For example, I got overwhelmed earlier today, because I suddenly had an explosion in my writing service. I got several new clients, and I have taken on several big jobs. In order to make everyone happy, and still have time to promote my website, I went to the whiteboard, listed out everything I need to do for each client, and my own promotions, and prioritized, listing out how much time I will spend each day, on each project. This way everyone gets their work done, and I can still find time to promote my own stuff.

a little planning goes a long way, and will save you hours of aggravation later.

however, the most consistent one that I have seen is from guest posting on other blogs. I look for blogs that get some traffic, but not necessarily so huge that I have trouble getting in. For example in the marketing niche, I would probably have to fight to get on ProBlogger, or Mashable, but I have posted on several lesser blogs that bring me 200-300 visitors every time i guest post.

I have seen similar results in other niches. Sometimes those visitors don’t buy right away, but they come back later, or they subscribe to my list. Right now, this is the only niche I am in that i don’t have a list started in, and I am working on changing that.

There are so many variables it is hard to track what will work. This is why I do a shotgun aproach, doing a little of different methods. Then, once I see what is working to bring me traffic with a specific niche, I focus more attention on that.

I have one blog that 80% of my traffic comes through rss feeds, so I focus on syndicatiing that feed wherever I can to boost that traffic.

it all comes down to something I say, and people mock me for. Test things for yourself. when you see what works for you, focus on that.