyword.
2. Make sure the page URL (if it’s a subpage ranking) has the keyword.
3. Make sure your description has the keyword right from the start.
4. DO NOT abuse keywords.
5. Make sure you have an H1 tag on the page that includes your keyword.
6. Make sure the opening paragraph of your page has the keyword somewhere.
7. Make sure the keyword can be found in your content (2-4 times max).
8. Make sure your internal link structure has all of your various keywords in the link anchor text.
9. Make sure your images have alt text that includes your keyword. (Write an INFORMATIVE alt text! Don’t just add the keyword)
10. Make sure you have a sitemap on your website so Google can index your site properly.
Tip #2: Extend your reach
When it comes to expanding your reach, nothing works better than articles. Now please don’t assume I’m referring to your usual “boring” article submission process where you write dozens of articles and submit them to a single article directory.
No… that’s not expanding your reach. In fact, that method of generating traffic is very time consuming. Time is money, so we can’t waste it.
So how then do you go about effective article marketing? Use article distribution services. It is the best possible method of driving very good traffic. Not to mention that the traffic is very specific.
Look for an article distribution service like ArticleMarketer.com or SubmitYourArticle.com. I vote for the first option simply because of the fantastic experience. Once you submit your article you will get very good traffic PLUS you will get a lot of backlinks.
Tip #3 – Go Crazy With Videos – The EASY Way!
I use this method solely for backlinks, but the traffic it generates is also very good. Create a video on the topic of interest, and then use a video submission service to instantly submit your video to nearly 20 sites in just a few minutes. I use Windows Movie Maker (it’s on your PC) for video creation and then the almighty TubeMogul.com for distribution effect.
Be sure to include your FULL URL (http included) at the top of your video description. This will create a hot link which, if you notice, will instantly help you generate up to 20 backlinks the moment you submit your video. Also, a very good tip would be to include your website URL throughout the entire video.
Tip #4 – Press Release Fire!
Again, press releases are like articles, but you write them in the third person. Make sure you know how to write a press release. Reduce the workload! Use a press release distribution service like PRWeb.com and distribute your press release all over the web. You will get a lot of traffic and a lot of backlinks from powerful sites!