by Gordon Sheppard

I have gone through a lot of courses on online business and traffic generation models, and still found myself failing miserably at it repeatedly! I simply couldn't see myself making those "golden figures" that all the internet business "gurus" seemed to be boasting about! So what did they know extra that I didn't?

I often hoped that these "experts" would truly reveal their real secrets and methods that were bringing their success to a little guy like me. I soon started to think that just wouldn't happen. of course, sometimes they will reveal "snippets" of information - but I'm sure the really juicy stuff is kept to themselves. In other words the big traffic generation secrets remain secrets.

There are some very common drawbacks with most of the traffic generation tips offered by the most successful money-making tycoons on the internet!

Let's take the example of targeted traffic acquired through pay-per-click programs. In this kind of program, it is true that you get quality web traffic your way, but the disadvantage is that you are paying a very high price for that traffic - at times as much as $5 per click! In addition, there is absolutely no guarantee that this method would give you a certain minimum percentage of "conversion." I mean, what if your competitors started clicking on those "pay-per-click" ads?

Another often method that the "gurus" recommend is search engine optimisation. Although it is possible to carry this our by yourself for free, the time, effort and knowledge required to optimise a site fully is usually prohibitive.

There is a similar problem with article submissions too. Either you spend all your time in writing articles for free ezines and directories, or, if you are not very creative, you pay money to outsource the job.

There surely must be a superior way of generating that traffic for your site. Thankfully, there is!

Here is your best way to generate your web traffic; especially if you are just starting out. Make use of the customer lists of the "gurus"! Instead of trying to build your own mailing list from nothing, team up with those who already have big mailing lists. Be sure to offer a generous commission and you will find that many will take up your offer.

Initially, it can be a bit difficult to convince them, but use a "scatter gun" approach. Contact as many people as you can; it costs nothing to do that, and they in turn don't have to spend a penny to send an email to their list, promoting your products.

This final method was the missing one. It happens to be the most effective method of traffic generation that is free. It's also the one method the "experts" chose to leave out of their own information products. It's the one secret that has been succesful for me. Let's see if you can succeed this way too!

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