Ten ways to increase Traffic and Sales
What follows are ten proven ways that you can use to build traffic and sales. Each of the ways to build traffic is linked out to a video tutorial or full text information that you can use to execute on the recommendations.
These recommendations apply to large and small businesses alike.
1. Write a Press Release. News outlets need content and ideas for news stories. Write news and press releases and submit to such services as Polish News Roundup and European News Review
2. Post about your services at Craigslist.org . Craigslist ads usually remain for 45 days. Always use best practices for posting on any classified website. Post your ad where it is most relevant. See video on selling on craigslist. Video Tutorial How To Use Craigslist
3. Write an article or product review add it to your site and submit it to Article Databases. The article resource box contains your links and can help build traffic and your image as an expert. You can expect to see the search engines spider your site more often the more you update your own pages with fresh content.
See he video On article marketing that you find through Article Marketing
4. Submit your site to Directories. You can find an excellent list of directories here:
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5. Join groups such as the Merchant Circle or other local organizations relevant to your products or services. Most organizations will list your services and your web site address on their web sites. You could even offer to write an article or helpful tips or consumer guide to put on their site. Merchant Circle
6. Post Classified Ads on Ebay. See the video on eBay Classifieds at Business Use Of Ebay
7. Blog IT. Blogs are a simple way for you to write content for your site and have absolutely no knowledge of HTML or web coding. Blogs are also set up so that anyone can subscribe to them, comment on them or get the blog's information fed via an RSS feed. Write your thoughts, an opinion or a review. Think of a Blog as your own little soap box, add in links to your site, and you are bound to see some nice search engine spidering as well as visitor traffic. A real estate agent who wrote about his bathroom remodeling and pictures of the remodel were the most visited parts of his site. How To Set Up A WordPress Blog
8. Use Sequential Auto responders to set up a system of constant contact with your customers or visitors. A series of emails that give one tip or focused information per email. Keep it short and simple but most importantly make sure it is of value to your audience. Be sure to direct the reader back to your site for more extensive resources. Watch the video about Autoresponders at Autoresponders And List Building
9. Video Clips- Today creating a video clip is as easy as using a digital camera ( most do video and still pictures now) that fits in the palm of your hand and uploading the video file to places like YouTube , Blip.tv , UStream.tv and LiveVideo . Clips and links that get passed around repeatedly like a virus- ( Viral Marketing) and seem to take on a life of their own. Creating video clips of how to install a product, the proper form for an exercise, or just something funny you happened to capture are all excellent ways to use video to increase traffic to your site. See how it is done at How To Get Free Advertising With CamStudio Pro
10. Participate in Online Communities. I refer to forums and other chat or message boards. You can ask questions, provide helpful advice or participate in discussions. Most boards allow you to use a signature file to add in links to your website and contact info if you choose. This helps you to expand your reach and becoming a more active participant in the online community is good for business just like participating in your own community. Places like Google Groups or Yahoo Groups which are more like news groups or industry specific forums are the best places to stay active.
