Archive for March, 2009

Today is the grand finale of our 21 day traffic generation series.

Now how could we have a 21 day grand finale on day 12?

Easy…

I’m stuffing into your hands the other 10 ways to generate website traffic all at the same time… right here, right now.

So if you’re ready, here we go.

Click on each title below to download each of the traffic generation checklist.

1. Squidoo Traffic Generation Checklist
2. YouTube Traffic Generation Checklist
3. Banner Ad Traffic Generation Checklist
4. Facebook Traffic Generation Checklist
5. MySpace Traffic Generation Checklist
6. Podcasting Traffic Generation Checklist
7. Pay Per Click Traffic Generation Checklist
8. Search Engine Traffic Generation Checklist
9. Social Networking Traffic Generation Checklist
10. Social Shopping Traffic Generation Checklist

Now isn’t that an exciting list of traffic generation methods?

Download the ones of most interest to you or download them all.

Either way, combined with the previous 11 traffic generation methods shared with you here, you now have an entire list of 21 ways to generate traffic to your website.

So no excuses… you can now get all the traffic you want to any offer, at any time to make all the money you want.

Time to TalkBack to me. This series is complete and I look forward to hearing from you so TalkBack to me while you’re here. Let me know your thoughts, feelings and feedback on these 21 traffic generation methods. I’m listening… so TalkBack to me.

If you like the 10 traffic generation checklist given to you today, then it would be great for you to share this gift with others by clicking on the “Tweet This” button below so your friends, associates and followers on Twitter can enjoy these checklist.

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Today is going to be short and sweet and it’s about…

Joint Ventures… more specifically, how to generate traffic from doing joint ventures.

The scope of doing joint ventures is expansive because it’s more about creativity then it is about some linear static process.

With that said, I’ve prepared for you a Joint Venture Traffic Generation Checklist that you can download by clicking here.

The purpose of this checklist is to give you some quick ideas that you can use to start building successful joint ventures. The specific ideas I give you some steps on how to get going include…

• List Promotions
• Trading Content
• Joint Blogs
• Interviews
• Joint Conference Calls

So, if you’re interested in doing joint ventures and you feel that one or more of the above ideas are worth testing, then immediately download today’s checklist and get started.

Now, I’ve done entire weekend trainings on building profitable joint ventures, so by no means will this checklist cover the massive depth you can get into with joint ventures.

However, it will give you solid usable information that you can put to use immediately and start seeing results from joint ventures.

So if you ready… and I mean really, really ready to start exploring profitable joint ventures, then download today’s checklist and let’s get started.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback be sure to TalkBack to me while you’re here. I love hearing from you.

Also, if you enjoyed today’s free checklist, how about sharing it with others so they can enjoy. You can share this on Twitter by clicking the “Tweet This” button below. Appreciate you. Thank you!

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Blogs!

I personally consider blogs to be the chief cornerstone of all your online marketing efforts.

Back in 2004 I created and released with my brother one of the first ever courses on blogging called How To Blog For Fun & Profits (no longer available). Yep, nearly five years ago and before blogs became the rave that they are today.

I was blogging it up on futures and commodities many years ago. However, blogs today are different and more powerful… and much easier to use.

Blogs today are used for…

• PreSell Pages
• Review Pages
• Salesletters
• Optin Pages
• Membership Sites
• Traffic Funnels
• …and uh, Blogs

Sometimes it freaks people out to hear blogs are used for salesletters, so check this out. This site here http://www.mrmibasictraining.com is an  example of one of our sites that is using the WordPress blog platform for both the salesletter and the membership platform.

When you hover you mouse over the About Stephen, FAQS and Support tabs look at the url address bar in the bottom of your browser and you will see the blog page.

Also, scroll down to the bottom of the salesletter and you will see “Powered By Wordpress.”

And, when you click on the “Log In” tab you will be taken to the customize WordPress login.

Blogs are also used effectively in combination with paid advertising like PPC and Banners as well as with video and podcasting.

The three main platforms being used are…

1. http://wordpress.org
2. http://www.blogger.com
3. http://www.typepad.com

Blogs have become the near perfect platform for both generating traffic AND monetizing that traffic.

Now, while some would argue about the right and wrong way to blog… I would say the worst thing you could do is to not be blogging at all… YIKES! I dare not think such thoughts.

With that said you can click here to get your Blog Traffic Generation Checklist, where we will cover some of the shallow water basics to get you a nice start to effective blogging.

Even as we cover the basics, I would recommend you integrate your blog with Twitter immediately.

So, if you’re not yet automatically sending your blog post over to Twitter, check out  http://pingvine.com which is a free tool that can help you do it in a snap. WordPress also has a nice Twitter plugin that will automatically send your blog post to Twitter.

Okay, that’s it for day 10 of 21 in our 21 day traffic generation series. I hope you enjoying this and more importantly… using this to your benefit.

Quick question for you… are you sharing the love? Are you letting others know in forums, Twitter, other blogs etc about this 21 day traffic generation series?

How about taking a few minutes today to give this gift I’m giving to you… to others. Not only will we appreciate it… the people you make aware of this will appreciate it and appreciate you for being their hero and making them aware of this. A great start is to click the “Tweet This” button below and instantly share this post with your friends on Twitter. Thank you!

…and uh… yep… you guess it… be sure to TalkBack to me while you’re here. I look forward to questions and sharing here.

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While the word “easy” is used rather loosely these days to peddle products, there are some things that are truly just flat out easy.

..and placing online classified ads to generate website traffic is one of them.

There are actually three benefits from placing classified ads online.

1. Direct traffic from your classified ads.
2. Links back to your site from your classified ads.
3. Page 1 & 2 Search engine positions. (Yep! This too.)

Okay so maybe your scratching your head trying to figure out how you can get page 1 & 2 search engine positions from placing classified ads.

You’re basic using a different backdoor and standing on the shoulders of the classified ad sites.

So, I’ll give you the short explanation and then the simple 5 steps to making it happen.

The classified sites that I’m going to recommend you start with are also authority sites and with a properly done “article ad” you can have your classified ad appearing on page 1 & 2 of Google… quickly. I’ve seen it happen in less than 5 hours using the 5 steps below.

How do you do it?

Simple.

1. Write a short version of your and a long version (long version being 350 words or so, use your primary keyword).
2. Post both the short version and long version.
3. Grab the direct url link to the long version of your ad.
4. Ping that long version classified ad url at www.Pingler.com.
5. Social bookmark that same url using your favorite social bookmarking website or program.

That’s it… watch the results.

Speaking of results, the results will vary from ad to ad, market to market, and keyword to keyword.

However following the above 5 steps when placing online classified ads will juice them up in a major way.

A side by side comparison shows more traffic to classified ads following the 5 step process above, then those placed without it.

Of course you can do your own test and see which works better for you and decide which route to go.

All things being consider you must have a compelling ad.

So, whatever your route, I suggest you get to it.

Click here to download your free Classified Ad Traffic Generation Checklist.

The online classified sites I recommend you start with (minus Craigslist and in no special order) are…

http://www.ablewise.com
http://www.usfreeads.com
http://www.adlandpro.com
http://www.backpage.com
http://www.kijiji.com
http://www.epage.com
http://www.classifieds.myspace.com

That’s it for today… see ya back here tomorrow.

Be sure to TalkBack to me before you run off and generate more traffic. I look forward to your feedback.

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We are now just 1/3 of the way through our 21 day traffic generation series.

If you are applying any of the traffic methods provided so far, then without question you should be generating more traffic, if you apply them consistently then you will experience an overwhelming amount of traffic.

Now, one of the best ways to quickly monetize traffic is to send it to offers already proven to convert.

Many offers proven to convert can be found at Clickbank.com, ShareASale.com or PayDotCom.com. There are actually thousands of sites that offer affiliate products, however these three are a great starting point.

Once you start generating traffic you need to quickly monetize it. One of the worst things that can be done with good traffic is to throw bad offers in front of it. That is a formula for failure.

So always look to test different offers to your traffic.

In a later post we will explore the different ways to monetize all of this traffic you will be generating. So stick with me here.

Also, so that you and I are on the same page here… what we are covering in this 21 day traffic generation series are what I consider to be the tried and true traffic fundamentals.

As the internet matures and grows there are all kinds of exotic traffic methods that are born. And while I’m an advocate of testing everything, it shouldn’t be at the expense of building or sustaining a strong traffic foundation with proven fundamentals.

Also, with the fundamentals, while truly effective, they can also get to be truly boring and repetitive. And once you get that bored and tired feeling, you then open yourself up to be seduced by stuff that looks more exciting, but is either unproven or it’s a fad that will have a short shelf life.

Chase the exciting shining fads if you’d like… just please don’t do it at the expense of the fundamentals, okay?

Good.

It’s a very solid, long lasting, sustainable traffic foundation that I’m really hoping to help you to build here.

With that said, let’s turn our attention to generating traffic from eBay.

eBay is a great place to sell your products (not ebooks), and we have found it to be an even better place to generate targeted traffic and leads.

And while there are various ways to go about using eBay for traffic generation. You can click here now to download your eBay Traffic Generation Checklist and get a few proven ideas that you can test.

That’s it for today. If you’ve posted questions over the last few days, please go back and check for my response later today.

While you’re here be sure to TalkBack to me. Let me know what you think about this 21 day traffic generation series. Is it helpful at all? Do you have any questions. Whether you have questions, comments or feedback. I welcome it. So I’m listening… TalkBack to me.

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This method is old… but OUTSTANDING!

I originally started using ezine marketing back in 2001 to sell more of our trading products. However when I released my ebook The Whole Truth back in 2003 and found an over abundance of ezines to serve the market I was looking to reach… that’s when I really uncovered the amount of juice and power running simple ezine ads could have.

In fact, I wrote in The Whole Truth (and it still stands today) how I couldn’t understand why ezine owners would sell ads so cheap to list so large and responsive.

Recently, I paid $500 to go into  a higher end ezine to market our MRMI book (free +shipping) offer. In return for that $500, I got over 2,500 visitors, more than 1,400 opted in to our list, we sold over 300 books of which more than 30 took the upsell which is $97 + $39.97 monthly.

So I turned $500 into +1,400 new subscribers, +300 new customers, +$2,900 in immediate revenue and additional monthly revenue of an extra +$1,100 a month… from just one ezine that took me less than 30 minutes to write the ad for and place the order to run it.

SIDE NOTE: To give you some perspective here, by combining what you are learning here in this traffic generation series, I tend to pull in over 1,000 BUYERS A DAY to our different sites!

So how often do you think I’m out there secretly running ezine ads?

Yep, you guess it! ALL THE TIME!

Now if $500 sounds like a lot to run an ezine ad… it’s not when you compare it to the results. Also, it’s not when you consider you can run an ad in most ezines for under $50.

And I’ve taken many $50 ezine ads and turned them into $500, $1,000 and more again and again and again.

Now, just imagine if you have 10, 20, 30, 40 or even 50 ezine ads running every one or two weeks?

As part of our recommended marketing calendar to our coaching students, I give them a list of ezines and insist that they run at least 1 ezine ad per week. Reinvest profits to go into 2 ezine ads per week, then 3 ezine ads per week and so on until they max out the ezine ads in their target market.

By doing this one thing, you can experience hyper growth in your traffic, list building and sales.

Now keep in mind though, not all ezine ads will have the same response or results. For the ezine ads that don’t work out, you can do 1 of 2 things…

1. Cut it! (Remove it from your ad list)
2. Continue It! (Test a different ad or offer)

For ezines you run ads in that do work, the next move is obvious… CONTINUE IT!

Keep running it until the wheels fall off.

Okay, so there are three types of ads you can run in ezines. And I’ll list them here in order of preference as well as effectiveness.

1. Solo Ads
2. Top Sponsor Ads (some offer Middle Sponsor ads)
3. Classified Ads

Running ezine ads is a way to do fast measurable direct-response advertising that can allow you to turn dimes into dollars, dollars into hundreds of dollars, hundreds of dollars into thousands of dollars and thousands of dollars into tens of thousands of dollars.

In our training programs I provide a list of the best ezines to market biz ops, mlm, work at home, etc products in. That list exceeds over 100 different ezines. And yep… because I take this so seriously I PERSONALLY compile the list and run ads myself to measure effectiveness.

The response in this market is growing rapidly because people are looking for additional income or a whole new income source and since it’s easier to start your own business today than it is to get a job, running bizop offers are racking up huge revenue right now.

If you don’t have a bizop offer, all you have to do is take whatever is you’re selling and follow these instructions.

The 5 Step Instant BizOp Package

1. Create an affiliate program for your stuff if you don’t have one yet.
2. Create training materials & tools that show how to market your stuff as well as other peoples stuff.
3. Package it as a business opportunity for under $50.
4. Place ads online and offline.
5. Help people and make tons of money.

It’s as simple as that.

Most people don’t know that they can turn an affiliate program for selling shutters, skis and even dog training into a packaged business opportunity. The above 5 steps is an over simplified way, but it works.

Okay, okay, okay. Let’s get back on track here. In your eZine Marketing Traffic Generation Checklist You will find a site that will lead you to finding tons of ezines.

For starters, here are three quick ezine resources you can explore right now to locate places to run your ezine ads.

• eZine Locator (Free Resource)
• eZine Directory (Free Resource)
• Directory of Ezines (Paid Resource and worth it)

And you can click here now to download your eZine Traffic Generation Checklist.

That’s it for today. Be sure to TalkBack to me while you’re here as I always look forward to your questions, comments and feedback. I’ll be sure to catch up on answering all the questions here. So please, TalkBack to me… I’m listening!

Also, if you enjoyed this post, will you be so kind to social bookmark us? Thank you! See you back here tomorrow.

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Do you want more traffic? …of course you do.

How about a way to get a ton more traffic right now… free… (okay, with a little effort).

In all my years marketing on the internet and having created more than 700 websites, more than 200 products having trained 10’s of thousands of people around the world in live audiences in leveraging the internet and on pace this year to do $26 million in business… I have yet to see a faster or more powerful free method (or paid) way of generating traffic than correctly doing forum marketing.

Some may argue the point with so many new social media channels available like Twitter.

However, the same three things that has driven successful forum marketing are the same three things today that drives all successful social media marketing… as you’ll see in a few seconds below.

Today’s Forum Marketing Checklist will give you some specific steps you can take.

What I’d like to do here is give you a brief summary of both the free way and the paid way to do effective marketing with forums.

However, before I do I think its important that you understand the underlining structure of what makes this method tick and work.

Be it Forums, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, etc. They are channels. Nothing more, nothing less. What sustains these channels are the three primary drivers I’m about to give you so…

Write down and remember these three primary drivers.

1. Communities
2. Conversations
3. Content

These are the three primary drivers of the internet today.

• Communities of people that gather in forums, on blogs etc.
• The nature of the conversations they are having.
• The content that is driving those conversations.

You, as a marketer must align yourself with these three drivers and come in as the “4th-C” if you expect to get any profitable traction.

This 4th-C is…

• Contributor

You must come in and contribute something of value to the community, the conversation, the content …or ideally, all three.

You can easily go into any forum, right now, today for free and win if you do it correctly.

Here are 5 very general ways to make a contribution correctly to put you in a winning position with forum marketing.

1. Answer a question (intelligently)
2. Provide a link to a relevant & helpful resource (not your self promo stuff)
3. Provoke a new line of thinking (challenge certain assumptions)
4. Kiss butt (be agreeable)
5. Kick Butt (be disagreeable, respectfully and intelligently)

As for paid forum marketing.

This is simple. It rocks, the traffic rushes to your site and the conversions are crazy!

Here are 3 simple steps.

1. Compile a list of forums in your market (I have a list of over 200 forms for make money, mlm, work at home, internet marketing etc that I use)
2. Check to see if they have Google AdSense (or banner ads) above the fold.
3. If yes, then simply do Placement Targeting of your AdWords or Image ads on those forums.

Forums are some of the most active places on the internet. So when you find forums around your topic that have Google Ads on them, you can directly and specifically target ads to that forum to start sucking in traffic like a hoover vacuum.

Of all the places you can target paid ads, I have yet to find anything that beats an active forum in generating thousands of visitors for pennies on the dollar.

Now of course getting the traffic is one thing, you need to be able to convert the traffic into subscribers, buyers or whatever it is you’re looking for.

So make sure you have a conversion process in place to catch all of this targeted traffic.

With that said, here are 2 quick places you can use to start locating forums in your market.

1. http://www.theforumfinder.org
2. http://directory.big-boards.com

Okay, and this was just the introduction to forum marketing and forum traffic generation.

Now you can click here to download your Forum Traffic Generation Checklist to start generating forum traffic… fast.

Before you go though, be sure to TalkBack to me while you’re here. I look forward to your feedback, questions and comments. So go for it.TalkBack to me… I’m listening.

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Today we will start generating some traffic from classified ads on Craigslist.

Before we get started, let me state here that while Craigslist still represents the apex of traffic generation classified ad sites… posting ads to Backpage  Kijiji, USFreeAds and others are extremely effective.

And for that reason I’ll be posting a “Classified Ads Traffic Generation Checklist” that will cover the universe of classified ad sites that exist outside of the world of Craig and his list.

Now, there’s classified ad traffic…

…and…

There’s Craigslist classified ad traffic!

Some of the best free traffic on the internet from classified ads can be generated from Craigslist.

In some ways, Craiglist is like eBay.

eBay is a huge marketplace with two distinct groups of people… BUYERS and SELLERS.

In similar fashion, Craigslist is a huge marketplace of two distinct groups of people… SHOPPERS and PROVIDERS.

• Shoppers are seeking jobs, products and services.
• Providers are providing jobs, products and services.

What makes this dude Craig and his list so popular is of little importance. What is important are the stats.

It’s reported that…

• +40 million people use Craigslist every month.
• Craigslist gets 10 billion page views a month.
• And Craigslist is currently serving 567 cities in 55 countries.

Seems like there’s just one big international party taking place over at Craigs joint.

His party list has gotten mighty big… and guess what?

YOU are invited to the party…so put on your dancing shoes!

If you are looking for a way to crank up your traffic, leads and sales then I highly recommend you test some free ads on Craigslist.

From my experience, there are three things that will really turn Craigslist into a traffic workhorse for you.

1. A great free offer.
2. Great graphical ads.
3. A large volume of ads.

When it comes to #3, you will want to consider outsourcing this.

Doing large volumes of ads on Craigslist crosses over into more advanced methods as well as using controversial auto-posting software and outsourcing.

There was a time when auto-posting software for Craigslist was abundantly available. Today however, just about all of those software programs are gone.

It’s not that the software didn’t work… it’s that it didn’t work for long. It seemed like Craigslist was always several steps ahead of the automators who tried to exploit Craiglist.

That said, there are still ways to post large volumes of ads on Craigslist, however that goes beyond the scope of this post.

For this post, let’s keep it straight and simple by sticking with the basics that you can use to start posting on Craigslist today.

So, you can click here now to download your 3 page Craigslist Traffic Generation Checklist that will give you the basic steps you need to start generating traffic TODAY from Craigslist!

Once your ad testing on Craigslist shows signs of working for your specific offers, I would recommend that you look into auto-posting programs where you can schedule ads to be place automatically. NOT to spam Craigslist.

You could also considering outsourcing or hiring a professional posting company. There is of course additional cost involved with outsourcing, creating additional accounts, etc. So make sure you factor that in when you do revenue and profit projections from Craigslist.

Okay, so in the words of “Porky” ...that’s all folks! Atleast for today. I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another traffic generation checklist.

In the meantime, be sure to TalkBack to me while you’re here. Ask questions if you have any. Also, please share any experiences you’ve had with Craigslist, any tips of your own or any thoughts, ideas  or feedback you’d like to give. Whatever it is you’d like to share, I’m listening… so TalkBack to me!

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Today we will look at how to generate website traffic via article marketing.

Before we get started, here are two quick realities about generating traffic with articles.

1. It’s EASY! Writing and submitting articles is really easy.
2. It’s HARD! For most people the hard part is  being CONSISTENT in the process of writing and submitting articles.

As with all marketing, the intangibles to winning are focus, consistency and patience.

More specifically with generating article traffic…

• Focus on using the right keywords. (They are keys to the kingdom)
• Consistently write and submit your articles. (The cumulative effect and impact will amaze you)
• Have patience and let the articles work. (Remember, success happens OVERTIME… not overnight.)

With that said, let’s get started.

With articles, I like to put them into two different categories.

1. SEO Articles (Written for top rankings in the search engines.)
2. Content Articles (Written for expert positioning to compel and sell.)

Compelling articles create a gravity towards you, your sites, your offers, etc. and make it much easier to sell your stuff.

Here’s the interesting part about writing compelling articles.

It’s not “what you say” that is most compelling… it’s “what you don’t say.”

In other words, leaving enough black holes in your content that tugs on your audiences desire to want more.

The brain has a tendency to seek completion and close loops. And you can use this to your advantage by putting out great content that is incomplete… content so great your readers love it, and yet so incomplete they run to you wanting more.

The Cliff Hanger Method

If you’re a fan of “24″ …just think of the feeling you get at the end of the episode where you just can’t wait until next week.

Daytime soaps have mastered this “cliff hanger method” as I like to call it. As for using the “cliff hanger method” to create headlines and teasers…  just look at the trailers for the evening news, certainly they have also mastered this.

Got it? …good!

Now let’s get started with your article marketing to generate article traffic.

Starting today we will do this a little differently. I will be giving you a brief introduction on the blog to the traffic generation method and then give you the specific details in a downloadable pdf so you can print them.

If you’re ready, click here to download your Article Marketing Checklist and start generating article traffic today.

That’s it for today. Be sure to TalkBack to me while you’re here. I look forward to your questions and comments. So TalkBack to me!

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okay…

So, this is another easy one.It wasn’t in the list of Top 20 because I had it as a sub group of Social Networking.

Anyway… this rocks like crazy! So much so it can be addictive.

I mean really… you don’t get any easier than this for traffic generation.

I can quickly get pages listed in Google on page 1 or 2 in less than 24 hours by doing this one thing.

And for sure, this method of traffic generation is in the “Fast But Fleeting” category.

You can get fast traffic, but it will fade quickly until you create a strong enough social presence to sustain the positions your establish.

I love this… it’s exciting

So let’s get started.

Preliminary

• Identify the URL(s) you want to social bookmark.
• Research & identify keywords.
• Identify categories you want to social bookmark to.
• Create a short description of your site.

I should state here that KEYWORD RESEARCH is the most important part of this.

You can give a partial effort to social bookmarking but if you use the right keywords it will stay pay off in spades.

If you use the wrong keywords, it makes no difference how much effort you put into social bookmarking… even if you outsource it your results will be nonexistent.

Social Bookmarking

• Choose manual, semi-automatic software or outsourced.

Manual Submissions

If you’re ready roll up your sleeves and get started doing some social bookmarking to see traffic in a matter of hours, I can think of no better free site to use than this http://socialmarker.com.

Sure, there are many sites out there, however this one has proven itself to be worth the manual effort.

I should also note here that I do social bookmarking is a very specific way. A way that’s a little to complex to describe here so I only teach it in my live training workshops.

That said… social bookmarking is sooooo straight forward as long as you use the right keywords anyone can see results in a matter of ours and see traffic just as fast.

Semi-Automatic Software

While this program could use a better name, It’s worth the semi-automated effort to get faster results with your social bookmarking. Click here, check it out for yourself and see if you like it.

Outsourced

I wouldn’t recommend outsourcing this to a company the provides social bookmark services. The reason why would require a huge list here.

While not all services are created equal, I’ve personally hired many different services only to find them social bookmarking in accounts that get banned, social bookmarking on crappy networks and in one case, getting my site banned.

So careful, careful… careful.

For now, I would suggest you grab some semi-automatic software and either do it yourself, have a partner do it, have one of your children do it or do some direct cheap outsourcing …which we will cover later on.

If you only wanted to focus on a handful of social sites to social bookmark your sites, I suggest you focusing on these 7 sites…

1. http://www.stumbleupon.com
2. http://digg.com
3. http://technorati.com
4. http://delicious.com
5. http://www.reddit.com
6. http://buzz.yahoo.com
7. http://www.mixx.com

Okay, that’s it for today. I’ll see you back here tomorrow. In the meantime… get to social bookmarking your sites.

Before you do though. I’d love to hear back from. Please TalkBack to me by posting your comments and questions and I will respond. So, TalkBack to me!

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Let’s get started with the fast and easy stuff.

Before we do though, I’d like to share with you a quick perspective that I have on traffic generation.

First is this, I have one simple mantra when it comes to directory submissions, in fact all submissions. And that mantra is simply…

“COMMIT & SUBMIT!”

That simply means being committed to the marketing process and submitting with consistency.

Another quick note I’d like to make here if you don’t mind… I like to put traffic into two basic categories.

Those two categories are:

• Slow but Solid: (The traffic here comes in slowly at first, it builds up over time and it’s solid for the long term)
• Fast but Fleeting: (The traffic comes in fast. It pops like fireworks, but it can fade fast.)

And I also like to think of traffic as having “2 natures.”

Those 2 natures being…

• Interested: (Interested traffic are people “just looking” and are not ready to buy.)
• Committed: (Committed traffic are people already buying the types of stuff you’re selling and are more likely to buy, than not to buy.)

Perhaps later we can dive deeper into the “2 Traffic Natures” …for now, let’s look at today’s traffic generation method, which is directory submissions.

Directory submissions have been a long time staple of generating long term traffic and is part of the “Slow but Solid” category.

It’s important to have proper expectations from directory submissions. So, what can you expect? Well, you can expect the traffic to grow “gradually then suddenly.”

Directory submissions impact your site PR (Google Page Rank), your search engine position, your link popularity, it helps build site authority and of course all of these can lead to more visibility and more traffic.

All of this makes directory submissions a solid starting point in building a firm traffic foundation.

What we will cover here are the basics.

I’m sure for every person you meet that successfully uses directory submissions to generate traffic, they will have their own twist, spins, tools, ideas and so on. So, I welcome you to add to what I put here and to share your experience and ideas from your own directory submissions.

While I do have simple basic traffic generation methods that work, this isn’t about me having all the answers. So I welcome your contribution as well as your questions.

So let’s begin with Directory Submissions for Directory Traffic.

Preliminary

• Identify the URL(s) you want to submit.
• Research & identify keywords.
• Identify categories you want to submit to.
• Create a short description of your site.

NOTE: Many directories require you to submit a short summary of your site in 50 words or less. Keep it concise yet appealing and relevant to the category under which you will be submitted your site.

Directory Selection and Submission

• Choose manual, semi-automatic software or outsourced submissions.

Manual Submissions

• Identify directories relevant to your product/service, niche or industry.
• Ensure the directory is geographically suitable.
• Sign up to directory before submitting if required.
• Submit your site using the site’s submission procedure.
  
  These are different for each site, but usually involve completing a standard form with the url, description, and category of your site.

• Check your email inbox for confirmation urls.
  
  Some directory sites require you to confirm your submission by opening an activation email with a link to a special code on their site. Also note that some sites are hand-edited so your entry may not appear immediately.

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Tomorrow, I’ll offer you a few ways to Optimize your directory submissions to improve traffic generation.

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A website without traffic is like a body without a spirit… it’s dead.

So without question, one of the critical skills that must be harnessed is the ability to generate traffic.

More specifically, generating the RIGHT kind of traffic.

While the entire equation looks like this…

RT + RO = MRMI

Decoded, this means the “right traffic” to the “right offer” means “making real money on the internet.”

For this 21 part series however, we will focus on what I consider to be the top 20 ways to generate website traffic.

As a result of this series you can expect to increase website traffic to whatever you’re selling online. And I mean really, really get more traffic to you website.

And as long as what you’re selling online fits the traffic you will be generating, you can expect to be making mo’money, mo’money… mo’money!

Now, there are two basic principles I advocate when it comes to generating traffic.

1. Get F.I.T. (Get Free Internet Traffic)
2. The P.I.T. (The Paid Internet Traffic)

There are dozens of ways to generate traffic to any offer, at anytime, anywhere.

However, there are methods of traffic generation that remain solid and fundamental to successfully making money online.

I consider those Top 20 ways to generate traffic (in no specific order) to be…

1. Facebook Marketing for Facebook Traffic
2. Article Marketing for Article Traffic
3. Banner Ad Marketing for Banner Ad Traffic
4. Blog Marketing for Blog Traffic
5. Classified Ad Marketing for Classified Ad Traffic
6. Directory Submissions for Directory Traffic
7. eBay Marketing for eBay Traffic
8. Joint Venture Marketing for Joint Venture Traffic
9. Link Building for Link Traffic
10. MySpace Marketing for MySpace Traffic
11. Podcast Marketing for Podcasting Traffic
12. Pay Per Click Marketing for Pay Per Click Traffic
13. Press Release Marketing for Press Release Traffic
14. Search Engine Marketing for Search Engine Traffic
15. Social Network Marketing for Social Networking Traffic
16. Social Shopping Traffic
17. Squidoo Marketing for Squidoo Traffic
18. YouTube Marketing for YouTube Traffic
19. eZine Marketing for eZine Traffic
20. Forum Marketing for Forum Traffic

Starting tomorrow, I will be giving you a basic, yet detailed step-by-step checklist to help you jump start your traffic generation with each of these 20 traffic generation methods.

You we can look at this as our own “Make Mo’Money March Madness!” …mo’traffic so you can make mo’money.

One other quick note. Where appropriate I will suggest the same tools that I use for automating, outsourcing and streamlining your traffic generation processes.

So, see you back here tomorrow.

In the meantime, be sure to let anyone you know that could benefit from learning these top 20 ways to generate website traffic, about this new series. This is my gift to you. And you can make it your gift to others.

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