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Promote your web site everyday!
by
Steve Nash
You want traffic at your site, but with so many
new websites added every day it isn't easy. The only solution is to promote your
site, each and every day... Here are 7 promotion methods for you to try, one
for each day of the week:
Day 1 - Submit
Your Site To A Search Engine
No big surprises with this promotion method; just submit your site to a new
search engine, or directory. It is best to concentrate on the major search
engines and directories, and add your site to minor search engines as and when
you discover them.
Do try to keep a log of just when and where you
submit your site.
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HowIPromoteMyWebsite.com
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JimTools.com
Day 2 - Post A
Newsgroup Discussion
There are newsgroups, bulletin boards or forums on just about every subject
imaginable. A good place to start is
Groups.Google.com which allows you to search all of the Usenet newsgroups
for a particular term or phrase. Post a message online, via Google, or offline
using Outlook Express (or similar). Follow the forum or newsgroup guidelines,
when you start a discussion or answer someone's query. It *is* okay to mention
your website in a 2-line signature, though. Newsgroups and forums also prove a
good place for you to get known and develop trust.
Day 3 - Swap
Links With Other Sites
Links make the World Wide Web go around; they also improve your search-engine
ranking! One way of achieving lots of links to your site is to swap links with
other sites. There is an excellent article on link-swapping at
BannerTips.com but basically:
- Identify sites with similar content to yours
- Request a reciprocal link (be polite, and use webmaster's name)
- Create a "Links" section on your site and put the links there.
Day 4 - Write A
Testimonial
Writing favourable comments - testimonials - about another website could make
you an instant online friend (we all respond well to flattery after all!). This
could lead to a link-swap or even a possible joint venture (see Day 6).
Just review their website (or product), and write
about the benefits you gain from the site in specific terms (so it sounds like
you're actually talking about *their* site). Just be honest and tell them what
you like.
=> Day 5 - Be
An Expert, Have An Opinion
Believe it or not people are interested in what *you* have to say! Several
websites are even willing to pay you for your opinion! (And we all have an
opinion, don't we!) Remember, it's good to talk, especially if your listeners
then visit your website!
If you *really know your stuff*, you can become
an 'expert' at several sites. You may have to write articles on your subject of
expertise, or just answer questions from site-visitors. Either way *you* gain
more exposure, and your site gains more exposure too.
Opinion sites:
Epinions.com
DooYoo
Expert site:
AskAnExpert.com
Day 6 - Start A
Joint Venture
A joint venture can be as simple as joining an affiliate program. But basically
you sponsor another's product and take a share in the profits. Joint ventures
can also improve 'site-stickiness'.
You need to:
a) CONTACT webmasters who market similar products/services and ask them
if they would be interested in offering yours. Share the profits, and it's a
win-win situation.
b) PROMOTE another webmasters' product or service (something you believe
in) to your subscribers or customers. Read more about
Joint Venture
Day 7 - Follow
Up!
No new websites to visit here; no new methods of promotion. Just an opportunity
to measure the success (or otherwise) of the previous 6-days' efforts. This is a
time to follow-up and perhaps plan for the next 6-days.
And If All Goes
Well...
If all goes well then just take a break, but if you're really keen, however, you
*could* take a look at some of these other promotion methods too:
* Encourage visitors to bookmark your site
* Use pay-per-click search engines
* Write a press release
* Run a competition
* Create great content, and allow others to use it
* Create an online community
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HowIPromoteMyWebsite.com
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Iboost.com
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SitePoint.com
Good luck.
PS This
article is a summary of a 7-day e-mail course called, Promote Your Site Every
Day. The course includes more details and more links. To take the course simply
send a blank e-mail to:
promote_site_every_day@getresponse.com
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