No one said it was gonna be easy to get free targeted traffic to your website or blog. When it comes to list building, finding laser targeted traffic is one of the most time-consuming tasks facing hard-working bloggers.
Unfortunately, most people who want to make money online tend to make this whole business more difficult than it needs to be. It’s not rocket science. A good plan and work ethic will get you to where you need to be.
When done right, driving traffic is a lot like riding a bike, you’ll get to where you’re going if you keep your attention ahead of you.
Far too many people get sidetracked by the new shiny object offers that end up in their email – and lose sight of the traffic generation techniques that have proven to increase web traffic.
There are many tactics that work and when you use them properly. Here is a proven method:
Forum Marketing
There are many benefits to forum marketing – here’s why:
- Forums are a BIG opportunity for traffic because they put you directly in front of your target market.
- Forums keep you up-to-date on what is happening in your niche.
- Forums are a priceless resource for finding out more about your target market.
- Forums allow you to establish yourself as an authority in your niche.
- Forums are a powerful way to drive thousands of highly targeted visitors to your blog or website.
- Forums allow you to increase your search engine rankings by helping you build hundreds of one-way links to your website.
One of the biggest sources of referral traffic is forum marketing – but unfortunately, most people get it wrong and fail at this tried and true traffic generation technique.
Now, you may not get thousands of visitors using this technique but you’ll get some good numbers for your time invested. Forums are a great way to build back-links that will boost your rankings. But, like anything else, you must have a strategy in place.
An Easy Trick That Brings More Forum Traffic
Many people on forums need answers to their questions and this is where you come. However, too many blog owners will look specifically for questions on forums to answer then throw out a short, cheesy answer just for the sake of getting a back-link. But here’s where the knowledgeable, saavy, educated blogger comes in!
Answering questions in a forum by providing others with helpful, insightful information will not only get you the click, but you will build a reputation for yourself as being an expert in your field!
(Note: Make sure that the forum you’re visiting allows links back to outside sites (i.e. your blog or the blogs of others) – always know the rules and follow them!)
Here’s Another Trick: Link to an OLD Post on Your Blog
If someone asks a question and an older blog post on your site will answer that question, find the URL of that particular blog post, dust it off and offer it as a helpful resource. Again, you’ll be helping out and getting the word out about your blog. Another great way to drive free targeted traffic!
Do take care!
Read through your old blog post first and, if there are any links within it, make sure they aren’t broken. Also, make sure that the information is relevant to the question being asked. Know thy writings! You don’t want to trash your reputation by offering up a post that has nothing to do with the requested information.
Remember, provide facts, value and helpful info and you’ll start getting free targeted traffic to your blog.
Don’t know where to find forums in your niche?
Here’s a link to a free tool that will help:
This helpful site uses keywords that will help you search for forums in your niche, plus they also give you the statistics for each forum such as:
- Number of members
- Posts made each week
- Alexa ranking
- Posts per member ratio
- Graphs that offer very valuable insight into a forum’s traffic trends and activity
- Etc.
Another way to find forums in your niche is to simply go to Google and type in
your keyword phrase + forum (for example: internet marketing forums). Take your time and spend a week or so browsing niche-related forums. Check out what people are talking about, get to know the community and learn their rules.
Now it’s your turn. How have you used forums to get free targeted traffic to your blog?
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