It is obvious that everyone who has an online-business, a website or a blog, needs constant traffic for promotion, revenue and profits. Of course you must be sure that you have a product that people want to buy, and you have an internal structure to support it. Without them, it would result in the loss of customers!

Here are 7 low-fund methods that could immediately increase the traffic to your website:

1. Advertising in search engines:
Google Adwords and Yahoo Overture, both provide outstanding advertising systems. They are very popular, and can increase traffic to your site significantly. Yes, there will be some costs, but a small investment can lead to great returns.

2. Classified Ads:
There are many websites offering classifieds. On many of these pages, you can place an advert up for free for up to 60 days, and some give necessary tools for you to check response rates. You also have the opportunity to make your ads more visible with low additional costs. And of course you can make as many ads as you like. E-Bay Classifieds are also very beneficial getting high hit rates in the hundreds.

3. Video Marketing:
This has already been a proven successful method. By using a campaign, collecting feedback and comments, you will get more customers. You can also use those videos on many social networking sites.

4. Article writing:
This service is free. This allows you to pick a item that you are interested in, write articles about it and then post in a category that most match the subject of your article. Here you can also add a touch of your personality to the articles. However, you are not necessary writing an article to advertise. You can write about the things you have tried yourself or something that has inspired you to write.

5. Join the online forums and groups:
There are many forums and groups on the Internet. Google Groups is one of them. Select the group that you think it would be best to join, then get some time to strengthen relations with other members of the group. Once they have trust, you can start thinking about promoting your websites and products, and hopefully they would recommend you and your products.

6. Newsletter:
As building the traffic list, try to introduce a newsletter to them. It could be weekly or monthly, with information about your current activities and events. It is a good idea to offer free products in order to keep them loyal. There are many sites where you can find free products, but make sure it is relevant to what you are trying to sell.

7. Local marketing:
By this I'm talking about your geographical area. This may be made through the production of small flyers, brochures, posters, business cards. There is a company called "Vista Print" offering those kinds, and the greatest part is they're FREE (as long as you use their design templates). You can use these cards in various places, such as colleges, schools, workplaces, bookstores and coffee shops, etc .

That's it, 7 methods that could help you to get more traffic. Use them and you will be satisfied.