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Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

designer — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:55:50 GMT

I'm going to be honest...I have not used an on-line travel agency since 1992, to take a vacation package deal to Vegas.

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

SEOpro — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:58:06 GMT

Assuming you have no money to spend (you didn't say either way), there is a lot you can do in the area of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) that is free. It just involves work on your part, but it is very effective in driving traffic to your website. Work + Patience = the Right Traffic.

I identified 12 major influences on getting your web page to Page 1 of search results, and put them into an 8-page PDF.
(if this post breaks the URL into 2 lines, you'll have to stitch them back together.) This is the PDF:
http://www.siteleads.net/bm/bm~doc/12_hab
its_summary.pdf

Or if you want to first see where it's coming from:
www.siteleads.net

At least it's free.
And what it recommends you do is also free.

Uncle Liam

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

NatOnline — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:16:28 GMT

The best way to drive traffic to a online store:

Participate in forums
Create interesting articles
Social bookmarks
Web directories
SEO

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

PeoplePawn — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:22:41 GMT

Do not pay for "pay per view" solutions. They are expensive and offer little historical stickiness. My suggestion is:

*design and build your web site
*ensure that it is SMS based so that you can quickly and easily make changes in real time
*engage a professional company that can create meaningful and valued content for your site that can be inbound and outbound linked to maximize page ranking within your industry
*check out the guy that blogs here on his site www.SiteLeads.net

Good luck.

Regards,

Patrick Kane - Patrick@PeoplePawn.com
www.PeoplePawn.com

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

LUCKIEST — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:11:47 GMT

Travel, Being in business, I believe that you have to spend money to make money.
Those who spend money WISELY ate the ones who succeed.
LUCKIEST

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

travlguy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:04:51 GMT

that is the problem ...I am looking for something that does not cost a lot but will check out those spots too

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

travlguy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:03:16 GMT

Thanks for the advice

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

travlguy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:56:34 GMT

Thanks for the advice if I run into any problems I will get in touch thanks for the heads up

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

Alphacst — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:00:38 GMT

If you have the money to pay for advertising, you should be looking into Web Search Engines advertising. Mega search Engine like Google.com, Yahoo.com and many others out there. The quickest way for people to find your business on line is via the Web search Engines. They can only find you if you there, therefore, you should check with Yahoo or Google and see what they offer for small business.

I Hope that helps! Good luck in your new business!

Happy Holiday!
Alphacst

Re: what is the best way to drive traffic to a online site ?

Lighthouse24 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:45:44 GMT

My immediate first impression: this is an RTA MLM. The site's main focus is to signing up other RTAs, not booking travel. If that's the impression you intended, the site is right on target.

As far as how to market the site, that's a challenge because you are just one of more than 19,000 RTAs already operating sites like this for YTB Travel (and YTB is only one of several RTA MLMs). If your business is about enrolling more RTAs, I can't offer any help.

If you're trying to build a profitable travel agency, my advice is to move the MLM part to the background and follow the guidance you provide on your own website for other RTAs:

"Think about it . . . Even if the prices were the exact same, the accomodations [sic] the same, the trip the same, where are your friends and family going to book their travel when they find out you are a travel professional? Would they really go do it through a faceless, cold, impersonal site where they don't even know the owner? Or would they book through you?"

I would build your business through personal contacts -- give people business cards with your web address, tell them about travel specials they might be interested in, offer to book their travel for visits to relatives or for events like anniversary getaways, etc.

Hope this helps. Best wishes.