I am going to share with you 10 different ways you can drive traffic to any web site. This isn't even an extensive list or a top priority selection, but let's say it is enough for this time.

1. Ezines advertising 2. Search Engine Submissions 3. Mailing groups 4. Banner Exchanges 5. Trade links 6. Hits ( Buy or/and Exchange) 7. Classifieds sites 8. FFA pages 9. Advertising Tools ( submitters, blasters, etc ) 10. Safe lists.

The key to any traffic driving is testing and then improving. If a method doesn't work for you on your first try, it doesn't matter, improve and try again.

But there is a hint here. More than 99% of 'onliners' will do same thing you do. The competition is hard, therefore you must select your methods according to your skills, otherwise is just a time wasting.

If you choose Search engines submission you will need to study everything you can on search engine positioning and meta tags. To achieve top rankings in search engines will take some serious work

If you choose ezine advertising or classifieds you need to know how to create killer headlines for your ads.

It is a hard work but plenty of satisfaction. He who controls traffic, controls world and profits.

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So there you have it!

Been on a committee or team? You know what I'm talking about.

You may have even been solipsistic ( http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=solipsist )without being aware of it.

To return to metaphor of our painting, different team members DO need to plug their ears in order to get their job done. If marketing person worries about staff salaries, he'll be pulled off-task. If HR person worries about trials and tribulations of CFO, then why have two positions? The team members both don't hear "chatter" and shouldn't hear "chatter".

The leader, on other hand, MUST. It's his or her responsibility to know as much as possible, and to hear from each person and then make decision.

The leader can't afford to "tune out". The leaders who are effective are able to 'listen to' both forest AND trees. Oops, that's mixing metaphors. The leader is like conductor of orchestra -- drummer beats drum, violinist plucks strings, leader must coordinate sounds so that together they all make music.

RESPONSBILITY

Furthermore, with authority comes privilege AND (as those who crave it often disregard) RESPONSIBILITY.

It's Ulysses privilege, for instance, not to have to row. It's his privilege to command ear wax in his rowers' (employees') ears. It's his privilege to allow himself to hear this alluring sound.

I propose too, that it's his RESPONSIBILITY. He needs to know what's out there - what this song is like - because it's part of work environment. He can't afford to turn away from information.

The price he pays is that look in his eyes, which I leave to your own interpretation.

The sailors don't have to go through this, having been saved by their leader.

Back to our analogy: The fundraiser doesn't have to be concerned about rising payroll taxes and insurance premiums. When she does her job, she focuses on raising funds. She is 'allowed' to play her unique tune with 'wax in her ears.' She is free to concentrate only on her part. Therefore she can come to leader and say, "I must have X amount of dollars for Y in order to raise money you need and this is crucial to our mission."

The director of agency, on other hand, has just met with Program Director, who says that if there isn't X amount of dollars for Y program, federal funding will cease, and agency will fail.

Meanwhile, payroll must be met.

Thus look on Ulysses' face.

One last point: The song of Siren was alluring. The leader both GETS TO and MUST listen to it.