Whats the best way to promote your site?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by froghat, Mar 22, 2006.

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    How do I get that early push I need to jump start my website? I applied to MSN Google and Yahoo but I' not sure what else I can do to promote my sports website. Any suggestions?
     
    froghat, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  2. Nystul

    Nystul Well-Known Member

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    Forums is your best bet i guess.
     
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  3. Mystique

    Mystique Well-Known Member

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    I have found that sooner or later, all search engines crawl your site by themselves without need to submit your site, except if you are in a hurry to use the paid service.

    However Nystul is right, forums is the way to promote your site, regardless you install a forum or not.

    My approach to this is join as many forum as you can, post at least once on a daily basis, but make sure to add your site in your signature so people can visit your and Search Engines can find you.

    Additionaly, start blogging and many people will link to you... oh my I have not updated my blog while ago :/

    Good luck!
     
    Mystique, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  4. froghat

    froghat Peon

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    ahhh so if you post your link in your signature searhc engine bots will crawl that? I did not know that. Thanks for the tip!
     
    froghat, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  5. Mystique

    Mystique Well-Known Member

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    You are welcome, and in some forums like this and invision, sometimes you can see it.

    If you see Google or other search engine only click to view "Who is Online" and you will be surprised watching the spider "replying or printing a topic", "emailing someone" and, of course, "reading" the users' profiles ;)
     
    Mystique, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  6. 4kids

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    Fora,
    Webrings,
    blogs,
    did you put your sitemap on google?
     
    4kids, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  7. WhatUdo!

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    Get quality links going to your site from sites with a large amount of traffic. The fastest way to do this would be to purchase some advertisement space on a site in the same niche to yours.
     
    WhatUdo!, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  8. GetWebHost

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  9. fiveniner

    fiveniner Active Member

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    Try putting adsense to get it indexed fast on google. Works get for me, once google has it MSN and yahoo would be a breeze.
     
    fiveniner, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  10. GetWebHost

    GetWebHost Active Member

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    I think Adsense has nothing to do with page being index.
     
    GetWebHost, Mar 22, 2006 IP
  11. KeithLDick

    KeithLDick Peon

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    Start with these... (Froghat was not a band... Foghat was)..

    And if you think it's gonna be easy Stop Now...

    Your gonna have to do alot of work, but in the end it should be worth it...

    If your not promoting a Blog Site Skip these...



    My Links for Promoting Blog Sites sign up with all of these..

    Popdex http://www.popdex.com/

    Pheedo Exchange http://www.pheedo.com/

    Blogrolling http://www.blogrolling.com/

    Glob of Blogs http://globeofblogs.com/

    Blogarama http://www.blogarama.com/

    Blogshares http://blogshares.com/

    Blogkits http://www.blogkits.com/

    BlogWize http://www.blogwise.com/

    Bloggeries http://bloggeries.com/

    Blogpulse http://www.blogpulse.com/

    BlogFlux http://mapstats.blogflux.com/

    Blog Reporter (Like Digg) http://www.blogreporter.biz/

    Bloghop http://www.bloghop.com/

    Blogtricks http://www.blogtricks.com/

    Blogexplosion http://www.blogexplosion.com/

    Technorati http://www.technorati.com/


    A very good & Free way to keep track of your visitors and all your Stats for your Blog.

    Performancing http://performancing.com/


    Things you need to know about *Copyrighting your Work & Website*...

    DevX.com http://www.devx.com/projectcool/Article/20043/0/page/3


    Things you need to know about *Creative Commons*

    Creative Commons.org http://creativecommons.org/


    This is a Great Site to learn about Marketing your Blog/Site and getting traffic and Page Rankings.

    DigitalPoint Forums http://forums.digitalpoint.com/


    If you have Banners created for your site go here for FREE Banner Exchange .

    ExchangeBanners.org http://www.exchangebanners.org/index.php

    (You can also purchase more credits *5,000 for $5* and reach a wider audience with you banner)


    Another Free Banner Exchange Site.

    Great Banner http://www.greatbanner.com/


    And More

    BannerXchange http://www.bannersxchange.com/


    Another site for Lot's of Banner Exchange Sites.

    Net-Ads http://www.net-ads.com/promotion/bann-ex.html


    You should also sign up with Googles,
    Adsense https://www.google.com/adsense/ *OR* Yahoos!,Yahoo! Publisher Network http://publisher.yahoo.com/


    Adsense alternatives http://8n.nu/search-engines/google/adsense-alternative/index.htm

    You can also sign up with the following and if your accepted you can find advertisers and make money from your website..

    Kolimbo http://www.kolimbo.com/

    Linkshare http://www.linkshare.com/

    Commission Junction http://www.cj.com/

    Chitika, eMiniMalls https://chitika.com/

    Clicksor http://www.clicksor.com/


    If you need help with editing the Template (HTML) for your Blog/Site try these..

    W3 Schools *Free*.. Learn, (HTML, XHTML, CSS, TCP/IP) http://www.w3schools.com

    HTML Goodies *Free* http://www.htmlgoodies.com/

    HTML Help Guide *Free* http://helpguide.bravepages.com/main.html


    Here's Sultan_Emerrs Links to getting your site Registered with the Search Engines...


    If you hope to get a load of returning visitors, you have to keep updating it with new things that make people want to keep going, and it's gotta look good. The better looking, the more people want to be affiliated with it. Also, make friends, and share links. Join web rings, give the links to your friends who are interested, and an interactive element like a message board, or such, will (if handled correctly) keep people coming back.

    http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=525124&STARTPAGE=1 http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=525124&STARTPAGE=1

    1. Link to other pages, and have them link to you.

    2. Use relevant META tags for keywords and description

    3. Announce your website in many online forums (if Allowed or in your Signature File). Many sites frown on Posting about Personal Sites.

    4. Register your url with google and as many other search engines as possible.

    5. Update your site often to have repeat visistors.

    6. Add your url in your email signature.

    7. Do a search on google, then at the bottom of the page is "Disatisfied with results? Help us improve" link. Just fill out the info. and the spiders will go to your site.

    8. Add your url to your business card and pass them out.


    Meta-Tag Builder http://vancouver-webpages.com/META/mk-metas.html

    Meta Tag Analyzer http://www.widexl.com/remote/search-engines/metatag-analyzer.html


    Cool Site of the Day http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com/

    Add your URL to google http://www.google.com/addurl.html

    Getting Higher Google Rankings http://www.burgettsys.com/stories/60948/

    Self Promotion http://www.selfpromotion.com

    Google Addurl http://www.google.com/addurl.html

    Camtech 2000 http://camtech2000.net/Pages/submit.html

    iTools http://www.itools.com/internet/

    Submit Corner http://www.submitcorner.com/Tools/Submit/

    iSubmit http://www.isubmit.com/

    irnis http://www.irnis.net/soft/golden/

    VersionTracker http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/26488

    How to suggest a your to the Open Directory http://dmoz.org/add.html

    Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/index.php

    Incoming Links Guide http://www.incominglinks.com/


    Have you thought about putting a Paypal Donation button on the page? Paypal http://www.paypal.com/


    How It Works

    PayPal Donations is easy to set-up and use:

    1. Log in to your PayPal account
    2. Click on the Merchant Tools tab
    3. Click on the Donations link
    4. Specify the name, amount (optional; if you leave amount blank, your donor will be asked to choose a donation amount), and other details of the donation
    5. Add more optional information such as a customized button graphic and the ability to include a note with the donation
    6. Click Create Button Now and the Button Factory will generate customized HTML code
    7. Paste the HTML code on your website to create your Donate button


    FREE SEARCH ENGINE PLACEMENT


    http://forums.g4techtv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=59&threadid=338290



    Search Engine Optimization

    Macronimous.com http://www.macronimous.com/resources/site_promotion.asp

    Search Engine Forums http://vivisimo.com/search?query="search+engine+forums"&v:sources=Web&x=39&y=27

    How do I get my site listed on Google? http://www.google.com/webmasters/

    Getting Website Recognized, Google Answers Home http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=248891

    126hits.de http://126hits.de/

    Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/

    ineedhits http://ineedhits.com/add-it/free/

    Submit to Yahoo http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html

    Submit Express http://www.submitexpress.com/list.html

    Google Search,get your website listed http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=how+to+get+your+website+listed&btnG=Google+Search



    Find out if your websitesite is linked to other web sites = Type your website address into google. When the search comes back click "Find web pages that link to www.yoursite.com ". You will see other options there as well, such as searching for non-hyperlinks with your address, etc.


    Google - promoting your website http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=promoting+your+website&btnG=Google+Search


    Check out,

    Google AdWords http://www.google.com/ads/

    Google AdSense http://www.google.com/ads/


    Now you have enough *Tools* to get started and get the Job done...
     
    KeithLDick, Mar 23, 2006 IP
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  12. JoanPS

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    The best way to promote your site is...
    My experience = door-knocking is the most effective way, check it out -
    At the same time you can visit lots of foreign cities and wonderful countries.
    But very, very important don't forget to give out your business card.
    :zpc:
     
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  13. KeithLDick

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    WOW!!!!....
     
    KeithLDick, Mar 23, 2006 IP
  14. TheNetCode

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    LOL wow so if I simply visit everyone I can get my website traffic up? Man I need to try this. I am sure that my family will not miss me. They say I am married to DP so it will not be an issue. Also I am sure this is cheaper than simply posting to forums, blogs and other such sites. Well guys see you later I am off on my website building tour. :rolleyes:
     
    TheNetCode, Mar 23, 2006 IP
  15. fiveniner

    fiveniner Active Member

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    It doesn't?

    I honestly thought it does as the adsense spider would have to crawl the page's content in order to display relevant ads. So since it has already crawled the site, why not just place the site's content up into the indexing database.
     
    fiveniner, Mar 28, 2006 IP
  16. devin

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    i need to try that someday. maybe i can join TheNetCode and book into budget motels all around the world, distributing flyers, BEGGING for traffics,.........:D:D:D
     
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    Try to run contests, that'll keep some members returning :)
     
    rick sample, Mar 28, 2006 IP
  18. WebmasterWanabe

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    Keith,
    Just wanted to say thanks to you and all the great people for all that good information. I wish I found this message board sooner ...
     
    WebmasterWanabe, Mar 29, 2006 IP
  19. angelos

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    The best way to promote a site is to place an attractive and unique content on it and then use viral marketing techniques.
     
    angelos, Mar 29, 2006 IP
  20. Fourlane

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    Forums are certainly the best way to promote your site. Post Post Post
     
    Fourlane, Mar 29, 2006 IP