Sure, making money online with tons of traffic is easy.
But what if you don’t have much traffic? Is it still possible to make a good income online?
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Sure, making money online with tons of traffic is easy.
But what if you don’t have much traffic? Is it still possible to make a good income online?
It just wasn’t happening. Yes, visitors were coming to the site, but the opt-in list was growing painfully slow. A new approach was called for, and a friend recommended trying a co-registration effort. And darned if it didn’t work!
Most companies that have websites have access to traffic statistics, usually provided by their web host. Those that don’t look at these files (or use a bargain basement web hosting company that doesn’t provide them) don’t know what they are missing- there is a wealth of information to be found, and reacting to this information can have a positive impact on a company’s bottom line. What follows are some of the most basic stats that are typically available, followed by brief suggestions on how to use the information.
Search engines and directories are important in getting a steady flow of traffic to your site. However, you really have to work hard (or pay someone to work hard), to even get close to guaranteeing a top 10 position on them.
With the new Yahoo! “Pay-For-Review” model it might be relatively easier for sites to get into the directory but getting traffic from your listing is altogether a different story. And now with it’s new annual recurring payment policy you have to be extra careful while submitting your site for a review.
1. Build a solid business foundation. Design a business plan, marketing plan, ideal client profile, and a site map for your web site.
Have you put a lot of effort, time, and money into your site and are frustrated with lackluster sales? Are you planning to put a new Web site and dont know where to start?
Who is visiting your Web site? What browsers do they use? Where do they go in the site? What pages do they look at? Your Web server log files contain the answers to these questions and more. Once you start using your server log information, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it.
Understanding your Web site’s traffic patterns is a crucial component of your marketing mix. The information in these logs is collected as visitors find and move around your site at their own volition. So, it’s “market research that cannot lie” – and therefore provides unprecedented insights that can help you to strategize not only for the future development of the site itself, but also for your overall business and marketing plan.
So many of my clients ask “what can I do to get traffic to my web site”? Well, if you are a business executive at a Fortune 500 company you would have a number of ways you could spend your corporate budget to drive traffic. But what if you are a little guy who is just starting out? Are there affordable ways to drive traffic? Sure there are! And here are a few: