That doesn’t mean you have to spend lots of money on advertising, though. Some of the most effective methods of site promotion cost nothing but a little of your time. Here are some free ways you can build traffic to your sites:
• Learn as much as you can about search engine optimization. It is entirely possible to optimize your own site without hiring someone else to do it. Getting good search engine rankings is one of the most important things you can do where traffic is concerned, and it looks good to potential buyers, so the time you spend learning this will not be wasted. (Of course, you can hire someone to optimize your site if you are more interested in saving time than money. If it is done well, you will recover your investment easily when you sell.)
• Join relevant forums and add a link to your signature. Blatant promotion is rarely tolerated in online communities, but if you join in the discussions, members will see your signature and
click the link if they are interested.
• Join online networking communities. MySpace, Facebook, and Ryze are a few places where you can both network with fellow businesspeople and publicize your sites. You can get visitors and schmooze with potential buyers.
• Create viral marketing materials with links to the site you’re promoting. Videos are great if you have the time and resources to make them. Free reports also tend to spread like wildfire, and you can use PLR material to create them quickly.
• Promote the site to your email list. If you don’t have an email list, start one. It is one of the most effective and least expensive methods of online promotion.
• Offer a freebie. People love free stuff, and they tend to spread the word about it. And it doesn’t have to be a physical product. You can offer free links in a directory on your site, a free report, or a free course via autoresponder.
• Create Squidoo pages pertaining to the topic of your site. They are free and easy to set up, and you can also make residual income from the pages.
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This post was written by admin on March 21, 2010
