getting visitors to a website
One of the most popular dreams in modern society is making a regular
income from the Internet and become free of the rat race......millions
ATTEMPT this, but very few succeed.

Why?

The key to it is 'ATTEMPT'.  So many people believe that the Internet derived
income is a free for all.  Let me tell you now that it's not.  Internet business is
the same as any other business.  It requires time, effort and money to get
started.  It also requires knowledge, which has to be acquired through the
same old learning processes used everywhere else.  

People who are unwilling to learn HOW to be successful on the Intenet will fail.

People who are unwilling to spend money on buying the best tools, software
and information will fail.

People who are not prepared to spend the time designing, creating and
building their online business will also fail.

Those that treat this as they would any other business are most likely to
succeed.

I know - i spent a long time failing, before i discovered success.

Here's to your success!!!

I urge you not to rush things though.  All of this takes time and effort, but the
rewards are tremendous.  There is no such thing as a free ride, so take time
to enjoy the scenery along the way!

Marketing

A lot of people have asked me how to get traffic to a website without spending
lots of money on advertising.   
I am not a marketing guru, but over a period of time
I have learned a few tips and tricks and I have jotted down a few here.  I will be
adding more as I find the time, so bookmark this page and check back regularly.

E-books - There are zillions of ebooks out there claiming to contain the
secrets of success that no-one else will tell you and claiming to bring millions
of wealthy people to your door.....
.total crap - they are simply sales letters!  I have
read loads and I haven't been inspired by any of them.


Autosurfs are supposed to generate traffic and provide you with a source of
income at the same time.  Unfortunately they generally fail on both accounts
A notable exception has been included in the list above)

Firstly, your adverts seldom get seen.    The advertising is often poor quality
as people just start the surfing and wander off to do other things, including
setting off another dozen autosurf programmes at the same time.

Secondly, you CAN lose your money if the programme fails - which they nearly
always do.

Manual paid-to-surf programmes are a bit better.  People have to wait for a
set time before viewing the next site and have to sit in front of the computer to
do so.  More chance of your advert being seen, but still a high risk of losing
your money.  If you just accepted this loss as the price to pay for advertising -
just stop and think for a moment ...there are less expensive ways to get traffic!

Link farms are great places to generate inbound links to your website.  Often
they are free and they work virally.  Put your link in the system and then
promote your link.  You can usually forget about it then.  My experience with
these link-farms is that you need thousands of adverts to get one or two clicks
on your ads.  I have only one link farm in my collection now.

Traffic Exchanges - The original advertising surf programme.  The
difference between TE's and surf-to-earn programmes is that you don't earn
money directly for viewing adverts in Traffic Exchanges - you earn advertising
credits instead.  If you don't want to surf for the credits you can buy them.  
Although this might seem an expensive way to advertise - actually it's one of
the cheapest methods.   One of the best known of these programmes is
Trafficswarm, but in the last six months it really hasn't earned me a thing.  So I
have dropped it.

Keep the best and drop the rest - but always give them a fair trial (at least 3
or 4 months)  Traffic Exchanges vary considerably.  Long ad-timers don't
mean people look at your advert longer, it means they can go off and do
something else instead!

You don't earn money in the same way as autosurfing, but you do earn credits
which you use to advertise your own website.  (warning - most of these
genuine traffic exchanges do not permit surfing sites and HYIP's to be
promoted directly on their websites and your account may be deleted if you try
it).

MOST IMPORTANT:

It takes time to get known - often people will need to see your advert 6 or 7
times before they click on it.  That might take 3 months or more so be patient
and be prepared to pay a little for the service of the traffic exchange - they
should save you or rather make you money in the longer term.

Don't expect miracles overnight - at least not unless you have a miracle
product promoted with a brilliant piece of advertising.


Build a Niche

Build a niche for yourself.  You might be lucky and grab one or two sales or
sign-ups from first time viewers......but that's rare.  Basically you have to
become known to be able to sell yourself.  You become known by being seen
and being seen takes time and money.

Here are a few tips to help you become known:

Create an image - Images speak louder than words.  Find an image or a
character that is different and one that stands out in a crowd and preferably
one that you like; that perhaps in some way represents you.....it could even be
a picture of you!

An example of this is the Avatar I use on forums and my websites.  It seems to be one
of those things people remember (even if they don't know what it is!)

Stick with that image so that it begins to register in peoples minds.  I often
see on forums, people changing their avatars and styles, not realizing that they are
being watched
.  Every time you change your name or picture you start the
recognition building game all over again!  You  just waste months of
recognition building and hours of typing.


Forums - these can be great places to generate traffic and become known.  
However, watch out for the traps that MOST people fall into - over-posting  and
writing trash.

It's not the number of posts that you make, but the content that counts.  If all you
post is 'paid' or you offer congratulations to other people being paid - you
won't get noticed.  Posting congratulations is actually a turn-off.

Specialize - Don't think you have to know something about everything that
goes on in the forums.  However, knowing everything about something is a
great way to become known.  So pick a subject or a couple of programmes
and learn all there is to know about them.  Get to know a couple of  
administrators and build a rapport with them - you can end up becoming the
mouth-piece for that programme and you will start receiving private messages
requesting information or help.  It's simple, but time consuming.

Spelling - It's crazy, but true.  If yu post witout checting your smelling or
rweading what you have ritten, you can endup sonding lakea numpty and
peaple wan't take you serously.....................see what I mean?


Next Page...
Looking for BIG Traffic ?
RainforestClicks   My favourite
Traff-Ex  Even the upgraded version is half
the cost of most others - the benefits are
excellent and the surfing is smooth and
easy (one of the few sites where I actually
buy  advertising)
WebCentreSurf     My second favourite
This is the hub of my traffic exchanges - it's the
start page on my browser and lists all my other
Exchange links.   It's smooth, free, and actually
fun, with a general knowledge quiz everyday
for 1000 advertising credits
Dragonsurf - Fast-growing FREE
traffic exchange.  I really like this one
and I like the attitude of the administrator.
Click & Putt  First class traffic
exchange and worth paying the
upgrade fee to become a PRO member
Hitpulse     similar to TS25 - don't put
Hitpulse onto webcentresurf startpage or any
other traffic exchange manager - they delete
your account !!
Easyhits4u - Another excellent,
high-traffic manual exchange with a 1:1
surfing to earning ration for FREE
members (some only offer a 3:1 ratio).
Soldier Ads  - Sign up for their email
advertising!  Receive 250 to 500 credits
for every email you read and then use
those credits to send out your own
promotional email
ListBuilderHits    Small but very good
TraffEx with a 1:1 surf/credit ratio for free
members.  Excellent website.
HitSafari - The TOP RATED traffic
exchange according to some
organizations - whatever, it's a nicely put
together traffic site with good terms
Trafficera - Popular traffic exchange
from Logiscape (TS25, Hitpulse) Included
here, simply because of the huge number
of people who joined in the first few days.  
Remember that it's numbers that count
Trafficheroes
Free exchange - short timer with lots of
free credits.  I surf it every day.
TakeTheInternetBack - not a
traffic exchange, but good email
advertising and a small income just for
viewing emails that others send
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product to advertise
Give it time!
Build a niche for
yourself
Create an image
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.....and make it fun!
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