Increasing my site traffic

[linkB2B]

I want to make an early effort in the New Year to drive some meaningful traffic to my site(bytrade.com). What would you do to achieve this? Is there any easy wins out there for me? What should I do in terms of a longer term strategy?

[robort1989]

I have a suggestion you just do PPC. You catch more and more traffic on your site

[myseolinkwheel]

PPC is definitely one option but it's costly, especially if you are new to that department so it's not advisable for beginners.

You may try writing articles and submitting them to article directories. Submit your site to search engine directories (yahoo and dmoz are the top choices). You can also make video presentations and upload them in youtube, vlog, vimeo etc. take advantage of social media - facebook, twitter, myspace. You can also submit ads in craigslist. Build links also by doing forum posting, blog commenting, or link wheel.

one sure fire way is really content. make loads of them. they are cheaper than pay per click advertising.

[The King Game]

PPC is cool but it can get expensive and you are beholden the Google's money making machine. I tried it recently.

Then again, organic search can cost lots to get people blogging, article writing and all that jazz. Unless you do it yourself.

Posting on sites like this can be pretty effective too. But you have to be real!

[Dubbo Pete]

I will be going with Adwords (PPC) first and then allow 12 months for my organics to start working.

[EmilyF]

I'd argue that great content and backlinking off related websites would help although I'm not particularly good with backlinks myself. Article marketing still seems to work if you do it right and you research your keywords carefully. If you're getting people to your site on terms that relate from the search engines, the traffic is usually more meaningful. Don't pay for traffic. I've tried it and all I ended up with was a bounce rate that touched 100% on most days.

[Phillip]

articles, backlinks, forum accounts, youtube, should cost you an easy $300 a month (get people that know what they are doing)

Depends what your selling you can do CPV not targetted but gives you shit load of traffic...

My best killer traffic sources are affiliates, facebook, organic.

[lancejeffersons]

If you want to increase you website's traffic, apply the link building techniques, write and post unique, quality and informative content..Advertise your website through classified ad sites, and social networking sites..

[HWT]

I just started a new site - am waiting until February to really advertise it though, since it has a b2b component and so many businesses shut down over this time of year.

The plan is to submit it to a few places like this site when it is ready, try and get everyone I know on facebook to the site, letterbox my local area with flyers, then larger towns, and maybe take out a radio ad and a spot on the cash classifieds on television. Probably $1500-2000 of advertising, but spread out over a few months. Letterboxing the larger towns is where the money is.

[Amanda - AT Forum Admin]

I just started a new site - am waiting until February to really advertise it though, since it has a b2b component and so many businesses shut down over this time of year.

The plan is to submit it to a few places like this site when it is ready, try and get everyone I know on facebook to the site, letterbox my local area with flyers, then larger towns, and maybe take out a radio ad and a spot on the cash classifieds on television. Probably $1500-2000 of advertising, but spread out over a few months. Letterboxing the larger towns is where the money is.

HI HWT

Very exciting. We look forward to having the site revealed in February.

Good to see you back at Aussie Tycoon.

Amanda xxx