We’ve been talking about web traffic since lesson #72 and we still have a few more traffic lessons remaining.
In this lesson I cover more than 400 websites where you can potentially get free web traffic (plus I give you links to some directories with a combined total of more than 700 additional sources listed… so there’s actually well over 1000 traffic sources here!).
(Watch this video – it may take a minute to load after clicking it…)
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Outline of this lesson:
Sources of Free Web Traffic:
– Join the biggest forums in your niche.
– Search Google for “discussions” in your niche.
– Establish yourself as an authority by providing valuable posts to the forum.
– Answer people’s questions.
– Have a good signature, with an enticing link, such as a link to a freebie.
Forum Search Engines:
boardreader.com
omgili.com
forumssearch.com
boardtracker.com (used to be my favorite, but it’s been under construction for awhile)
Forum Directory:
directory.big-boards.com
– Blogs (and particularly WordPress blogs on your own domain) are well suited for SEO.
– I recommend this web host for 1-click WordPress installation. Coupon code: ERICSTIPSCOUPON (See also lesson #24 and lesson #33)
– Best way to get blog traffic is to create incredible content.
– Create “link bait” (See lesson #78)
– Write something highly controversial.
– Utilize trackback links as a form of conversation marketing with other bloggers.
– Particpate in blog carnivals. See blogcarnival.com
– Host your own blog carnival.
– Leave comments on other peoples’ blogs. (Do NOT spam or use automation)
– Expand your reach through RSS feed syndication.
RSS Feed Aggregators:
technorati.com
syndic8.com
feedage.com
newsisfree.com
theblogfarm.com
newzalert.com
feedsee.com
(search for niche specific aggregators, such as pfblogs.com)
Submit to curation sites, such as alltop.com
Blog Communities:
blogengage.com
fuelmyblog.com
blogher.com (for women only)
Blog Directories:
globeofblogs.com
bloggernity.com
blogville.us
ontoplist.com
Pligg sites (also Scuttle, phpDug, and PublicBookmark):
blokube.com
tipd.com
bizsugar.com
fwisp.com
dzone.com (web development related)
(There are literally thousands of these kind of sites. Search for some in your niche.)
See also: pligg.com/gallery/
News Aggregation and other Curation Sites:
imnewswatch.com (Internet Marketing only)
biznik.com
webpronews.com
(search for some in your niche)
myblogguest.com is a community where you can find places to be a guest blogger.
Some guest blogging or guest article opportunities:
www.blogussion.com/write-for-us/
www.zeromillion.com/involve/
www.bloggernews.net/write-for-bnn
www.fuelyourblogging.com/contribute/
smartblogs.com/interested-in-writing-for-smartblogs
www.sitepronews.com/call-for-writers/
homebasedbusiness.com/profiles/blog/new
slashdot.org/submission
www.lifehack.org/contribute
www.knowtebook.com/publish
(There are thousands of places where you can potentially be a guest blogger! Search for blogs in your niche)
See video for explanation of guest blogging vs. article marketing.
Ehow.com
Instructables.com
Good-tutorials.com (Graphics/Photo/Programming)
Tutorialized.com (Web design and marketing)
tutorial-index.com (photoshop, coding, video, etc)
tutorial-center.com (computer related)
geekpedia.com (Programming)
tutorialsphere.com (web, video, audio, etc)
tutorialsgarden.com (photoshop & coding)
thewebblend.com (Design)
fstutorials.com (Web design)
noupe.com (Graphics related)
(there are dozens more)
udemy.com is a good place for online courses. You can give them away for free OR sell them. Some people are making a lot of money with Udemy. See video for details.
www.learni.st is an interesting new social site that is similar to pinterest, but with an emphasis on education.
scribd.com
docstoc.com
calameo.com
docs.google.com
edocr.com
ensips.com
pdfcast.org (for PDF’s)
See the video for the list of sites, and explanation. This is a sneaky way to tap into traffic from the file sharing world. This is not something I “recommend”, which is why I’d rather not list these sites on my blog.
slideshare.net
authorstream.com
slideboom.com
powershow.com
slideserve.com
slidesix.com
myplick.com
free-ebooks.net
getfreeebooks.com
ebookdirectory.com
e-booksdirectory.com
free.yudu.com
manybooks.net
witguides.com
bookyards.com
bibliotastic.com
smashwords.com
sharewareebooks.com
ebookjunkie.com (Free ebooks category)
ebookmall.com (Free ebooks category)
Amazon.com (Kindle version)
See lesson #47 for how to create an ebook.
Do a Google search for search for “free software”, freeware, and shareware, and you’ll find plenty of directories.
www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Freeware/Directories/ (76 freeware directories)
www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Shareware/Directories/ (221 shareware directories)
Coupon Magic (Creates coupons for ClickBank products)
Amember (Membership site script with built-in coupon function)
bensbargains.com
couponcabin.com
couponcraze.com
couponcraze.com
coupongirl.com
couponmountain.com
currentcodes.com
dailyedeals.com
dealcatcher.com
dealhunting.com
dealofday.com (Forum)
deals2buy.com
deals4dummies.com
dealtaker.com
edealsetc.com
gottadeal.com (Forum)
happycoupons.com
headlinedeals.com
jackscouponcodes.com
keycode.com
mycoupons.com
promotioncode.org
quicktoclick.com
ultimatecoupons.com
wanting.com
(and many more)
allpodcasts.com
digitalpodcast.com
feeds4all.com (podcast category)
fluctu8.com
getapodcast.com
gigadial.net
godcast1000.com (Christian)
ipodder.org
itunes.com
learnoutloud.com
mirpod.com
podbean.com
podcast411.com
podcastalley.com
podcastblaster.com/directory/
podcastdirectory.com
podcastingnews.com
podcasting-station.com
podcastpickle.com
podcastpup.com
podfeed.net
rimpodcast.quickplay.ca/rimpodcasting/ (Blackberry)
social.zune.net/podcasts/ (Zune)
stitcher.com
techpodcasts.com
1888pressrelease.com
25pressreleases.com
afly.com
bignews.biz
downloadjunction.com (software related)
emeapr.com/en/
freepressindex.com
free-press-release.com
i-newswire.com
ideamarketers.com
mediasyndicate.com
newsreleaser.com
newswiretoday.com
onlineprnews.com
openpr.com
pr.com
pressbox.co.uk
pressexposure.com
pressking.com
pressmethod.com
pressreleasepoint.com
pr-inside.com
prlog.org
prurgent.com
release-news.com
theopenpress.com
webnewswire.com
ablewise.com
adoos.com
adpost.com
allfreeads.com
american-classifieds.net
backpage.com
classifiedads.com
classifiedsgiant.com
craigslist.org
domesticsale.com
ebayclassifieds.com
eclassifieds4u.com
epage.com
finditclassifieds.com
freeclassifieds.com
geebo.com
inetgiant.com
kedna.com
locanto.com
newfreeclassifieds.com
olx.com
oodle.com
pennysaverusa.com
salespider.com
usfreeads.com
webclassifieds.us
01webdirectory.com
arakne-links.com
azlisted.com
bhanvad.com
dmoz.org
exactseek.com
fourfind.com
freeadvertisingdirectory.com
freewebdirectory.org
gmdir.com (Your site must use Google maps)
illumirate.com
info-listings.com
innerseek.com
itzalist.com
mavicanet.com
netinsert.com
smartlinks.org (submit via email)
somuch.com
thalesdirectory.com
theseoking.com
topsiteswebdirectory.com
uudir.com
worldwidewub.org
(Do a search to find niche-specific directories)
socialmarker.com is a free site that you can use to automate your social bookmarking.
delicious.com
Slashdot.org
Digg.com
Reddit.com (manual submission recommended)
Tagza.com
Fark.com
Connotea.org
Netvouz.com
Diigo.com
Bibsonomy.org
Folkd.com
Linkagogo.com
Tipd.com (Financial)
Jumptags.com
OYAX.com
Boomarking.com
Karmalynx.com
HealthRanker.com
linkedwords.com
(More social bookmarking sites on wikipedia)
able2know.org
akaqa.com
allexperts.com
answerbag.com
answers.com
answers.yahoo.com is probably the most popular Q&A site currently.
aolanswers.com
ask.fm
ask.metafilter.com
askville.amazon.com/Index.do
blurtit.com
fluther.com
formspring.me
justanswer.com
kgbanswers.com
linkedin.com/answers (talked about in lesson #82)
mahalo.com/answers/
querycat.com
quomon.com (tech related)
quora.com
stackexchange.com
stackoverflow.com (programming related)
theanswerbank.co.uk
webanswers.com
Hubs:
hubpages.com
squidoo.com
gather.com
Places to build free pages & blogs (and post on others):
weebly.com
wetpaintcentral.com
blogger.com
livejournal.com
tumblr.com
xanga.com
blog.co.uk
thoughts.com
Photo sharing:
pinterest.com
clipboard.com
flickr.com
Wiki-type of sites:
wikipedia.org
wikimedia.org
wikia.com
wikidot.com
wikispaces.com
listafterlist.com
Rating/Review sites:
reviews.ebay.com (Write guides)
rateitall.com
yelp.com
Interactive sites powered by Ning (Search for sites in your niche)
I recommend NOT buying credits or upgrading your account, unless you just want to artifically inflate your traffic stats.
Traffic Exchanges:
10khits.com
4x4hits.com
autosurfmonster.com
autosurfpro.com
bellasclickshack.com
bonus-hits.com
clickvoyager.com
dragonsurf.biz
easyhits4u.com
eternalhits.com
fastcashandtraffic.com
freeautosurf.com
freetrafficlotto.com
freetrafficworld.com
golden-hits.com
gradeatraffic.com
high-hits.com
hit2hit.com
hits4surfers.com
hitsafari.com
fits-a-million.com
hitsboosterpro.com
ilovehits.com
internetTraffic247.com
linkcrews.com
lords-of-traffic.com
maxtrafficpro.com
proclickexchange.com
realhitz4u.com
runesurf.com
smileytraffic.com
soaring4traffic.com
startxchange.com
tecommandpost.com
tehoopla.com
teprofits.com
topsurfer.com
toptiertraffic.com
traffic4webmasters.com
trafficattheraces.com
trafficera.com
trafficg.com
trafficgoldrush.com
traffichoopla.com
trafficpods.com
trafficsnapper.com
trafficspammer.com
traffic-splash.com
trafficswarm.com
traffictaxis.com
vitalviralpro.com
webbizinsider.com
web-biz-solutions.com
webcentresurf.com
webmasterquest.com
Pop-Up & Exit Ad Exchanges:
exitdomain.com
exitfire.com/57
exitjunction.com
eztrafficexchange.com
visitasweb.biz
visitors.ws
Banner Exchanges:
1800banners.com
adendum.com
bannerexchangenow.com
bannerrage.com
bannersgomlm.com
bucketsofbanners.com
click4click.com
ebannertraffic.com
exchange-it.com
freeadzone.com
freebannerdisplays.com
freebannerexchange.org
free-banners.com
hitx.net
impressionz.com
linkbuddies.com
neobanners.com
optimumbannerexchange.com
showyoursite.com
thebannerexchange.com
whambanners.com
worldbannerexchange.com
(and many more – just search for them)
Remember this is for free banner exchanges. Not recommended sources for buying banners. For more info about banner advertising see media buying in lesson #75.
freetrafficbar.com
freetrafficexplosion.ourtoolbar.com
instantbuzz.com
surf-bar-traffic.com
viraltrafficfrenzy.com
ezadexchange.com
newdawnads.info
su.pr – is one to use if you’re a StumbleUpon user.
trackads.biz
trafficstorm.us
viraladmachine.com
viralexchange.biz
viraltextadz.com
viraltrafficdominator.com
viralurl.com – is a popular one in the Internet marketing community
URL cloakers that pay cash for clicks:
adf.ly
swyze.com
upag.es
adblue.us
viraltrafficdominator.com
activesafelist.com
adtactics.com
adzquik.com
dolphinadexchange.com
elitesafelist.com
freesafelistking.com
freesafelistmailer.com
globalsafelist.com
herculist.com
iearnadsfree.com
myfreesafelist.com
myfreetextads.com
newdawnads.info
roadstersolos.info
safelister.com
safelistxl.com
smartsafelist.com
solo-ads.com
soloxflow.com
spicy-soloads.com
target-safelist.com
theleadmagnet.com
ultimatesafelisthost.com/directory.php
viraladmachine.com
viralexchange.biz
viraltextadz.com
viraltrafficmania.com
xtrememailer.com
safelistrankings.com (over 400 safelists listed)
– Giveaway Events (aka JV giveaways)
– Thank You Page Ad Swaps
– Host a Contest
-Have a nice little graphic created.
-Award it to all the top sites in your niche.
-Give them a snippet of code to post the award on their site, with a link back to your site.
– Be newsworthy.
– If you have a successful online business, that may be newsworthy!
– Contact your local newspaper.
– Conduct a publicity stunt! (Can result in millions of dollars worth of publicity)
– Do NOT do anything illegal or hurtful.
There’s compelling evidence that Word of Mouth marketing is the most powerful form of marketing in our society.
– Provide good service.
– Underpromise and overdeliver.
– Be controversial.
– Have a tell-a-friend form.
– Put your link in the signature of all your emails.
– Make your customers feel valued.
– Build a relationship with customers.
– Be buzzworthy!
(See video for examples of Viral Email)
Action steps:
1) Decide whether you want to focus on the “free traffic” route.
2) Decide whether SEO is a priority for you, and keep that in mind as you employ tactics that may positively or negatively impact your SEO.
3) If you decide to employ any of these traffic strategies, choose one and start with it.
In the next lesson we’ll be looking at affiliate driven traffic.
As always, you are welcome to post your questions and comments below 🙂
Have a great day!
You are the best person around Eric.Gathered so much information from watching and reading your site.So is a page rank of 2 good?The site is only 6 months old.I have been doing the steps you have said to do.So what i do not under stand is what google says about having a data resource subject.Could you give a response?
Hello Clifford,
I wouldn’t worry about Page Rank too much. It is only one of hundreds of triggers Google now includes in its algorithm.
Some time ago, a page rank of 2 meant that you still had a long way to go.
What do you mean by “data resource subject?” That phrase isn’t really showing up anywhere when doing a search for it.
Been watching your videos since last year march n not even Chris Farrells paid membership site touches this
Erick gives out tips that are even better than paid courses thanks for been there for us i am a newbie but i believe this is gona be it
Hi Eric
I want to purchase the Review Site Empire but could you tell me if there is additional OTO sales? Is it just $27.99 one time payments and get all the bonuses as advertised
Ken
Its YOU-DEH-MEE! hehehe. and its esnips not ensnips 🙂
Hello Ken,
Yes, everything shown in the video is included in the one time payment.
I believe there are upsells for some pre-made review sites in other niches as well, but not everyone will want to take advantage of those.
We removed our promotion, but if you still need the links, just contact our helpdesk:
http://www.ericsupport.com/
Hi Eric,
I run a Pinterest advertisement network called Viraliti and would like to advertise on your blog.
Please let me know the procedure as I couldn’t find a way to contact you.
Regards,
Anikendra
Hi Eric,
You have terrific information here!You are certainly helping many beginners.
Thank You
rtobusiness.blogspot.com
Hi Eric. Great information Bro. I am trying to break into this internet marketing business. You may be a answer to my prayers. Good to see a man of integraty doing well. God Bless you.
David R.
Eric your are really awesome – first of all I have to appreciate your work and patience 🙂
Bueiness directories could also be a nice option
Hi Eric,
thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge, this is awesome stuff!
I tested a link you mentioned in your video; but it should be http://www.pfblogs.org (not .com)
(at 11.15″)
Regards
Thomas
Good day! This is kind of off topic but I need some guidance from an established blog.
Is it very difficult to set up your own blog? I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty fast. I’m thinking about making my own
but I’m not sure where to begin. Do you have any points or suggestions? Thanks
Hello Ann,
Here is the link to Eric’s lesson called, Getting Started with WordPress:
Here are some additional lessons you may also find helpful:
WordPress Recommended Settings:
WordPress Themes and Plugins:
Customizing WordPress:
Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an very long comment but after I clicked submit
my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
Anyways, just wanted to say wonderful blog!
Hello Clint,
Due to rampant spam, all comments have to be manually approved before they will appear.
An interrupted connection can also cause a comment to fail to submit properly. Whenever I am about to post something large, I like to copy it to the clipboard first, in case something goes wrong.
Glad you like the lessons!
I get almost everything here. I think it will take almost 1 year to do things that you listed here…thanks for providing us this!. Now i get another spoon feed to increase my blog traffic
Wow!
This’ll keep us busy for years – thanks for a superb and very thorough list
Hi Eric,
This is a great post with an awesome amount of traffic sources! I was actually writing an article about traffic generation on my own blog when I found this blog. I am a bit of a noob online marketer & have started a blog a bit like this one, to provide online marketing information for complete newbies. Great video also, thanks!
Hi
Please can you add us to your free website traffic classififed sites. http://www.FreeOnlineAds.com has been around since 1999 providing free advertising to individuals and companies.
We will be updateing our site within the next couple of days and hope that you and your visitors would consider joining and evening becoming affiliates.
As affiliites if a user decides to upgrade to a premium, you get a percentage of the sale.
Kind regards
Ari
http://www.FreeOnlineads.com
Howdy! Do you know if they make any plugins to protect againmst hackers?
I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on.
Any tips?
Hello Nydia,
Here is the link to Eric’s lesson called, WordPress Themes and Plugins:
Superb blog! Do you have any helpful ints for aspiring writers?
I’m hoping to start my own website soon but I’m a little lost on everything.
Would you suggest starting with a free platform like WordPress
or go for a paid option? There are so many choices out there tjat I’m
completely confused .. Any suggestions? Thank you!
Hello Maryellen,
Here is Eric’s latest lesson. It can help you with where you are at, if you just starting out with your writing:
If you run a forum then I’d love you to submit your site to http://www.findaforum.net/
And if you want some niche ideas, then browse the forums on the site and get some ideas.
I am using this list and getting results. I have to keep referring back to it. Have listened to the video 3 times. Reinforcement is good. Like reading scripture: you can meditate on it for years and then all of a sudden get something totally new! Thanks Eric!
Akili
This tips must have taken you so long to put together and I am so so grateful. Mahalo!
Hey Eric..
Decided to take your advice and have a go at Udemy. Been an IT trainer for years, Udemy motivated me to create a training series. Pardon the plug…https://www.udemy.com/excel-soup-to-nuts/
Thanks!
-Dave
Some of the links in your article go to dead sites. Other than that, great site: lots of resources.
Too many listed that don’t work anymore.
Hello Jotsell,
Yes, the internet is always in flux. This post has the greatest number of links that are subject to chance.
Hopefully, we’ll be able to update this one again in the near future.
Hi,Eric :
I really don’t know what to say to show you
my deeply apprecition about this lesson 84.
Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you !
Best Regards
Wfang
great video Hot tips and thanks you for listing so many sources.
Halo sir ,I want to know the incoming traffic source of my friends blog. so how can I do that?
Hello Kadir,
You could install Google Analytics, to see a great deal of data on incoming web traffic.
https://www.google.com/analytics/
Great stuff… Value, value and more value…
Thanks
Eric
Eric, I recommend you to a lot of people and I find myself returning to see what updates you have. Thanks for sharing the great traffic sources and all of the other information your provide. It’s very helpful!
It all depends on your business. Different social platforms are popular in different industries. You can always educate yourself when it comes to SEO so that your blog can make more of an impact (thus traffic). Forums posts and blog comments made within your industry can also give you some additional exposure as well.
Do you think that free traffic can work for getting our Luxury Baby Gift Site going. We’ve posted products and now we’re trying to decide if wee need to build post through a blog styled section or just try and rank for the keyword of certain products?
There are multiple strategies that you can use there. The blog posts and other content can help create a “community” of like-minded people who are your prospects. FB and Insta are very important for building that community also. As far as SEO, I would focus more on the specific keywords for certain products. But better yet would be if you can get paid traffic for those keywords and have a good ROI. Because if you can do it with paid traffic, it’s instant and you can scale it.
Thank you so much for these incredible resources it is the best I have ever seen! And with me with no advertising budget at the moment offering it for free is truly a blessing. May you receive a hundredfold return on your giving of this knowledge and time of this gift.