when to refuse links

Links, my fellow newbies, could mean traffic. I had been talking about this in many of the previous blog entries I made, that in order to increase our number of visitors we need to link and get linked with as many websites or weblogs as possible. While it is true that we have to be choosy regarding the compatibility of the sites' content, as new site or blog owners, it is not a very good idea to turn down offers for link exchange even if the sites are of different content. Not yet. Our target at this very early stage of our career is to get our site to be noticed, to develop visibility, to let others know that we exist. Let's say your site's content has something to do with hotels and here's someone whose site is dedicated to a discussion of making more money. It is shortsighted to say that those interested in hotels will only be interested in hotels and not in making money. Let's say your site is about motherhood and here's a site that deals with all sorts of cars. Do you think mothers are only focused on improving their motherhood skills and will not be interested to look at sites selling beautiful cars?

My point is this. As new website owners or blog owners we need to expand our horizon, open our doors to all possibilities. Your site will never see the light of day if you think one site is not good enough to be linked to your site because yours have a different content in there. That, my friend is thinking small.

When do you refuse links? The answer is this: When your site has become very popular it is getting 15,000 to 20,000 visitors a day, then and only then can you have that high and mighty attitude which is not expected of site owners still struggling for recognition to tell those who want to exchange links with you that your site is of an entirely different specie.

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real traffic, yes vs. artificial traffic, no

Traffic. How does one gain real traffic in one's site?

This is one problem all new web owners have to face and solve if they are really serious about getting money from their sites. Advertisers want sites with many visitors. Obviously. The more visitors, the more chances their products or services will get the much-needed visibility to their targetted market. This also means more chances of earning more for the web owners whose sites carry ads for certain advertisers. Considering the relationship between visitors and the earnings derived from their visits, it is no wonder therefore that the primary concern of newbies is to have traffic in their sites. Because of this need or problem, a new breed of online marketers have come up with fast and easy solutiions to this problem. Thus, you get invited to sites that sell traffic or promise you this much traffic in exchange for something, money or service. But the purpose is to drive artificial traffic to your site.

Paying a certain site in order to drive visitors to your sites is not playing the game clean and square. Google does not condone this type of artificially-driven traffic. You need to work out ways of increasing traffic and the best guarantee is having first of all, a very good site so that a visit will result to another visit in the future. And always believe in word-of-mouth. Once some people notice how great your site is, they will refer it to others who will also do the same thing with their other friends. A good site will never let you down. Another way of getting in visitors is by having link exchange. Have your site linked to as many sites you know, and if possible, do all your mighty best to get linked to sites that are popular, sites that already have many visitors.

Never, never make the mistake of submitting your sites to sites that promise to give you thousands of visitors if you pay or accomplish the task of clicking 250 sites a day. That will be against the rules.

people sell their ideas

I am sure you have heard about a number of successful website owners who are now enjoying the fruits of their success in terms of thousands of dollars in revenues per week. This is true and in fact they are putting everything, all their "secrets", in a book which they are sharing but not for free.

Several times I had followed such links to finally get the answer or the formula to online success in money-making. Yes, they want to help. I can read that between the lines, this eagerness to share their finds. But not really. For you need to shelve out a few dollars to get a copy of the e-book.

After being truly motivated and you could not wait to get hold of the whole "secret", comes the real business: MARKETING BOOKS and IDEAS at super low prices. They are everywhere. If you are willing to buy one, you may do so by sending payment through Paypal or credit card.

People are no longer sharing their ideas for free. See? You can actually sell "an idea" by packaging it into an e-book and selling it. So long as there are people who want to know what you have to say about certain issues, there will be orders and money will start pouring in.

It is time to think about it. What is it that you know very well and which people do not know yet and would like to know? If you think this knowledge is marketable, I strongly suggest that you better start writing your e-book

is it all worth it?

In a forum where I am actively participating and earning as a member, www.Mylot.com/?ref=funny52f one member was inviting anyone interested to sign up to a site that pays monthly to display banners of their site. Payment is per number of banners you display and you also get paid for the clicks people make on these banners.

My question is, is it all worth it? I mean taking chances on some of these new sites that do not have any track record yet? Of course, I know that sites need to start somewhere but I believe that going for legitimate sites that are already recognized and known for their good practices is more advisable. If certain ads will go against or will be in conflict with the ads that you already have in your site, then it is best to make a choice between this or that. I cannot imagine putting all other ads from different paying sites on your page. It will be like a riot. There is going to be chaos when there is too much clutter.

My final word is, keep the most legitimate one. That is where real money is.

the secret

The number one secret to driving traffic to your site is getting the right link. Just what do we mean by "the right link"? By this we mean getting linked to an already popular website or weblog which has its own loyal followers of say, 15,000 to 20,000 hits per day. The next question is, how? How do we get linked to such a site?

There are such sites that will link you for a monthly fee for sure and real visitors in real time. There are also sites that "sell" traffic, and the number depends on how much you can afford to pay. However, if you have a friend who owns a site with his own number of visitors, you can ask him for link exchange. You may also do the same with other new web owners who share the same problem.

The secret is out. Getting linked to a popular website is the surest way to drive traffic to your own. Go for it now.As a newbie we need to hit the streets to find this secret Messiah.

Oplink4traffic

About two months ago an effort to drive traffic to new blogsites was launched. It was dubbed "Oplink4traffic" which stands for Operation Link for Traffic which was based on the principle that the number of new blogsites or websites is good enough to create the much-needed hits or visitors newbies need. There were only quite a few who responded and so the drive just sort of faded away.

Driving traffic to one's site is one of the biggest problems new website or weblog owners have to deal with. You will know this when you will have your own site. It is difficult to get noticed most especially that there are thousands of new websites or weblogs that are created everyday. Your site must be extraordinarily loaded with useful content and with multiple affiliations to amount to anything especially with Google.

Traffic. Hits. Visitors. Affiliations. Links. They are the same dog with different collars. We want people to come to our site. What do we do? First , get the site noticed. Make people know that your site exists. One way of doing this is by joining in different forums where you can freely invite people to your site. Next, submit your site to blog or site directories. Third, link exchange---link them and they link you back. Use search-friendly keywords that will make your site appear when people type in what they are searching. And last but not the least, update your site regularly for it to be worth a comeback.

start with a bang

One mistake people make who want to make money online is to submit or publish their websites without regard for their quality. This sense of haste or impatience often leads to failure in terms of getting the attention of visitors which seems to be the end-all and be-all of any site's continued existence.

Getting traffic should start long before your site gets viewed by anyone. Do not make the mistake most website owners make of rushing the site for publication in order to make money. No. See to it that before your site is out that it has already all the ingredients of a good website. With this, there are big chances for it to be visited and revisited.

What are the ingredients of a good site? Let us make that as our next blog entry.

In the meantime, don't forget today's tip: Start with a big bang! Create a really good website before publishing it.