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Top 5 Ways To Low Cost Website Traffic

2006-08-06T07:52:00.000-07:00

There is one hard and fast rule in generating income for your website: A steady flow of website traffic. If no one goes to your site, it hardly bares a chance of generating an income. Many sites have tried and failed in doing so, and these results to the sites demise. It takes money to maintain an income generating site; it also takes money to make money.

BUT, it doesn't take a whole caboodle of cash to generate website traffic for your site.

Ever wonder how does big hit sites drive traffic top their site? Most of them are spending tons of money to drive the traffic to their sites, investing in many advertising campaigns and different forms of marketing schemes and gimmickries. This is all worthwhile because, well, they are what they are now, high earning, big hitting websites.

You dont have to do this if you dont really have their resources. There are many ways to generate low cost website traffic without having to spend what you don't have or can't afford. Many people have banked on high cost methods and have ended up losing their shirt over it.

Here I present to you the Top five ways to generate low cost website traffic that could help your site a whole lot. Even if you only get a small percentage of successful visitors in to client ratio it still works especially if you get a high number of website traffic.

Exchange Links

This is a sure and proven method. Rarely would you see a site where there is no link to another site. Many webmasters are willing to exchange links with one another so that they could produce more public awareness about their sites. Youll soon see and feel the sudden upsurge of the traffic coming in to your site from other sites.

A major prerequisite in exchanging links with other sites is having the same niche or content as the other site. They should share a common subject so that there is continuity in the providing of service and information to what interests your target traffic.

Exchanging links also boosts your chances of getting a high ranking in search engine results. It is common knowledge that search engines ranks high sites that have inbound and outbound theme-related links. With a good ranking position in the search engines, you will generate more traffic in your website without the high costs.

Traffic Exchange

This is like exchanging links but on a different higher level. This may cost a bit more than exchanging or trading links but could be made cheaper because you get to earn credits. You can use those credits when viewing others traffic, while you earn credits when someone views yours.

Traffic exchange services are the viewing of anothers site or page. This is done vice versa where a site can use your sites contents and so can you to his or her site. You both benefit from each others efforts to generate traffic. The other sites visitors can go to your pages and know more about your site as well as theirs. Once again the public awareness of your sites existence is boosted.

Write and Submit Articles

There are many e-zines and online encyclopedias in the internet which provides free space for articles to be submitted. If you want to save costs, you can do the articles yourself. There are many freelance writers who are willing to write for you for a small fee, but to save money, it is wise to do those articles yourself.

Write articles that are themed along with the niche of your site. Write something that you have expertise on so that when they read it, they can feel your knowledge about the subject and will be eager to go to your site. Write articles that produce tips and guidelines to the subject or niche your site has.

Include a resource box at the end of your article that can link them to your site. Write a little about yourself and your site. If you provide a light, information-laden and interesting article, they will go to your site for more.

Make a Newsletter

This may sound like hard work because of all the articles you may need to use to build a newsletter but on the contrary, this is not so. There are many writers and sites that are willing to provide free articles as long as they can get their name in on your newsletter. This will also provide free advertising for them as well.

As your newsletter gets pass around, you can widen your public awareness and build an opt-in list that can regularly visit your site.

Join Online Communities and Forums

This only requires your time and nothing else. You can share your knowledge and expertise with many online communities as well as your website. You can get free advertising when you go to forums that have the same subject or niche with your site.

Share your two cents and let them see how knowledgeable you are with the subject. As you build your reputation, you also build the reputation of your site, making it a reputable and honest business that could be frequented and trusted by many people.

About the Author:
Hardi Budd is affiliated to Free Money Making Courses & Tips, Free Website Tips, Guides & Tutorials and Work At Home FAQs that give you Free website tips, guides, tutorials and web resources for building your own web business that you love. Supported with affiliate programs, freebie directory, add URL, link exchange, english tagalog jokes, news and more.

The Easiest Way to Start Making Money Online

2006-05-25T04:21:00.000-07:00

Internet technology opened the world to all people as market. With this phenomenon, the opportunities to deal with other people in other parts of the world are now easy and borderless. There are so many ways now to communicate with other people almost anywhere in the world.

This is the best time to invest and make money online. The best time to earn an extra income when we are at home with our family or even we are outside having our laptops, notebooks, PDAs, mobile phones and other wireless equipment and accessories. There are really so many ways to get in touch with global market.

But, how can we start making money online and what kind of business we should invest into? That's a good question. The best thing to start is earning money with a little amount of investment. That's is possible through affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is the most popular sales and marketing strategy on the web. A Company offers other people or other websites to promote its products and services through the affiliate program which is also called as associate programs. Interested parties will have to join the program. The persons or websites accepted to the affiliate program are called "affialiates" or "associates" and sometimes "partners". The owners of the affiliate programs are called "Sponsors".

If accepted in the affiliate program, the affiliate will be given an affiliate URL or affiliate link. This will be the URL or link to be used by the affiliate in promoting his sponsors' products. Some of the programs require the link only to be placed only in the affiliates' websites, they prohibit their links to be posted other than that. Some allow its affiliates to promote their products in any way that is legal like posting in advertisement site or through emails. But all of them shun spamming.

Through these affiliate programs, I am earning a comfortable amount as an extra income at home. Take note, I am earning during my free time and even while I'm sleeping. So, instead of going out and spending some money, I am earning. That's the fun of affiliate marketing. Even you're not online, your site or promotion is working 24/7 or 24 hours a day and 7 days a week without you.

So, if you are interested in earning an extra income at home and at your own time, then I advised you to try this affiliate marketing. You better start now before you become the last person to join affiliate programs. If you start now, you can build an affiliate empire sooner and you can also master the affiliate marketing. If you want a good start, then check my site and you will learn many things and will even have a good laugh. So, see you there!

About the Author:
Hardi Budd is affiliated to www.freetipsandwits.com and http://free-website-tips-guides-tutorials.blogspot.com that offer Free website tips, guides, tutorials and web resources for affiliates, internet marketing, online business, search engine optimization, website promotion and internet security. Supported with affiliate programs, freebie directory, add URL, link exchange, english tagalog jokes, news and more. This is free for republishing as long as the author byline with active link to our sites is retained as-is.

Building Your Own Website Is Easy - A Tutorial

2006-05-11T09:39:00.000-07:00

Building a simple website is easy, even for non-IT people. If you have the following basic requirements, then you can create your own website.

Basic Requirements:

Basic knowledge of HTML

Computer set & Internet Connection

Website Design Layout or Template

Website Content

Domain Name and Web Space or Host

Let me explain to you each of the above requirements:

Basic Knowledge of HTML

A website is composed of one or more web pages. A page layout is produced by using html codes or tags. HTML means Hyper-Text Markup Language and tags are enclosed by < and > signs. If you have zero knowldge of html, well here is the outline of a web page:

Outline of a web page:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html>

<head>

<title>

Here you will place the title of the page. The texts here are displayed at the topmost left of a browser or web page.

</title>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />

<meta name="keywords" content="you must type here the main keywords of your content like this keyword1,keyword2,keyword3,etc. Words that are frequently used in this page content must be included here for search engine optimization. />

<meta name="description" content="You must type here the summary of this page content using the page's main keywords for search engine optimization" />

<meta name="author" content="Your name here" />

<meta name="copyright" content="The year you built your website" />

<style type="text/css">

This is the place for Cascading Style Sheets or known as CSS. CSS defines the styles you will use in your web page such as font color and size of the text, background image, boxes, etc. These are effected in the body but most of the style definitions affects only those areas where you use them.

</style>

</head>

<body>

Here you will implement the layout using style definitions you have made in the "style" section. Without putting anything here the page will be blank except for the title that will appear at the topmost left of the page. You will also place here the content of your website. It may be mixed of texts, images, audios and videos.

</body>

</html>

The above must be saved as a html page with extension of html or htm. Your homepage or the starting page must be named as index.html or index.htm. When you open a site like my site www.freetipsandwits.com, it will automatically open the index page (my site starts with index.php as my site is php-based). This is also the same with html page.

To see it with your two eyes, copy the above html codes from <html> to </html>, then open your Notepad and paste it. In the Notepad or its equivalent, Click File - Save - Type mywebpage.html or mywebpage.htm - Click All Files - Click OK. Then in the Windows Explorer or its equivalent, find the the file and open it...See the power of HTML. That's your first web page. With those few codes, you can create your own web pages. For more basics of creating a web page, click here.

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Computer set & Internet Connection

This is a computer equipment (desktop or laptop computer) that has a modem and internet connection (Dial-up or DSL). This means that you can access or surf the web. You will be using an internet connection to upload your web page files and to browse your website in action after uploading. You may use your own computer or you may rent in internet cafe, whichever is more comfortable to you.

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Website Design Layout or Template

Website Layout Design is the graphical presentation of your site in a web page. Like in Freetipsandwits.com, the page layout is composed of header box, right box, left box and footer box. The design layout will be your guide where to place your content in every web page.

If you don't have time to learn html or let's say, you are not interested in learning html, you still have options to have your web design layout. Buy or get free web templates from the web. If you have a budget and you want to have a design based on your preference, you may hire a coder or simply buy a web template. See our site or search Google by typing "web templates" or "free web templates".

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Website Content

This is the meat of the website. Your website is nothing without a content. It is like a house without people and furnishings. People are looking for contents. They want something from your website.

The content is the physical presentation of the purpose of your website. It may be personal (about your personal life or life of other people), community (a forum or discussion of a group of people), free or non-profit services (a directory, educational, tutorial, freebies, etc.) or commercial (for selling or marketing products or services).

Your content may include texts, graphics, sounds, videos, programs, etc. depending on your purpose or on what you like other people or visitors to see in your site and on the available materials with you. But, putting sounds, videos or softwares make require an advanced knowledge of html and scripts.

You may source your content materials from the web, free or priced. Check our site or search Google by typing "free web templates", "web templates", "web template freebies" or other keywords that are appropriate based on your need.

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Domain Names and Web Space

Domain Name

A domain name usually consists of two or more parts, separated by dots. This is the unique text name corresponding to the IP address of the website. The domain name of this site is FREETIPSANDWITS.COM. The rightmost label is what we called the top-level domain (TLD) such as .com, .net, .org, .biz, .ws, etc... Sub-domains are the labels on the left next to TLD and are dependent on the domain to the right. "FREETIPSANDWITS" is the sub-domain (second-level domain) and dependent of the ".com" domain.

Choose a descriptive name for your site to give short information to your target visitors on what your site is all about. You may use your own name too if you want to. For search engine optimization, it is advisable that you name your site with descriptive keywords. Each word must be separated by hyphen or dash like best-online-business-ever.com, affiliate-marketing-tips.com and hot-product-reviews.com.

To have your own second-level domain name, you have to pay for registration on a yearly basis with ICANN-accredited website-registrars but you may register a name for a number of years paying the equivalent amount. TLD's have different prices some are cheaper than others but common TLD's such as .com, .net, and .org are more expensive.

You may also go for free sub-domain with sites offering free hosting but it will be a third-level domain like in geocities, your website address will be your-choice-name.geocities.com or in tripod, it will be your-choice-name.tripod.com. Your domain name will be depedent of geocities or tripod.

If you really want to build a website using your own tradename and would like to earn profit from it, it would be better to at least invest a little amount of money. You may check if the name you plan to give to your site is still available with GoDaddy.Com, Register.com or other "domain name registrars".

Web Space and Hosting

The next thing you need is the web space where you will place your registered domain name and other stuff for your site. Normally, domain names are offered with web space. If you register a domain, you will be given a free but limited web space.

Usually, a free web space is ad-supported and subject to a number of restrictions. Meaning, the hosting site will put an ad to your site without paying you and it will not allow you to do or put some stuff.

So, if you want a clean web space where you can do whatever you want "legally", it is advisable that you lease your own web space. It is also offered on a yearly basis but you may also lease it for a number of years.

You may buy or lease domain or web space separately. You may register a domain name from one website and lease a web space from another. If you register domain name separately from web host, then you need to link the namservers from your host to your domain name. The nameservers will be given to you by your host and you need to enter this to your domain DNS (Domain Name Servers) setup.

For paid and free domain name registrants and web hosts, check our site or search Google by typing "domain name and webhosting" or "domain name registration" or "web hosting".

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The following are the easy, simple and complete procedures to build your own website:

Determine your purpose of your website.

Prepare all the materials to be placed in your site as your website content.

Plan the lay-out or design of your site. Get free or buy template.

Create web pages. Learn our tutorial on creating your own web page or use ready-made web templates.

Name your site with keywords relevant to your site content. Check the availability.

Buy domain name and web space or get free web-space.

Upload your web pages. You may upload your web files by web browser or by ftp. Check your with your host for instruction on how to do it.

Check your website live. Check all the links if all are working fine.

Submit your site to search engines and directories to inform the world that you have built your own website.

Now, you may start building your own website.

About the author:
Hardi Budd is affiliated with www.freetipsandwits.com that offers free website tips, guides, tutorials and web resources for affiliates, internet marketing, online business, search engine optimization, website building and promotion and internet security. Supported with affiliate programs, freebie directory, add URL, link exchange, english tagalog jokes, news and more.

This is free for republishing as long as the author byline with active link is retained as-is.

Do You Want to Fire Your Boss?

2006-05-11T03:43:00.000-07:00

Yes! You can fire your Boss and make yourself your own Boss!

Promoting or selling other people's stuff on the net can make you earn a comfortable living that will give you confidence to quit from your job! You can do that by joining affiliate programs.

What is an affiliate program?

Affiliate program refers also to associate program, referral program or bounty program. It is the most famous and the best sales and marketing strategy ever used by most of the companies or sellers on the web from small to large-scale companies. This allows "other people or companies" to promote or sell their products or stuff for a commission or other consideration. That "other people or companies" are called "Affiliates" and the owners of the products or services and of the affiliate program are called "Sponsors".

Many affiliates are earning considerable amount of commissions up to more than $10, 000 a month and even hundreds of thousand dollars, through this affiliate scheme. Because of this, most of them stopped working as an employee and focus on affiliate marketing at their own time, own pace, own strategy and most importantly, at home with their families without seeing a face of the annoying BOSS!

How will you earn and receive commission?

As an affiliate, you do not need to maintain stocks or inventory of products or services of your own or of your sponsors. You will be only required to promote their stuff, by putting your sponsors' banners or text links on your site pages or by posting ads on other sites or by sending emails to your relatives, friends and acquaintances. Your sponsors will give you an affiliate or tracking code or link.

When an interested visitors click the banners or text links with your affiliate code or link from your site or promotion page, they will be directed to your sponsor's website.The affiliate code or link will be the reference of your sponsor to identify that those visitors came through your referral or from your promotional page. Once those visitors completed transactions that are subject to commissions, your sponsor will credit your account for the equivalent commissions from those transactions.

Your commissions will be accumulated and be sent to you by check, wire transfer, direct deposit and by other means based on your affiliate agreement. There are different ways to earn a commission from affiliate program.

You may earn on the basis of pay-per-click, pay-per-lead, pay per sale or through referring another affiliate. In pay-per-click, the affiliate earns commission when a visitor clicks the sponsor's link. In pay-per-lead, the affiliate earns commission when a visitor click the sponsor's links and completed a transaction without buying a product, like completing a inquiry form or survey or quotation form. While on a pay per sale, you will earn a flat rate or a percentage of sales prices. Some of the programs are offering up to 80% commission.

How can you join an affiliate programs?

Generally, affiliate programs require the applicants to have a working website where you can promote their products. However, some of them will allow you to promote or sell their products through posting ads with ad sites or by emailing people but absolutely no spamming or you will be kicked out.

Join reliable websites only! Yes, because there are websites that are being managed by crocodiles or opportunists who are offering an affiliate programs but will not report all your earned commissions or worst, they will not pay you. So, beware of them.

What are the affiliate programs you should join?
To start your journey of firing your Boss or quitting your job, you have to start joining affiliate programs, NOW before others do and begin earning THOUSANDS of DOLLARS. I recommend that you start with Google Adsense. This is the simplest and most popular affiliate program on the web. This is a pay-per-click affiliate program and the Google ads are related to the content of your site.

You may also place Google web and site search button and earn money when your visitor uses it. I advise you to put Google Adsense link prominently in all of your web pages.

After joining Google Adsense, start joining the following affiliate programs:

2-Tier Affiliate Programs: These are programs that allow you to recruit an army of sub-affiliates and receive a commission from their revenues.

Lifetime Commission Affiliate Programs: These programs give commissions for life for revenues from the same customer or sub-affiliate.

Affiliate Networks: These programs have a wide variety of choices of products or services to sell or promote. Each affiliate network offers several affiliate programs from several companies including those world's famous brands and products. It monitors all your earned commissions from various programs and pays you in only one check on a scheduled payment date. That's very convenient!

High-Commission Affiliate Programs: These are the programs that are giving commissions up to more than 80% of the sales.

With hardwork, patience and continuous learning, I am confident that you will be one of successful online marketers in the near future. You will be working at home with your family at your own time, at your own pace and with your own strategies…

That will be the time that you've fired your BOSS and made yourself your own BOSS!

About the Author:
Hardi Budd is affiliated to www.freetipsandwits.com that offers Free website tips, guides, tutorials and web resources for affiliates, internet marketing, online business, search engine optimization, website promotion and internet security. Supported with affiliate programs, freebie directory, add URL, link exchange, english tagalog jokes, news and more.

This is free for republishing as long as the author byline with active link is retained as-is.

Free Tips, Guide & Tutorials - Introduction

2006-05-11T03:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog!

I'm Hardi! Thanks for dropping by...

I will try not to waste your time here. I know that your time is very precious and mine, too. So, let's kick some butts!

OK, to give you an idea what can you see on this blog...

Here you will find various free tips, guides and tutorials on everything! But we will focus on the important things like making money online, affiliate marketing, building a website, search engine optimization and website promotion. Whew!

So, just drop by from time to time for new updates. You are welcome to chip in your ideas here if that is good for everybody! But please...let us show some good manners here and be nice to everyone.

Now, let's start to blog!

Thanks

Hardi
www.freetipsandwits.com
Free website tips, guides, tutorials and web resources for affiliates, internet marketing, online business, search engine optimization, website promotion and internet security. Supported with affiliate programs, freebie directory, add URL, link exchange, english tagalog jokes, news and more.