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The Top 10 Totally Free Traffic Tactics of ALL-TIME!
By Dearl Miller, Trafficology.com

Trafficology has spent the past 10 years researching and developing, testing and tracking every web traffic creation and conversion tactic imaginable. And now, I’m going to share with you the final results. These are the top 10 totally free traffic tactics of all-time!

These are not washed-up, old marketing tactics that don’t work anymore…far from it.

In fact, in a recent real-life campaign Willie Crawford used these exact same tactics to produce over a million highly targeted visitors to a brand-new site, in just 60-days, without spending a single penny.

These tactics are so powerful we call them the “X Factor”. And the truth is X-Factor gets traffic faster.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #10 is: "Recapturing Misdirected Traffic"

While numerous webmasters struggle with getting enough traffic, millions of people click on links everyday and don't get what they are looking for. You can fix that by simply focusing on Recapturing Misdirected Traffic. Two quick and easy ways to do this are:

• Re-direct your own traffic
• Re-direct other people's traffic

To re-direct your own traffic, simply spend time looking at your log files. Figure out what keywords visitors are searching for that you’re not properly targeting.

Identify which pages people are trying to visit but can’t find.

Create a custom 404 error page to replace the current and lame: "Sorry - Page Not Found". Make your error page useful by adding search box, site-map, links to your most viewed pages and most commonly purchased products. There are even tools available that will automatically determine exactly what each lost visitor is looking for and then re-direct them to the correct, profitable destination.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #9 is: "Joint Venture Traffic"

Many professional marketers consider JVs to be the Top Traffic Tactic of all time.

AND many of million dollar web marketers use Joint Ventures as their sole source of traffic.

JVs can be an extremely potent source of absolutely free web traffic, but the truth is (shockingly) they are only the 9th most powerful method.

(Yes...there really are 8 even more powerful and still absolutely free traffic tactics.)

When thinking of joint ventures, consider how you can approach someone who has a large list, a busy website, and terrific contacts or credibility… then convince them to work with you.

1. You are really looking for ways to:
2. Leverage Other's Lists of Subscribers
3. Leverage Your Own List of Subscribers
4. Leverage Other's Website Traffic
5. Leverage You Website Traffic
6. Form Strategic Partnerships And Alliances
7. Leverage The Relationships Of Others
   (JV Brokers And Friends Of Friends)

At first glance these 6 points are not earth shattering. But there is a subtle science behind combining these 6 items in a way that creates the perfect storm of online profits.

The truth is with JVs, like many things in life, the missing key to success is NOT OBVIOUS. The answer you're looking for is counter-intuitive. And even when I reveal it to you, it may not make complete and total sense at first.

In fact I've already told you the answer…it's right there in those 6 points above. But unless you've already mastered the art of joint ventures you probably can't see it.

So...what is the secret key to JV success?

Two words: Approach & Leverage

Most people try to hit the home-run JV right of the bat. They try to find the biggest list or the site with the most traffic and line up a JV.

BUT it never works.

Never start at the top. The key to creating a swarm of JV Traffic is approaching & leveraging your way to the top. It's just like that guy who traded a paper-clip for his dream house. He didn't go around asking people with a house to trade for his paper clip. And you can't go around asking people with all the traffic to do a JV with you.

Just as the paper-clip guy found innovative ways to approach and leverage his way up in the world, you too need to find creative ways to approach and leverage your way up to the top of your own niche.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #8 is: "Viral Software and Products"

This is quite possibly the most under-estimated web traffic generation tactics of all-time.

Viral Tools are like the red-headed step-child of the web marketing world. But, while unfavored by many, the undeniable fact is Viral Tools are a seriously huge source of extremely high-quality visitors.

Case-in-point: 17 year-old Ashley Qualls. You may have recently read about her in Fast Company or seen her on The View. She gets 7 million visitors a month to her MySpace Layouts site, without spending a single penny on advertising.

Yep...that's all totally free traffic, entirely because of her Viral Tools.

But it's not just Ashley and it's not just MySpace Layouts....anyone in any niche can create traffic using Viral Tools.

In fact, one Trafficology.com Member built an entire online publishing empire from the viral traffic being generated by his branded "Star-Spangle Solitaire" program.

AND another Trafficology.com Member created a viral online golfing game that generates thousands of highly-targeted visitors to their golfing apparel site every single day.

So...look-down on them if you choose, but if traffic is what you want, Viral Tools is an absolutely great way to get it.

Viral Tools create traffic in 3 ways:

1st - They create a huge number of high-quality one-way links back to your site.

2nd - They give you major boost in the Search Engines

3rd - They build up your brand, getting people to remember your domain name and type it directly into their web browser.

And besides creating traffic, there are dozens of other ways Viral Tools can help market your product, build-up a relationship with your prospects and monetize your traffic.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #7 is: "Using Autoresponders to bring customers back"

Autoresponders are a modern marvel of web marketing; some even say they’re a miracle. I just call them the perfect way to tap into the highest-quality, most valuable source of web traffic...Repeat Visitors.

Quite simply, an autoresponder is a marketing tool that enables you to send messages to prospects over time. You just load several pre-written messages into the system and the Autoresponder will automatically personalize and send them out at pre-determined times in the future.

The secret behind the mega traffic generation power of Autoresponders is their amazing ability to automatically build a personal, 1-on-1 relationship with each and every person who joins your list.

The old rule of thumb said it took 7-10 contacts with a prospect before they will make a purchase. That is considered the standard amount of time it takes a prospect to get to know you, and become familiar enough with you that they'll actually listen to your marketing.

Before the web, these contacts were done via advertising, mailing and follow-up phone calls.

All very expensive and time-consuming…

BUT nowadays, you only need to do it once…because you have an Autoresponder. You can simply write out a series of 7-10 emails, load them into your Autoresponder and build up a relationship with every prospect automatically.

Genius! It's an automatic rapport builder.

Then, after all the hard-work is done, it will automatically send people to your site to close the deal too.

Autoresponders:
• Are a great source of on-going sustainable traffic
• Are a phenomenal affiliate and JV recruiting tool
• Keep driving people back to your site again and again and again and again....
• Can be used to send emails, voicemails, postcards, direct mail…even RSS feeds and Blog posts
• Can scientifically increase your conversion rate and provide a major BOOST to your profits.

ALL Automatically.

Just set-it and forget-it...and it keeps driving and re-driving more and more traffic to your site - forever.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #6 is: "Build Your Own Affiliate Program"

If you could choose only one web traffic tactic, starting an Affiliate Program should be it.

An Affiliate Program can be the foundation for many, many marketing opportunities.

And best of all, you only pay affiliates after they make a sale.

It's better than free, it's guaranteed profitable traffic.

It's X Factor Traffic!

In fact building your own affiliate program is such an important traffic tactic that I'm going to give you a 17-page PDF and a 94-minute audio lesson on exactly how to start your own affiliate program.

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X Factor Traffic Tactic #5 is: "Recycling Existing Traffic"

The term "creating traffic" is a misnomer. The fact is we're not actually creating traffic at all. What we are really doing is finding out where the traffic already is and then re-directing to the places we want it to be.

AND one of the very best places to find the traffic we want is on our own website.

People already on your site are significantly more likely to buy another product than someone else who has never made a purchase at all. And right now (right when they've just opted-in or made a purchase) is the exact right time to present another offer or show them another page.

Mark Joyner calls this the "Buying Loop". Joe Vitale calls it a "Buying Trance".

I just call it an absolutely great source of extremely profitable web traffic.

You never want to close the "Buying Loop". You always want to continually feed great deals to visitors who are in a "Buying Trance". And it doesn't cost you anything. In fact, since they’re already on your site, every extra purchase they make is pure profit.

Bottom line, as Willie Crawford says: "Always, Always, Always Give Them Somewhere Else To Go!"

If you don't...someone else will.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #4 is: "Public Domain Content On Your Sites"

Whoever said, "Content is King" is a genius. Top quality content creates top quality traffic - Period.

Forget about SEO tricks, instead simply focus on adding more and more high-quality content to you site (assuming you know how to do keyword research) and you'll have all the traffic you'll ever need.

-> Good content attract the search engines.

-> Good content attracts one-way inbound links.

-> Good content attracts blog posts, bookmarks and publicity.

-> Good content attracts real visitors.

So then, the million dollar question is: "Where does all this content come from?"

Well...you could write it.

And...you could buy it.

But...there's a better way.

You could use totally free, very high-quality Public Domain Content on your site instead. There are reams and reams and Gigabytes and Gigabytes of totally free content out there, on every topic imaginable, ready for you to use. You can take almost any public domain work, break it into pieces and then post it on your website to attract search engine traffic.

You can also use that content to create mini-courses or autoresponders. You can use the content as-is for free. You can modify it to create a "derivative work" that you can then copyright and sell. You can even create an audio version or video presentations...all without ever having to write a single word of your own.

Yes...the $5 Articles, Reprint-Rights and PLR products get all the attention. They are the "Rock-Stars" of the web content world. But if it's traffic that you're after (and we are) then what you really need to focus in on is Public Domain Content. Because the faster you can put up high-quality content on your site, the more high-quality traffic you'll get.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #3 is: "Using Email Newsletters To Bring Visitors Back”

Have you ever needed money...and needed it quickly?

Maybe you got an unexpected bill in the mail. Maybe you or someone you love needed special (aka expensive) medical treatment. Or maybe you just wanted to help others in their time of need...not for yourself...just to do your part in a time of natural disaster or tragedy.

No matter the reason, either it's happened to you, or it's going to happen to you sometime very soon. Emergencies, Tragedies, and unexpected events are what life brings...it's inevitable.

AND No...money can't fix everything. BUT it sure can help...and not having enough money can make thing worse...a lot worse.

But what if you never had to worry about money? What if you had the almost magical power to create money on demand? What if you had the ability to sit down at your computer, write 1 email, and have thousands of dollars suddenly appear in your bank account?

Not a loan.

Not a gift.

Pure Profits.

What if you had the ability to automatically make more profit anytime you needed to?

Or, just anytime you wanted too??

The fact is Email Newsletters have an amazing power that no other traffic tactic has...

Email Newsletters Create Traffic On-Demand.

And not just any kind of traffic. Newsletters create extreme high-quality traffic. They create traffic that is ready to buy the exact product you recommend right now.

It's been said by many great marketers that the most valuable asset online is your list. BUT - an email list on its own is no good. The real value lies in the relationship you build up over time with each person on your email list.

AND that's exactly what your newsletter does.

Your newsletter helps build a special bond between you and your readers. They come to expect emails from you, and you find great ways to inform, entertain and solve the problems they experience in daily life.

AND your email newsletter has another magic power. It enhances and multiplies the results of all your other online marketing tactics.

When you write a blog post...send a message to your list teasing and telling them all about it.

When you want more people to sign-up for your RSS Feed...send an email to your list.

When you want to get more friends on MySpace or Linked-In...send an email to your list.

When you want to recruit more affiliates or hire new employees...send an email to your list.

When you launch your viral marketing campaign...send an email to your list.

I think you get the point. By having a well written, regularly published email newsletter, you keep your email list warm and ready to assist you anytime, with anything you need...at a moment's notice.

Many claim email is dead. They are wrong. Dead wrong! Ezines and Email Newsletters are the foundation of great web marketing. And they are the very first thing I recommend every website owner put in place.

X Factor Traffic Tactic #2 is: "Writing Viral Ebooks And Special Reports"

FACT: Viral Ebooks create so much free traffic that you couldn't stop it...even if you wanted to!

And actually, many of the absolute best web marketers of all-time claim that: "Viral Marketing IS The Perfect Traffic Tactic."

The perfect traffic tactic doesn't require constant involvement. Instead it will enable you to quickly dominate any niche by providing an ever increasing stream of traffic, generating thousands of new visitors every month with no further action by you.

The perfect traffic tactic pre-sells visitors, driving a never ending stream of highly-targeted, ready-to-buy customers directly to your site.

And the perfect traffic tactic will actually increase your conversion rate!

So is Viral Marketing Perfect?

Well...we’ve spent the 10 years researching and testing almost every web traffic tactic imaginable and the closest thing to the perfect "plug-and-play" free traffic generator we've ever found is a well planned viral marketing campaign.

Let's just call it: "The Ultimate Way to Create an Unstoppable Flood of Absolutely Free, Highly-Targeted Traffic to Any Website...Automatically"

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So...What is Viral Marketing?
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Viral Marketing is simply nothing more than digital word-of-mouth advertising. It's just an easy way to spread your marketing message from person-to-person using the web.

It is called "Viral", because each person who gets your message then passes it on to someone new; similar to how a flu virus passes from person-to-person.

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Why Should I Use Viral Marketing?
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Crafting a truly viral message will result in a self perpetuating, never-ending traffic creation tool that will drive tightly targeted visitors to your site forever...without you ever having to lift a single finger again.

And the best part is: viral traffic grows exponentially!

An effective viral marketing message is not passed from one person to the next. Instead each person tells a few people, who in turn tell a few more people each...and so on. Finally, thousands of people who you don't even know are passing it on to the people they know. It's so powerful you couldn't even stop it if you wanted to!

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How Can I Use Viral Marketing?
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Well there's actually a very specific science behind creating an effective Viral Marketing campaign. And you can learn Mark Joyner's 5-Step Viral Marketing Formula for free right now at: http://www.ViralMarketingCrashCourse.com

There are dozens of great ways to create viral traffic, here's a list of my 10 favorite:

1. Create & Disseminate Free Viral eBooks
2. Offer Products with Viral Re-Sell Rights
3. Add a Tell-a-Friend Script to your website
4. Create & Disseminate Free Viral Videos
5. Create Viral Tools (Programs & Services)
6. Offer Viral Product as an Unadvertised Bonus
7. Create Niche Website Awards or Directories
8. Use Offline Referral Marketing Tools
9. Develop a Highly Viral Ordering Process
10. Create an Interactive Website Experience

But none of these viral traffic tactics will work unless you have a firm understanding of the viral marketing fundamentals. All viral strategies must include these 5 basic elements to be successful.

1. A Superior Quality Product at a Fair Price
2. A Compelling, Memorable Viral Message
3. An Easy Way to Spread your Viral Message
4. An Incentive to Spread your Viral Message
5. A Profitable Way to Monetize Viral Traffic

When you combine Mark Joyner's 5-step Viral Marketing Formula and these 5 viral marketing fundamentals with any one of my 10 favorite viral marketing tactics, you'll have an unstoppable flood of highly-quality, totally free viral traffic!

X Factor Traffic Tactic #1 Is...

John Reese said it was, "The King of the Internet".

Willie Crawford has been doing it for at least the last 10 years.

AND Jack Humphrey says, "It's the only sure way (the only legitimate way in the eyes of search engines) to quickly bring traffic to your site".

What is it? What is the #1 Totally Free Traffic Tactic of ALL-TIME?

Well...

-> Even though it's free, it's more effective
that almost every form of paid publicity.

-> It's a way to get in front of hundreds of 1000s
of people that you would never be able to get in
front of at all...and you can do it for free.

-> It's an excellent way to brand yourself,
become recognized as the leading expert
on your topic, and instantly build hundreds
of high-quality in-bound links.

-> You could not pay for this kind of exposure,
or if you could, it would be very expensive.

-> AND if you do it right, you'll have hundreds
of other marketers actively working to flood
your website with their own quality traffic.

So THEN... What is the #1 Totally Free Traffic Tactic of ALL-TIME?

The one word answer is: "Syndication". By writing and distributing high-quality articles, audio and video clips on sites all across the Internet you can literally dominate your niche.

Syndication increases your creditability, builds up your brand and gives you the unrivaled ability to quickly and easily reach more of your most highly-targeted, extremely profitable prospects.

I mean, imagine having your articles and videos featured on the most popular blogs, social sites and news portals for your niche. And consider the marketing and traffic generation possibilities created by becoming known as “The Top Guru” in your market...that’s exactly what Syndication can do for you!

And when combined with the other X Factor tactics such as AutoRespondes, Viral Tools and Affiliate Programs, you can literally build a system that generates all the traffic you’ll ever need.

I hope you enjoyed the Top 10 Totally Free Traffic Tactics of All-Time. To learn more about how to use X Factor Traffic from 10 of the World’s Best Web Marketers check out: http://www.XFactorTraffic.com/vipbackdoor.html

Enjoy!

Dearl Miller
Editor, Trafficology.com

PS: I’m always on the lookout for innovative, new traffic tips, tactics and strategies to test…If you have an idea, share it with us now at: Trafficology.com/1and1tips and you might be the next $250 winner!

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Dearl Miller of Nitro Marketing is the Editor of Trafficology, the online marketing industry’s leading publication on how to create and convert web traffic. Claim your 2-Month free trial of Trafficology now (just pay S&H) at: http://Trafficology.com/1and1 (Act Now: Offer Ends June 1st)

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