Sunday, February 24, 2008

Boost Activity on Your Site

1- Get Listed in the Webdirectory
Categorize your site
Choose up to 3 categories that describe your site so users can find it.
Arts & Animation
Business & Organizations
Entertainment
Research & Education
Technology & Science
Tag your site for the web directory
Add keywords or tags that describe your site
Ex: Education in India

2- Get the Site on Search Engines (Google, Yahoo)
Add tags and a description for your site:
Search engines will look for tags (keywords) and a description of your site. In the first field below, enter a series of tags separated by commas. In the second field, write a few sentences describing your site. For instance, if you have a business, describe your business. If you have a blog, describe your writing.
Tags
Description

Add your site to Google® and other search engines:
Once you are ready, submit your site to Google by clicking the button below and following the instructions on the add to Google page.
http://www.google.com/addurl/

Add your site to the DMOZ open directory:
The DMOZ Open Directory is the largest and most important Internet directory. Several search engines including Google obtain indexing information from this directory.
http://www.dmoz.org/

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More ways to promote your site

Mailing List
Setup a mailing list for your website to send an email newsletter to friends, family, customers and more. Every time you update your site (add news, events, photos etc) you can announce updates through your mailing list.

My Friends
Use My Friends to connect with users and make your site known.

Google AdWords
Google AdWords® is an easy and effective way to acquire new customers online or offline. You create text ads that appear alongside Google search results and on Google network sites when people search on keywords-words and phrases that people search for on Google that pertain to your business-you choose.

Internet Search Directories
The next thing to do is search for directories that specifically list sites like yours and submit your site to those lists and directories. For example, if your site is about original paintings, you could go to a search engine such as Google and search for “Internet directory original paintings.” Then visit the resulting pages and add your site to those directories you feel are appropriate. In addition to Google, you may also try the top 10 engines.

Off Line Ideas
Of course, you shouldn’t limit yourself to these suggestions. Use your own regular means of communication to promote your site. For example, add a link to your website in the footer, or include your site address in the signature in your emails and when you post to other people’s blogs.
You should also consider, business cards, bumper stickers, signs in your store or at your office, advertisements in magazines, and so on. Use your imagination to make everyone aware of your website.

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