- Get listed in the major Search Engines
Don't bother about the smaller ones but try to get a high listing in the major ones. Especially Yahoo is extremely important. Click Here for more info about this.
- Newsgroup Posting
Don't just write a short advertising message in all Newsgroups that have content related to your site. You will get some visits to your site from that, but if you wan't to maximze the number of visitors from the Newsgroups, answer questions and participate in the discussions at the same time as you promote your site. An example: If someone asks about a way to make money from their website, we answer the question with a link to the part of my website that is about Pay per Clickthrough programs.
- Start your own Newsletter
This is a great way to keep in touch with your visitors/customers, starting and maintaining a newsletter isn't hard but you have to spend a lot of time working with your newsletter. The key to making a good newsletter is the content, your newsletter must be interesting to read. Click Here for more info about how to create a great newsletter.
- Swap Links
Swapping links with the right sites is the most important thing to do to increase your number of visitors. Swap links with your competitors and other sites with content similar to yours and swap links with sites that have visitors that might be interested in your site. If you are going to swap links with another site first add a link to that site and then write a nice and personal letter telling them that you have added a link to their site and asking if they can add link to your site.
- Swap Classified Ads
Contact publishers of newsletters and offer an ad swap. Put their ad in your publication and ask them to put your ad in theirs. Look for publications that are close in number to yours so the reciprocal arrangement will be beneficial to you both.
- Press Releases
This doesn't work for all sites but if you think that your sight might be newsworthy, send out a Press Release. This might cost you a few bucks but if your Press Release gets published it will be worth it. Click Here for more info.
- Register your own Domain Name
This is extremely important if you sell something on your site, but even if you don't, it's usually well invested money. It gets easier for people to remember the adress to your site and the site does also look more professional. Almos every company that offers paid webhosting offers help with registering a domain name. Try this site for a great list of unused domian names.
- Write articles for other sites and newsletters
This is a great way to increase your traffic, write a short article about a very specific subject that relates to something that is availible on your website and something you know very much about. Don't mention your own Website in the article just write something that you think another Newsletter manager likes and uses in his Newsletter. Then in the end of the article, write a few rows about your website and that the readers can find more material related to the article they just have read.
It is very important to promote your site in all possible ways, but there is one thing that's even more important. Make your visitors come back to your site as often as possible. If you can make them come back to your site once a week that would probably double the number of hits on your site every month, another advantage with these visitors are that they already know about your site and are interested in your content. Click Here for info about how you can make your visitors returning to your site.
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