There is one hard and fast rule in generating income fron your website and that is a steady flow of website traffic. If no one goes to your site, it doesn’t have a chance of generating an income.

BUT, it doesn’t have to take a whole wad of cash to generate traffic for your site.

Have you ever wondered how some of the big websites drive traffic to their site? The reality is that most of them are spending lots of money to drive the traffic to their sites, investing in many different advertising campaigns and varied forms of marketing schemes and gimmick to attract visitors. This is all worthwhile because, well, they are what they are now, high earning, big hitting websites.

However you don’t have to do this if you don’t have their resources. There are many ways to generate free or low cost website traffic without having to spend what you don’t have or can’t afford. Many people have banked on high cost methods and have ended up losing their shirt over it.

Here are some ways to generate free or low cost website traffic that could help your site. Even if you only get a small percentage of visitors who convert to buyers or clients it is still effective if you can get a higher volume of website traffic than you are currently getting.

Exchange Links

This is a sure and proven method. Rarely would you see a site where there is no link to another site. Many webmasters are willing to exchange links with one another so that they generate more general awareness of their sites. You’ll soon see and feel the sudden upsurge of the traffic coming in to your site from other sites.

A major prerequisite in exchanging links with other sites, in order to generate targeted traffic is being in the same niche or a complimentary niche to the other site. They should share a common subject so that there is continuity in the information provided to both your visitors and theirs.

Exchanging links also boosts your chances of getting a higher ranking in search engine results. It is common knowledge that search engines ranks high sites that have inbound and outbound theme-related links. With a good ranking position in the search engines, you will generate more traffic in your website without the high costs.

Write and Submit Articles

There are many e-zines and online encyclopedias on the internet which provide free opportunities for articles to be submitted. If you want to save costs, you can do the articles yourself. There are many freelance writers who are willing to write for you for a small fee, but to save money, it is wise to do those articles yourself.

Write articles that are themed along with the niche of your site. Write something that you have expertise on so that when they read it, they can sense your obvious knowledge about the subject and will therefore be encouraged to go to your site. Write articles that produce tips and guidelines on the subject or niche your site relates to.

Include a resource box at the end of your article that can link them to your site. Write a little about yourself and your site. If you provide a light, information-laden and interesting article, they will go to your site for more.

Make a Newsletter.

This may sound like hard work because of all the articles you may need to use to build a newsletter but on the contrary, this is not so. There are many writers and sites that are willing to provide free articles as long as they can get their name in on your newsletter. This will also provide free advertising for them as well.

As your newsletter gets passed around, you can widen your public awareness and build an opt-in list that can regularly visit your site.

Join Online Communities and Forums

This only requires your time and nothing else. You can share your knowledge and expertise with many online communities as well as your website. You can get free advertising when you go to forums that have the same subject or niche as your site.

Share your two cents and let them see how knowledgeable you are about the subject. As you build your reputation, you also build the reputation of your site, helping it to become known as a source of knowledge on your subject.

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