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Of ultimate import to your success online is your page's rank and the level of traffic surfing to your site. Traffic is defined as the number of people visiting your site per unit time. The key is to convert that traffic into dollars through sales. Successful business therefore cannot be without the traffic to bring the money to the site.

Here are 5 suggestions to increase your volume of traffic:

Give your visitors a reason to return. It's always easier to retain a previous reader than to attract the attention of people who've never visited your site before. To encourage them to repeat their visits, let them add their e-mail addresses to an update or newsletter list. Incorporating RSS feeds for your websites is another method of keeping readers constantly updated.

Second, you should submit your website to the directory DMOZ and to the search engine/directory Yahoo. Both of them often send their results to meta search engines and smaller directories. Thus, by being indexed with DMOZ and Yahoo, you will get traffic not only from those two major websites but from many smaller associated websites as well.

Draft compelling content. The foundation of your website is the content it delivers. Write articles that are attractive and interesting. If people browsing the web discover articles they really enjoy, they'll be more likely to link to your page. Interested readers will also be repeat visitors.

Be featured. Seek out websites and directories that are willing to feature your listing indefinitely, providing that you measure up to certain criteria. Familiarize yourself with their terms and conditions, and make sure your website meets all their standards. If it does, your listing is likely to be at the forefront of the search area.

Leave comments on blogs. Search the Internet for the most often updated blogs on the web and leave some sort of response or comment. If it's well-written and relevant, readers will be likely to visit your website out of curiosity.