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In today's issue...

If there's one thing you need to understand about website traffic, it is this... It's not the volume of traffic that supports a web business, it is the QUALITY of the traffic. Keep this in mind as you read the list below, and more importantly, as you setup your own traffic sources online.
 

Traffic Source #1: Joint Venture Partners

In 2008 joint venture partners sent more than 100,000 high-quality visitors to my sites.

What is a joint venture partner?

Simply put, it is a business in the same or a related niche as yours, that agrees to promote your products or services. In most cases, you in turn, promote their products or services. Hence the name, joint venture.

The last couple years I've taken a more pro-active approach to teaming up with related businesses in joint ventures. The results have been phenomenal. Not only have I seen a sharp increase in sales, I forged new alliances with some of the web's top marketing companies. These relationships invariably result in increased profits not only this year, but for years to come.

So what do YOU need to start profiting from joint ventures at your website?

A. a product or service of your own.

B. an affiliate program management solution (I use my private label copy of the 1shoppingcart system --  webbusinesswizard.)

C. A system for contacting potential JV partners on a regular basis

If you have all three of those items or can get them, and you're not doing joint ventures in your business, what are you waiting for? This is the top traffic and sales strategy for many companies on the web. It can work for any business including yours.

Traffic Source #2: Affiliates

My number two traffic source this year is my affiliate force. As usual, my affiliates sent thousands of visitors a week to my sites. While my joint venture partners mention above are included in this affiliate force, they are just one part of the entire force of thousands.

If you have not started an affiliate program for your best products and services, I highly recommend you do so.

Although there are some minor costs involved with starting your own affiliate program, it is well worth it. Justify the expense by telling yourself that you are hiring thousands of sales people and paying them only when they sell. A web based affiliate program is just that.

A few secrets to success with my affiliate programs include paying decent commission rates (I pay 40% commissions), paying on time every month and offering lots of tools and tips for my affiliates. I also actively seek out potential super-affiliates (JV-Partners!) on a regular basis. Like with any marketing strategy, a pro-active approach works best!

Traffic Source #3: Repeat Visitors

A perennial, top traffic generator at my sites is "repeat visitors." You know, people coming to my site who have already been there before. The importance of getting repeat visitors is something you used to hear marketing experts talk about a lot. Lately, it seems that the value of repeat visitors has been overlooked.

Yet repeat visitors are usually the people who end up making purchases at your site. And there are lots of ways to get these valuable repeat visitors.

I get most of my repeat visitors through my follow-up autoresponders (again, the tool I use is webbusinesswizard) and also through my free ebook, and this BizWeb eGazette newsletter.

I suggest you look at these strategies closely and try similar techniques if you are not already getting lots of repeat visitors.

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Traffic Source #4: Links/Content

Getting lots of incoming links to your site is important. Not only will traffic arrive via those links, but a site with lots of incoming links does better in search engines than sites with few links.

The best strategy I've used to get links, starts with content. You write articles based on your niche, post the content at your site AND share the content with other webmasters. You can do this "on-the-fly" by including a short footer after your content that tells webmasters they have permission to reprint your article at their website or in their newsletter. Be sure to let them know that they need to include a live link to your site. You may even want to tell them exactly how to link to your site. (Preferably with a short description of your site and a hyper linked keyword or two. This will help search engines determine that the sites are related and give the link more relevance.)

There are lots of websites in need of decent content. Supply it and you can benefit greatly - your links will grow continually with no effort on your part. And the beauty of this strategy is that only sites in your niche will use your content. This means your links will be high quality links from sites in the right 'neighborhood.' This goes a long way with the search engines.

If you would like to see this content-sharing link growing strategy in action, visit my marketing articles archive.

There are lots of other ways to get links into your site, and you need to use your imagination. One strategy I've been experimenting with is using video content and reviews to drive traffic. I'll be reporting on this in an upcoming gazette, so stay tuned for more on that.
 

Traffic Source #5: Google

In fifth place this year, and still delivering lots of traffic to my websites is Google. The web's top search engine really delivers high-quality traffic to my sites. In fact, I've managed to help a growing number of my members grow their google traffic as well.

There are no tricks to it either. It really is as simple as taking the recommendations directly from Google's site at www.google.com/webmasters/ and then making sure your site is properly optimized with the right keywords for your niche. The rest happens by getting good links.

If you have my ezWebBusinessBuilder software, you'll see exactly how I do it by watching videos 10, 13, 15 and 16.

Well, that's it for today's gazette. See ya in a few weeks...

Jim Daniels - Creator of ezWebBusinessBuilder - the world's first View it and Do It software for profiting from the web.

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