One of the biggest questions that has been asked of me lately is how do I increase the traffic to my websites. In this post I will break it down so even the most computer illiterate person will be able to understand how to use these techniques. We will look at just five avenues that I have used just recently that have increased my website page views from one hundred a day to three hundred a day to now over five hundred a day on a site that is very new. The increase in the hits is not limited to that amount either. The amount of increase that one might see from these techniques is all subject to what you put into the work required to do it. Really though, it can all get done in forty five minutes. So basically for the time that it takes you to take a lunch hour you can accomplish an increase in your website hits. All that we will talk about in this article is free products. So, without any further ado, let's get started.
The first and foremost thing that I do is make sure that I have fresh content on my page daily. The one thing that people that subscribe to blogs hate is the fact that it takes 2 or 3 days to get a new post. It is very important that you put new content on daily. Another thing that you want to do is make sure that the content is interesting. The one thing that you would hate to do is write something that is just off the wall and have it bomb. That is the quickest way to lose subscribers. Having multiple posts in a day is a great thing to as it gives the subscriber a choice of what they want to read.
The next thing that I do is use a program that is called “Share This.” At the bottom of this Hub is a link to get the program. It can be loaded onto your toolbar for easy use. This product is different than other share programs because it pulls up as a companion of the window that you are in. The program allows for you to email your post out to as many people as you want, driving them to your page to read more. It also allows for you to load your post into social networks like FaceBook, MySpace, and Twitter. All of which are good to promote your blogs. The main things that drive people to you is the fact that this allows for you to submit your posts to Digg, Reddit, Mister Wong, BlinkList, Stumble Upon, Newsvine, Mixx, del.icio.us, Google Bookmark, yahoo Bookmark, FriendsFeed, and Technorati. The reason that I mention all of these is because they are what I use and they are proven to work. This is done for each and every post that you write to your blog. Once again, links are at the bottom and can be clicked on to sign up.
Step3 
The next product that I use is called Link Referral. It is a very easy concept which requires you to visit 30 sites, review 5 sites, make one comment in a forum, and add one new site to your favorites each day. In doing this, it drives business to you. It can drive as much as 20 to 60 unique visitors a day, and ultimately that is what you are after. It is limited in what it can do, but ultimately for the time spent and the extras that are given, it is great.
Step4 
The last product that I actually use is EntreCard. It is a unique program in that there is no limitation on what you can do per day. The purpose is to drive people to your site by visiting another member's site and “dropping off your card”. This signifies to the other site owner that you came by and typically they will visit your site also by clicking on your card and dropping theirs off. This is only one way of creating the traffic to your site through them. The second way is by advertising on another website. Now, first, mind you it does not cost cash. The site is ran off credits and the more credits that you earn the more you can spend. When someone accepts your advertisement they have agreed that for a 24 hour period a card that signifies your website will sit on theirs as a form of advertisement. When I first got into this practice I was skeptical until I actually saw 100 members come by my page in one day to drop off their card. As with the other programs, this one is linked below.
Step5 
Now, here is the one that I like the most. I call it reciprocal commenting. The theory behind this is if you come to my site and comment on one of my post, and I have a way of tracking back to your site, I will seek you out and comment on yours. This is a great practice as ultimately if you have people that come visit you regularly, then half the work is done. I also think that if you spend the time to come to my site to comment then I need to take the time to comment on yours as well.
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The first and foremost thing that I do is make sure that I have fresh content on my page daily. The one thing that people that subscribe to blogs hate is the fact that it takes 2 or 3 days to get a new post. It is very important that you put new content on daily. Another thing that you want to do is make sure that the content is interesting. The one thing that you would hate to do is write something that is just off the wall and have it bomb. That is the quickest way to lose subscribers. Having multiple posts in a day is a great thing to as it gives the subscriber a choice of what they want to read.Step2
The next thing that I do is use a program that is called “Share This.” At the bottom of this Hub is a link to get the program. It can be loaded onto your toolbar for easy use. This product is different than other share programs because it pulls up as a companion of the window that you are in. The program allows for you to email your post out to as many people as you want, driving them to your page to read more. It also allows for you to load your post into social networks like FaceBook, MySpace, and Twitter. All of which are good to promote your blogs. The main things that drive people to you is the fact that this allows for you to submit your posts to Digg, Reddit, Mister Wong, BlinkList, Stumble Upon, Newsvine, Mixx, del.icio.us, Google Bookmark, yahoo Bookmark, FriendsFeed, and Technorati. The reason that I mention all of these is because they are what I use and they are proven to work. This is done for each and every post that you write to your blog. Once again, links are at the bottom and can be clicked on to sign up. Step3
The next product that I use is called Link Referral. It is a very easy concept which requires you to visit 30 sites, review 5 sites, make one comment in a forum, and add one new site to your favorites each day. In doing this, it drives business to you. It can drive as much as 20 to 60 unique visitors a day, and ultimately that is what you are after. It is limited in what it can do, but ultimately for the time spent and the extras that are given, it is great. Step4
The last product that I actually use is EntreCard. It is a unique program in that there is no limitation on what you can do per day. The purpose is to drive people to your site by visiting another member's site and “dropping off your card”. This signifies to the other site owner that you came by and typically they will visit your site also by clicking on your card and dropping theirs off. This is only one way of creating the traffic to your site through them. The second way is by advertising on another website. Now, first, mind you it does not cost cash. The site is ran off credits and the more credits that you earn the more you can spend. When someone accepts your advertisement they have agreed that for a 24 hour period a card that signifies your website will sit on theirs as a form of advertisement. When I first got into this practice I was skeptical until I actually saw 100 members come by my page in one day to drop off their card. As with the other programs, this one is linked below. Step5
Now, here is the one that I like the most. I call it reciprocal commenting. The theory behind this is if you come to my site and comment on one of my post, and I have a way of tracking back to your site, I will seek you out and comment on yours. This is a great practice as ultimately if you have people that come visit you regularly, then half the work is done. I also think that if you spend the time to come to my site to comment then I need to take the time to comment on yours as well. 
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