Drive Online Traffic Fast

Edited by estrella sacragon, Eng, Robbi, Lynn

Are you ready to start building your very own web empire? Of course you know that building a "business empire" requires people, and online, these people come in the forms of visitors to your own website.

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So how do you get traffic to your website quickly and efficiently? Although

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it may sound like quite a challenge, driving online traffic fast is really not as hard as you might expect. Below are some of the best solutions that are so simple that even the best web owners sometimes overlook them.

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How to Drive Online Traffic Fast

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    Email Signature
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    You might be surprised at how much traffic you can actually start generating when you simply add a link to your website in your email signature. All the biggest email services give you the option to customize your signature that normally appears at the bottom part of your email messages. Should you wish to earn extra credits, you might also try making special offers in your email signature. Say for instance, you could state, "Save 30 percent off our widgets this holiday only!" You can then make that whole phrase point to a specific web page that can help promote your special discount offer.
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    Send Emails
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    Sending emails to all your contacts, asking them to check on your website, is another sure way to drive online traffic fast. Or better yet, try sending them with special offers because they are good friends to you, or they are close members of your family. One important thing to consider here though is to always avoid using SPAM. Ideally, send email messages to people who have provided you the go signal to email them. You don't want to become a very annoying family member or friend that does nothing but continuously push your product and services to others.
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    Utilize Social Media Platforms
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    Take advantage of the power of social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and let your viewers know of any updates you have made on your website. Be sure that you are able to reach out to them via these social media sites, sharing with them the reasons why checking your website is beneficial to them. When you constantly do this, you will be surprised by how it can actually drive your website traffic to greater heights.
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    Offline Marketing
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    On the average, you should have your all your print materials and offline marketing tools with your web address on them. If you wish to be very aggressive, you can consider using offline marketing where you can funnel and channel your prospects through your site. Using offline marketing to easily drive your web traffic is one thing that is most overlooked by site owners who are trying to find methods for generating traffic.
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    Pay Per Click
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    In pay-per-click approaches, you only pay whenever somebody clicks your ad then goes to your site. PPC is considered one of the most effective methods of traffic generating simply because you will only pay for the traffic that ends up on your website. Driving online traffic is not that tough as long as you know the basics. Learn about these tips now and start to take action today.
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Tips to Drive Traffic Fast

In this era of technology and internet, a business that has not yet established its presence in the digital world is surely lagging behind.

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Whatever industry you belong to, you need to grab opportunities to get the word out and let people know of the range of products or services you can offer. Fortunately, the web can be your long-awaited partner in this initiative. The web is the marketing medium that tops the list in terms of reaching the target market. In addition, the platforms you can take advantage of are not just limited to your company website.

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Actually, it is not even enough just to have a website. Blogging and social media marketing are two of the most high-potential digital marketing platforms any business should invest in. Nevertheless, for these digital marketing initiatives and activities to yield returns and contribute to the bottom-line of the business, driving online traffic is very crucial. Here are a couple of tips to help you get started.

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    Make your website SEO-friendly
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    Most digital marketers tend to shy away from SEO and SEM because these strategies are perceived to be time-consuming and complicated. Well, they do not necessarily have to be. SEO is simply an integration of on-site content and off-site back links. You should incorporate keyword terms and phrases in your website. SEO experts even advise hitting the long-tail key terms since new websites may have a difficult time in targeting popular keyword phrases.
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    You should also reach out to popular blogs and websites and persuade them to link back to your websites
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    You should aim for the most reputable ones. Of course, the challenge to create compelling, interesting and relevant posts lies in your hands. Back links can only drive web users to visit your website. You need good content to encourage your website or blog visitors to be your marketing medium and share the content with others.
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    Keep your site updated with attractive and valuable content
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    It's one thing to attract visitors to check out your site or blog. It's another to keep them coming. Very attractive and valuable websites and blogs usually end up being endorsed by their visitors. You do not even need to pay them but they can be instrumental in increasing your traffic. The title of your post is the first step. It should be attractive, interesting and inviting enough. Plus, the content should also maintain the seductive nature of the title. It should be concise while keeping the readers excited, so that they will end up sharing the post in their own social media accounts.
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    Optimize social media networks
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    The popularity of social media networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Foursquare and Twitter could also be taken advantage of in pursuing or advancing your business interests. You could reach out to more potential customers by making your own account. Make sure you keep these accounts updated so your potential and existing customers will be informed on what's new and what's hot in your business. In fact, social media marketing has already gained leverage over the traditional marketing platforms because social media is more cost-efficient. Social media also has a wider reach. You can collect data about your existing customers through Foursquare. Of course, make sure your social media accounts will also link to your blog and website.
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How to Use Forum Posting Services to Drive Traffic to your Business Site

A forum posting site is very important because this is where people can engage

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in online conversations and discussions. They can ask several questions that are connected to their niche content. A forum poster may also create a thread and assist other individuals by providing answers to queries. Basically, forum posting sites are considered the best place for people to exchange lots of views and ideas.

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    Popularity of Forum Posting Services
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    In these modern times, forum posting services are getting more and more popular. Paid forum posting is seen as one of the finest strategies to boost the online presence of a particular business. The major aim of an e-commerce site is to improve its online rankings and to increase the number of their online visitors. Thus, they make use of various ways to enhance link building such as article submissions, blog commenting, link exchange, and directory submissions.
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    A forum poster can easily find a huge number of web forums where he can share his opinions about varied topics and obtain back links at the same time
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    The most important thing is that you are able to provide high quality information to the posting community.
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  • Rules when Using a Forum Posting Service

    Additionally, you should also take note of the following significant rules when posting your opinion in any paid forum posting site:

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      Make certain that you give out valuable information, and all your comments should be relevant to the subject matter
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      A forum posting service has a strict policy when it comes to spamming, and if you violate it, you will surely get banned from the site.
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      The links that you have should likewise be relevant to the main topic
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      This is why you should carefully analyze your forum marketing activities.
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      It would also be best if you do not direct your opinions or comments personally at any person
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      Use a general tone when conducting your forum marketing activities. Bear in mind that the forum posting service is never meant to offend anybody.
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    Benefits of Using Forum Posting

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      When you continue using a forum posting service, you will likely obtain lots of benefits and you will never have any difficulties in terms to search engine optimization
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      You can incorporate your web links by means of signatures that are basically added at the end of each comment that you make. However, in some forums, it is a must that the poster should earn a particular reputation level before the signature can be added to his posts.
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      You may use various forums for direct marketing purposes
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      Marketing the items that you are providing on your page becomes a relatively easier task. Before you knew it, many users will continue patronizing the products that you are selling.
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      Forum Posting Can Help in Obtaining Indirect Traffic
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      Indirect traffic can also be driven straight to your business site. If you make numerous posts, you will naturally gain more reputation and other users will use the links that you provide in order to obtain the right insight about certain items. Using the right signature is extremely important when you are into forum posting. Each time you create a post, the signature will appear at the lower portion of your post.
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      It's always a fine idea for an e-commerce marketer to get the best forum posting service
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      In fact, several paid forum posting sites can do wonderful works by filling the forums with lots of related posts, and make these posts interesting or attention-grabbing for your target viewers. In addition to this, the forum posting company can help you get the right tone that will easily boost your reputation in the virtual realm.
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    Tips when Choosing the Best Forum Posting Provider

    Before selecting the best provider of forum posting services, you should take note of the following tips:

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      Ask for a tryout plan
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      This way, you will have an idea regarding how the provider works.
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      Old service providers as well as well-established ones will be able to meet all your requirements
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      You should avoid risks when hiring a forum posting provider; thus, the best way to do it is to go for good and experienced service providers.
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      Make certain that the provider treats each case independently
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      This is to prevent similarity of posts, which will only make the readers and other forum posters angry.
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    What do Experts Say About Increasing Traffic to a Business Page?

    There are several people who say that being able to handle a business

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    efficiently is a feature that is somewhat innate within the person. However, no matter how good a person is in managing a business, if he or she is not open about the idea of changing for the better, suffice to say, the ship might sink, along with the empire that he's trying to establish.

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    Today, more and more businesses are going online, meaning either they have their own website or they're listed in a variety of directory listings. This is among the methodologies that conventional business men should consider, and this is called as "changing for the better." Now, for instance, the good, old fashioned business man has already accepted the idea of establishing his business online; the next thing that he needs to ascertain is how to drive online traffic fast.

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    Every business man should be proud of his or her product and/or service; thus, they should stand up for it, speak for it. However, products and services are worthless, if the website doesn't receive the target number of visitors, and number of people that turn into customers. Let's see what the experts can say about driving the online traffic fast.

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      Pay Attention to the Long Tail Keywords
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      It's not that difficult for a new website to find the most sought-after keywords immediately. As Lawrence Watkins of Great Black Speakers say, he finds it easier to craft a lot of write-ups on specific keywords, than using keywords that surfers usually use or those keywords with a lot of search traffic. According to Mr. Watkins, one of the best perks of focusing on long-tail keywords is the fact that they could convert better than the other keywords. Mr. Watkins recommends the usage of a tool referred to as HitTail. This can boost the coming of the targeted search visitors, since it focuses on most promising, as well as highly valuable organic keywords that are in the present traffic.
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      Hang Around
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      As explained by Alexandra Levit of the Inspiration at Work, the longer a business is in the industry, the more it creates high quality online content, and the higher the chance of the entrepreneur to snag high spots in the search results for the targeted keywords. Either making a blog or creating a lot of articles is good way to go. Keep on doing those activities, and any entrepreneur will definitely establish authority in the industry they're in.
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      Optimization of the Articles
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      As mentioned by Nathalie Lussier of The Website Checkup Tool, there are actually three primary ingredients in order to have a well-optimized article or web page, and these are: Keywords, description, and Meta title. Entrepreneurs or any website owner should not forget these three ingredients, so allot time to incorporate these elements. It could definitely yield positive results.
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      Ethical Link Building
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      According to Christopher Kelly of Convene, the foundation of the off-page SEO are the keyword-embedded links. He also emphasized that the best things about these links is that they're free. He recommends establishing rapport or asking press, partners, vendors, clients, and other credible sources to incorporate hyperlinked keywords, which could bring surfers back to a certain website for the keywords that the business is targeting. Thus, establishing a good working relationship for others is a must.
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    Boosting Traffic to your Business Website through Facebook

    Suffice to say, each and every entrepreneur aims to expand their business

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    and eventually achieve success in the entrepreneurial field. As a matter of fact, many are aiming for great success before their business reaches one year. Entrepreneurs want to stay viable and very relevant in the market. Thankfully, the World Wide Web emerged, since it could further the chances of businessmen to reach the consumers, as well as maintain the presence of their business in their preferred marketplace.

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    With a single click of the mouse, one could find a vast range of business websites. For instance, maybe the web surfer is looking for a local pizza parlor. With just one click on the search button, the search engine could render a long list of pizza parlors that are within range of the specified locality. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs, web developers, and even bloggers are certain that getting customers to the business website is quite a pain in the neck. Even though many bloggers say it's easy, in reality it's not, especially if done incorrectly.

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    As recommended by a lot of web gurus, entrepreneurs, especially those who own small businesses, should take advantage of the combination of conventional advertising and modern tools, in order for them to boost the traffic of the online business page. Below are some of the tried and tested techniques that could leverage the traffic of businesses online.

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      It's not necessary to complicate the Search Engine Optimization techniques
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      Because of the mentality that SEO, as well as SEM is intricate, long-term and time-consuming, many website owners also complicate their doings. An efficient Search Engine Optimization is a combination of two aspects - off-site link and on-site content. This simply means that the business page must be SEO friendly, and it should contain titles, as well as headers that possess famous search terms, to make it easier for web surfers to find what exactly what they're looking for. Small business owners must consider acquiring back links from a lot of reputable websites.
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      Entrepreneurs should also craft bewitching and highly valuable contents
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      For quite a long time, this has been considered among the most efficient methods to leverage the traffic of the online business page. Remember, readers are very attracted to "highly interesting content", something that is worth sharing. The title must be able to ignite the interest of the readers, so it needs to be compelling, so web surfers can't prevent themselves from clicking the link and reading the totality of the content.
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      Entrepreneurs should not ignore social media, since it is not true that they're overrated, and also, they should consider optimizing the sharing tools
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      As highly cognizable, the social media is a clever method of introducing the business to the world, as well as helping individuals find relevant posts, products, and services.
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    Boosting Online Business Page through Facebook

    According to a recent study that was conducted about Facebook, this social media website is the most widely utilized social networking website in the entire world. As a matter of fact, it is frequently used in 126 countries out of the 137 countries that were included in the study. Below are some of the tips that entrepreneurs could use to boost their business page's traffic through Facebook.

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      Entrepreneurs need to use more visual content
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      As noticeable as it is, Facebook's timeline is about becoming visual. Thus, the marketing team of businesses should be producing visual content on Facebook.
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      Make use of Facebook in projecting the personality of the business, like for instance, posting the pictures of employees, posting questions that could ignite discussion, as well as posting encouraging comments.
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      When leaving posts on the Facebook page of the website, entrepreneurs must include links.
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