Advetising a blog or website really isn't as hard as you may think but there really is no point in having one unless you can get visitors. I'm going to provide you with information on how to increase traffic to your blog or website and all of these methods are completely 100% free and free is always a good thing. There are numerous ways you can generate traffic to your website or blog and I'm going to name a few ways that I use to build backlinks.

Building backlinks is imperative to getting traffic, the more you have, the higher you rank in Google. Backlinks is exactly how it sounds, it's a link back to your website and I'm going to teach you how to aquire these. The easiest way I have discovered to build backlinks is through article marketing. Writing articles can be a fun and creative way to generate traffic to your blog. You get a backlink with every article you write as long as you make use of their resource box. There are numerous article directories online. Once your article has been approved, you can also get a backlink by social bookmarking your article with social bookmarking sites.

Sign up for a few forums that's related to your niche, put the link to your blog in the signature, and start posting. This will bring massive amounts of traffic to your site but remember to always be respectful and don't spam. The idea is to be as helpful as you can be. You will get a backlink with every post you make within these forums. You can also get traffic by commenting on other people's blogs. I'll admit that a lot of these ways are time consuming but it's worth it in the long run.

You can also get traffic through profile backlinks. Post a link to your website on all your social networks and with a quick Google search, you can find numerous profiles you can fill out to get a link back to your site. Submit your website to online directories, blog directories, search engines, Rss feed directories, and blog carnivals. All of these are ways to generate traffic but I must say, it won't happen overnight. It takes time to build up traffic and generate backlinks but don't build those backlinks too quickly. Google will penalize you for building too many too fast. This is how to increase traffic to your blog or website. I use these methods with every blog I create and these tips will get you some potential customers but it takes time, so be patient and do the work.