Unique ways to get traffic to your website

Ways to get traffic to your site, by letting others know about your website can be a challenge sometimes. We all know about the many ways being used right now, like posting in forums, link sharing, using affiliates, article marketing, banners, placing ads on authority sites, etc.

Here are a few ones that you may have not thought of before, but people are using these ways:

Join interest groups such as places like www.meetup.com provide a way to meet others who like the same things that you do, boating, skiing, theatre, book clubs, antique collecting, pet breeding, hiking you name it and you will find a group who likes to do it.

Put your web address right on your car, a good place would be right in the back near the bumper so all those people who like to tailgate can now go and check out your website, hopefully not while they are driving behind you.

Most public transportation stations, metro link, trains, buses, taxi's all have a place where people congregate while waiting for their ride. Look for a place for advertising usually there is big poster ads on the bus stop. 

Give them a call and find out how much their rates are. You will get plenty of impressions from the drivers passing by and the ones waiting around.

Give a way a free newsletter with parenting tips in them along with a mention of your website to your favorite little league, all those baseball, football and soccer moms and dads will love you for it.

Become a volunteer, help out at your local city or county government office, fire department or recreation center, meet others, make a difference and tell them about your wonderful website.

Go to trade shows, craft shows or indoor swapmeet or antique show.

http://www.craftmasternews.com/ has a wonderful listing of all the trade shows going on and you just need an EZ UP and a table some marketing material and start handing out flyers with your information on it.

While your walking around you may find a treasure too! Online bulletin boards like http://www.craigslist.com/ here you can post anything for free and leave a email for those interested to reach you and then you can let them know about your wonderful website.

Sponsor and event in your city, baking cupcakes or a fundraiser, walk-a-thon, cyclist group, give out shirts, buttons or pens and flyers with your name and website on them as a sponsor of the event.

You can probably come up with a lot more but basically look around and be aware of your surroundings: Shopping malls, bowling alleys, counseling centers, union halls, beauty shops, libraries, college campuses, clubs, laundromats, community centers, convenience stores, grocery stores, bulletin boards, churches, job placement centers.

That should keep you busy!