Free traffic is never actually free because you always have to factor in the cost of your time but I suppose its not costing you money as such so the next best thing really.
The issue with free traffic is that it does take a lot of time and effort especially is starting from scratch so consider buying traffic as soon as possible. You don’t need to commit to a big budget, you can but 100 click solo ad for $30 and this is a great strategy to consider to test out your offer or service BEFORE you spend months developing the free traffic, many many thousands of marketers have done this only to find the niche was not responsive or the offer just did not work, something they could have found out within a couple of days of testing and an expense of $30.
I will be covering many methods and strategies to drive both FREE and Paid traffic over the coming weeks and months, in the meantime here is a list of the main sources for free traffic.
- Join the biggest forums in your niche.
– Search Google for “discussions” in your niche.
– Establish yourself as an authority by providing valuable posts to the forum.
– Answer people’s questions.
– Have a good signature, with an enticing link, such as a link to a freebie.
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Forum Directory:
directory.big-boards.com
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Blogs–
- Best way to get blog traffic is to create incredible content.
– Create “link bait”
– Write something highly controversial.
– Utilize trackback links as a form of conversation marketing with other bloggers.
– Participate in blog carnivals. See blogcarnival.com
– Host your own blog carnival.
– Leave comments on other peoples’ blogs. (Do NOT spam or use automation)
– Expand your reach through RSS feed syndication.
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RSS Feed Aggregators:
- technorati.com
syndic8.com
feedage.com
newsisfree.com
theblogfarm.com
newzalert.com
feedsee.com
- Submit to curation sites, such as alltop.com
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Blog Communities
- blogengage.com
fuelmyblog.com
blogher.com (for women only)
Blog Directories:
- globeofblogs.com
bloggernity.com
blogville.us
ontoplist.com
- Pligg sites (also Scuttle, phpDug, and PublicBookmark):
blokube.com
tipd.com
bizsugar.com
fwisp.com
dzone.com (web development related)
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News Aggregation and other Curation Sites:
imnewswatch.com (Internet Marketing only)
biznik.com
webpronews.com
(search for some in your niche)
- Some guest blogging or guest article opportunities:
www.blogussion.com/write-for-us/
www.zeromillion.com/involve/
www.bloggernews.net/write-for-bnn
www.fuelyourblogging.com/contribute/
smartblogs.com/interested-in-writing-for-smartblogs
www.sitepronews.com/call-for-writers/
homebasedbusiness.com/profiles/blog/new
slashdot.org/submission
www.lifehack.org/contribute
www.knowtebook.com/publish
(There are thousands of places where you can potentially be a guest blogger! Search for blogs in your niche)
Instructables.com
Good-tutorials.com (Graphics/Photo/Programming)
Tutorialized.com (Web design and marketing)
tutorial-index.com (photoshop, coding, video, etc)
tutorial-center.com (computer related)
geekpedia.com (Programming)
tutorialsphere.com (web, video, audio, etc)
tutorialsgarden.com (photoshop & coding)
thewebblend.com (Design)
fstutorials.com (Web design)
noupe.com (Graphics related)
(there are dozens more)
- docstoc.com
calameo.com
docs.google.com
edocr.com
ensips.com
pdfcast.org (for PDF’s)
Slideshow Sharing Sites
slideshare.net
authorstream.com
slideboom.com
powershow.com
slideserve.com
slidesix.com
myplick.com
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Ebook Sharing Sites and Directories
- free-ebooks.net
getfreeebooks.com
ebookdirectory.com
e-booksdirectory.com
free.yudu.com
manybooks.net
witguides.com
bookyards.com
bibliotastic.com
smashwords.com
sharewareebooks.com
ebookjunkie.com (Free ebooks category)
ebookmall.com (Free ebooks category)
Amazon.com (Kindle version)
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Submit Coupons to Coupon Directories
- couponcabin.com
couponcraze.com
couponcraze.com
coupongirl.com
couponmountain.com
currentcodes.com
dailyedeals.com
dealcatcher.com
dealhunting.com
dealofday.com (Forum)
deals2buy.com
deals4dummies.com
dealtaker.com
edealsetc.com
gottadeal.com (Forum)
happycoupons.com
headlinedeals.com
jackscouponcodes.com
keycode.com
mycoupons.com
promotioncode.org
quicktoclick.com
ultimatecoupons.com
wanting.com
(and many more)
- allpodcasts.com
digitalpodcast.com
feeds4all.com (podcast category)
fluctu8.com
getapodcast.com
gigadial.net
godcast1000.com (Christian)
ipodder.org
itunes.com
learnoutloud.com
mirpod.com
podbean.com
podcast411.com
podcastalley.com
podcastblaster.com/directory/
podcastdirectory.com
podcastingnews.com
podcasting-station.com
podcastpickle.com
podcastpup.com
podfeed.net
rimpodcast.quickplay.ca/rimpodcasting/ (Blackberry)
social.zune.net/podcasts/ (Zune)
stitcher.com
techpodcasts.com
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Free Press Release Sites
- http://www.1888PressRelease.comhttp://www.24-7pressrelease.comhttp://www.AddPR.com
http://www.afly.com
http://www.afreego.com
http://www.africa.emailwire.com
http://www.africanewswire.net
http://www.albertam.com
http://www.anyrelease.com
http://www.approvelist.compress
http://www.articlecity.prwebdirect.com
http://www.articlesubmission.org
- ablewise.com
adoos.com
adpost.com
allfreeads.com
american-classifieds.net
backpage.com
classifiedads.com
classifiedsgiant.com
craigslist.org
domesticsale.com
ebayclassifieds.com
eclassifieds4u.com
epage.com
finditclassifieds.com
freeclassifieds.com
geebo.com
inetgiant.com
kedna.com
locanto.com
newfreeclassifieds.com
olx.com
oodle.com
pennysaverusa.com
salespider.com
usfreeads.com
webclassifieds.us
- 01webdirectory.com
arakne-links.com
azlisted.com
bhanvad.com
dmoz.org
exactseek.com
fourfind.com
freeadvertisingdirectory.com
freewebdirectory.org
gmdir.com (Your site must use Google maps)
illumirate.com
info-listings.com
innerseek.com
itzalist.com
mavicanet.com
netinsert.com
smartlinks.org (submit via email)
somuch.com
thalesdirectory.com
theseoking.com
topsiteswebdirectory.com
uudir.com
worldwidewub.org
(Do a search to find niche-specific directories)
- socialmarker.com is a free site that you can use to automate your social bookmarking
- Slashdot.org
Digg.com
Reddit.com (manual submission recommended)
Tagza.com
Fark.com
Connotea.org
Netvouz.com
Diigo.com
Bibsonomy.org
Folkd.com
Linkagogo.com
Tipd.com (Financial)
Jumptags.com
OYAX.com
Boomarking.com
Karmalynx.com
HealthRanker.com
linkedwords.com
- sable2know.org
akaqa.com
allexperts.com
answerbag.com
answers.com
answers.yahoo.com is probably the most popular Q&A site currently.
aolanswers.com
ask.fm
ask.metafilter.com
askville.amazon.com/Index.do
blurtit.com
fluther.com
formspring.me
justanswer.com
kgbanswers.com
mahalo.com/answers/
querycat.com
quora.com
stackexchange.com
theanswerbank.co.uk
webanswers.com
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Other social media & web 2.0 sites
- Hubs:
hubpages.com
squidoo.com
gather.com
- Places to build free pages & blogs (and post on others):
weebly.com
wetpaintcentral.com
blogger.com
livejournal.com
tumblr.com
xanga.com
blog.co.uk
thoughts.comPhoto sharing:
pinterest.com
clipboard.com
flickr.comWiki-type of sites:
wikipedia.org
wikimedia.org
wikia.com
wikidot.com
wikispaces.com
listafterlist.comRating/Review sites:
reviews.ebay.com (Write guides)
rateitall.com
- (aka Click Exchanges, Popup Exchanges, Autosurf Sites, etc.) I recommend NOT buying credits or upgrading your account, unless you just want to artifically inflate your traffic stats.Traffic Exchanges:
10khits.com
4×4hits.com
autosurfmonster.com
autosurfpro.com
bellasclickshack.com
bonus-hits.com
clickvoyager.com
dragonsurf.biz
easyhits4u.com
eternalhits.com
fastcashandtraffic.com
freeautosurf.com
freetrafficlotto.com
freetrafficworld.com
golden-hits.com
gradeatraffic.com
high-hits.com
hit2hit.com
hits4surfers.com
hitsafari.com
fits-a-million.com
hitsboosterpro.com
ilovehits.com
internetTraffic247.com
linkcrews.com
lords-of-traffic.com
maxtrafficpro.com
proclickexchange.com
realhitz4u.com
runesurf.com
smileytraffic.com
soaring4traffic.com
startxchange.com
tecommandpost.com
tehoopla.com
teprofits.com
topsurfer.com
toptiertraffic.com
traffic4webmasters.com
trafficattheraces.com
trafficera.com
trafficg.com
trafficgoldrush.com
traffichoopla.com
trafficpods.com
trafficsnapper.com
trafficspammer.com
traffic-splash.com
trafficswarm.com
traffictaxis.com
vitalviralpro.com
webbizinsider.com
web-biz-solutions.com
webcentresurf.com
webmasterquest.comPop-Up & Exit Ad Exchanges:
exitdomain.com
exitfire.com/57
exitjunction.com
eztrafficexchange.com
visitasweb.biz
visitors.wsBanner Exchanges:
1800banners.com
adendum.com
bannerexchangenow.com
bannerrage.com
bannersgomlm.com
bucketsofbanners.com
click4click.com
ebannertraffic.com
exchange-it.com
freeadzone.com
freebannerdisplays.com
freebannerexchange.org
free-banners.com
hitx.net
impressionz.com
linkbuddies.com
neobanners.com
optimumbannerexchange.com
showyoursite.com
thebannerexchange.com
whambanners.com
worldbannerexchange.com
- freetrafficbar.com
freetrafficexplosion.ourtoolbar.com
instantbuzz.com
surf-bar-traffic.com
viraltrafficfrenzy.com
- ezadexchange.com
newdawnads.info
su.pr – is one to use if you’re a StumbleUpon user.
trackads.biz
trafficstorm.us
viraladmachine.com
viralexchange.biz
viraltextadz.com
viraltrafficdominator.com
viralurl.com – is a popular one in the Internet marketing communityURL cloakers that pay cash for clicks:
adf.ly
swyze.com
upag.es
adblue.us
viraltrafficdominator.com
- activesafelist.com
adtactics.com
adzquik.com
dolphinadexchange.com
elitesafelist.com
freesafelistking.com
freesafelistmailer.com
globalsafelist.com
herculist.com
iearnadsfree.com
myfreesafelist.com
myfreetextads.com
newdawnads.info
roadstersolos.info
safelister.com
safelistxl.com
smartsafelist.com
solo-ads.com
soloxflow.com
spicy-soloads.com
target-safelist.com
theleadmagnet.com
ultimatesafelisthost.com/directory.php
viraladmachine.com
viralexchange.biz
viraltextadz.com
viraltrafficmania.com
xtrememailer.com
I have included a short video series covering basic free traffic methods, its a couple of years old now but the fundementals still apply and well worth a couple of minutes of your time especially if you are just stating out
Video 1
Introduction to free traffic
Click here to watch
Video 2
Using adswaps to drive traffic
Click here to watch
Video 3
Using Affiliates to your own product
Click here to watch
Video 4
Cool tip using Wikipedia
Click here to watch
Video 5
Targeted traffic from yahoo answers
Click here to watch
Video 6
Using Youtube
Click here to watch
Video 7
Google News
Click here to watch
Video 8
Articles
Click here to watch
