Open Your Own Online Store in 3 Steps.
It's Easier than You Think!
|
||
Online Store Tips
Making Money: 5 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Online StoreIf you need to increase traffic to your website NOW, follow these tips on how you can do it for FREE.So you’ve finally created a website for your small online store! Now you think, “How do I get people to visit my site?” If you’re like most new website owners, you wonder how to bring potential customers to your site without spending lots of money on expensive advertising. In order to help you, I’ve compiled a small list of five methods that I have used to drastically increase traffic to my own site. I’ve also listed two websites under each tip that will help you get started implementing these suggestions. 1. Offer a freebie or a contest for your items: One of main reasons that people use the Internet is to find free (or cheaper) stuff. If you offer a freebie or contest for one of your items, then you are likely to attract potential customers. To get maximum exposure for your freebie or contest, you should register with as many “free stuff sites” as possible. Here are a couple of sites which would be a good starting point: http://www.thefreesitecom and http://www.realfreesite.com.
4. Post your product or service on a free classified ad page: Although many websites only have paid inclusion into their classified ads, many offer a free place where you are allowed to advertise your merchandise. If you spend time developing an interesting headline or ad, you can bring in a steady amount of traffic from these sites. To get started on free classifieds, you can use my own free service http://www.mizambar.com/classified.html . In addition, the following link has a directory of tons of free classified services: http://www.ecki.com/links/. 5. Write an article related to your website and submit it to ezines: By writing an article about your service or a topic related to your website, you instantly become an authority on your issue. Although you might have some apprehension about writing, if you have a website, then you probably have something to talk about. Two great directories on ezines are: http://freezineweb.com/ and http://www.ezinelocater.com . By following these steps, you should see a dramatic increase in your web traffic. The key is to always think about website promotion--if you spend a little time each day following one of these steps, you will be rewarded with more visitors and hopefully more customers. Good luck, and happy advertising! P.S. Stay tuned for more free ways to increase traffic to your website! About The Author Looking for quality website content to boost your ranking? - Without a lot of work? Look no further - 2 new article tools that I recommend:
| ||
2. Link to
similar websites: A popular method used by webmasters to increase web traffic is to
swap links with comparable websites. However, the trick to maximizing the
effectiveness of linking is to find sites with a minimum Google PageRank, which is a
system which Google uses to judge the importance of each webpage, of 3 or 4. To find
out more information about PageRank, click here: 
3. Join an internet discussion
group: People also frequently use the Internet to find places where they share common
interests with other individuals, which has led to the creation of Internet discussion
groups. You can use discussion groups to introduce yourself and your product. Find a
group that is related to your store or personal interest, and make sure any topic that
you post is tied into a current discussion. Don’t SPAM any discussion group with an
obvious sales pitch. Simply write comments applicable to both the group and your
product; people will naturally want to know more about you! Two great listings of
potential starting points for discussion groups are: Start an Online Store About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Dropshippers Site Map