Traffic Swarm, The DOWNLOW
:biggrin2: I know you all think that traffic swarms may be ineffective, but most of the sites offer free hits to sign up, like 1000 or so.
To some degree it is untarged traffic, but I have found they have driven alot of visitors to my website, obviously some of them are alot more effective than others.
I think the key to marketing any website is to utulize a number of different methods, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Submission, Traffic Swarm programs, Forums, you name it, just like when you invest your money, investing your marketing in different areas will help you to determine what works for your site.
Someone said that marketing your website to other webmasters is ineffective... ? Well at least most of those people actually have some money to splurge, instead of ineffective bulk mailing that can get you banned by your ISP and even fined. :shame:
Definately do some research, try to find programs that give you statistics so you can see what works for you.
I'd try also searching the internet for "Showsell.pl" if you want a cgi banner script for your website that you can fully moniter and look after yourself.
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Personally I have tried purchasing targeted traffic, adwords, seo and so on and I find that trying out different methods will most definately help you to see what works best.
If you are trying to keep things local, I'd suggest you search for online classifieds in your area, there are usually quite a few sites around that will allow free advertising in any given area.
Before purchasing large amounts of advertising, I'd suggest trying the most basic offer first and see how that works before you go spend your hard earned money on something that could be a waste of time.
Most websites say they are going to make you a success if you use their programs, I mean who wouldn't if your trying to sell something, you want to say "I'm the BEST!" because the market is swamped with so many choices these days.
I'd also be careful about signing up to affiliate programs that are a waste of time or the types that will annoy the visitors to your site.
All in all, I am no super professional at this game, I don't believe that many people truely are. However I have been using the internet now for about 8 years and always have enjoyed website design as a hobby. I have found putting a personal edge to your site makes it more effective, as people can relate to real things.
Hope this can help a few people, this forum is great!
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