[JAMMAN]

I want to hear success stories on increasing website traffic, especially on a non-product or service BS site like mine.

How much does it really cost to be on the first page of a popular search engine?

 

[kevinj]

Directing traffic takes some dedication and patience. You have to offer something that people are after, which is friendlyness and content

 

[Jason]

It takes a lot of time and a lot of work. It will also depend on the search engine. Google will take into account things that inktomi doesn't. I would pick a certain search engine and gear the pages toward that search engine. If you use a site that uses queries(like this one), you can also try creating a static version. For example, we have our archives, which is geared towards getting into search engines.