7 Traffic Techniques for Network Marketers

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Network Marketing is a numbers game. The more people present your opportunity, the more money you will earn. Find out the best ways to drive traffic to your network marketing site in this informative article.

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Network Marketing is a numbers game. The more people present your opportunity, the more money you will earn. To start generating a steady stream of traffic to your site, try these 7 creative techniques:

1. Write and distribute articles, reports, and electronic books. Internet Marketing users are interested in one thing: information. Use it to promote your business by creating high-quality content and allowing others to reprint it for you. A great way to do this is to distribute a digital book or special report. This is one that the owner of a website or list can modify to include a reference to their website. This does not mean that they appear to be the publisher, it is just a way to include information on where to download the ebook and (if applicable) include your affiliate link for your products and services.

2. Participate in discussion groups, forums, and mailing lists. There are hundreds of forums online and you can find one for almost every topic imaginable. Most allow you to include a signature line to be attached to each message. This is an opportunity to advertise your site. Visiting these forums to post thoughtful questions and offer your expertise will mean that others will see your signature and bring you free, targeted traffic. Of course, the amount of traffic you get depends on how often you post and whether your signature makes people want to visit your site. A good approach is to use an ad with which you have been successful elsewhere as your signature.

3. Join networking sites to build your personal network. Networking sites are designed to make it easier for people to meet others in your industry and advertise their products and services. Like offline networking events where many people gather for the sole purpose of meeting people, online networking sites work the same way.

4. Use classified sites and traffic exchanges. Classified ad sites and traffic exchanges have earned a bad reputation, but they really work if you know how to use them. If you're promoting a product or service that advertisers can benefit from, they're a great place to get traffic. Although few consumers visit these types of advertising sites, many website owners do so to ensure that their ad appears on the site. While they're at it, they can't help but notice other ads, and if one catches your eye, you're likely to attract a visitor.

5. Organize a contest. People love the possibility of winning something, so a competition can be a great traffic generator. The key is to choose a price that appeals to people from your target audience. If you turn the grand prize into a new laptop, you'll get records of everyone who wants to win a new laptop (which is basically every computer user in the world!). Get more targeted traffic by choosing something that interests your target audience, but that doesn't mean much to others. To get started promoting your contest, Google "contest directories" and you'll find plenty of places to list your contest for free.

6. Include a powerful signature in all outgoing emails. Every time you send a letter, you have the option of attracting a visitor to your site. Just create a "signature" that is automatically added to every outgoing message. Use the signature to briefly explain what you are doing, provide your USP or motto, and add a hyperlink to your site. Once installed, you no longer have to think about it!

7. Test the classifieds in the newsletter. There are many newsletters that offer classified ads to new subscribers. While these generally don't deliver a great response, they can drive traffic if you offer something with a high perceived value but a low price. They're also a great way to test new ads to see which ones get the best response. Once you've found a winner, use it in a PPC campaign, convert it to your new email signature, run it as a main sponsor newsletter ad, or use it as a forum signature.