Top Ways To Generate Low Cost Website Traffic

In this article, I'm going to teach you how to acquire website traffic for a low cost. If you're looking for a way to generate traffic without having to pay on the front-end, then I have some secrets for you.

This list is about low-cost efforts that will yield high-value rewards in terms of visitors and potential clients. These include things like social media marketing, mailings and seminars. The idea here is that these are all opportunities where what is risked (time) can be quickly regained (in the form of new customers).

While these tactics are far from risk-free, they are a good way to begin building your business. This is the first of two parts of this article. The second part will address ways to monetize your website traffic, and is well worth the read if you're new to the Internet Marketing Game.

The following strategies are more than just a list of ideas; there is some analysis behind it as well. The conclusions made here are based on how I have been growing my own business for over three years now. These strategies showed me that they can work even for those who may be lacking in some areas such as technical expertise.

It is up to you to determine how well you will do using the ideas on this list. Some may work better than others, and some might not work at all. But I can assure you that if you pick at least one item from this list each week, combined with your current marketing efforts, then you will see a noticeable difference in traffic within 30 days.

Let's get started…

1) Free Give-Aways – Free give-aways of any kind are a great way to generate low cost traffic. Any product or service that can be given away is a good fit for this strategy. You can run a free ad campaign in order to get people to visit your website. Then you can offer them your free gift in return for their email address.

This will create the first bridge between you and your prospects. It will allow them to know, like and trust you before they have even paid anything for your service or product. And that's a pretty powerful thing! What's great about a free give-away is that it creates a direct funnel from point A (the website) to point B (your email list). This makes it easy for people to take the next step with no extra effort on your part.

2) Social and Search Engine Marketing – Social Media is the fastest growing form of marketing. It provides a direct path for your prospects to get to know you, and it can convert your website visitors into customers. You can learn more about social media marketing, as well as how to do it successfully, at my blog, Social Media Marketing For Dummies.

This link will take you to a special page on the Internet called Google that is dedicated to social media traffic generation.

Conclusion: social media is an extremely effective way to generate low cost traffic. It is also a great way to grow your email list.

3) Email Submissions – Anyone can set up a website and offer products for sale using online shopping carts like ClickBank. But what happens when you have many different types of products to sell? That's where email submissions can come in handy. Instead of sending out purchase orders through USPS or UPS, why not use email to get them?

The purpose of this tactic is the same as with all the others we've discussed. You can send out emails offering your free gifts to prospects who have expressed interest in what you have to offer.