Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Topping Search Engine Rankings

Link Exchange: one simple traffic tactic that won't cost you a cent

Are you constantly banging your head in frustration at not receiving half the website traffic you would like? Are you tormented from information overload listening to all the latest free search engine tactics and not being able to understand a word of it?

Believe it or not, there are some simple, easy-to-understand-and-implement website traffic tactics that don’t cost you a dime. They may not get you to that prized number 1 spot in search engine listings, but they might bump you up a notch, which could mean a generous handful of extra visitors, or potential clients, a day.

Of all the effective website traffic tactics that can get you the best results, link exchange is the one of the most widely-used and most affordable. Just make sure that the business you are exchanging links with is related in some meaningful way to your business, or at least to one of your products. It’s as simple as that.

How do you find out who to exchange links with? Easy: type your website's keywords in a major search engine, visit each and every of the top results and ask for the link exchange.

Too good to be true? Like I said, it may not get you a number 1 ranking, which is usually only possible through professional Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), but it is a simple step in the right direction. And on which aspect of the process have you shelled out a cent? A few emails or phone calls through your business networks is all it takes.