Would you follow what I’m about to teach you if I guarantee you that you will get FREE targeted traffic? This is one of the most underrated and rarely used traffic generation methods.

You are probably wondering how much it would cost you to implement this method. $0. That’s right. It won’t cost you any money although it will cost you time.

If you have a lot of time and no money, this is surely the best method to get targeted traffic.

And the method is…… Guest Blogging

Guest blogging is the process of writing an article for a blog which will in return link back to your site.

How will this help you?

1. You will get free backlinks with anchor text of your choice. This means your page rank will increase and so will your site’s ranking for the keywords you choose.

2. Targeted traffic. You will get high conversions whether you are selling a product or getting them to subscribe to your list. (Side note: If you want to learn about getting the most out of your email list, read this post on “Do you make this mistake many email marketers make?“).

3. Expert status (More on this at the end of the article).

How is this different from article writing?

I know most of you are already confusing this with article writing. When you write for article directories, you get backlink and traffic but the traffic you get from guest blogging will be much more targeted.

You will also have access to a huge reader base by writing for another blog.

Here’s what you should do:

1. Find blogs in your niche (Go to google and search for “your niche blog” with/without quotes)

2. Comment on the blog a few times so that you get to know the author

3. Send them an email asking whether they accept guest articles or not

4. If they say yes, write an article and send it to them

Things to note before writing for the blog:

1. Always make sure the blog has good pagerank.

2. See how many readers the blog has. You check the blog feed subscribers count. If they don’t have one, see their alexa traffic (not accurate though).

3. Check if the blog posts receive comments. A good blog will receive at least a couple of comments.

How you can modify this method?

Find internet marketers who have huge lists and ask them if you can write a couple of informational emails to their list for a link back. There are many marketers who don’t have enough time to send useful emails to their subscribers. Even if they do have, they wouldn’t mind someone else writing for them which will give them a week’s rest.

So stop thinking whether this method would work or not and start writing articles to be submitted as guest posts or emails.

Once you do this for a few weeks, analyze which blogs are getting you the most traffic and concentrate on them. Write more and more articles for these blogs.

When you submit an article to an article directory, you will be just another person because most people who read your article will be search engine visitors. They won’t remember you. But if you are writing for a blog, you will be read by a targeted group of readers. When they see your articles often, they will start seeing you as an expert.

Have you tried guest blogging before? What results did you have? Will you be trying it now? Please share your views in the comments.

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