So, I have a few sites up and I wanted to know what you do to get traffic to your sites, what do you think is the best method to increase traffic?

As you know there are lots of options out there: Search Engine Optimization, Banner exchange, traffic exchange, link exchange, and the list goes on... What is are your personal favorites? and do you only care about brute numbers or does the involvment of the visitor with your website actually matter to you (i.e. quantity versus quality)? How do you get the quality/quantity ratio as high as possible?

I'd also appreicate it if you'd share what services are your favorites and how successful you've been and how much work you put into it.

Just wanting to hear some opinions, thanks a lot!

I personally prefer the banner/link exchange. You just have to make sure that you find the right sites. Exchange links with sites that are similar to yours. Of course sometimes they won't accept you but if they don't they will eventually. You can become affiliates with some sites that are small and have a bit of potential to become big and help you out still. I think that if you can make it in with a few top dogs you should be ok to get started. Just make sure your site is complete in content and doesn't have broken links.

Affiliating with other site's with similar content works well. Or just have really good content and a nice design on your site. That is why people go to websites.

I build wap sites not web but same theory ok: add to your site a TOP LIST, guestbook/chat services (with links to your site on each book/room), register with two or three of the best top lists you can find, place a random ADVERT at top of your site showing one of this top list links each time... The list goes on an on.. Have a links sections and encourage others to also have links section and exchange many many links but only put inside another page or it will get messy. Try to make a service of anything you can code but think others may struggle with ;-) ps add your site to any free search engine submissions you can find ;-)

thanks, this really helped me. i am looking to increase traffic on my site( once i get it up on the new server) if you wanna see it, its at www.crystaltears.tk . but its not up yet. it will be soon