8 Free Traffic Sources and How to Use Them to Grow Your Business

What to do when your advertising budget is $0

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It doesn’t matter if you run a blog, an e-commerce store, or have a website for your business; driving traffic to your website is ultimately a critical element of making money online.

Now, I’ve worked in paid advertising for more than three years, and let me tell you, a profitable Google Ads PPC campaign or Facebook campaign is a beautiful thing.

After all, with paid ads, scaling is easier, you can reach your customers instantly, and your decision-making process is much faster since you accumulate meaningful data fairly quickly.

But, obviously, not every business has a budget for paid advertising. Additionally, plenty of free traffic sources often deliver higher quality leads and customers with high levels of purchase intent.

So, today we’re going to look at eight different free traffic sources bloggers and business owners alike can leverage to start growing their online presence.

Let’s get to it!

But First — What Is a Traffic Source?

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