FREE Traffic Sources For Websites

Introduction

Are you looking to increase the amount of traffic your website receives? There are many ways to accomplish this, but one of the best is by getting other sites to link back to yours. Unfortunately, it can be difficult for smaller websites and blogs to attract this kind of attention from established brands or companies. However, there are plenty of other ways that you can get free traffic without relying on others' help. Here are FREE sources that will send visitors right over to your site:

Guest posting

Guest posting is a great way to get the word out about your business. You can find guest posting opportunities by using Google or other search engines, by asking friends who have websites and blogs, and by using sites like ProBlogger to find guest posting opportunities. Once you've found an opportunity, make sure you meet their requirements before submitting your article. In general, they'll want:

• A catchy headline that will get people to click on it

• An interesting topic that relates back to their audience's interests

• An introduction paragraph that explains what your article is about and why people should care

Forums and Q&A sites

Forums and Q&A sites are a great way to get some targeted traffic. These sites have their own communities, which means they can help you find users that are interested in the same thing as you.

If you’re not sure where to start, try using Google Keyword Planner (or other keyword research tools) to see what people are searching for online about your niche. Then use that list of search terms as a starting point for forum and Q&A site searches.

• Find forums related to your niche

• Create an account with an email address that is relevant to your niche (e.g., if you sell running shoes, then having an email like “@runnersworldmagazine” would make sense). You can also add social media accounts such as Facebook or Twitter here if it makes sense for the type of content you share on those channels too!

YouTube

YouTube is a great place to get your content in front of people who are looking for it. You can use YouTube to help build your brand. You can also use YouTube to promote your website. You can also use YouTube to promote your products and services. You can also use YouTube to promote your business.

YouTube has over a billion users, so it’s one of the most popular websites on the internet. You can use it to create content and then share it with others in order to get more views, likes and comments. This is a great way for you to build an audience and increase sales without having to spend money on advertising or marketing campaigns.

Image sharing sites

Image sharing sites are another effective way to get traffic. These sites have a huge user base, and many of them have included social features that allow users to share content with their followers. Here are some of the most popular image sharing sites:

• Pinterest

• Instagram (owned by Facebook)

• Tumblr (owned by Yahoo!)

• deviantART

• WeHeartIt

• StumbleUpon *

Email signature links

Email signature links are a great way to get free traffic for your website. They can be used on any website and can be used to promote your website, social media profiles, ebooks, etc.

To create an email signature link:

• Go to Mailinator and enter the email address you want to use as your signature link (e.g., [email protected]).

• Copy the public link provided by Mailinator and paste it into another email account (or simply open another tab). This will generate a unique temporary email address for you for that session only.

Quora and Yahoo Answers

Quora and Yahoo Answers are two of the best places to get traffic for your website. They are both free, easy to use and have a large audience. Both will help you build your authority in your niche as well.

Asking questions on Quora is an excellent way to get links back to your site, while answering questions on Yahoo Answers can generate traffic too.

Social Media Groups

Social Media Groups

As the name suggests, social media groups are forums for people to gather and discuss topics of interest. You will find many different types of communities including Facebook groups, Linkedin groups and even Reddit forums. With so many options available it can be hard to know where to start your search for a group that suits your needs.

To find a good fit for you, think about what niche you want your content to target or who you want to reach with it? For example if you are looking at marketing automation software then there may well be an active LinkedIn group full of professionals in this industry which would be an ideal place fo share some helpful tips on how they use their tools!

Infographics and Slideshare posts

• Infographics and Slideshare posts are a great way to get traffic.

• Infographics are visual representations of information, like the one below:

[Image of an infographic]

• Infographics can be created from scratch or you can use free templates to make your own infographics. Sites like Canva and Piktochart allow you to create beautiful infographics in minutes.

• Slideshare is a community for sharing presentations online. It's owned by LinkedIn, so it's also good for getting likes on your profile if you're looking for job opportunities (this is especially useful if you're an expert in something). When someone downloads your presentation, they'll see a link back to your website as well as links within the presentation itself (if applicable).

PDF Submission Sites

PDF submission sites are a great way to get traffic to your website that is not dependent on Google or other search engines. The advantage of these sites is that they often have a lot of people who visit them on a daily basis. Here’s how you can find PDF submission sites:

• Use Ahrefs to find relevant links (for example, “PDF submission sites”)

• Use Google and Bing searches as well

SlideShare presentations

• SlideShare presentations are a great way to promote your content, especially if you're using them for SEO purposes. SlideShare is a site where users can upload their PowerPoint presentations, and other people can view them. Although there aren't many people on this network yet, it's still a good one to be on since it's new and growing quickly.

• Along with SlideShare, which allows users to share their PowerPoint or Keynote presentations publicly via the web, there are several other presentation-sharing sites such as Slideshare (https://slideshare.net), Slidebean (https://www.slidebean.com), Slideshare (https://www.slideshare.com), Slideserve (https://www/slideserve) and Slideboom (https://www/presentationhero).

Twitter chats and Facebook groups

Twitter chats and Facebook groups are a great way to get traffic. They're also free! Here's what you need to know:

• How to find Twitter chats: Simply type "twitter chat" into Google and you'll find plenty of results. Once you've found one that interests you, check out who the host is and see if they have an archive or summary of past events. If they do, go back through those archives and pick out posts that got the most engagement from participants (e.g., retweets). Then write some similar tweets for your next event!

• How to find Facebook groups: This can be done through Facebook search or by searching for hashtags related specifically towards businesses in your niche (e.g., #smallbusiness). Once you find a group worth joining (the more active members means more potential customers), introduce yourself as someone who has something valuable/interesting/funny/etc. to share with them!

LinkedIn and other professional networks

The professional networks like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+ are the best places for you to find traffic. They are the social media sites where businesses are most active in sharing content and doing networking activities with other professionals from their industry. These sites can help you build your brand as an expert in your area of expertise by staying actively engaged in these communities. You can also use these networks for link building purposes as well as getting backlinks from high authority websites like Forbes, Inc., Huffington Post etc..

LinkedIn is a professional network where millions of professionals from all over the world interact with each other on a daily basis. If you have an active LinkedIn profile then you should be able to get thousands of visitors to your website every month through organic search results or social shares that come along with posts shared on this platform.

Twitter is another great source of free traffic if used correctly because people share all sorts of things related to their business or personal life on Twitter which means there's always something interesting happening here 24/7!

Webinars

Webinars are an excellent way to get traffic. They can be used to build your email list, social media following, and brand.

When you teach something that people want or need to know they will pay attention and want to join your list in order to not miss out on future events and news related to the topic of the webinar.

Presentations at conferences, meetups and industry events.

Presentations at conferences, meetups and industry events are a great way to get your name out there. You can present in person or online, depending on your comfort level and the event format. Whether you're presenting about your business or someone else's business, this is an excellent opportunity to promote yourself as an expert in your field and build relationships with potential partners.

Collaborating with other sites in your niche to create something that's bigger than either of you. (Like an infographic, slideshow or white paper.) This could involve guest posts on their site, interviews for your site, or cross-promotion.

This is a great way to get your name out there and build relationships with people in the same industry as you. You'll also be able to create something bigger than either of you. For example, if you publish an infographic together, then it will be seen on both of your sites and all of the links back to each site will boost your rankings.

This is especially useful for getting backlinks from high authority websites (like Forbes or Huffington Post), but also makes sense because if someone sees information from one source that they like, they are more likely to visit other sources by those authors too! This can increase traffic for both parties involved!

Free traffic can be had if you know the right places to look.

Free traffic sources can be found in many places. Here are some of the most popular:

• Guest posting

• Affiliates

• Social media

• Forum marketing and SEO

Conclusion

In this post, we've covered 20 different sources of free traffic for your website. The key is to remember that you don't need to be "the best" at any one thing—just good enough to get the job done. And when it comes down to it, every single source on this list can help you do just that. You don't have to choose just one or two; these tips will work together (and even with sites not listed here) so long as each one has a legitimate audience who wants content like yours but isn't getting enough of it from other sources right now. So go ahead: pick some of these up today!

Tim Moseley