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Before I begin I need to make it clear that there are different types of traffic and lots of traffic doesn’t necessarily equal big bucks. You see, when people connect to the internet they have different ideas of what they want to achieve. Some people simply want to be entertained and to connect with friends. Whilst there are others who use the internet in order to buy products.
Imagine that a very famous celebrity (for the sake of example let’s say it’s Britney Spears) was involved in some sort of scandal and thousands of people start searching for information about the scandal. When they find the information they are looking for they just move onto other things, whether it’s checking the email or whatever. Basically they are looking for information and entertainment (infotainment?) and that’s it.
However the person who wants to buy perfume by Britney will type something along the lines of “buy Britney Spears perfume.” So if you’re selling Britney Spears perfume you will want this sort of traffic rather than the traffic where people want to know about the scandal she’s been involved in.
Anyway, if you just want to learn about methods of generating traffic to your website for free then here are some great ideas. Some of them might attract people who are looking to spend money whilst other techniques might just attract browsers. At the end of the day, you might as well give it a go and see how you get on.
YouTube
We all know that YouTube is the ‘net’s most popular video sharing website with millions of people using it to watch music videos, funny videos and also “how to” videos. There are loads of people who go straight to YouTube to find what they are looking for however there are also loads of people who find the site via the search engines. For instance, if you do a search for Britney Spears on Google you will see that YouTube videos appear.
If you create a video and upload it to YouTube you can tap into the traffic from the site itself plus traffic that come in via the search engines. What kind of video you create really depends on what your website is about. If you own a florist in Delaware you could create a video about you and the flowers that you sell. You could do a demonstration on how to arrange flowers and the likes. Just make sure you give the video a title you think people would search for. For example “Florist in Wilmington, Delaware.”
Google’s Local Business Results
If you have a “brick and mortar” business such as a florist or accountancy firm then you can create an account with Google and register your details here: www.google.com/local/add . Before the internet really took hold on society people just looked up their local copy or the yellow pages or their local news paper to find companies. However these days more and more people are using the internet search engines. So sign up with Google’s Local Business Results to get free exposure to your business’ website.
StumbleUpon (SU)
This is a very popular social website where people submit web pages they like and other people can vote them up or down. You can pay SU for traffic however you can also get it for free, especially if your website is very good and other people like it. The more frequently people vote it up the more traffic you will get. The problem is that the people who use SU have a short attention span and usually are not interested in buying anything. However if you still want pursue this method of traffic generation you should submit webpages that are informative or entertaining. Don’t just submit a product page with sales copy on it because people don’t find this of much interest to them.
Search Engine Optimzation (SEO)
If you want a constant stream of well-targeted visitors to your website learning SEO is a must. A lot of people try to make out that SEO is very difficult. However the people doing this are usually trying to sell SEO services so they want to make it sound as scary and complex as possible. However it’s actually quite simple. What it comes down to is including as many different keywords as you can within your website, especially the title of your website. Although it’s quite simple, there is a lot to learn so you will need to do further research on this topic.
Google Trends
If you are just looking for as much traffic as you can and don’t care about whether they will buy anything, then you should look at google.com/trends/hottrends. Basically it’s a list of the most searched for topics on the net. Usually people are just wanting to know about celebrity gossip and politics. However sometimes they also want to know more about new products that are being released. If you write about these subjects you should start to get a lot of traffic, the problem is trying to make money from the traffic you get.
Conclusion
There are actually quite a lot of other techniques that you can use. Some of them are legitimate whilst others aren’t. There are methods coming out all the time whenever there is a new craze on the internet. In the past people were going crazy over MySpace whereas now it’s more about Twitter and Facebook. There’s loads of free info on the web so don’t waste your money by buying an ebook claiming to make you rich. They’re just a waste of time and money.
Virus attacks and system instability often has computer users afraid of continuous log in at certain sites. Also the inability to maintain privacy and continual advertising bombardments and sometimes invasive collection techniques of data collection. Many identity thefts operate summarily in these manners as actual professional computer companies and it is really impossible to decipher the two.
In attempts to completely avoid this perplexing dilemma some internet users desire the change or masking of their computer IP.
Changing you IP address will make it not as important to continuously update and maintain your firewall. Programs and people that are the intimation factor in intrusive data collection and that only have the purpose of stealing personal information can have these problems avoided with the changing of the IP.
Safe internet surfing can be done with changing proxy servers that your are logged onto, but this is a constant process that requires the manual entering of the IP address into your address bar. It is very time consuming, yet effective. There are various programs that do this automatically and that can be purchased. These programs located, change, register, and update their address location continually. These can be quite costly however. There are some companies, one such one is named Fire fox, that has a free plug-in attachment that performs this at no cost.
The damage that can be done to your person computer is too great a risk to let the back door open to the obtaining of personnel 
information. Even the location of your computer on certain computer networks that are unsecured and often created just to observes customer internet user are becoming more and more prevalent. Everyone IP address is a digital footprint and indicator to the doorway and entry to mountains of personal health and financial information that can be easily stolen. IP software provides anonymous surfing and allows computer users to hide and change their IP address from the web sites that are visited. It is also possible to configure different browsers and applications that make the computer user appear anonymous when downloading files and sending emails.
Changing your IP address requires the management of the knowledge of which servers are proxy and have the strongest signal. The signal strength is an important matter when many sites attempt to track, collect and trace your IP address. The people that treack, trace, collect and steal your personeal information through your private computer useage has increase exponitionally, and with the many free programs and browser search engines that offer and provide free IP changin can prevent that crime and ensure your privacy.
Most people assume that the passwords they use to secure their computer systems ensure that the systems are as secure as they can be. The fact that today’s password systems use a form of password encryption to identify the password entered and compare it with the one on file leads many people to believe that there is little that can be done to increase the security of the world’s computers. However, your computer’s password encryption capabilities may not be as foolproof as you might think!
Hashing algorithms are used by computers to create a string of characters – usually much longer than the original password – that the computer associates with the password you enter. Each time you enter your password, your system uses the algorithms to convert the characters you entered into the aforementioned string of characters and then compares that to the string of characters it has stored in its memory. If even one character is different, the password you entered is rejected. This type of password encryption is considered a one-way street, in that you cannot generate the actual passage from the algorithmically produced string of characters.
Unfortunately, not all password encryption programs are the same. Some offer very weak capabilities, such as using basic ciphers to change one letter to another. The problem with password encryption is that your computer security is only as strong as its weakest link – and for many computer systems that weak link is often the password security used in many applications. Some systems fail to use any type of password encryption at all, leaving your passwords vulnerable to discovery – particularly if you, like many others, use the same few passwords over and over again for every application. Some of the worst cases involve various programs and applications designed for web use.
Password encryption can also be bypassed in some cases, and the original password often remains in temporary memory on the system for some time. In addition, lack of security in a network structure, and less than trustworthy network support personnel can all leave your passwords open to discovery. TO make matters worse, you may even inadvertently log into a website or other system that is not what you think it is. Many websites devoted to phishing scams will attempt to get you to divulge passwords and other personal information by posing as websites with which you are familiar.
Before you become too alarmed, however, you should realize that your password encryption process is generally secure – for a time. Nothing lasts forever, and the basic problem with any password encryption process is that cracking software can almost always crack any password if given the time and opportunity. The real key to maximizing password encryption usefulness is to always select strong passwords (not real words, but strings of characters) and to change passwords frequently. Given enough time, it is possible to crack any password. The goal is to deny potential hackers the time they need. If you have doubts about the strength of your password protection, consult with a security or tech specialist.
