There are a couple of different ways to get traffic to your web site, this article explain the more popular types of traffic and how to used them effectively.
Organic and SEO - Organic traffic is when somebody comes to your site directly from a search result without you having to pay for it. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and is often used with organic traffic. SEO helps get your web site ranked higher in search results leading more people to your web site.
Paid Search Results - You will notice when you search on google the top couple web sites are always sponsored. This is from people paying to have their web sites listed at the top to drive more traffic to their web site. They have to pay every time somebody clicks on the link, their goal is to make more money then it costs for each click they have to pay out giving them a profit. You will often here the technical term CPC associated with this type of traffic which stands for Cost Per Click.
