Ana at TrafficGenerationCafe.com has posted an intriguing article that explains why you should consider buying traffic from highly targeted sources.

(Please note that this only works if you know exactly what you are selling.)

And the benefits of buying targeted traffic are huge.  Imagine no more SEO & Google update anxiety.

What do you think?

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Glenn from ViperChill posted a lengthy explanation of how successful bloggers have to change already changed their methods to get traffic in 2012. This actually has little to do with SEO & Google but instead concerns your site’s content and how it’s presented to your readers.

Read: The Future of Blogging: I Had to Tell You This

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With all the buzz surrounding Pinterest as a new source of traffic, I think it’s a giant waste of time for 95% of website owners.

Links from the video

• CopyBlogger – Is Pinterest Traffic Worthless?

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Adam from DormRoomCash:
I recently tried Pinterest to see how much traffic I could get and out of the 1,000 or so visitors that I got, none converted to any sales and the bounce rate was extremely high. The average time on my site from Pinterest was only 29 seconds which is extremely low since I have a current average of 3:47 seconds.

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Cute puppy

YoungPrePro has an awesome list of 21 Traffic Generation Techniques that you should check out.  Some of my favorite ideas are: Run Creative and Viral Contests and Blog About Top News.

Also his final advice is important:  It’s not about reading or knowing, it is about implementing. Don’t just sit down and smile because you have gained new knowledge, instead, get up and get something done right away!

What’s your favorite traffic generation technique?

Making $10,000 is a dream for most online marketers but it’s actually possible if you have the right product, listen to your customers, and network with other people. Read how Joanna did it: Exactly How I Wrote an Ebook That Made $10K in 1 Week

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You want more traffic. But you cannot “get” traffic; you have to attract traffic.

And ThinkTraffic posted 42 Timeless Ideas for Attracting More Visitors to Your Website

Kristi Hines has a fantastic post on how to get loads of traffic without guest posting.  (This is my favorite post this week!)

Read: How to Get 40,000 Readers Without Guest Blogging

If you knew exactly what your blog’s audience desperately wanted it would super easy to create content that kept visitors coming back for more.  It would also be easy to find laser targeted ads that converted well.

But we don’t know what people want.  And Think Traffic’s latest blog post can help with that.  Read: Two Simple Ways to Know Exactly What Your Audience Wants

And after you read the post, read:  How Google Analytics Helps Me Get More Traffic.

This is a guest post by Adam Snyder of DormRoomCash.com

How often do you check to see how much traffic you have gotten from your website? Do you look every day, twice a day, every hour? Most people will look to see how their website is doing at least once a day and that is why I want to help you increase the amount of traffic you get as quickly as possible.

So, what is the most underused traffic generation method?

Low hanging keywords

Do you know what “Low hanging keywords” are?

These are simply keywords that your website is ranking for that gets very little traffic and is very simple to rank for. The reason why these are important to the most underused traffic generation method EVER is because most people don’t build links using these keywords.

Lets say you have a website about “Making money online”, although you would rather rank for the keyword “Make money online” it would be much easier to rank for the keyword “Make quick fast money on the internet today”. That is a low hanging keyword and that is what you need to keep your eye on.

When I first started blogging I was only interested in the keywords that received more than 1,000 local searches per month but as my site got bigger I started to realize that I received more traffic from the low hanging keywords than the 4 main keywords that I had.

The reason for this – I have a lot of articles with odd titles and long tail keywords in them.

If you want to get more traffic, then it is imperative that you target low hanging keywords as opposed to spending all your time fighting for a keyword that you might never rank for. Trust me on this one, I started out trying to rank for “Make money online” but soon realized that I am just wasting my time with this one.

Now, I know what you are wondering, “What is the best way to build backlinks”? There are many ways to build backlinks using these keywords and it is up to you what methods you want to use but I have a few methods that work for me time and time again.

Methods To Get Good Backlinks

Guest Blogging – The best way to go about getting your website higher on the search engine is to utilize guest blogging. Most people forget to use guest blogging for low hanging keywords and that is where you will outshine them. One of the things that Google looks at to determine the placement of a website is the quality of the inbound links. If you get a couple inbound links from quality blogs related to your subject, then you are bound to rank higher than other sites with hundreds or thousands of low quality links.

Note: I would strongly recommend writing at least 1 guest post targeting a low hanging keyword each week that way you stay ahead of your competition and your traffic keeps increasing.

Web 2.0 Links – One other thing that I do is I write articles for web 2.0 properties. The main site that I write for is Infobarrel.com because of how they have revenue sharing. The nice thing about using Web 2.0 properties is that they will rank high on the search engines by themselves and they will pass along more link juice. Not only are they good for backlinks, they are normally really easy to publish on as well.

Tip: If you want to really benefit from the Web 2.0 properties, then you should backlink to that page using Unique Article Wizard or some other mass article submission software. The reason for this is to get the Web 2.0 property to rank higher which in turn will push your website up a little more as well.

Blog Commenting – Yes, I said it – blog commenting! The reason I still use blog comments is because they still work (although not as much anymore). Most people stopped using blog comments altogether to get backlinks and that is a good thing FOR ME. The truth is that for low hanging keywords you can easily increase your search engine position by simply building backlinks through blog comments. Just know that this will only get your website so far and that is why I would still suggest using guest blogging and web 2.0 properties.

As you can see, the most underused traffic generation method is something that is pretty easy to do. If you are serious about getting traffic to your website, then this is what you need to be doing not trying to target a keyword that you would be extremely lucky to rank for.

About The Author:

Adam Snyder is the author of this post and has been practicing this method for a long time now. He teaches people how to make cash online through his website. If you want to keep up with Adam and DormRoomCash.com, then you check out DormRoomCash on Youtube.

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