Two Easy Traffic Boosters

I know you don't want to hear this, but if you want to build targeted traffic to your website, real traffic that converts to sales and fat customer lists, not just "hits", then you need to put some time in and do the work. Two methods of building targeted traffic to your website involve article writing and participating in forums and discussions on your niche topic.

Writing articles doesn't have to be a difficult job. Most articles written for the Internet vary between 250 to 400 words or so. Not much more than a few paragraphs. Because they're searching for information, online readers usually only "skim" articles or speed read, so articles written for them should be designed for brevity.

Article writing has several advantages. It allows you to establish your business as a resource for valuable information, and it also helps you to distinguish yourself as an authority within your chosen niche. Article writing is a "no cost" or "low cost" way of promoting your business and getting your name "out there", allowing people to become familiar with you.

Article writing is also smart SEO. Each article that you post provides a unique link back to your site. Your "tag line", the text link containing your keyword or phrase that links back to your site, allows your website to be found by searchers using that particular keyword or search term.

If you wish to take advantage of the benefits of article writing, but you don't like to write articles, there are plenty of ghostwriters available to do the job for you.

Posting in forums and participating in discussions is another way of fostering a favorable reputation within your niche. Offering sound advice and answering questions allows you to be viewed as a source for assistance and information. In addition, by using a link to your website or blog within your signature (which you should always do), you offer potential clients additional means to find and visit your site.

Links from articles or forum and blog posts can last for years. It's something you do one time, but may benefit from many, many times over. Links created from article writing and forum posting, blogs and discussions don't cost you anything, but they're excellent ways to generate ongoing traffic to your site, continually feeding you new and targeted prospects.

So, why are you still here reading? Go to it.