Getting traffic to your website is not easy, and some online marketers tend to give up because they cannot get traffic to their website in a short period of time. Getting traffic quickly is not difficult, but you need patience and determination, and also the right knowledge of how the web works. The following are the top 50 tips to get you started, and really fast too:

1. Create a blog and submit it to free blog directories.
2. Submit your website address to the major search engines such as Google and Yahoo.
3. Optimize each page of your website for a particular keyword or search phrase.
4. Add a link in your email signature to your website.
5. Leave comments or feedback on other people’s blogs with a back link to your site.
6. Answer people’s questions on www.answers.yahoo.com.
7. Write a press release and submit it to the press releases sites on the web. 
8. Advertise your website in the appropriate category on CraigsList.com.
9. Provide a testimonial on a product/service that you have used in exchange for a back link to your site.
10. Make a custom 404 error pages for your website redirecting people to your home page.
11. Use PPC search engine advertising.
12. Add a “bookmark this site” or “Share this site” link on all pages of your website.
13. Have a tell-a-friend form on your site.
14. Send articles to ezines publishers that include a link to your website.
15. Give away a freebie to keep people coming back to your site.
16. Add an RSS feed to your blog.
17. Submit your site to any related niche directories on the net.
18. Participate in a banner or link exchange program.
19. Create a software program and give it away for free.
20. Purchase the misspellings or variations of your domain name, or those of your competitors.
21. Buy a domain name related to your site that is already receiving traffic and forward it to your site.
22. Pass out business cards with your domain on them everywhere you go.
23. Start an affiliate program and let your affiliates send you visitors.
24. Start a page on social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace.
25. Submit a viral video to youtube.com, myspacetv.com, dailymotion.com, etc.
26. Conduct and publish surveys to your website.
27. Find joint venture partners that will send you traffic.
28. Start your own newsletter or ezines.
29. Use an autoresponder or email campaign to keep people coming back to your site.
30. Send a free copy of your product to other site owners in exchange for a product review.
31. Buy and use a memorable domain name.
32. Deep-link your webpages with high page ranks.
33. Submit reviews to Amazon for books and other products that you have read.
34. Use a traffic exchange.
35. Get referrals from similar but non-competing sites.
36. Create and sell a product with resell or giveaway rights.
37. Email your list. If you don’t have one, get one.
38. Participate in forums with page rank of 6 or higher, with an active link in your signature.
39. Ping your article’s website address using Pingomatic or Pingler.com.
40. Sell or place classified ads on www.eBay.com with a link to your site.
41. Post free classified ads on any of the sites that allow them with a link to your site.
42. Exchange reciprocal links with other related websites.
43. Network with other people at seminars or other live events.
44. Purchase advertising in popular newsletters or ezines.
45. Advertise on other product’s “thank you” pages.
46. Create a free eBook and list in on the “free eBook” sites.
47. Create a site map and include a link to the site map on every page of your website. 
48. Use hubsites such as Hubpages, Xomba and Squidoo to get more attention.
49. For SEO, use relevant keyword phrases (two to three words) rather than single keywords for your website.
50. Content is king, and most importantly, fresh content. Keep them updated.