Increase My Website Traffic

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How to Increase My Web Site Traffic by Linking - Visitor Generation and Analysis

Like many other web design beginners or website owners, you might be asking "how to increase my website traffic." One surefire way to boost search engine rankings and get more traffic is to get quality sites linking back to yours. Google, Yahoo!, Bing and other search engines put a lot of emphasis on backlinks. And it's not only the quantity of links, but the quality of links that really makes a difference.

What Constitutes a Quality Backlink?

Any link coming to your site from an authority site (.edu, .gov, etc.) is considered a quality backlink. Links from sites that are very popular in the mainstream market and/or have a high page rank (4 or more) are considered to be quality links. Links from good quality sites that are definitely related to your products/services are also thought to be good quality links. Here are some good examples of how the value of links might be determined.

*Bad Link: Website about motorcycles with a Page Rank of "0" linking to your site that offers tips and training materials about web design.

*Good Link: Website selling web hosting with a Page Rank of "4" linking to your web design site.

*Bad Link: Website about gardening with a Page Rank of "2" linking to your site, which sells children's books and toys.

*Good Link: Website about parenting with a Page Rank "5" linking to your site that sells children's books and toys.

*Bad Link: Website that sells gift baskets with a Page Rank "3" linking to your site that sells handyman tools and supplies.

*Good Link: Plumbing authority site with a Page Rank "6" linking to your website that sells handyman tools and supplies.

So to answer the question, "How to increase my website traffic" your efforts need to go a couple of steps further than just getting links from all sorts of websites. It's important to find websites with a good page rank that complement your site.

The "How" in Getting Links

Personal note: When learning how to increase my website traffic, I discovered quickly that you can't force sites to link back to yours! But fortunately, there are a number of things you can do to get links.

First, attract links by offering plenty of valuable information and resources to your visitors. Post articles, PDF brochures or manuals, video presentations, resource sections, etc. to make it appealing to link to your site. This will naturally attract links from related sites without your having to ask for them.

Second, look for a marketing company that offers link building strategies. Firms that have been around for 5 or 10 years should know a lot about link building. My webmastercourse.com site did not start with high page rank. I had to gradually increase my website traffic by adding quality content, building links, using outgoing links to authority sites and, most of all, time. You can actually pay to have your articles, site links, etc. submitted to hundreds of good quality sites for link building.

Third, contact the owners of some very good quality sites that are related to yours. You might not get a response from all, but just a few good quality link exchanges can give your site a boost! No matter what method used, I discovered years ago that getting links from quality sites is one of the top ways to increase my website traffic!

Fourth, Links from Relevant Blogs - Use a method I've been using for a number of years. My friend Mike Leibner over at Blogging Underground has blogs set up in many different areas (I've even contributed my www.webmastercourse.com/blog to his site) which allows you to post your own articles and link back to your site using keyword phrases of your choosing. This is a powerful tool I have used for years to increase my website traffic and I wouldn't be on top of the search engines with so many of my pages without it.

Hope these tips help you in securing more visitors. Now that you know about how I'm going to increase my website traffic you may as well join me in my marketing newsletter, get your bonus and find more secrets and marketing strategies. Till next time! - Bob