Top 10 Free Web Traffic Tools For Maximum Opt-in Leads - Internet Marketing Australia

"Hey what about FFA's and Link Exchanges?" asked a voice out there in the void during my tele-seminar. I turned the question around without being sarcastic. "What gains have you received from FFA's and Link Exchanges in the last six months?" 
 
I responded. Now I have not beef with the above tools for boosting traffic but I wanted to hear from the participants and gauge their responses. The line was dead silent. Since people were paying to hear someone talk, I jumped back in with my version of the Goldilocks and the three bears story.
 
There once was a business owner named Goldilocks who wandered into a store that offered hundreds of free web traffic tools. Goldilocks filled her arms with free website tools and excitedly ran towards the door. As she bolted for the exit she realized that she could no longer fit through doorway. No matter how she tried, she could not squeeze through.
 
Being a smart woman, she read the sign that said "Maximum 10 items to a customer." Now she must decide which 10 free web traffic tools would be the most effective for her needs. How was she going to choose?
 
A female voice on the phone said "She first needs to define her audience." There were audible acknowledgments to the answer. "Right you are." I said.
 
No matter what you have in front of you as options, you must choose based on your desired final outcome. FFA's might be great if you just want to build a list of email addresses but if you want to target specific prospects for a particular niche and are looking to make sales, you might find that free online solution a waste of time.
 
Let's take a look at an example:

A person who sells hair loss treatment online might want to attract balding men who are in their late 20's to late 50's who have an income of over $50,000 a year. They will want to choose free web traffic tools that will bring these individuals to her squeeze page. Here are my top 10 free online tools for her to use.

1. Articles
2. Forums
3. Videos
4. Press Release
5. Blog
6. Joint Venture Ad Swaps
7. Facebook / LinkedIn
8. Hub pages and Squidoo
9. Free online ads
10. Reciprocal Link Swaps
 
Now this list is by means exhaustive but I don't even recommend that she use all of these tools. She should pick five from the list and consistently execute them. The reason is because more often than not, a free tactic will have an incubation period. Many people don't wait for the result before moving on to another tactic.
 
Your incubation time will vary due to a variety of factors, so I cannot tell you how long to wait but if you test each tool properly, you will be able to determine if you need to tweak or turn to another method. For instance, article marketing takes a few weeks to a month to see significant results from your article submissions.