With an internet presence, you have to aim at generating as much traffic to the website as possible. This is due with an increased traffic to the site, there are more visitors. Some of these visitors are sure to turn into customers, which in turn leads to a profit to your online business.

o There are numerous ways for you to use for generating traffic, without having to pay for it. One of them is the exchange of links; which is a sure and proven method where webmasters exchange links with each other to create more popularity and awareness of their sites.

To exchange links, the sites have to have similar niches or contents and share a common subject for continuity of provision of service and information. By changing links, you get a high ranking in search engine results as you get more inbound and outbound links.

o With traffic exchange, it is possible to view another webmaster's site or page and vice versa. This way, both you and the second webmaster benefit from the generation of traffic as visitors of the other website can get to see pages from your site and learn about your services.

o Writing and submitting articles to ezines and online encyclopedias help to generate traffic. You have to write or get freelance writers write articles based on the niche of your site and which will generate interest of visitors to read. Perhaps articles with tips and guidelines about the subject of your site. Add a resource box at the end of the article which is linked to your site so that visitors visit your website after reading the article.

o Create newsletters to generate traffic to your site. Instead of writing all the articles for the newsletter, there are numerous authors and sites that offer free articles, as long as you mention their names on your newsletter. By passing the newsletter around to people you know, you cause awareness about your site and build an opt-in list that regularly visits your site.

Try out all these simple and cost effective tips in generating traffic to your site; there will be a great difference in traffic within a few months' time.