To earn any kind of money on the internet we all need to do the same thing... generate traffic to a web page. But not all traffic is equal. And while some methods to generate traffic for free are a pure waste of bandwidth, others will really help you to generate an income. One easy question you should ask yourself when choosing a method to generate quality traffic is: Would I pay attention and notice this kind of an ad myself? If you answer that question with no or most likely not, than chances are that many others will also not notice your ad. And this means it's just a waste of bandwidth as people won't buy what they don't notice. But if you can answer that question with yes or most likely, then chances are that many others will notice your ad as well. This method will in fact help you to generate an incom^e through quality traffic. Now, let's take a closer look at several free advertising methods and evaluate their effectiveness.