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Getting Traffic or more precisely Targeted Traffic to your website is 
the most important strategy for the Survival and Success of your 
Internet Home Based Business. It is a well known fact that the vast majority 
of the new Home Business Entrepreneurs have only a small marketing 
budget. Not that they are all short of funds but it takes time for them to 
be convinced about spending money. It is their desire and determination 
to cash in on the vast potential the Internet offers that has thrust 
them into this field of activity.

Follow these free, reliable methods and get the Traffic you desperately 
need to get noticed in the Internet. Some methods are time consuming 
and laborious but when money is the critical factor, time and labor 
should not be of major concern.

1. Reciprocal Linking.
Reciprocal linking is one of the most popular ways to get traffic to 
your Home Based Business site and also boost your rankings in the search 
engines. The strategy you should follow is: (a) Go to search engines 
such as Google, Yahoo or MSN and identify the websites that are similar 
or relevant to yours with high page ranks. (b)Eliminate those that are 
in direct competition to you. (c) Persuade and convince the webmasters 
to exchange links with you. (d) Identify quality websites i.e. websites 
with PR3 and over that have high traffic and exchange links with them.

2. Writing Articles.
One of the best ways to get high targeted traffic and one way links to 
your Home Business is to write articles and submit them to (a) Article 
Directories, (b) Ezine Publishers, and (c) High traffic websites that 
accept article submissions. Quality articles are in great demand and if 
you can write quality, thought provoking and educative articles in your 
field of expertise, your articles will definitely be accepted for 
publication. You should ensure that (a) you have a Resource Box at the 
bottom of the article. (b) And have your URL in the Resource Box. If your 
article is impressive you can expect a massive influx of visitors to your 
website via the resource box.

3. Submitting to Directories.
Once your website is ready with good content and quality links, you 
should start submitting your website to Search Engine Google and the 
Directories. Submitting to Directories is another way of getting additional 
targeted traffic to your website. This also increases your site's 
overall importance to obtain a high page rank. If you want to be visible in 
the internet world, getting listed in Directories especially in 
Directories with high page rank and traffic is the fastest way to do it. Some 
charge a fee for listing while others are free. Among the free 
directories some insist on a link back from your site. Link back to them 
happily and get listed.

4. Posting at Forums.
Another great way of getting free traffic is to post at discussion 
forums on a regular basis. If your contributions at these forums display 
good knowledge and authority, an immediate increase in your website 
traffic will be seen. To get the maximum benefit, (a) visit high traffic 
forums, (b) display your knowledge and (c) include your signature file and 
URL there. It is this URL that will siphon traffic to your site.

5. Emails.
The emails that you send out, whether it is personal or business can be 
a source of traffic. You have to ensure that your advertisement or 
signature is there at the bottom of the page with your URL. Though it might 
not be much traffic, nevertheless it is free traffic. Make the best use 
of it.

6 Tell a friend/Refer a friend.
Another source of traffic which is often overlooked is through your own 
website. Place a "Tell a Friend" or "Refer a Friend" image or script on 
your website. This can be obtained free from several sources, by 
searching in the search engines. Visitors, who sincerely appreciate your site 
and are grateful for the information and the resources provided, will 
pass on the good news to their friends.

7. eBay Traffic.
Traffic from eBay is not the normal channel but it is working for many. 
Any traffic that is free is what you need most. So (a) register 
yourself with eBay,
(b) go to the "about me" page and fill in useful information with a 
link to your website. If done correctly, you are certain to get a 
significant amount of traffic since millions visit eBay every month.

8. Fresh Content.
It is surprising that many webmasters spend much time in finding 
various avenues to attract visitors to their sites but overlook the 
importance of adding fresh content to their sites. Content is King and Search 
Engines love fresh content. Your visitors love them too. It does not cost 
you anything so add fresh content regularly and they will keep on 
returning again and again. 

Millions of websites are lost deep down in the Internet Wilderness 
unheard of and unsung. Certainly you don’t want to be one of those! Get 
started. Start making money from home by implementing your Internet 
Marketing program. 

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Copyright © 2005 Kanaga Siva

Kanaga Siva has been a Marketing Manager and Business Manager and has 
a wealth of experience in Marketing. He now operates his own Home Based 
Business. For Articles, Resources, Tips, Ideas and Advice to start a 
Home Based Business from anywhere in the World and for other 
recommended Programs to make money from home, visit his website, 
http://www.business-fromhome.com



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