Let’s face it, you can set up the most beautiful site in the world by the most professional web designers and still make zero profit if you do not know how to promote your site. What you need is traffic! Without traffic, your site is like a mansion in the middle of the Sahara desert and nobody will ever visit you. You need tons and herds of traffic that will cause a stampede and trample your site in an unstoppable manner! Only then can you earn money online non-stop and blow your profits through the roof.

But what happens if you are starting your online business on a shoestring budget and still need traffic. Well, the good thing about the internet is that it can allow the “little guy” to earn money online along with the big boys even with a low starting budget. With a bit of effort, the little guy can succeed as much as the big boys do. The following are some of the free methods to generate massive traffic to your site and let you earn money online with absolutely no costs at all.

1. Article Writing and Submission
This is by far the most rewarding free method and has stood the test of time as a powerful traffic generation strategy. Using your expertise and knowledge to write compelling and informational articles and submitting them to online article directories will reward you with more benefits than you can imagine. Your articles will come with your own resource box where you are allowed to place your own description and website links in them and allow the reader to click through to your website. Readers who like the information in your articles are going to perceive you as an expert in the field and are already pre-sold thus gaining you immediate credibility. By the time they reach your site, you are an expert in their eyes and whatever you sell on your site will seem like a million dollars to them and you will earn money online effortlessly.

Another huge benefit of article writing and submission include the backlinks that lie in the resource box. Many article writers who have no search engine optimization knowledge (SEO) will perceive the resource box as only a gateway to their site. But article writers with SEO knowledge will understand that backlinks are actually an important aspect of ranking high in search engines to earn money online. The text used with the backlinks known as “anchor text” determine what keywords your website will actually rank high in. This brings us to the next free traffic generation technique.

2. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Contrary to what many people say, search engine optimization (SEO) is not rocket science. With a little study and research, you will discover that the common techniques to rank high for the keywords you want are actually very simple. Here are some simple tips to get you going with SEO to earn money online the free way.

SEO starts off with on-page optimization. The page that you want to rank high for the specific keyword you want should ideally be centered on that keyword. What do you mean by centered on the keyword? It means the topic of your webpage should be focused on that keyword. Your page title, H1 H2 header tags, image tag, first and last paragraphs should have the keyword in it. The keyword density which is the number of times your keyword appears in the total number of words on the page should ideally be between 3-5% according to SEO experts. All these will contribute to your page ranking higher for the keyword you are gunning for and allow you to earn money online with ease. However, on-page optimization is not the only factor. Another major factor is off-page optimization.

Off-page optimization basically refers to off the page factors that can increase your ranking in the search engines. This is the part where a bit more effort is required to gain the traffic you desire. The most important off-page factor that affects the ranking of your webpage is the number of backlinks and the focus of the pages that are linking to your page. The pages that link to your page should ideally have the same focus as your page and thus are highly relevant to the content of your page. The anchor text used to link to your page should also consist of your keyword and the more of such backlinks you have the higher your page will rank in the search engines. Combining good on-page and off-page optimization is a deadly strategy for getting floods of free traffic that will let you earn money online non-stop.

The above two techniques serve as a starting point to generate hordes of free traffic and let you earn money online successfully. So take action now and bring your site out of the desert and let the world see its beauty. Be sure to read part 2 of the article to find out more powerful free traffic generation methods.

In part 1 of the article, we begin your quest to bring your site out of the desert and generate massive free traffic that will let you earn money online non-stop. The two methods we talked about were article submission and search engine optimization. They are definitely powerful free techniques to promote your site with absolutely no costs at all. Both are great techniques that if used consistently, will explode your traffic and allow you to earn money online effortlessly.

Although both are wonderful methods, some people may prefer not to write long articles or deal with the search engine challenges. They consider them to be long-term traffic generation methods and instead favor techniques that have immediate results. Some may choose more interactive methods to generate traffic and have some fun doing it as well. The following are two free traffic generation techniques that involve some interaction and fun while trying to earn money online.

3. Forum Posting
This is one of my favorite techniques as it involves interacting with people in your niche who has the same interest as you. Forum posting involves finding the forums that are specific to your niche target market and getting actively involved in it. Most forums allow you to have a signature with each post that you can add your own website links in them with a short description. Actively seeking out the forums specific to your niche and joining in the discussions in a constructive way will allow people to perceive you as a knowledgeable expert in the field and may become your future customers.

Here are some tips to go along with forum posting. Always make constructive posts and offer solutions whenever possible. Many people post in forums to seek a solution to their problems. Making good and helpful posts will only increase your credibility in the eyes of those reading the posts. If the problem can be solved by the product or service that you are offering, then give a good suggestion and “nudge” the person to take a look at your product. With good forum posting ethics, you are sure to earn money online the fun and easy way.

Another good way to make a good post is to offer helpful resources or short guides. If you think the people in the forum are having a general problem, seek out the solution and make a post as a guide or resource. This will greatly increase your credibility with the people in the forum and they are sure to come to you for good advice in the future. This can only mean more customers and business for you and let you earn money online while helping others along the way.

4. Blogging
Blogging is fast becoming the next big thing on the internet. More people are catching on to blogging every day and large communities have developed for people with the same interest to link to each other and interact. More businesses have started to use blogging as a way to develop closer and more interactive relationships with their customers. This is definitely one of the best ways to develop a long-term lasting relationship with like-minded people who can only be potential customers for you and let you earn money online comfortably.

Blogging tools are readily available and many are free to use. The most famous web-based blogging tool is Blogger.com owned by the mighty Google. It is a completely free tool that resides on the web and an internet connection is all you need to access your blog and make a post. The sign up is extremely easy and takes less than a few minutes. After signing up, you are given a wide choice of templates to use for your blog. Choose a template and make your first post, now you are on your way to creating floods of traffic to your website and earn money online while having fun doing it.

Making posts to your blog is not enough to generate traffic to your site. Blogging works pretty much like forum posting and involves a community of people sharing the same interest. After every blog, go to Ping-o-matic.com and ping the other sites to let them know that you have updated your blog. Submit your blog to blog directories and let others know that your blog exists. Post relevant comments in other people’s blog and use trackback to link back to your own blog. Join social bookmarking sites and have your blog exposed to more people from your niche. All these are more advanced strategies that require more effort but are sure to reward you handsomely and let you earn money online using your new found blog.

Both techniques described above are definitely more interactive and enjoyable approaches to promoting your site and generating hordes of free traffic that will allow you to earn money online in a fun and easy manner. So if you are a person who likes interactive approaches, these methods are for you. Stay tuned for part 3 of the article where we talk about some of the most powerful free traffic generation strategies ever created.

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