It seems everything these days is all about driving insane traffic to your site, getting massive hits, and blowing bearings off your hit counter!

Actually, I'm still not sure why anyone would want 'insane' traffic anyway, but that's another story.

Let me ask you this, however. Instead of focusing SO much on getting NEW traffic to your site, why not do your best to also RETAIN contact with your visitors?

Search engine positioning, buying guaranteed hits, purchasing ezine classifieds, and other forms of promotion are not cheap! So, doesn't it make sense to get most out of each and every visitor those efforts produce?

I'm sure that makes sense to you, but how do you do it?

You can offer free services, ebooks, and auto responder courses, and these are great, but if you think about it, they aren't really that long term, are they?

So, what tool can you use to retain REPEAT contact with visitors to your site over an indefinite period of time?

Now pay attention, here. There are many people missing boat completely on this subject. It's one of those simple yet complicated answers.

Simply put, you need to publish an ezine.

Now, for more complicated side of that answer. There are already 4.2 billion ezines floating around Internet. Well, ok, maybe there aren't that many, but sometimes it seems like it. So how is it that offering 'yet another' ezine is going to get you anywhere?

Ok, ready? This is one of those simple yet profound gems of Internet truth that should ring bells all over inside 'yes, he's right!' section of your brain.

DON'T be 'just another' ezine!

The trick to whole thing is that you've got to be unique in some manner. Feature unique topics, a different style, run rewarding contests, provide useful resources, give away great freebies, focus on topics your target market will be interested in, and MOST importantly, SHOW your site's visitors WHY they will benefit from a subscription to your ezine.

- First you try to attract a lot of different people. - Then you convince them to enter into a relationship with you. - And finally you nourish those relationships which you know will grow stronger and last longer... maybe even go on forever.

As business owners, of course, we have chance to stay in as many long-term relationships as we choose -- something that could be disastrous in romantic dating.

But whether it's for business or for pleasure, there's a common rule of thumb that could determine your swift success:

If you attract ONLY people you know you'll love, then dealing with them (on a long term basis) wouldn't feel like work at all!

Although there's no magic potion that will guarantee you this kind of consistent result (yet!), here are 9 strategies YOU CAN DO NOW to find those clients you can almost call your "soul mates:"

3 Ways to Find Mr. & Ms. Right, Inc. -------------------------------------

In same way that random bar hopping often never results in meaningful liaisons, a poorly-planned marketing campaign will also produce nothing but expenses & frustrations.

So take time to thoroughly discover your ideal customer's age, gender, social habits and favorite hobbies -- then make sure they'll notice you just as they're passing through.

1) MAKE WAVES IN MESSAGE BOARDS ....Especially in those online forums that cater to your ideal client's industry & needs.

Although both chat rooms and message boards are great venues for meeting people with common interests, message boards are more often used as real sources of information, and can help you establish your authority & availability in your specialized field.

2) PULL OUT THE PERSONALS Ads have always worked in bringing people together, and this is equally true both for personal and business ads.

Again, keep a clear enough picture of your ideal client's profile & mindset, and target your ads well so they'll find what they're looking for in YOU.

3) GET HIT ON WITH TARGETED TRAFFIC Another option, of course, is to find a way to accurately predict all web sites & pages that your ideal client would normally visit in any given day...

....and actually position yourself right beside those pages, so all you have to do is wait for your ideal client to notice you, come over, and say "Hi. Haven't I seen you somewhere before?"

You think this is "impossible," that NO SERVICE could possibly do this?

Well, it IS possible and it's already BEING DONE. And if you don't believe me (or if you just want to find out more) you can visit my site at www.Guaranteed-Hits.Com for actual demonstrations & details. =)

3 Ways to Send The Right Signals --------------------------------

So let's assume you've now found a way to be in right place, at right time, face to face with right kind of prospective client.

Now how do you convince Mr. Right Client that you are Ms. Right Merchant, offering just perfect (and right!) product?