Forget PR, how to increase traffic?

[freeleads2]

I am glad to hear someone focus about traffic over PR. My most profitable site has a PR 0. Also when I advertise when Adwords I notice that most of my traffic comes from content ads rather than search. This means people are just clicking on ads on other peoples websites not looking through search. Yahoo beats Google for non search traffic. So why can't you build up your own network of sites linking to you? That is all that Google is doing.

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Networking with other sites in your niche is the key.

[freeleads2]

I came back to delete the link to my own site and it was already done! I just went and read the rules. Very fast. I appreciate that fact that you want real discussion but I think relevance is the key. If there is value in the link and it really relates to the topic I think it should be included. I created an entire video on this topic. I think it would be of value to your readers. Now they cannot see it. This is not the free exchange of ideas I am looking for. I will concentrate on other forums where we can really communicate. I can appreciate though how hard it is to keep spam off your forum. Good luck.

[minstrel]

Your points can be made without linking back to your own site.

[WayOutWisdoms]

While I too am just starting to piece together all of the tools & resources that'll help build traffic, I've found 12 or 13 sites that let you build your own website and offer free web-hosting. Naturally, they limit you to all the features... as they are hopeful you'll upgrade to paid hosting (Which on most I don't necessarily recommend). But many offer a affiliate partnership as well.

Although, I'm falling asleep... I'll name a few (SQUIDOO was already mentioned) but there's..

~Weebly
~Jimdo
~Yola
~Synthasite
~HubPages
~Tumblr

Naturally, the topic is getting traffic, so this is kinda a split between the two, as Hubpages for example has a high flow-through rate and you can build popularity, while some of the others it's more like "practice" for building better looking sites, and again requires some effort to build traffic as mentioned above.

Also, if you have a blog with the Big "G" on Blogger, there's a fella that will have you in his trance when you see all he has to offer regarding blog tips, tricks, tweaks, and hacks, if you really want to start understanding how to use web tools, and his work is so simplified it's awesome. I've spent endless hours and learned everything from writing link codes to tweaking the CSS template codes to add columns, navbars, etc... But he also lists every blog registry, and search engine you can imagine, for optomizing your sites recognition in search and gaining traffic.

Much like Linda here, and several others who give quality information on several subjects concerning marketing, and getting started, this site is in my opinion like 5 Star; a must have...

~Tricks for New Bloggers

Hopefully, I didn't overwhelm anyone, as I am still trying to get my sites looking better, and have better content before attracting too much traffic. After that, it's on to learn keywords, backlinking, SEO, and my personal handicap; organizing it all to harmoniously flow together!

I hope that helps.

As for me Good-Night, well actually, Good Morning

*Haven't been able to shut down and go to sleep yet, as I've been at this steady for 6 weeks str8... have had several hundred nibbles and hits on my ads.... and though it's not much, I made my 1st dollar profit today, Halleluiah!

[mexia]

Increase your incoming links and make sure that the incoming links come from website with better page rank than yours, this makes Google see you as an authority. It's really that simple.

Awesome post i like the replies, really learned a lot of stuff.

Cheers.