Now that you have you blog or site set up now it’s time to start focusing on website traffic promotion. To make money online you have to have traffic. The more traffic visiting your site the more money you can make.

7 Simple Methods of Website Traffic Promotion

1. Forums

A great way of driving traffic to your blog is by posting in forums. You want to ask questions, answer other peoples questions, interact and engage with people. You don’t want to sell anything, just try to be a resource to others. The more value you provide to others the more likely they will become interested in you and visit your website. There are a ton of forums online, just search for your keyword with the word forum in Google.

2. Articles

Writing articles is an effective method of website traffic promotion. Many articles directories rank high in the search engines, so if you do your keyword research right you can generate a flood of traffic to your site. Another method would be to have your articles point to a squeeze page for them to opt into your email list.

3. BlogCatalog

Register at BlogCatalog. This is a great place to locate other people and sites in your niche. You can visit their blogs, leave comments and tap into their traffic. Find out who your competition is and even find contacts to do business with and JV partners.

4.  Press Releases

Press releases can also be a huge method of website traffic promotion. They can generate a ton of traffic if done right. You don’t want to be salesy in your press release. Write it in third person as if someone else was doing a write up on your site. Press releases can get you into Yahoo News. This will make you look like an authority figure to your readers.

5. Giveaways

You can drive traffic to your site and build your subscriber list by joining JV Giveaway Events. All you need is a short report that is about 5 to 15 pages. Either write your own short report or find a PLR ebook you can use. Usually unique ebooks will bring in more subscribers, but either way works.

6. Video Marketing

Did you know that about 52% of traffic comes from video? Create a video based on one keyword or multiple keywords. Then sign up for TrafficGeyser.com. When you upload it to TrafficGeyser you can submit your video 14 different video websites.

7. Blog Commenting

Drive traffic to your website through blog commenting. This is quite similar to forum posting because you want to provide value to the blogger. You don’t want to just post “Nice website” or “great tips” on hundreds of blogs. By adding value and making the time to write a good comment you can attract the attention of their other blog readers causing them to click through your link and visit your website.

Money starts with traffic. If you start following these website traffic promotion methods you will see your visitors increase. The more time you spend on these methods the better results you will see.

Oh boy, I have been tagged. I have to write 25 things about myself. My sister has tagged me many times on Facebook, but I have always shied away.

Well, now I have been tagged by Glenn Windh. Visit Glenn’s Blog to read his 25 things. The GazzMan, Gary Simpson, started this for a fun way to build traffic among the Alex Jeffrey’s students, and it’s a great way for us to get to know each other a little more. Visit the Gazzman’s blog to view his 25 things and learn to learn the rules.

Some of these things have been shared with very few people and I am quite embarrassed by a couple of them, but I wanted you all to have something interesting to read. Please comment at the end, whether you can relate, give feedback, or to just plain laugh at me, please do. All comments welcome.

Well, here goes:

1. I was really active in different things growing up. I can play the piano, clarinet and bass guitar. I still have my clarinet and guitar, but I’m sad to say that they have been collecting dust for about 10 years. I also did ballet, tap, jazz, basketball, soccer, T-ball, gymnastics and track as a kid.

2. I am 1/2 German. My Mom moved to US when she was 14. When I was little she tried teaching me German, but unfortunately she didn’t keep it up. I’ve taken some German in school, but pretty much all I know now are a few words.

3. I have traveled to Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Spain, UK (for about 4 hours), Canada, Hawaii and a handful of states.

4. I love animals. My pets are my kids (at least for now). Right now we have 2 dogs, Dixie our pitbull, Rachal our terrior mix, Roxie and Mia our two cats. Oh ya, we also have an outdoor cat that we feed. She has lived under our porch since we moved in. We never gave her a name because my boyfriend thought that if we did, then she would get run over. So, she has been “kitty” for the last 3 years.

5. I enjoy playing darts. I have helped run a dart tournement at a local bar for the last 4 years. Wish I could also say that I am really good, but I have my occasional lucky nights.

6. I have a mild case of road rage. I can’t stand people that don’t use their blinker and people that think they need to come to a complete stop before making their right turn into a parking lot or onto another street. I rarely use my horn, but boy, if they could hear what I’m saying ….

7. I took a home study course in grooming dogs. I would love to work with animals. I wouldn’t be good in a vets office because I can’t handle blood well and it would be too hard for me when pets didn’t make it. I think I would be balling along with the owner’s every time. I couldn’t work in a shelter because I would want to bring them all home with me. Grooming was the perfect solution! Now that I have completed the course, the only problem that I really need hands on experience to get going. You can only learn so much reading about something. There’s no way I could live on a starting out wage for someone learning the business.

8. I absolutely hate needles. One time the doctor told me she had to prick my finger for a test and I think I almost past out. My whole body went hot in an instant and I probably turned completely white. Therefore … I do not have any tattoos, just in case any of you were wondering, which I’m sure you probably weren’t.

9. I can’t cook. Not anything fancy anyhow. I struggle with my eggs every time and the thought of cooking bacon frightens me. LOL, ok, maybe that’s a bit of an exageration. I can cook somethings, just not a whole lot. People always say cooking is so easy, you just need to experiment with it. I think that “experimental” gene was left out when I was born. Anyhow, I would be lost without my microwave.

10. Did Jenny Craig when I was 12. I wasn’t extremely overweight, but enough that I wasn’t happy with it. I think my Mom thought Jenny Craig would help me to learn to eat better. I have done it twice since then. Really it is the ideal diet for me because I get to eat all kinds of fancy food, but I don’t have to cook it. My meals are conveniently planned and ready to nuke in the microwave when I’m ready.

11. I am currently a part of Alex Jeffrey’s mentoring program. I have learn a lot about internet marketing over the last year, but not how to really create an online business for myself. Alex Jeffrey’s is teaching me that and I am really excited about what the future holds.

12. I worshipped the New Kids On The Block when I was 10. I used to sing to my poster of Joey McIntyre on my wall. You actually couldn’t see any of my walls at the time because they were covered in NKOTB posters. My sister and I slept outside to get tickets on year and then after the concert we went and stood outside their hotel after the concert. Yup! Stalkers. I had NKOTB slippers, alarm clock, sleeping bag, watch and a million pins. … I still have the sleeping bag, watch and alarm clock and one poster! My mom kept much of my stuff after I moved out. Shh, don’t tell anyone.

13. I have a complete workout video library. Jane Fonda, Susan Powder, Billy Banks, Hip Hop Abs, Slim and Six, Richard Simmons, ….. unfortunately about 90% of them are all on VHS. I remember getting up before school each morning and doing Sweat’n to the Oldies with my Mom everyday before school. “You Got To Shout” ….. I can still remember some of the moves and how silly we looked.

14. HATE earwigs. This year they have been especially bad and started coming into the house. I was working at my computer the other morning and felt something on my chest. One was in my clothes! Let’s just say I was quite upset over it. They are nasty little creatures.

15. I missed two finals my senior year of highschool because I went out dancing the night before and ended up so sick I couldn’t get out of bed the next day. The first final, journalism, my teacher just gave me a B because that was my average grade throughout the semester and I was her TA for during another period. (there is no way I would have gotten a b, her tests were tough. Mrs. Smith, if you are reading this, I’m really sorry!) and the other final I got to complete in a room with 3 other people so we helped each other.

16. I have 6 screws in my jaw. I had jaw surgery when I was 14 or 15 to keep my teeth straight. (Painful, painful recovery, at least for a 14 year old anyhow) I never knew what they looked like either until recently. My last dentist gave a copy of my X-ray and you can totally see the screws in my jaw. They are a lot bigger than I thought. LOL

17. In 3th grade during recess I used to make faces at a 5th grade boy selling milk in the lunch room, up until he ran out and chased me across the playground throwing rocks.

18. I love scary movies even though I cover my eyes through all the really scary and gory parts.

19. I really want a motorcycle someday. That is secretly one of my personal goals for my online business.

20. I am the worst person in the world at sending cards. I have several birthday and wedding cards in my desk at work that I filled out, but never mailed.

21. I am not allowed in Fred Meyers. I was 16 at the time and my friends and I went through a really stupid phase. Before I go on, keep in mind that most of us have all done some dumb things when they were young and this was 14-15 years ago. Ok, on with the story. We would go into stores and pocket as much stuff as we could. Up our shirt sleeves, in our pockets, where ever we could put it. Of course, it wasn’t anything that we really needed. Then we’d get out to the car and see what we all got. I was an addictive habit. I did it once by myself and I got caught! I pocketed some makeup and noticed that someone was following me around the store. Anyhow, they rushed me to the exit and lucky, lucky, lucky for me they did not call the cops. They just said never to come back. I can’t even express how guilty I felt over that. I eneded up throwing away anything I had ever stole. The good thing that came from it is that all of my friends stopped after that too. It just took one of us to get caught to stop the whole charade. And yes, I have been back to Fred Meyers since then. =) You learn from your mistakes right?

22. My favorite actor is Johnny Depp. Ever since I saw him in Cry Baby, oooh!. I was in 4th grade then. My best friend and I watched the move 4 times in a row. Awesome underwear scene by the way.

23. I don’t like fishing, but I like to eat fish. I can’t stand the thought of catching a fish with a hook.

24. My mom always thought I should have been in commercials as a baby. All because of this picture to the right.

25. My current day job has been so stressful that I am literally in tears daily. I’ve been with the company for over 5 years and things have gotten busier and busier. I took a new position a little over a year ago and it’s one of those jobs where absolutely nothing goes right. These past few weeks it has escalated too. I have been so stressed at work at I find it hard to breath. I am so exhausted by the time I get home. This is why it is so important to me to build my online business. Either I will do this full time, or I’ll have enough income that I can take a part time job getting that hands grooming experience I talked about in number 7.

Ok, so that’s my 25. If you made it this far I appreciate you taking the time to learn a little bit more about me. I have to admit that I’m a bit embarrassed to admit a couple of the above items, but this is all for fun, right?

Who should I tag, with all of us tagging 5 other people, I’m not sure how we avoid tagging the same people?

Ok, let’s go with:

Jose Perez, Brad Burnie, Rich Darby, Roger Edwards and David Chamberlain

Ok, so I have been working on my new blog for the last two weeks. Everything moved pretty smoothly until it came time for me to write my first post. I have been playing around with the plug-ins and widgets trying to get it to look right.

I finally had to tell myself, “Just Do It!”. So here it is. I told myself that I could not go to sleep tonight until I at least posted something.

I have just started Alex Jeffrey’s mentoring program and I plan to blog about my progress, my struggles, my successes and everything I encounter along the way. I have been trying to learn internet marketing for the last year. I’ve made some money and spent some money. Ok, maybe I spent more than I made, but at least I made some! Anyhow, I know I can learn this business. I want it more than everything in me. So starting this mentoring program is a huge step for me.

I hope that you check back and follow along with me on this journey. I plan to give away a lot of great free information as I learn how to create a successful internet marketing business.

Thanks again for reading!