Increase Your Web Site Traffic
A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Frances Rhea
Ways to Increase Web Site Traffic
Even if you have a personal web site, everyone wants more traffic. The main reason that a web site is created is so it can be shared with others. Using some of the following methods will help bring your web site more traffic.
Not So Good Ways to Increase Web Site Traffic
-- Use a Banner Exchange
Joining a banner exchange will provide a small increase traffic. Since most banner exchanges only give you exposure if you give bring them visitors first, this is not the best method. They will display your web site banner only half as much as you display theirs.
-- Join a Web Ring
A web ring is a group of related web sites that join to increase traffic to their members. Most web rings are small, specific to one area of interest, and do not increase your traffic very much.
-- Free for All (F.F.A.) Pages
F.F.A. pages used to increase site traffic but now people seldom read the links provided on these pages. Instead you are likely to receive tons of email spam that you will get sick of reading!
Better Ways to Increase Web Site Traffic
-- Search Engine Submission
If you can manage to have your web site listed with a major search engine it will increase your web site traffic. This can be a costly solution. You have to optimize all of your web pages so that they will be recognized by the search engines. If your web site is on a free hosting service this will not work. You must own a domain name to increase web site traffic this way.
-- Offline Ads
This can help increase your web site traffic if done in the right way. Using word-of-mouth, business cards, flyers, etc. can help increase your traffic.
-- Link Exchanges
One of the greatest ways to increase hits is by exchanging links. This solution takes hours of work but can be very rewarding. Most smaller web sites will exchange links with you even if they do not have related content. All you need to do is email the webmaster and indicate that you would like to exchange links. There are companies that will help you to exchange links with other interested web site owners. One such company is HonestLinks.com. They have strict policies for linking and you must post their logo on your site, but it can help increase your web site traffic dramatically.
Another similar site is ChangingLINKS.com. With this service, you add your web site to theirs and the links are shown to other visitors. If your web site does not sell anything, it is free. If you have a commercial site, you will be charged a small fee. It takes only a few minutes to register each page of your web site that you want others to see. They boast that member sites are receiving a substantial increase in web traffic & that the increase lasts for months instead of days. They require their link on each page you want registered.
