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Re: how can I bring traffic to my website - A:Web marketing Apr 22, 2009 5:09 PM
Hi Carilaz, that is a broad, yet important question. There are a number of proven methods to market your website on the Internet to create an increase in traffic. I have taken small sites getting 10 hits a month to over 10,000 a month. It took about a year of focused effort.
Here are some basic channels and their estimated costs:
- Google AdWords "Pay Per Click" - You set the budget $200-300+.
- Ebay - A percentage of goods sold.
- Blog - Talk about the products in detail. Free
- Craigslist.org - Free
- "Organic" search engine optimization - For your site $2000+
- Viral Marketing - a crazy attention getting video (1-2 minutes long) - $2000+
Many new website owners think traffic will just start to roll in once the wonderful site you've build is launched. Unfortuntely, there are so many competitors now, that you must market it just as if it were a brick and mortar store. There in lies the new business model of the Internet...connecting with the people who are looking for solar products.
You will have to do research on any one of these methods to move forward as they cannot be fully explained in a forum post. However, this should give a good base to start your research.
Take any one of the suggestions above and search for it in Google or Yahoo and you will find many companies willing to share there expertise.
By the way, I think solar is a great industry to be in. Stay progressive.
Good luck,
SEMWarrior
http://www.businessoceans.com