 1. Give people a free subscription
to your e-zine.
Almost everyone is
publishing a e-zine nowadays so it's important to give
something extra with the free subscription. You could
offer a free gift or advertising when people subscribe.
2. Provide your visitors with
free content.
Your content will be more
attractive to your visitors if it's up-to-date or
original. You could also offer people the option to
reprint the content in their e-zine or web site.
3. Offer a free online directory.
The directory could be full of interesting ebooks, e-zines,
web sites etc. If people find your directory to be a
valuable resource they will visit it over and over.
4. Give your visitors a free
ebook.
You could also include your
own ad in the ebook and allow other people to give it
away. If you don't want to take the time to write one, you
could ask other writers permission to use their articles.
5. Hold free online classes or
seminars.
They could be held in your
web site's chat room. The idea of "live"
information will definitely entice people to visit your
web site. You will become known as an expert on the topic.
6. Give visitors a free entry
into your contest or sweepstakes.
The prizes should be
something of interest or value to your visitors. Most
people who enter will continually revisit your web site to
get the results.
7. Let visitors download free
software.
It could be freeware,
shareware, demos etc. You could even turn part of your
site into a free software directory. If you created the
software, include your ad inside and let other people give
it away.
8. Offer free online services or
utilities from your web site.
They could be search engine
submitting, copy writing proofreading etc. The service or
utility should be helpful to your target audience.
9. Give free consulting to people
who visit your web site.
You could offer your
knowledge via e-mail or by telephone. People will consider
this a huge value because consulting fees can be very
expensive.
10. Give your visitors a free
membership to your online club.
People want to belong to
something, why not your online club. You could also give
away a free e-zine for club members only.
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