Ask any online business owner or Internet marketer what is the most vital ingredient to a webpage's success and they will tell you exactly the same thing, Traffic simply is the single and most important thing a website can have, it is the oxygen that keeps it alive and breathing. Having none or very little visitors will cut its lifespan and your profits will suffer as a result. For instance, you would not like to own a shop in a street that people rarely walk along because it just means no visitors.

You can get website traffic in two slightly different ways. These happen to be in paid form from your wallet or purse or the free version which is obviously much cheaper.

Here are two proven ways to get targeted free traffic to your website that will not hit you hard financially thus any money made will be pure profit!

First up is blogging.

You may know this method but it should never be overlooked or ignored. It is essential to construct a blog that is both full of information and attractive on the eye to keep your visitors coming back. Have a look at my Yournetbiz blog for an idea.

A good idea to aid the success of your website is to give away stuff. You could pass on a free course or guide to help viewers and give free extra information on their niche. This will add a good amount of value to your site and help you build trust with like-minded individuals.

Gaining success with your blog depends on a few things but updating it on a constant basis with relevant good quality information will help give readers a good reason to come back. You can also add an email capture form to build a list and alert your subscribers of new content.

Search engines love blogs and that is why I mentioned them first. A well written optimized blog site has a good chance of ranking very high in the search results and will bring a truck load of traffic for no cost at all. Maximum exposure for free!

Either Wordpress or Blogger are great free resources to set up your first site and create a unique online presence.

Forums are my next topic!

This is a great way to get free traffic. Make a search in your favourite search engine for a subject and forum. You should get a good list of these come up if it's a popular niche. Sign up for a free account for one or more that you like then start to read some posts. If you can provide some help or a quality answer just reply to that thread and do this on a regular basis.

One thing to remember is to never blatantly advertise or spam a site. You will most likely get banned and it also presents you as unprofessional. The clever way to get around this is to add a link to your signature file. This will appear under any comment that you make so people will click on it if they like what you have to say.

There are so many ways to drive traffic to a site but I thought I could show you two that are quick and easy to set up today so start blogging and posting!