Hi everyone!

Traffic, Traffic, Traffic! How do we get it? There are lots of possible ways to get traffic. All you need is to look at this list for your reference and check if you have done any of this yet.

Free methods:
Submission to SE's and directories
Article marketing
Email campaign
Forums, blogs and board postings
Social Bookmarking
Etc. etc.

Premium ways: (Should require a budget)
Pay-Per-Click (PPC)
Targetted Link backs
Professional SEO services
Ad spaces
Offline campaigns
Etc. etc.

Random and unique traffic is good to any site but getting targetted traffic is what makes the difference. This kind of traffic yields the highest conversion which would determine your site's success. Given a budget, I would always opt for PPC. PPC is a very effective way of getting targetted traffic given the proper treatment. Identify your niche and select the market you want to cater to and start from there. Research also on the keywords your desired market would most likely be looking for. IMO, one should be more focused on getting targetted traffic than just page views. Buying targetted link backs are also effective at getting targetted traffic. It really all boils down to what your site offers to your traffic ;)

Another great way of targetting your desired audience is through forum posting on similar niche with your link on your signature. What I like about this forum posting is that it is totally free.

My question is : What methods do you use to draw traffic to your site? Random and targetted alike.

Hoping to hear from you!

MrCat ;)

I have a blog that will explain all possible ways to gather web traffic
http://marketraise-traffic.blogspot.com/

Some of these tactics that you listed work but not as effective as they used to be a few years ago. I believe going offline to market in order to drive traffic to your website would be the most effective way these days. For example, post card marketing and offline press release.

I think the best way to get traffic is link building ... this not only brings more traffic but if executed properly brings in related traffic .

I believe going offline to market in order to drive traffic to your website would be the most effective way these days
This is very true if you are marketing to a LOCAL audience. Thanks for the tip ;)