I was thinking what would be the best Internet Marketing tip I could give anyone, something that’s important in my own online business. And since traffic is the blood of Internet Marketing, that’s gotta be what the tip should be about. It’s rather simple tip, and seems straightforward when you know it, but you wouldn’t believe how many people miss the point.

Different in CommunityFirst, I have to set things straight – you have to offer value. You can’t just have an affiliate link with a copy/paste ad and expect buyers to flood your site. If that’s all you have, you will have to work hard to get tons of traffic and even harder to convert it to sales. It amazes me how people put so little effort into their offer and then spend an enormous amount of time to get traffic which doesn’t even convert.

You need to provide value in exchange for the money people would give you. Whether it’s a unique product or a unique review of an affiliate offer. The key is to answer to something that people are asking for (that’s why it’s also a good idea to check Yahoo! Answers, not only to drop your links but to get ideas). The more you give the more you get in result.

Now the tip I was gonna talk about is how to drive the traffic to your wonderful offer. There’s one thing to understand here – people who are interested in different niches hang out in certain places online. Google is not be all and end all. Yes, ranking your site for your niche keywords can be enough to make your business, but it can be a l