Top 3 Most Underrated Traffic Generation Strategies
While reading this post, you’re going to notice something interesting. You’re going to realize that you know everything you need to know to create an unstoppable force of targeted traffic.
Everyone’s always talking about traffic generation, wondering how they can create more traffic and open new streams of it.
Marketers who’ve been online for 10 years are still asking this question. The reality is that traffic generation is super easy, and there are dozens of viable options for every kind of marketer.
Once you find a source of traffic that is both economically viable and also converts well with whatever it is you’re selling; stick with it and scale. Even if you’ve just gotten on the Internet and you’re marketing some kind of six-pack ab Clickbank product.
It’s really not going to take you that long to find a traffic generation strategy that works. The hardest part about Internet Marketing is creating a high-converting offer. Once you’ve created a high-converting offer, it’s just about tapping into different sources of traffic and seeing what works.
As long as you have an offer that you know people will buy, it’s only a matter of time before you find a source of traffic that works. With that said, I want to talk about the 3 most underrated sources of traffic.
1. Blog Commenting
This has got to be the most underrated traffic generation strategy in the world. You know how many people click on people’s links via blog comments? A few percent of visitors do, according to my Analytics.
A few percent isn’t much, but it’s enough to siphon serious traffic from the most high-traffic blogs in your niche. Simply leave high-quality comments on the latest blog posts of all the most popular blogs in your niche.
The newer the posts, the better, as your links will appear near the top of the comments. Add your name, a quality comment, and make sure to add a link to your site. Blog commenting works, people just don’t do it on a big enough scale.
Lots of high-earning marketers will scoff at you for blog commenting, but the reality is it can be built up to a 500 or 1000+ visitors a day source of traffic. Do it yourself, then hire some $300/month Filipino to post blog comments 8 hours/day.
2. Guest Posting
Guest posting is another widely known strategy that barely anyone really uses. If you ever learn to blog, take a blogging course or whatever; the first strategy you’ll learn is guest posting.
It involves posting blog posts on other blogs in your niche as a guest author. In return for the free high-quality content, you get an author bio with a link back to your site.
Start small. Guest post on all the low-medium traffic sites in your niche. Slowly work your way up to the biggest sites. Each guest post, on average, might send you 200 visitors per month. Publish 500 of them, and that’s 100,000 visitors a month.
3. Forum Posting
Forum posting is by far the most effective of the 3 strategies. Not because it’ll drive the most traffic (which it arguably will for the effort), but because it drives laser-targeted visitors.
Forums are communities of people who all share an interest in something. There are forums in every niche on the Internet, with thousands in some niches. Forums allow you to start threads and reply to them, engaging in conversation while learning and teaching things.
Forums allow members to add a link in what’s called a forum signature. This is a little box that is displayed below all of your forum posts. Add a link to your site in your forum signature with a powerful call to action. Start posting on the top 5-10 forums in your niche. Hire someone else to do this.
When starting a new site, forum posting and blog commenting are two things that can be completely outsourced for virtually no money at all. They are nearly free strategies that can drive serious traffic.
Even if you’re spending $10,000 a month on paid ads, these strategies shouldn’t be your main source of traffic. There are many more viable, faster, and more abundant sources like Facebook advertising, solo ads, media buys, and Google PPC.
However, if your paid traffic sources dry up one day, maybe the companies change the rules, you’ll still have a constant flow of new visitors from these strategies. That’s why these methods are important.
In Prosperity,
David Wood
P.S. Leave me your thoughts, comments, and questions below.
Comments
aleksbusiness1
Hi again, Dave! Have you done guest posting when you started? If so, what were the sites you’ve posted on? Best wishes, Aleks
Isabella
This post was incredibly helpful, David! I’ve been trying to figure out new traffic strategies, and blog commenting seems like a simple but effective way to drive traffic. Thank you for the great insights!
Michael
I’m honestly skeptical about blog commenting being a major traffic source. Do you have any data or examples of how this has worked for you or others in recent times?
Laura
Hey David, do you think guest posting is still as effective as it used to be, given how competitive the online space has become?
Jason
I like the ideas, but I feel like blog commenting can only go so far. Wouldn’t paid ads be more effective, especially for scaling? Just curious to hear your thoughts on balancing both.
Sophia
David! Long time no see, how have you been? I’ve been working on my site and wanted to catch up. Maybe we could meet up and talk strategy soon?
Oliver
Wow, I’ve struggled with traffic for a long time, and your point about forum posting resonates with me. I’ve been active in a few forums but never thought of it as a way to drive significant traffic. I’ll definitely put more effort into it!
Lily
For those interested, I found a tool called BuzzSumo that helps identify high-traffic blogs and forums for guest posting opportunities. It works great alongside the strategies mentioned here!
Emma
This post really opened my eyes to the potential of “free” traffic sources like blog commenting and forum posting. I used to focus solely on paid ads, but now I realize the long-term benefits of these strategies. Thanks, David!
