Thursday, August 18, 2011

Best Ways to Get Your Website Noticed

1.  Write Fresh and Catchy Content

If you have good content, people will always come back for more.

2.  Submit to Directories and Galleries:

Your first step should be DMOZ.org.

3.  Use Email Signatures:

Whenever yous end out an email, make sure you have your URL in the email signature. 

4.  Have Business Cards at Hand ... Always

The best and cheapest way to get business cards is Vistaprint.  They always have specials.

5.  Use Company Stationery

6.  Optimize for Search Engines (SEO)

Adwords.google.com is the best way to use SEO optimization.

7.  Pay for Advertising

Pay per click advertising drives traffic to your site

8.  Write Articles

Writing articles for other sites is a fantastic way to get noticed. 

9.  Create a Blog

10.  Join Online Community Websites

Creating your own Facebook page, Squidoo pages help build your online presence. 


11.  Get on Twitter

12.  Record Podcasts and Videocasts
  • Invest in a good microphone
  • reduce background noise
  • prepare but do not read script
  • invite guests speakers
  • have regularly-scheduled podcasts
  • Invest in a good video camera
13.  Offer Newsletters and RSS feed

use service like Mailchimp.  Email marketing is dying because of social media.  Read article ...

This 22-page guide covers how to:
* Use social networks to grow your email list
* Use email to expand your reach
* Monitor the right metrics
* Discover where your audience is
14.  Run an Event online or live

15.  Help with Charity Work and advertise on your website

16.  If you sell products on your website, you might consider selling it on eBay and other places. If a song, post it on Last.fm, Nettuts+

17. Give away free stuff - free articles, Vistaprint offers free business cards, they have ideas for free giveaways such as

pens, badges and other stationary
free ebook or even audio books, etc.

18.  Release press releases. 

19.  Add widgets to your website
Add news feeds, blogs, tweets, etc.

20.  Publish and share YouTube videos
One of the biggest ways that websites get noticed is by uploading ore creating creative, fun, shocking interesting videos.  Set your channel and allow users to subscribe to it.

21.  Offer free services

Freelancer rate calculator
Kuler colour scheme creator
Multiple browser tests
XML site map generator
Calculate your salary
Customized currency converter
Web Page Analyzer
Instant Domain Search and
many more

22.  Make Affiliate Schemes

Sign up for them. 

23.  Give out Vouchers and Special Offers

24.  Write a book on your expertise.

25.  Launch a Subscription Service
Sreadly.com

26.  Attend Networking Events
Networking events can be fun and effective way to promote your website.  Armed with your business cards and an approachable smile, you are sure to meet someone who is interested in your services or who knows someone else who will be. 

They key is choosing the right event for you and being prepared.  Networking events are normally based around certain types of businesses or they target professionals in specific areas.  Choose what is best for you.  Check online event sites like Facebook, Meet-up or the local paper. 

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