Now that a new year has arrived, it is the habit
of many people to make resolutions about their
online business. Usually this involves a resolution
to increase the revenue for their business.

As you know by now, more traffic generally equals
more money. Now, before you start screaming out-loud,
"I already know that, but HOW do I drive more
traffic to my site?", let me assure you that it
is actually relatively easy to increase your
website's traffic using a few simple and free
methods.

To help, I've compiled a list of 5 methods that
you can use to drastically increase traffic to
your site. In addition, there are two resources
listed under each tip that will help you get
started implementing these suggestions.

1. Social Bookmarking: Social bookmarking is a
method for internet users to store, organize,
search, and manage bookmarks of websites they
find interesting or helpful. The good news is,
these users can then share their bookmarks with
others, organized by tags (keywords). The more
people that bookmark your site, the higher it
gets ranked by the bookmarking service and the
search engines, which in turn leads to more traffic.
Two of the more well-known social bookmarking sites
and those that I use almost exclusively, are
del.icio.us and Digg.

http://del.icio.us
and
http://digg.com

2. Directory Listings: When the internet first gained
popularity, Yahoo became famous for having a
well-organized directory. Although they now charge money
for inclusion into their directory, it is still possible
to find plenty of other highly visited directories. By
having a listing on these sites, you can generate a
steady amount of highly targeted traffic. The following
are two of the more popular directories that offer free
listings:

http://www.webworldindex.com
and
http://www.dmoz.org

3. Use of Datafeeds: There's no getting around it,
to keep visitors AND the search engines coming back
to your site on a regular basis you need constantly
updated content on the site. But creating that
content can be taxing, on both your body and your
time. That's why the use of datafeeds that automatically
update your website with fresh content are a great
resource to use. To see examples of two websites with
content that is updated regularly and automatically,
visit: http://www.janronmedia.com/videos and
http://www.janronmedia.com/software

Two resources that enable you to add datafeeds to
your site quickly and easily can be found here:

http://www.niche-content-stores.com
and
http://www.goldencan.com

4. Viral Marketing: There was a time when you heard
the phrase "viral marketing", that you automatically
thought of a report or ebook that contained helpful free
information that people could share with their friends
and collegues. Of course you included your marketing
message in the report, which would help you receive
traffic from those that you wouldn't be able to reach
on your own.

And then along came YouTube. Since it launched onto
the internet scene a few years ago viral marketing
has taken on a whole new meaning. It is now possible
to post a video on YouTube and have hundreds of people
visiting your website within minutes. There's been
dozens of other sites that have sprung up within
the past year that enable you to post videos with
your marketing message included. The 2 that I use
and recommend are:

http://freeiq.com/sbm5
and
http://www.imeem.com

5. Social Networking: Contrary to common thinking,
social networking sites have been online long
before MySpace became a commonly known buzzword.
These networks can be an excellent way to meet
up with people who have the same business interests
and hobbies as you do. By allowing you to add your
business links to your networking webpage, you
increase the chance of receiving targeted visitors
to your site as they come through your circle of friends.
Check out the following two networks which are targeted
more to the online business owner.

http://www.joepopular.com
and
http://www.homebizspace.net

By following these steps, you should see a dramatic
increase in your web traffic. The key is to spend
some time each day using one of these steps and it
is very likely that you will be rewarded with more
website visitors and greater revenue in the new year.

To Your Success,

Sharon Bray-McPherson
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Sharon Bray-McPherson is co-owner of the
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