Blue Wave Traffic

Every day, people conduct millions of searches using the major search engines & those visitors end up somewhere…The raw numbers indicate that in just about EVERY market, somebody must be making money from that traffic, & as you’ll see below, it’s often only 3 or 4 sites that get most of it…

So, how do you break off a piece for yourself?

The key to increasing your website traffic lies in using a combination of techniques. But, developing quality inbound links is a critical aspect in that mix. And once you fully comprehend how powerful links are in the “free traffic game,” you’ll be well on your way to generating THOUSANDS of extra visitors that are currently headed to your competition…

I. 181 Milllion A Day.

First, let’s back out some numbers to show you the amount of free traffic that goes up for grabs every day…

According to the stats (copy & paste: “searchenginewatch.com/2156461″ in your browser), there were roughly 213,000,000 searches conducted a DAY in 2006. And, I’d bet that traffic levels have increased since then: More people now seem to be comfortable using search engines to find information vs. traditional offline information sources.

If you estimate that only 15% of searches result in a click of a PPC ad…then, how much “free” search engine traffic is there…?

Let’s do the math:

213,000,000 X 85% = 181,050,000 in daily natural (non-PPC) search engine traffic. So, where are those 181 million visitors going & why aren’t YOU getting YOUR fair share?

In most markets, the answer lies in cracking the “traffic monopoly”….

II. The Unfair Advantage.

“What monopoly?” you ask…

This one:

1. Take 60 seconds & open “Compete.com” in a new window.

2. Now, look at your top ranked competitors’ traffic levels. What do you see?

3. You’ll see that in most markets, 3 or 4 sites are probably getting 80% or more of the traffic. These 3 or 4 sites often appear to have a formed a sort of “traffic monopoly”…

Pretty shocking, isn’t it? If only a handful of sites get most of the visitors, this leaves the other 99% of webmasters to fight for the leftovers…

III. What About PPC?

Pay Per Click can be a very effective means of driving traffic & it should be part of your overall marketing strategy. One of the big benefits of PPC is that it’s FAST. If you’ve got the money, you can generate thousands of visitors in less than 24 hours using PPC. This is in contrast to natural search engine traffic which can often take 6 months to really develop…

However, it’s also VERY easy to lose money in PPC. In fact, in some markets (Satellite TV comes to mind), single companies are rumored to spend more than $250,000 a MONTH on PPC!

Yikes…That’s some pretty serious competition…

Since PPC is a MASSIVE topic all to its own & is far beyond the scope of this article, let’s stick to discussing free traffic techniques…

IV. A Search Engine Optimization Primer.

In just about every market online, there are people trying to get their sites ranked higher in the search engines. This is called “search engine optimization” (A.K.A.” SEO”). Search engine optimization was developed during the 1990s & there is a TON of information about it online (to learn more, visit http://seochat.com & http://seobook.com – 2 of the biggest SEO sites currently).

Professional search engine optimization companies can charge $5,000.00 – $10,000.00 for a optimization…But, for a lot of businesses, the return on SEO can be huge. For example, if your average account size is $50,000 & an optimization brings in just new 3 customers a year…that’s $150,000 in revenues from a $10,000 investment. Compared to most other advertising (which SEO can almost be considered), SEO can be a pretty good deal…

Some of the major SEO techniques are:

1. In Depth Keyword Research.

2. Search Engine ‘Bot’ Friendly HTML.

3. Title & Header (H1, H2, H3) Tags Optimization.

4. Meta Tags Optimization.

5. Internal Linking Structure Optimization.

6. Monthly SEO Maintenance & Adjustment…

And many more…As you might imagine, the interplay of just these 6 factors alone can get very confusing & it really does take an experienced SEO to optimize a site correctly.

V. Double Traffic.

Besides the “on page” factors mentioned above, search engines also heavily value inbound links in order to rank sites…

The theory is that a site with 40 or 50 inbound links containing specific anchortext should rank higher than a site with only 25 similar inbound links…This is fairly common knowledge…But inbound links from related sites really have a DOUBLE “traffic benefit.” In other words, links from the right sites are often a “2 for 1″ deal & here’s why…

VI. Cashing In Twice On Free Traffic.

Building quality inbound links from sites with similar content is critical to increasing your site’s traffic because besides helping your site rank higher in the search engines, quality inbound links also send traffic by themselves too…Extra “link traffic” that is completely independent of search engines…After all, most web surfers spend most of their time clicking from site to site by means of the connecting links…not from repeatedly searching…

Thus, links have a “double traffic” benefit:

1. From the increased search engine rankings that they produce.

2. From the visitors coming from the links themselves.

The right links will send a consistent stream of visitors 24 hours a day like clockwork & the traffic just keeps coming, even if search engines didn’t exist. Furthermore, depending on the site, this independent link traffic can be very lucrative too…

VII. Links Mean Money.

To give you an example, I currently own a site that maintains a #3 ranking for a specific keyword phrase in one of the top 3 search engines. The site has high quality original content & many other sites link to it because they are happy to “recommend it,” in the form of link, to THEIR site visitors.

Every week, that #3 position alone generates HUNDREDS of visitors.

But, one of the independent sites linking in sends it a consistent stream of 7 visitors day too…

Those extra 7 visitors would cost real CASH to get through PPC…at 45cents a click, that’s the equivalent of saving $3.15 a DAY, which is $1,149.75 annually. And that’s just from a single link! 10 more links of that quality would be $11,497.50 in annual savings…Furthermore, while it’s difficult to estimate the contribution, that link is surely ALSO partially responsible for my #3 search engine position & the traffic that ranking generates day after day…This is almost a PERFECT example of the “2:1″ effect described above.

I think you are getting the picture of how powerful the right links can be…

VIII. The Critical Takeaway.

The critical takeaway here is this:

Besides “on page” factors, having the right mixture of quality targeted inbound links can increase a site’s traffic in several ways. They’ll boost search engine rankings SKY HIGH & sometimes produce a steady stream of independent traffic too…

Strive to develop a solid foundation of anchortext-rich inbound links from sites with similar content. Sites that already have high volumes of targeted traffic are optimal…

Getting the right amount of quality links will help you chip away at the “traffic monopoly” in ANY market…

Now that you’ve got the info, all you’ve got to do is go break off a piece of that traffic for yourself.

Good luck…



By: Richard A. Martin

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The red traffic light is the simplest of instruction in our life. As soon as you see it, the body reacts automatically. There are many types of traffic lights to guide cars and pedestrians on the road. But can you find such signals within you to guide you through the journey of life? It’s a feel-good article.

     I was speeding towards a crossing trying to beat the green traffic light. But the lights changed and the red light stared at my face. I slammed the breaks and stopped the car. A fast car sped from left to right. If I had not stopped, I would have surely been hit by that car. My heart raced. Fortunately there was no other car at the back to hit me from behind as I came abruptly to a halt. As I regained my composure, I reflected on the event. I thanked the red light for stopping me just in time.

     What would the World be like without the red light? It would be in complete chaos. The simple invention has brought so much order and safety to the civilized World! I decided to probe the internet for the origin and history of the humble traffic light.

     I found that the traffic lights were an invention of a Railway engineer JP Knight who first fitted his red/green gas-light traffic signal at the top of Parliament Square in London as far back as in 1868! In the US of A, William Potts, a police officer in Detroit put up the first electric traffic lights in 1920! And it was 12 years later in 1932 that London got its first set of modern traffic lights.

     The traffic lights were meant to allow right of way to the vehicular traffic alternately to different directions. The simple system gave a cue to the drivers when to stop and when to proceed. But in places where the traffic was heavy, the pedestrians found it difficult to cross. The crossing paths across road junctions were painted in black and white stripes for the pedestrians to walk. On this strip, called the Zebra Crossing, the vehicles had to stop to give right of way to the walkers. But where the pedestrians were numerous they had a time slot of their own with “Walk” / “Don’t Walk” lights at pedestrian crossings

     Soon there were many innovations for the pedestrian crossing signals. In England, they were known after the names of birds! Where the pedestrians were infrequent they could activate the “Walk” sign by pressing a button. This was named a “Pelican” crossing for the lights mounted on the opposite side of the road and “Puffin” crossing where the lights were mounted on the same side of the road. To facilitate cyclists along with pedestrians, a “Toucan” crossing was introduced. The horse riders were also not left behind; they had the facility of the “Pegasus” crossing which had a button placed high up on a pole for the rider to press!

     Sometimes when there not a single car anywhere in sight, the red light seems like a tyrant bullying you to wait for no reason. Should we become slaves of such idiot machines? But this too is changing as the controllers of traffic lights are being programmed with sensors to make the green light come on faster when there is a dearth of traffic. The lights give the drivers a false sense of security and they speed up their vehicles through the green light. This is dangerous on sparse traffic conditions as there may be a driver on the cross road who impatiently jumps the red light and causes an accident.

     Traffic lights could be oppressive in crowded conditions as well. In very crowded areas like a hustling and bustling city centre, the traffic is always slow and the traffic lights are a real nuisance. The lights hinder traffic more than facilitate it. Traffic planners are realizing that it may be better to restore the traffic management to humans. In some traffic conditions the eye contact between the drivers and the pedestrians may be a better way of giving way to one another. This is proved in the Dutch town of Drachten where in 2004, the road signs and traffic lights were taken down as a part of ‘Naked Street’ experiment. Natural cautious negotiation between the motorists, cyclists and the walkers govern the streets and the number of accidents has reduced remarkably! 

     The new awakening has found its roots in England too! The council of Kensington and Chelsea was the first to remove traffic lights to forge modern ‘shared streetscapes’ where eye contact between motorists and simple common sense can do away with a ‘clutter’ of bollards and barriers, traffic lights, street signs, and speed cameras. The council has succeeded in turning the Exhibition Road into an open ‘naked street’ for cars and pedestrians by ‘decluttering’ of the Kensington High Street. They have pulled down the railings, removed the kerbs and signs. They have however added bicycle islands and mini-roundabouts. The result is vastly reduced accidents! It shows that there is a built in regulator within us.

     But for most of the roads with moderate traffic and without many pedestrians, the traffic lights will reign for a long time to come. The red light tells you to stop. It is the simplest form of instruction. I wish there were many more red lights in other forms of human activity. I wish there was a red light to signal a stop to those who have had a drink too many!

     Do you have a red light which shines when you are doing something wrong? If you open your heart and search for it, you may find the red light of your conscience to guide you! It is such a good feeling to find that there is a decision signal on the journey of our life! And to me the good old red and green lights are more than just traffic controllers. They help you to find more within you. They are a blessing in disguise for a warm and secure wellness of our being! 



By: Dilip Dahanukar

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Once you have launched your website, your attention shifts to traffic building and sustaining the traffic. Traffic is the most important aspect of any e-business, as the number of people visiting your websites coverts into the revenue you can generate from your website.

Like any long-term activity, you need to have a plan for traffic building. A traffic generation plan essentially charts out the things you need to do and when you need to them. The traffic generation plan gives direction to your efforts and you will be able to achieve your goals more effectively.

Given below are some of the key components of a good traffic generation plan.

Set your goals

Whenever you make a plan, you do this with an intention of achieving some goals. So the first step in making a plan is to set your goals.

For a successful traffic generation plan, set goals based on your immediate, near future and long term goals. The first goals will of course be building the immediate traffic for your newly launched website. Then comes the traffic goal for the period immediately following the launch phase till say may be six months. Then come the long-term plans that would be the minimum traffic you must have everyday to profitably sustain yourself.

Achieving your goals

What use is a plan if you are not making any efforts to achieve your goals. A good traffic generation plan should include the steps you should undertake to get to your goals like a road map. When you know what you need to do, you can actually begin to do it.

For instance, your website is about to launch, your target to get the maximum visitors in first few weeks. For this you need to plan for promotions through various media like other Internet sites, newspapers, and special promotions and so on.

For the long run you need to sustain a minimum traffic of say 50 visitors everyday. So you will need to continuously market your website through various methods like forum postings, affiliate marketing and so on.

Review your plan

Review your traffic generation plan from time to time to see if it is working. If your plan is not working and you’re not generating the projected traffic, then you need to make changes in your plans. It is important to get the traffic or in the least make the projected sale.

Checking on your plans will allow you a chance to adjust your path to get what you want. Remember that plans can be changed and adjusted. Goals are important not the plan.

Websites do not come for free and you have to have enough traffic to cover your costs. A good traffic generation plan will ensure that you have regular flow traffic for years together. The more efforts you put in your plans, the faster you will see the results.

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By: Ariston P Awitan,M.D.

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Generating traffic to your web site is a very challenging problem. There are a number of ways in which this can be achieved. For instance, you can try classified ads. This procedure still works quite well, although it may not be the best way to attract web visitors. A sound strategy for targeted traffic should definitely not leave out article marketing. This too is a great way to generate website traffic. A blog is also considered to be helpful in the process of creating web traffic. Email marketing and the submission of your web sites to several search engines should not be overlooked either. But what happens if you have already tried all of these steps towards generating traffic and you are still not satisfied with the number of visitors to your web site? If it makes you feel any better, you should know that there are a lot of other web sites that are faced with the problem of having to generate website traffic and come up with more effective ways of accomplishing this than the solutions mentioned above. The best answer to traffic generation problem is buying web site traffic.

“Why would I buy traffic?” is a very legitimate question. After all, why buy visitors to your web site, when you can generate traffic for free? The answer is very simple. In most cases, free traffic is not nearly as effective as paid traffic. Targeted visitors come with a series of benefits that you can only enjoy if you choose to buy traffic. Many business owners underestimate or fail to fully understand the importance of targeted traffic. Generating traffic is important, but if your visitors are not targeted, the chances of them actually purchasing something from your web site are slim to none. Therefore, the best solution to increasing your sales is to buy visitors and targeted traffic. Many people are under the false impression that generating traffic to their web site is all it takes, because no traffic equals zero sales. This may be true, but, as has been said before, you have no guarantee that your visitors will also make any purchases, unless we are talking about targeted traffic.

Why buy web site traffic when we all know that there are so many ways of advertising your online business, which are absolutely free and will eventually generate traffic to your web site? The answer ifs once again very simple. The difference between free traffic and paid traffic is that, with the latter, the number and quality of visitors to your web site is superior by far. Free advertising requires time, effort and patience and often comes with very little payoff, whereas if you choose to buy web traffic, you will soon enjoy all the benefits of having a considerably larger number of customers who are actually interested in the products or services you provide. You can buy web site traffic online and chose from several types of packages, depending on your specific traffic requirements. The daunting task of generating quality traffic to your web site is as good as gone if you buy traffic.

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By: Groshan Fabiola

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An online business can be very profitable provided you follow a few basic steps. Everyone who has a web site is aware of the importance of traffic to their site. We can go as far as saying that for some people generating traffic has become quite a daunting task and that they would go to any length to increase the number of visitors to their web site. We all know that no traffic equals no sales but, on the other hand, generating sales requires more than just any kind of traffic. Business owners should never underestimate the value of targeted traffic. Say you are just launching your web site and trying to make a breakthrough in today’s extremely competitive business world. Competing with other companies or web sites that sell the same products and services will most likely be a difficult task. Not only will you be faced with the problem of generating traffic to your web site, but there is also a very good chance that your visitors will hardly make any purchases. The solution is targeted traffic. How can you achieve that? The most effective way is to buy web site traffic. This is the only way to ensure that you will have guaranteed visits to your site which will translate into increased sales.

Website advertising can be done in various ways, some of which are free of charge. It only makes sense to question the effectiveness of buying web traffic when you can generate traffic for free. The only way to boost your sales is to go for targeted traffic. What will be the benefits in having numerous visitors to your web site if they are not interested in your products or services? It is highly unlikely that a visitor who is looking for a completely different product or service will make any purchase when he or she visits your web site. On the other hand, you can really boost your sales if you buy visitors and have targeted traffic. Therefore, online businesses should definitely consider buying web site traffic to increase their sales. Furthermore, not only is it important to buy web traffic to boost sales, but also to make an informed choice of the provider. Choosing the right targeted traffic provider is of the great importance. The provider of your choice must be reliable and trustworthy, in addition to having interesting offers at competitive prices.

Each web site has specific traffic requirements. Let us imagine that it would pay off a lot more if you were able to pull in adult visitors rather than teenagers or kids. Having adult targeted traffic would make your business considerably more profitable. Or say you were interested in targeting consumers from a specific area or region. All it takes is that you find a quality traffic provider that is able to deliver targeted adult traffic or country traffic. Such providers exist and some of them offer these targeted traffic packages at very low prices. Remember that generating traffic to your web site is important but the quality of the traffic is of the utmost importance. If you really want to generate quality traffic and boost your sales, buying web site traffic is the answer.

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By: Groshan Fabiola

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