how to market my site?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by elias_sorensen, Apr 14, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I started my new website, NeedFreelance.com about a month ago, in the beginning I got good traffic, but I get only 60-100 pageviews a day now.

    I've started thinking about how to market my site.

    Anyone got ideas? You can see the site at http://needfreelance.com
     
    elias_sorensen, Apr 14, 2008 IP
  2. GameOver

    GameOver Well-Known Member

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    The design and logo are both good. There are many ways you could choose to market your site however I would choose SEO. Have you done any link building yet?
     
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  3. elias_sorensen

    elias_sorensen Well-Known Member

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    What do you mean with link building? I'm new in SEO, so don't know everything.

    I have added my site to 10-20 link indexes.
     
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    GameOver Well-Known Member

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  5. elias_sorensen

    elias_sorensen Well-Known Member

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    Thanks... So it only needs link building, or can I do other things?
     
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    GameOver Well-Known Member

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    link building will simply allow you to rank better in the SE's. Make sure you have some targeted keywords that aren't too competitive by using META tags, title tags and h1, h2 etc. Also publishing unique articles can help to target specific key phrases more easily.
     
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  7. elias_sorensen

    elias_sorensen Well-Known Member

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    Okay. Thanks! :)
     
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    Nice to see you here for your website promotion...

    If you have little bit money then try this strategy:-

    Go to 'Freebies' section of DP,
    Give $5 or more as others are giving this much money in every website so $10 might be nice amount to their account in your website at free of cost when they register and say that they can withdraw when they get upto $30 in their account (if you have created money trading system in your website like I said in website review section)


    And if you have not created money trading system then create it now and keep in your terms and conditions that users are not valid to put their email id in you website so that they won't be able to contact directly each other else you will just be bridge for once and from next tim you might not get projects in your website.

    you will not get in loss coz only 40% of people will be able to withdraw the money and from the projects take 2% fees of total withdraw + $5 (for posting project)

    As well don't forget to give users to post project for for first time so that they will post the project in your website and when they choose the bidder then make their balance -$5 so that they will pay you...

    For more tecniques you can visit http://www.getafreelancer.com
     
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    nice web..simple n easy navigation.
     
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    yes i am professional designer and can say thats your website looks very cool , Good Luck mate
     
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  11. elias_sorensen

    elias_sorensen Well-Known Member

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    Thank you so much ;)
     
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  13. elias_sorensen

    elias_sorensen Well-Known Member

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    vijayan:
    Thanks for your response... I will soon buy a new server, and then I can use the features you pointed out.

    There will be a file upload system, for upload and attach files to the projects to help the freelancer to find out of more about the project.
    All users will get 25mb of free space, and they can upgrade to 1gb or more for a little price.

    Soon, there will also be an online portfolio to show the freelancers work.

    @nofullstop:
    I will have a look at your ideas. Thanks. I'll reply when I've read it.
     
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    Your site Design is Very clear and perfect in PHP .

    But you need to do Some more steps for Quality and Much better Traffics for your site needfreelance.com

    i am using these Below techniques for website traffic solutions :-

    1. First Use Fresh and Quality content
    2. Do Submissions in Social Book marking
    3. submit your site in some quality classified sites.
    4. get the Forum lists of related category and start the forum posting
    5. link building with related category
    6. Blog posting with quality content
    7 write the Articles and post in high ranking Article directories


    Sure, you will get the best reults if you Can do proper steps.


    Best of luck

    John
     
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    All very good advice! for us beginners

    Mo
     
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    Try to advertise the site on places where people are looking for jobs/wanting jobs done. Perhaps put a few links in the B/S/T section of DP.
     
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    Nice site Elias,

    If article writing comes naturally to you then i suggest you commence writing. Then submitting your finished articles using a article submitter. Search for an article submitter using google there is plenty out there.
    You can also use classifieds ads, i have been getting good targeted traffic from using classified ads.
    Then as mentioned you can blog, squidoo, you tube, my space the web has no limit.

    Jason
     
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    Sign up to more webmaster forums and offer you service.

    You should also do more linkbuilding. You can do submission to some of the good web directories, its usually also worth the effort and should get you better ranking in SE's
     
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    Make it easy for people to contact you from your site by adding a Contact Us form, not just listing your email address.
     
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  20. elias_sorensen

    elias_sorensen Well-Known Member

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    @johnenderson:
    Thanks for the list of techniques. I will look through it. :)

    @MoneyMoose:
    Thanks, I'll try that.

    @jasonb25:
    Nice that you like my site, I've been using many hours on it. :) I will try writing some articles and publish them with an article submitter.

    @MrCalc:
    I will do that (I'm already on iq69 and sitepoint).

    @rebecca698:
    I have a contact form, look in the bottom bar of the page. I do not list my email address at all (to prevent spam).

    BTW does anyone know any good freeware article submission tools?
     
    elias_sorensen, Apr 16, 2008 IP