Free Web Traffic Tips for Web Sites
Give freebies. Who doesn’t like a freebie?! Online freebies are commonplace and they leave the visitor wanting more when they are well written and informative introductory materials. Consider such freebies as:
- Giving away an eBook with your ad on it. Allow your visitors to also give the freebie away. This’ll increase your ad exposure and increase web traffic to your website at the same time;
- Holding free online classes or seminars. They could be held in your website’s chat room. The idea of "live" information will definitely entice people to visit your website. You will become known as an expert on the topic.
- Giving visitors a free entry into your contest or sweepstakes. The prizes should be something of interest or value to your visitors. Most people who enter will continually revisit your web site to get the results.
- Letting visitors download free software such as freeware, shareware, demos etc. You could even turn part of your site into a free software directory. If you created the software, include your ad inside and let other people give it away.
- Targeting specific groups who might worry about using the internet with free classes in using it on your site – senior citizens, busy workers etc. might find these convenient and alluring.
- Offering free online services or utilities from your website. For instance, they could be search engine submitting, copywriting proofreading etc. The service or utility should be helpful to your target audience.
- Giving free consulting to people who visit your website. You could offer your knowledge via e-mail or by telephone. People will consider this a huge value because consulting fees can be very expensive.
- Offering a free start-up package that has a finite time; enough time for the customer to practice with your online product and like it enough to pay for continued use.
- Sending out free CD-Roms, CDs, DVDs etc. that contain starter packs or teasers to encourage the customer to use your site more.
- Offering free screensavers or templates for business cards, cards, writing paper etc., anything that a customer can print out.
Here are 40 simple actions you can take to get started.
1. Your website design is the first impression. Make sure it is
professional and relevant to the subject matter.
2. Navigation must be intuitive. If visitors can’t find what they are
looking for easily, they will question your competence in providing
what they want.
3. Make the website personal by giving it its own tone and voice.
People buy people.
4. Follow the HEART rule of creating online content. (Reminder: HEART
stands for Honest, Exclusive, Accurate, Relevant and Timely.)
5. Use language that is appropriate to the audience. It will build empathy.
6. Regularly add new content to your site. It shows that the business
is alive and kicking.
7. Review all links. Doubts will quickly form in your visitors’ minds
if links don’t work or, worse still, take them to error pages.
8. Good grammar and spelling matter. Errors give the impression of
sloppiness and carelessness.
9. Don’t make outrageous and unbelievable claims, like "Read this blog
and you’ll be a millionaire by the end of the week." People are used
to scams, get-rich-quick schemes and rip-offs.
10. Publish REAL testimonials and third-party endorsements. Try to
always use real names and link to websites where possible. Some sites
show images of letters sent by happy customers.
11. Publish case studies about customers you have helped, who use your
product, etc.
12. Don’t put down, curse or insult competitors. It’s unprofessional.
It is better to offer an objective comparison of competitive services
or products.
13. Focus on building your long-term reputation, not on making quick sales.
14. Write articles for humans, not search engines.
15. Make your ‘About Us’ page personal and comprehensive. It plays an
important part in making visitors feel comfortable that real people
are behind the site.
16. Publish your photo or the photos of the key people involved with
the site. Again, this reinforces the fact that there are real people
behind the screenshots.
17. Clearly identify who is behind the site. Nothing creates more
suspicion than a site that tries to hide the identity of its
publishers.
18. on the ‘Contact Us’ page, provide an email form, telephone
number, fax and address of the company. In <?xml:namespace prefix =
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w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>, it is a legal requirement for sites
taking funds, but even sites driven by advertising will benefit from
openness.
19. Provide a telephone number that people can call and talk to a person.
20. Provide Web addresses linked to the website domain, not addresses
from free webmail services such as Hotmail and Gmail.
.
21. Think carefully about reciprocal links. If your site is about
organic food and you have links to Party Poker, people are going to
question your integrity.
22. Think carefully about the adverts you display on your site.
Ensure that they are relevant to your subject and audience.
23. Write and publish your privacy policy. Be clear about what you
will and will not do with any personal data you collect. State that
you adhere to all data protection laws. Make it easy to read and don’t
use legal gobbledygook.
24. Write and publish a security policy. State what measures you take
to ensure that all transactions are secure as well as how well you
handle customers data.
25. Ensure that you have a security and privacy policy which is linked
from the footer on every page. Make the link more prominent on all
the order pages.
26. Clearly publish your guarantee. I would recommend making it a 100%
money-back guarantee if possible.
27. Clearly state your refund and returns policy.
28. If you use PayPal, put the PayPal logo on your site. If you have
a merchant services account with a major bank like Citibank or HSBC,
put its logo on your site.
29. Use Google search on your site for two reasons. First, it is a
great search solution which will help your visitors find what they are
looking for. Second, having the Google name on your site instills
trust.
30 If there are well-known industry associations for your subject,
join up and put their logos on your site.
31. Have a forum on your site and respond quickly to questions. Have
the attitude that you are happy to help others without receiving
immediate reward. As the old saying goes, ‘Givers always gain.’
32. Allow people to comment on articles. Interactivity and an
exchange of views build community and a sense of involvement.
33. If people provide constructive criticism or comments in the forum,
don’t delete them, but respond with your point of view.
34. Use the words ‘secure website’ whenever you try to get any
information from visitors, including newsletter sign-ups, forum input
and payment.
35. on every page, state, "We take your privacy and security very
seriously." Link the statement to the security and privacy policy.
36. If you are selling a subscription, offer a low-cost, entry-level
option. This could be a one-day taster, ‘a week before billing
starts’ or a monthly trial.
37. only ask for information from customers that you really need. For
example, for an email newsletter sign-up, the only information you
REALLY need is an email address, so that is all you should ask for.
38. If you have pricing on your website, make it transparent. I
recently went to buy a book which was advertised for $10. When I
checked out, they added tax, post and packaging, and the final bill
was $19.50. I didn’t buy it as I felt they had deliberately tried to
mislead me.
39. Start a small newsletter of your company/services & circulate it
among your clients/employees. Also, publish it on your website
regularly.
40. Allow people to "unsubscribe" from your mailing list. This may
sound very obvious, but I have found that many websites still don’t
follow it.
Maheshg
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Media advisory,
Monday, May 17, 2010, 11:50 a.m.,
St. Lawrence Hall, 155 King Street East, The Great Hall, third floor,
TPS, TPSB and Ontario Human Rights Commission
celebrate new milestone
Broadcast time: 17:00
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Public Information
416−808−7100
A major joint initiative between the Toronto Police Service (TPS), the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB), and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to bring about institutional change in combating racism and discrimination celebrates a new milestone.
An event celebrating the projects completion is being held today at 11:50 a.m, at St. Lawrence Hall.
Toronto Mayor David Miller will be the keynote speaker.
The Human Rights Project Charter, launched in 2007, arose out of a need to address human rights concerns about police that were being brought before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The three−year project involved a working group of staff from each of the three organizations.
Their task was to look at human rights issues in the employment policies and
the delivery of police services. In particular, the working group examined recruitment, selection, promotion &retention, police learning, accountability and public education. A series of strategies to deal with each area was developed. The partners agree that, through research, analysis, dialogue and the exchange of new ideas, real progress has been achieved in all these areas.
“This unique project has enabled the Toronto Police Service to learn a great deal about how it can deliver its services in a fair, equitable and bias−free manner and respond better to, and reflect, the communities it serves,” Chief Bill Blair said. “I am confident that the relationships we have established through this partnership will be long−lasting as we continue to work
together to provide quality policing services to all Torontonians.”
Toronto Police Services Board Chair Alok Mukherjee said: “We are proud of this Project Charter and the cooperative way in which we have all established productive working relationships with the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Our efforts through this joint venture will ensure that the Toronto Police Service continues to provide effective policing that is accountable and sensitive to community needs,” Mukherjee said. “The benefits of this
project will no doubt continue to be felt for years to come.”
Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall said: “I am delighted with the many positive results that have come out of this unique partnership project and the constructive steps that the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Police Services Board have taken to address human rights concerns.
While there is still work to do, this project serves as an ideal example of how such partnerships can help others also create a culture of human rights within their organizations.”
Participants will be available for interviews after the event.
For more information, please contact:
Sandy Adelson − Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications
Toronto Police Services Board
Tel: 416−808−8090
Afroze Edwards − Senior Communications Officer
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Tel: 416−314−4528
Inspector Anil Anand
Public Information
Tel: 416−808−7100
George Christopoulos, Public Information, for for the Ontario Human Rights Commission
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http://www.UndergroundTrainingLab.com In early 2008 I spoke at the Secret Society of Traffic and Conversion Seminar for my friends Buck Rizvi and Brock Felt. The attendees paid thousands to be there but I’m sharing my 3 hour presentation from the seminar with you for free. I outlined the social networking and web 2.0 strategies that I personally use to drive tons of traffic to build my list and make more sales. I covered dozens of topics including, but not limited to, internet marketing, creating a sales funnel, search engine optimization (seo), myspace, youtube, squidoo, email marketing, wordpress, rss feeds, openx ad server, affiliate marketing, blogs, getting more traffic to your sites, social profile pages, social networking, social media, and more!
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The average consumer is confronted with over 36,000 commercial messages per day.
Decision makers face even more options. All available space is being bought up and sold as advertising space. Advertising exposure is increasing exponentially, and this naturally affects your cost of sales and therefore your margins. It now costs three times more to get just half the results you used to get. What to do?
You have two choices. You can work harder, which is tactical, short-term and comprised of reactive, daily activities. Or you can work smarter, which is strategic, based on a long-range plan and objective. Your strategy should drive your tactics, not vice-versa. Strategists understand the big picture they’re creating. They agree with Michael Gerber, who said, “If you’re not working ON your business, you’ll soon be OUT of business.” So they create strategies that minimize cost and risk and maximize efficiency.
Statistically, motorists slow down when they see a police car to avoid a speeding ticket. Did you know they speed up again within only half a mile? That’s how quickly you’re forgotten by your clients and prospects if you don’t have a strategy that will create ongoing, unique, varied exposure and value. Strategists set goals and consistently work towards them, which leverages the Reticular Activating Systems of all those involved in the process. Involving others in your planning and creating joint ventures and win/win partnerships is essential.
Large companies know this. 90% of corporate executives surveyed felt a Joint Venture with another company was “absolutely essential” to maintain their competitive edge. At least 20% of the revenues in the Fortune 500 and International 2,000 are now coming from Joint Ventures. This strategic approach works in any size business and cuts the clutter to shreds, resulting in increased margins and staff retention, reduced customer attrition, radically decreased cost of sales and risk and exponential growth.
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Ich suchte nach Kontaktanzeigen aus Berlin
Darf man solche Gedanken haben? . Ich habe eine Frau, die ich sehr liebe, zwei nette wohl geratene Kinder. Alles könnte gut sein, wäre da nicht der Sex. Meine Frau will einfach nicht so oft, wie ich es brauche . Wahre Diskussionsrunden haben wir darüber hinter uns gebracht . Leider ohne eine Änderung herbei geführt zu haben.
Einmal im Monat Sex zu haben ist nun wirklich sehr dürftig . Zumal meine Frau auch nicht bereit ist, mal etwas Neues auszuprobieren. Immer nur Sex im Bett? … Nicht sehr befriedigend.
Vor einigen Wochen bin dann durch Zufall im Internet, auf einer Webseite, auf eine kleine Anzeige aufmerksam geworden. Sie sucht Ihn in Berlin . Mein Interesse war geweckt . Es war eine Seitensprung Agentur , die sich auf die Hauptstadt Berlin spezialisiert hat. Selbst komme ich aus Hamburg . Bin jedoch durch meinen Beruf im Schnitt zweimal pro Monat für 2 Tage in Berlin. Das Seitensprung Forum habe ich zwar von A bis Z durchgelesen, da dies für mich absolutes Neuland war . Angemeldet habe ich mich jedoch nicht. Ich hatte noch Schiss . Was wenn meine Frau etwas merken sollte?
Den Monat darauf, hatte ich wieder Termine in Berlin . Sofort fiel mir wieder dieser Seitensprung Chat ein, als ich daran ging mein Stammhotel für die Übernachtung zu buchen. Erneut schob ich den Gedanken beiseite und konzentrierte mich auf meine Arbeit .
Meine Termine in Berlin liefen wie am Schnürchen und ich konnte wirklich sehr gute Geschäfte zum Abschluß bringen. Im Hotel angekommen ging ich erst einmal unter die Dusche und wollte anschließend ein schönes Bierchen in der Hotelbar trinken und meine Emails checken. Mit dem Laptop computer unter dem Arm ging ich hinunter zur Bar, bestellte mir ein Bier und startete den Computer.
Das ganze Thema faszinierte mich und so öffnete ich den Web browser und gab bei Yahoo den Begriff Kontaktanzeigen aus Berlin ein. Das Problem mit dem fehlenden Sex in meiner Ehe ließ mich einfach nicht los. Meine Güte habe ich gestaunt als ich las wie viele Ergebnisse Google da für mich hatte. Ich beschloß zunächst die ersten 10 Ergebnisse zu inspizieren . Da waren zum Teil Sachen dabei, puh, das kann doch nie und nimmer mit rechten Dingen zugehen. Geile Schlampen für den Seitensprung Berlin war die Schlagzeile . Und total offene Fotos mit Gesicht zeigen? Nackt? Verheiratet sollen sie auch sein, wie ich, aber annoncieren für Sie sucht Ihn in Berlin ? Ich zweifelte an deren Echtheit. Ich jedenfalls würde mein Foto nicht auf solchen Webseiten haben wollen 
Schließlich sollte meine Frau nichts davon erfahren. Auch heute fasste ich nicht den Mut mich für so etwas wie Berlin Seitensprung Berlin oder dergleichen anzumelden. Mein Fazit waren zwei Agenturen . Aber, ich wollte sie erst noch weiter unter die Lupe nehmen.
Auf meiner Rückfahrt nach Köln musste ich andauernd an diese Sachen – erotische Treffen Berlin – usw. denken. Der Gedanke ließ mich nicht los . Ich ging alle Für und Wider sorgsam während der Fahrt durch und beschloß, mich noch mehr zu informieren. Vielleicht gibt es ja auch Webseiten, die Tipps zum Seitensprung kostenlos anbieten . Der Entschluß mich doch für Kontaktanzeigen aus Berlin anzumelden, wuchs von Stunde zu Stunde. Mit einem Seitensprung Schlachtplan , sollte es doch möglich sein, dass der Partner nichts davon erfährt, sagte ich mir.
In den darauf folgenden Tagen entwarf ich einen Schlachtplan . Ich fühlte mich nun gerüstet an die Auswahl des richtigen Angebotes für einen Seitensprung in Berlin heranzugehen. Aus einem Seitensprung-Ratgeber wußte ich, dass es am sichersten sei, solch einen Mitgliedsbeitrag stets in Bar auf einem Postamt oder Bank einzuzahlen. Es galt eine Agentur zu finden, die auch Barzahlungen akzeptiert und die auch für mein Vorhaben “Sie sucht Ihn in Berlin” geeignet erschien.
Angebot A und B, also die zwei Erotik Agenturen die einen zweifellosen Eindruck auf mich gemacht hatten, nahm ich nun genauer ins Visier . Entschied mich dann für die eine , da dort beides von mir gesuchte erfüllt. Ich konnte die Mitgliedschaft Bar in einer Post einzahlen und die Agentur hatte auch die Rubrik ” Seitensprung in Berlin “. Um sicher zu sein , rief ich dort in der Agentur an, mit unterdrückter Rufnummer natürlich, da dort eine normale Festnetznummer angegeben war für den Kundendienst . Es wurde mir alles genau so bestätigt, wie ich es auf der Webseite bereits gelesen hatte.
Zwei Tage später ging ich zur einer Bank und zahlte den Beitrag ein. Dabei fand ich es sehr angenehm, dass die Empfängeradresse nichts auf Seitensprung Berlin oder Sex oder sonst etwas anzügliches, schließen ließ. Sehr schön, dass man für die Verwendung keine verräterischen Dinge angeben musste wie Seitensprung Berlin oder ähnliches angeben. Boß meine Emailadresse. Ich zahlte, erhielt meinen Beleg, den ich später per Fax an die Agentur senden wollte. Da dadurch eine direkte Freischaltung erfolgen würde.
Alles traf so ein, wie mir am Telefon gesagt wurde . Ca. 30 Minuten nachdem ich meinen Einzahlungsbeleg gefaxt hatte, erhielt ich meine Zugangsdaten . Natürlich war ich gespannt, ob all die anderen Zusagen auch so toll eintreffen würden .
Es ist einfach gigantisch. Man fühlt sich wieder in die Jugend versetzt. Das Herz pocht, obwohl man den Gegenüber doch gar nicht kennt. Aber allein schon das ganze Prozedere des kennenlernens machte mich furchtbar raschig. Auf alle Fälle steht mein allererstes Date in 3 Wochen an. Obwohl ich furchtbar nervös bin, freue ich mich tierisch darauf endlich neue Erfahrungen machen zu können.
