Create an offer with easy access. Easy access to a whitepaper, a recent study or poll within your industry that give useful information can be a great way to start. Get the firstname and email address, and make sure to send it immediately via an autoresponder. Aweber is a great system, but there are many out there.
Social Media. Familiarize yourself with sites like Digg, Twitter, Mixx, DropJack, Plurk, Yahoo Buzz and other social media sites. Create profiles, and socially bookmark interesting articles, content, and pages on your site on a regular basis. Social media sites are powerful website promotion tools if utilized correctly.
A traditional method of driving traffic is the use of advertising, through banner advertising, via paid content networks, via Ezines, and through traditional advertising methods. For local sites, in particular, the latter may prove to be one of the most effective strategies, at least in the beginning. Banner ads should be professional and polished, simple, while still explaining the benefits of your site. Be sure to include calls to action, and included eye catching graphics for best results.
RSS and media feeds. RSS feeds are a great way to ensure fresh content is delivered to your blog on a daily basis, and sites like MyYahoo.com allow your site to be spidered regularly by the Yahoo search engine. Tools like Ping O Matic, which pings or notifies blog directories each time you publish a post, are valuable, as is simply submitting your website to directories of related sites.
Create a website that people, including yourself, would want to visit. Does this seem like a no brainer, if so, consider how many websites you have visited recently that you do not plan on visiting again. What was it about them that made you feel this way. Was it poor design, poor navigation, a complicated shopping cart system, massive on page errors. Whatever it was, take this opportunity to learn from others mistakes and make sure that your website is clean, easy to navigate, and is frequently updated with fresh content, links, and features. - 15359
Social Media. Familiarize yourself with sites like Digg, Twitter, Mixx, DropJack, Plurk, Yahoo Buzz and other social media sites. Create profiles, and socially bookmark interesting articles, content, and pages on your site on a regular basis. Social media sites are powerful website promotion tools if utilized correctly.
A traditional method of driving traffic is the use of advertising, through banner advertising, via paid content networks, via Ezines, and through traditional advertising methods. For local sites, in particular, the latter may prove to be one of the most effective strategies, at least in the beginning. Banner ads should be professional and polished, simple, while still explaining the benefits of your site. Be sure to include calls to action, and included eye catching graphics for best results.
RSS and media feeds. RSS feeds are a great way to ensure fresh content is delivered to your blog on a daily basis, and sites like MyYahoo.com allow your site to be spidered regularly by the Yahoo search engine. Tools like Ping O Matic, which pings or notifies blog directories each time you publish a post, are valuable, as is simply submitting your website to directories of related sites.
Create a website that people, including yourself, would want to visit. Does this seem like a no brainer, if so, consider how many websites you have visited recently that you do not plan on visiting again. What was it about them that made you feel this way. Was it poor design, poor navigation, a complicated shopping cart system, massive on page errors. Whatever it was, take this opportunity to learn from others mistakes and make sure that your website is clean, easy to navigate, and is frequently updated with fresh content, links, and features. - 15359
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