Jim’s top traffic generation tips
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 - 8:32 am
Jim’s top traffic tips
I just got back from an Internet marketing conference and I picked up some great ideas.
One of the presenters, Matt Bacak presented his top list of traffic generating ideas. It was quite informative.
I thought I’d pass along some of what he shared and also add in a couple of ideas that have worked very well for me.
I’ll present the ideas in reverse order…saving the best for last based on MY experience.
Let’s start with the weakest idea, but an idea that deserves addressing.
8. SEO
I have to mention SEO (search engine optimization) since I’m talking about traffic. I’ve benefited from SEO at times, but then all my hard work goes up in smoke a few months later. I’m not a big fan of following SEO trends.
Let’s just say there are TWO kinds of SEO experts. There are SEO experts who are using useless, outdated, irrelevant techniques, and then there are SEO experts whose ideas will soon be useless, outdated and irrelevant. In other words, what works today won’t work tomorrow GUARANTEED.
The best way to make sure you always rank well in the search engines is to provide original relevant content on your sites. That’s what all the search engines like to reward. You can only trick the search engine so long before you get caught and get dropped.
7. Blogging
I’m just starting to use some strategies that involve blogging, but it seems to be going well. I’ll fill you in later when I’m more confident in the strategies I’ve learned.
6. Press Releases
Forget the days of faxing press releases to all the major media outlets. Now you can go to prweb.com and FOR FREE you can submit an article or new release. The beauty of this strategy is that your article will be archived for a VERY long time and start showing up on search engines all over the web. This is a great free traffic tool. Matt suggested that you pay to be able to track your stats when using prweb.com. I’ve always just used the free version and have gotten good results.
5. Affiliates
I get a lot of traffic from AFFILIATES. I believe that every web site that sells a product should have an affiliate program. Reward your affiliates handsomely for sending you traffic. We pay our affiliates 50% of every sale. This link tells you how to join our affiliate program.
To tap into the power of eBay as a traffic generation machine check out my all time best seller “The Silent Sales Machine Hiding on eBay”. (Note: all customers who buy that book before the end of August 2006 will get my new eBook found at parttimeplan.com FREE). For details see ParrtTimePlan.com
4. Article submission
I’ve just begun using this strategy, but already I’m seeing HUGE results. ANYONE can write simple informative articles and submit them to article directories. The key is to include a “signature” line at the end of the article that points to your website. I’ve just added a new feature to my personal resource page that lists all the major article submission sites. You can also use this tool to blast your articles out to hundreds of article sites at once. Very cool stuff…and a ton of traffic!
(NOTE: Jim’s personal ”resource page” is available ONLY to customers who buy or have ever bought “The Silent Sales Machine” from SilentSalesMachine.com. There is a link inside that book that takes you to the “resource page”.)
3. Joint Ventures
A joint venture is how I had my first great sales day on the Internet. I had an eBook that I was trying to sell so I went looking for anyone with an email mailing list full of names of people interested in my topic. I offered a 50% split of every sale and gave the list owner a short article. She sent the article to her list and BAM $600 to her and $600 to me.
I’ve done countless JV’s since then. You can also buy paid advertising in many email newsletters as well. If you buy an ad spot you keep all the sales instead of splitting the sales. I talk more about how and where to find large mailing list owners who are willing to do JV’s or advertising in my book “The Silent Sales Machine”.
2. EBay traffic strategies
Since eBay is the MOST popular website in the world (behind a few search engines) you are CRAZY if you aren’t tapping into that source of traffic. That’s what my book “The Silent Sales Machine” is all about so I won’t hit this topic too hard, but doesn’t it make sense to try to do something with the 1,000 auction visitors that your eBay listings get besides sell just one item one time?
1. Have your own newsletter
There is one guaranteed way to get a SWARM of traffic ANYTIME you want. It’s not complicated at all. Start an opt-in mailing list and send your loyal customers (like I’m doing right now) information that they want and need. The favorite tool that I use to manage my lists is aweber.com. The larger your list and the stronger your credibility the more traffic you’ll get. Hint: I like to use the #2 idea to grow my #1 idea.
Send me your traffic tips and we’ll spread the word!
Jim Cockrum
Jim,
An excellent article which really sums up some top traffic tips. My favourite is articles - articles can get your site indexed and listed within 24 hours.
Thxs
Mark
[[reply from Jim]] : Great point Mark. When it comes to speed it\’s hard to beat articles.
Jim
Very informative! I just keep learning from you! I had not known about that free PR site. I think that is great not only to let people know you are now out there but also, as you said, the announcement will be archived and hopefully come up a few times as well during searches. Thanks so much!
Keep up the Great Work!
Rachel
Hey Jim,
Thanks for the tips on Traffic Generation. We recently corresponded via email and I appreciate your personal response. I bought your eBook Silent Sales Machine and am applying some ideas into my eBay auctions. Congrats on your adoption of your fifth child - a thing we have in common, number of children.
Take care and keep up the good work,
Wayne Larimore
http://HomeBiz.Waynester.Net
[[reply from Jim]] - thank Wayne. Aren\’t kids great - it\’s a daily reminder of what is really important. We\’ll have number 5 home after the new year. We are going to Guatemala this time and finally getting a girl!
Hi Jim,
Simple but effective article. I subscribed to your newsletter too after reading this useful article.
thanks
Rajesh
Hi Jim,
I subscribe to many gurus\’ newsletters but yours is a must-read. Also, I\’ve bought both Silent Sales and your Auction Traffic ebooks, and I\’m considering buying your 321tix. Thanks for all your tips.
Ray
[[reply from Jim]]: Thanks for the kind feedback - I\’ll keep firing out the good info if you guys keep reading it and using it!
Jim,
I have been going over a lot of information about internet information business and your Silent Sales Machine is the best…obviously I am trying to digest as much as I can and have CONFUSION just on the edge of my feelings about this subject.You help to push that confusion away.
Your videos are great in explaining. Problem: Many people who are interested still use dialup and cannot adequately download the videos. I would like to address this issue and the solution in an e-book or some other venue. Any suggestions? Harry
[[reply from admin]]: high speed dial up should work okay for most…it\’s more an issue of how much memory you have available on your computer. If you have many applications open already the videos seem to drag a bit. If they are locking up on you try closing all apps or try rebooting to completely free up all available memory.
Thanks for the help Jim!! Great information for anyone!!
JIM PLEASE GIVE ME MORE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT !!!!! YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP!!!!! I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT NEWSLETTER
THANKS BOB
Thanks again for the info Jim. I dont know where you find the time in the day to do what you do,but i always feel inspired by your sage - like knowledge of Ebay and the net !!
Keep it up.
Jim,
Thanks for all the helpful info you packed into this post to your blog. I’ve got your ebooks and am working to put all of your teaching to good use and become successful online. You are such a giving person and I appreciate all the time you spend educating so many people. Keep up the great work!
Your friend,
Kevin
Jim
I’m new and sooooo confused, but with your emails and blog I’m learning alot. God bless you for sharing your knowledge with others who are climbing the ladder to success…Keep up the good work!
Jim,
Please do a write up on affiliates and subscriptions. I love your blog it looks wonderful. And I haven’t a clue on how to make mine look anything like yours. I see so much data about affiliates and I have to say I’m very confused. There are so many and I don’t have a clue on how much I can really make,which company I can make money off of and which will really make me hardly anything. I know you’re into eBay but could you help us with affiliates and subscriptions, I don’t know anything about subscriptions. Also I am about to do my first auction, I do have your book silent sales machine, I only have bought two things on eBay, do I have to buy more things so people will buy from me?