Internet promotional tactics change rapidly and on an ongoing basis. What worked yesterday will still work tomorrow, but not as well as it did yesterday. Promoting a website requires that one be continuously and actively involved in numerous approaches, including some that are cutting edge and not yet widely used. This is how certain kinds of people stumble onto the next great thing. They are simply out ahead of the rest. They spend a lot of time looking like they’re wasting it, and sometimes they absolutely are. But when the new craze hits, it hits them first while the rest of us don’t even catch on until the initial pop is over.
There is a general rule of thumb in this modern fast paced world. That rule is simply this; if everyone else is doing it, it’s probably too late to capitalize on it, whatever it is. This rule of thumb is like riding a wave. The people who get out far enough to catch the wave early get it at its greatest point of power and are able to ride it in while it’s cresting. They usually get off the wave before all the others even get on. Why is that? It’s because they are headed back out to catch the next big swell. They get out ahead and they stay there.
Article submission is obviously a good way to get attention to your site, but only if your articles generate interest. A few writers truly generate consistent gripping content, but most of us are wallowing in mediocrity. Besides, everyone else is doing it. The volume of available content is expanding exponentially like a mushroom cloud. Blogging efforts can contribute to site traffic, but the same is true here as is of article writing. Traditional media can drive temporary increases in traffic, but only at huge upfront costs. Newspapers are dying, Television advertising is dead, and Radio is localized and serves only as a frequency medium to raise awareness. It has proven ineffective in online traffic generation. Newsletters are great, but they suffer from the same weakness that other writing approaches currently do. There is so much of it already logged in, and the tide is continually rising.
Is there a better way to increase site traffic and there-by online value? The first step is easy. It is this; don’t just say something, actually do something too. So many sites right now exist only to vomit banter and gush drivel. If you’re trying to make a living with old affiliate efforts, pay per click programs, or other outdated means, you will be poor for a long time. Very few really make money in this way, and the ones that do have something substantial already to offer. Remember the rule of thumb. If everyone is doing it, it’s probably too late for you.
After you’ve decided to do something real, then you have to decide what that will be. If it involves the internet, then networking will probably be involved. The internet is all about networking. That’s why they named it what they did. Well then, once you decide what to do then, a strategy of networking might be a great way to generate traffic.
Networking requires strategic planning because the competition will not necessarily want to network with you, but there are companies of substance with active websites that will. Networking is great because it can serve both to increase the effectiveness of promotional activity and decrease its cost. Strategy can even work a situation around to where a competitor will want to associate with you, even giving you access to his market if it makes strategic sense for him to do so.
Isolationist efforts to be something meaningful online when you really are not will never yield value for your presence. Doing something real and having real relationships of value will stand you in a position to stay relevant. From that position, you can seek the new future rather than focusing on the present and the past. Maybe you’ll be in the right place when the next big wave comes in.
So, to sum up, try doing something real rather than just generating content. Content is important, but not without substance. Then, network with other real sites. Create intelligent, beneficial strategies that will entice even your competitors into working with you.
Source: http://www.ArticlePros.com/author.php?Jeff Rogers
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