Monday, January 5, 2009

Using classifieds to increase traffic

By Fread Janhs

When paying for good traffic you need to think which method of advertising you will be undertaking. Do you want visitors from a certain country? Do you want to achieve more sales? Alternatively, do you just want to gain that extra traffic to make your website look good? There are many methods you can use but some are more limited than others are, whereas very few of the methods drive a lot of traffic to your website making you more sales.

Such ways could include online classifieds where you basically buy a placement for your advert like you would do in your local newspapers. Not only does this target thousands of new visitors but they're also visitors that are specifically interested in the products or services you offer on your website. There are many websites that offer this service for a low price, so instead of paying for traffic that isn't good neither does any of the traffic go to your website because they are truly interested in your information or services, online classifieds offer you a cheap way to enhance your websites traffic with the possibility of more sales.

Having more website traffic and customers is any webmasters dream, it's very easy to do, it's very cost effective and it's one of the best advertising options out there. Classified ads are gaining popularity by the day and with many more advertisers adding their adverts it doesn't mean more competition, it means even more traffic for the website you're advertising on which means more traffic and sales for your website. Having your website listed on such websites is an extra back link on a most likely higher page rank website than yours, which means you're going to be ranking better in the search engines already.

So you may think that's it, you pay for your listing and you get traffic and sales from it, it doesn't stop right there, even websites who list your websites for a fee will normally have options for a free classified which will again drive traffic to your website with the possibilities of more sales. Although it's not as visible and featured as other paid classified ads, it's still a good method to take and it's definitely one that should be taken advantaged of. Make sure you include the best possible information for your website and services and you'll have more traffic and sales in no time.

The most informative classified ads are proven to get viewed more by visitors and customers so it's vital to include as much information and any other details one might need when visiting your website. This will create a friendly relationship with the visitor already, they know about your services so this saves them researching it and possibly asking you if they need any help. If your classified ads do not contain vital information about your company then the user can quite easily be put off, thus making you lose a sale and a visitor. - 16003

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