traffic : why you shouldn't use traffic exchange :

What is traffic exchange ?

Traffic exchange is simple, “ you see my site, I see yours”, so far that sounds like a great idea right? Wrong!

Traffic exchange websites can cause harm to your website rather than good results.

Now here are 5 reasons why you should not use traffic exchange to promote your blog/website :

1-it’s not targeted traffic, most likely people are not interested in your website/ blog because they’re not looking for it, their only concern is to get credits as fast as they can to put their own links.

2-every 30 seconds, people are doing something else, and skip to the next site when the half minute is done.( that’s if the site is manual system, if it’s automatic, they’re sleeping or watching tv!)

3- if you’re using google adsense on your blog/website, you will get banned because it’s against adsense’ TOS  . ( illegeal impressions)

4- low quality traffic and high   bounce rate

5-97 percent of people who put their links in traffic exchange are  only promoting their ptc (paid to click sites) and  money making companies, and the last 3 percent of people are promoting other  exchange websites to earn more credits from there, and promote their money making website!.

traffic : link building and related blogs

one of the best ways to bring traffic to your blog is link building, ive talked about that in other articles, but to talk about it more, how to get links from other blogs? the first step would be to find blogs that are related to the same niche of your blog, but how to find related blogs?

read about it right here :

http://www.no-bs-marketing.com/link-building-strategies/posting-links-find-theme-related-blogs/

it's a really good article.

also there is this really useful site about link building :

http://www.seobook.com/archives/001792.shtml

it's full of exellent and  helpful tips on how to build links fast, make sure to read it, it also explains the bad ways to build links.
i hope this helps :)

traffic : 66 ways to build links :

hello everyone,

i found a really good article on how to build links to your blog/website

it's full of good and really useful information, i am sure you will want to check it out, it will help you alot :

here is the link :

http://www.brandon-hopkins.com/66-ways-to-build-links-in-2007

traffic : 8 new ways to bring traffic to your blog

More ways of  getting traffic to your blog :
1-find blogs that talk about the same niche you’re talking about , contact the authors, intoroduce yourself, and send them a link to your blog,  this might help your blog to be discovered, and possibly linked to it.
2-Be the first to write a post about the ‘Top Ten Blogs’ in your niche. The post will rank highly in any general search for blogs in your niche and other bloggers in your niche write about the post and link to it.
3- use youtube/myspace/facebook/twitter
There are many video directories out there, but the most known one is youtube, use it to get more traffic to your blog.
Chose what you’re going to talk about (something useful and wanted).
Include your link in the video, if people like what you had to say, then they will visit your blog to learn more from you.
Twitter: twitter is more than a community website, it is also for business, so use it.
Same goes for myspace/ facebook etc..
4-write something conteversial, it works.
5-of course I mentioned the article directories befor, use them to get traffic to your blog.
6-leave comments on other bloggers, you can include your link in your comment, you will always get traffic from comments!
7- browse around MyBlogLog.com and you will surely get visitors to your blog. Also try to join as many communities as possible that are related to your topic.
8-Keep track of blogs and leave comments on them. A good way to keep the conversation going is to install a mybloglog widget and visit the blog of people visiting your site.

E-mail strategies to attract more traffic

E-mail strategies to attract more traffic

If you are not currently collecting e-mails to keep in touch with visitors to your site, you are missing incredible opportunities for future sales. Each visitor to your site should be encouraged to provide contact information so you can follow up with emails promoting your products and services. Below you will find tips for getting the best track of your correspondence by e-mail. • Killer subject line write. If you do not get the reader's attention right away when they see your message in their inbox, they will delete your message without a second thought. One of the best ways to attract attention is to tell your reader how your message will solve a big problem for them. • get your reader's attention. It is imperative to tell your readers what you want them to do after reading your message. Would you like to make a purchase? Say: "buy now!" Do you want them to visit your website? Tell them to "click here for more information." If the reader likes what you have to say, he or she will do what you ask. • Be persuasive, not pushy. Being rude, overbearing or overly salesy turn off potential customers. Rather than engaging in a hard sales pitch, be polite and disseminate important information about your product. gain your readers with the more value you provide - not make them run away by pushing them too hard. • Be brief. Nobody will read a veryyyyyyyyyyyy long message. Keep your e-mail concise and stick to your main points. Save any additional information for the website or message for the future.

traffic : some tips that can be useful to generate traffic to your blog if you are new :

Here are some tips that can be useful especially if you are new.
How to generate free targeted traffic?
if you read my other posts, you will have some information on how to generate traffic through free content websites.

Now here some other ways :

 . · Generate targeted traffic by offering free content to download.

Whether an ebook, audio, video, offer interesting information and wanted by the people you're targeting to download on your site or blog. Then, simply write an article mentioning this event and publish it on diggs-likes for example.
Join · life groups or forums
Find forums or groups interested in your subject and participating in discussions. For this type "forum" or "group" and the subject you have chosen.
Most forums allow you to leave in your signature a link to your site (you should check the forum rules or group).
In addition, if you come across some interesting discussions that may give you ideas for topics to post on your site.
Verify that the forum is active. For this, look at the number of participants and dates of previous messages.
So those are some tips that can help you create targeted traffic to your site for free.
Of course, there are others but with these tips you will have a good foundation. 

read more about the forum method :  click here

traffic : free methods to generate traffic

well, if you do not want to spend a dime ... Everything you need is a good mind and a lot of hard work.

You also need the energy and perseverance to do  a tough job in order to generate more traffic on your site.

As it is nice to get an increase in traffic without spending money It is certain that many sites offer advice and guidance on methods to increase free traffic.

Since it is possible you do not need to spend money to get traffic, but to be honest with you, I would say it may take time.

but seriously, I would say that your chances of success will be better by paying for your advertising. At least you have good chances of success using one of these free methods I will describe below.
  online forums and virtual communities. A great advantage of these online forums and virtual communities is that you can target the demographic groups that interest you. You can talk about many subjects that affect your business. Another great advantage is that you know what you're getting into and you can prepare yourself.

Within these online forums and virtual communities can build the reputation of your company. Show them what you are made of and wrap them with the extent of your mastery of the subject. So you can build a reputation and build the confidence people have in your expertise and knowledge.
  You can also use newsletters (newsletters or e-bulletin).
Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting articles. If you are really interesting or fun, more people will subscribe to your newsletter and recommend you to their friends. And the more people subscribe to your newsletter, you will get more visitors to your site.
  Another good way is to exchange links with other sites.

It costs you nothing. All you have to do is to enter into an agreement with another webmaster. The link exchange is a win-win process. Visitors to each site can click on the link exchanged and visit another site. This system works particularly well with sites that occupy the same market niche.  But avoid exchanging links with your competers, I don’t recommend that.
Write articles to excite the curiosity of people who are interested in your products. Try writing articles that provide tips and guides ...

Writing articles that share knowledge and provide valuable services to readers you will get the flow of traffic you need.
  Many sites offer free posting of your articles. If readers find your articles interesting, there are great opportunities for them to follow your track, to find whence these interesting articles. Include your link or a brief description of your company within your articles, and most likely readers will visit your site.

the content of your site:

The content of your site should not necessarily be written by a professional writer. You can do it yourself as long as the content is informative and / or entertaining. It must meet certain criteria and achieve high quality.

In general, users use search engines to find what they want. In return the search engines use keywords to prepare their results. With the right keywords, you may appear among the first results presented by search engines, and this without spending a penny.

All these methods, and others, increase free traffic to your site. It does not cost you effort and many hours of work. Learn as much as you can about the methods described above, and your site will soon undergo a major traffic without it costing you as with other methods.