Who doesn’t want traffic for their websites, especially if it is free? Often people wonder

Where do I get the money to pay for traffic. I am new and I am low on funds.

Free traffic sources are an effective way to get started. But often people don’t know how to get started, what to do, or they do half of the work, get frustrated and want to quit.

Use the following best practices to create an almost never ending stream of fresh traffic sources.

Publish new content regularly, remember content can be blog posts, images and videos.

Blogging/Creating Relationships

Create a blogging calendar so you know exactly what to write about.
Publish regularly, schedule posts in WordPress so you are always ahead of the game.
Use PLR, private label rights, material to help you create content quickly.
Use content curation methods when you are lacking for ideas of what to write about.
Share and like other blog posts and videos as well as your own content.
Start commenting on top blogs in your industry or niche.
Reply to comments on your own blog.
Connect with your top commenters and build a relationship with them.
Ask top bloggers to write a blog post for your site.
Join blogging communities and connect with others in your industry.
Look for top blogs and offer to write a guest post for them.
Subscribe to blogs via an RSS Reader so you always have access to the top blogs in your niche.

Social Media

Share your blog posts across all of your social media sites.
Join top groups on LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+ and become an active member.
Join related forums and again be active by answering questions and offering advice.
Study your Google Analytics regularly and act on your results.
Use search engine optimization techniques on all of your content.
Add links to all of your images and videos.
Create a Facebook or Google+ group in your niche. Add advice and leave links back to your site with additional information.

Search Engine Optimization

Use keywords in your titles and headings.
Make use of tags such as Heading 1 and Heading 2.
Make use of In Page Analytics.

Remember that free traffic takes time to build.

By using as many of these tips as possible you will start seeing an increase in traffic to your website. Just remember to keep on using these best practices so that your traffic does not dwindle over time.