Now that 2006 has arrived, it is the habit of
many people to make a resolution for the new
year. While many people focus on self-
improvement, some opt to make resolutions
about their business. Usually this involves
a resolution to increase their revenue for
their online business.
But did you know that it is actually quite
easy to increase your online revenue?
The trick is to drive more traffic to your
Internet business(es). As you know by now,
more traffic generally means more money.
No matter what type of site you have, your
success hinges on getting as much traffic as
possible. But like many online business
owners, you have probably exhausted many
sources for increasing traffic.
Recently I have found three incredible ways
to drive more traffic to your site. The good
news is that all these methods are not being
done by many webmasters.
So if you want to increase traffic for 2006,
be sure to use each of the following three
traffic-building mechanisms:
1 — Data Feeds
Do you like the idea of creating hundreds,
even thousand of pages of legitimate content?
With a data feed, this is possible.
Many online businesses use data feeds as
a way to help their affiliates. If you are
not familiar with this concept, a data feed
is file that contains a list of products,
descriptions and prices for individual items
that are sold by a company.
With a data feed, you can create a specific
content page for each product. So if an
affiliate program has thousands of products,
then you can create thousands of pages of
quality content. As you probably know, the
more content usually leads to more traffic.
Data feeds are great for getting natural
search engine traffic because they list
specific products that people are looking
for. If you can find a data feed that is
related to your specific website, then you
can easily generate more natural traffic for
your online business.
2 — Viral eBooks
Another tool that can dramatically increase
your website traffic is a viral ebook or
report. Most of the time, a viral ebook is a
PDF that people send to their contacts, which
contains your marketing message. It is
called viral, because every person that
receives the ebook is given a reason to pass
along your material.
Before starting a viral marketing campaign,
it is important to create a reason why people
will want to pass along your marketing
message. Some of the best reasons can
include simple greed or a desire to provide
entertaining information to their friends.
If you can develop a hook that will take
advantage of either of these, then it will be
easy to create a successful viral marketing
campaign.
What I usually do is create a special 5- to 10-page report on a specific topic. Then I find
an affiliate program that is related to the
topic. Then I create a mechanism where
people can easily brand this ebook with their
own affiliate link.
This type of viral ebook is valuable because
you can place a mini advertisement or
sponsorship on every copy. In addition,
you can let the reader know that he or she
can make money by offering this viral ebook.
As a result, there is a chance that every
person who reads the book will click over to
your site.
3 — Blogs
By now you have probably heard about the
power of blogs. If you haven't created one,
then you should use the new year to take
advantage of this traffic pulling tool.
With blogs, you are providing your audience
with fresh new content about your topic.
People love to read them, because most
blogs contain new information in an
entertaining and easy-to-read format.
The best part about blogs is how much they
are valued by search engines. The majority
of search engines consider any information on
a blog to be important current news, so they
pay special attention to articles listed
there. As a result, you can use blogs to
drive a larger portion of traffic to your
Internet business.
For 2006 you should make a resolution to get
more traffic to your site. By integrating
these three tools into your marketing mix,
you will discover that your web traffic (and
income) will increase dramatically.
