Marketing your website does not need to be expensive at all. There are a number of ways to generate traffic to your website and many of them are free.
If you have a limited budget when starting your online business, then use the following seven tips to drive traffic to your website at no cost.
1. Identify webmasters with websites that complement your own site and exchange links with them. Visitors to either site will view this as a recommendation and consequently will feel more inclined to view the other site. This can be a powerful way of generating traffic to your site for free.
2. Arrange a joint venture with other webmasters so that they advertise your website to their list. Contact other webmasters and present your proposal. Of course, there has to be something in it for them otherwise they will reject your proposal immediately. Unless you have already created a very good relationship with this other person, expect to give something back. Once you have agreed your joint venture and put it into practice you can expect to receive an increase in the number of visitors to your site.
3. Write articles and submit them to article directories. Include your website address in the resource box. Provided that your articles are of good quality then readers will be more inclined to visit your website.
4. Include your website URL in your email signature. Every time you send or reply to an email you are putting your website address in front of potential visitors, at no cost.
5. Create RSS feeds for your site and submit the feed URLs to the major RSS feed directories online.
6. Add a blog to your site and ping it every time you add new and fresh content. It can also be effective to submit your blog address to the blog search sites and directories.
7. Always include your web address in your forum profile signature. Whenever you post or respond to others in the forum, your website address can potentially be viewed by hundreds of forum participants and visitors.
Generating targeted traffic can often be an expensive part of your budget. However, you can generate a steady flow of visitors to your website without spending any money. Devote some time on a daily basis putting into practice these tips and you will find you generate traffic to your website for free. | 
