Every website, whether new, old, or just a thought needs to consider marketing that will be put that website in front of it's targeted audience. Sounds easy huh? It just takes time, perseverance, and will to succeed! A budget will help too!

The hardest part is sorting through all crap that's available to (supposedly) help you. Yes, I said crap.

There is a mountain of businesses out there making incredible claims about FREE traffic generation, FREE hits, Mega sales, $20,000 in 3 hours,- or worse, for a small fee of $29.95 we can... blah, blah, blah.

Save your money! I have spent enough for all of us.

Following through with our suggestions offers you most lucrative, ethical, and professional ways to achieve substantial results and still sleep at night. No, you don't have to go for your wallet, I will tell you about these programs in this article (for no charge). A good education will assist you most.

If you already have a site, we recommend a Website Analysis.

Before You Build

1. Have a plan - Not just a good idea. Take your idea and formulate a complete plan around your goals. Highlight any USP's you may have.

But instead of a constant push for more traffic, why not try to make most of traffic you already have? For example, you might currently make 1 sale for every 200 visitors. With a few changes, you could make 1 sale for every 100 visitors, effectively *doubling* your sales!

Here are a few suggestions. Test each one to see which methods work best for your business - and don't be afraid to modify them, too! The only way to know what's going to work for you is to try it and track results.

__1. Experiment with Popups or Popunders.

Many people have a strong dislike of popup or popunder windows, so please use them judiciously. Some suggestions on how you can use them include:

* A subscription box that appears only once per day for each user (or once a week, or whatever time frame you would like to use).

* A window that appears only as visitor leaves your site.

* A 'timed' popup that waits a few seconds or minutes before it appears on screen.

* A 'countdown' popup box that makes a special offer to visitor if he or she takes action within next 5 or 10 minutes. The visitor can only click on a link within window if he or she wants to take advantage of offer... otherwise window closes and offer doesn't appear again for a week.

There are many free scripts available all over web. However, if you would like a custom script written for you, freelance programmers are one way to get professional and affordable help: http://buildyourhomebiz.com/rd/gethelp.html .

__2. Experiment With Site Design.

* Add a select image or two. Do you sell an eBook? Or perhaps offer a newsletter? Get a custom 'virtual cover' designed for you. Or try using a prominent 'order now' graphic.

* Simplify your page. More choices is not necessarily better. Try removing some of 'clutter' to help your visitor focus more on what you'd like him to see. For example, you could remove links to help minimize distractions.