There are about 10 powerful traffic generation strategies that I use myself on a regular basis and that I recommend my students to use too.
Of course there are more than just 10 ways to get more traffic to your website or blog but I focus on the 10 that I use most regularly.
I'm going to share some snippets from some of the different strategies I use over the next few articles here on EzineArticles.
Traffic Generation Strategy #1 of #10: Article Marketing As soon as you write & publish an article, you become an author.
As soon as you become an author, your credibility as an authority & leader in your field increases pretty much instantly.
An easy way to build your credibility online & get more traffic to your website is through article marketing.
We all have special knowledge & ability that we can write a short article about, especially when it comes to our specific industries.
You don't need to be the market leader or world's most well-known expert to write and publish an article.
I should say that if writing is not 'your thing' or you just don't enjoy the writing process then you should hire a professional copy writer who has experience in writing for the web to do this for you.
I have a team of copy writers who I've tested and worked with for a while that you can use to write your articles if you don't want to do it yourself, just get in touch with me.
Article Guidelines:

• 200 - 500 words to keep it concise and to the point
• Sprinkle your primary keywords into the article (ideally once in each paragraph and once in the article title).
  Don't over-stuff your article with keywords, it won't read well.
  
• Write for human beings, not for the search engines.
  This means writing in continuous prose, breaking the article up using headers, etc so that it is easy to read
• People love readings lists online as they are easy to read quickly, i.
  e.
  10 mistakes to avoid, Top 5 free online tools, 7 ways to design a website, etc

What to write about? Here are some example titles to use (adapt to suit your own industry & style):

• 10 tips to get free PR
• 5 mistakes to avoid when choosing a new laptop
• What the big corporates don't want you to know about marketing
• Essential insurance you need as a business owner
• Are you making these 7 critical mistakes in your business?

Once you have written your articles, publish them on your own blog.
Then, add them onto article directories (you can add to multiple directories, but try changing the articles by 5-15% so they become unique).
An easy article directory to add your articles quickly is at EzineArticles.
com where you can include a link in the article & author box to your website or blog.