Green Llama

You can have the best site in the world – professionally designed, fantastic content, great monetization. None of that matters if you don’t have targeted traffic flowing to your site. I have several sites exactly like that – great look, great content, and beautifully monetized. However, they don’t make me much money, because they barely get any traffic. What can one do?

• Links, Links, Links. Write great content, get the word out, and hope that links come pouring in. You’ll get some link traffic, and some Google Juice, which should help down the road.
• Work on getting search engine traffic. That means SEO – learn the basics and learn to like it. You aren’t likely to make a fortune without it. You don’t need to be an expert, and you don’t need to go black hat.
• Buy links. I know, that’s taboo these days. But if you can do it covertly, it’s still a good choice.
• Write Linkbait / Digg material. This ties in to the first one above – the more links you can get, the more eyeballs on your site, and the more potential for money exists.

There are tons of ways to get traffic, but the core is SEO & Links. These are the proven, long-term ways to get and build traffic levels. Don’t fall for the fad of the day – stick to the basics, learn them, and love them.