Top Tips for Free Website Promotion

September 23rd, 2008 | Article by MelanieM | Business and Finance | Print this article!

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Small internet business owners need to get the word out about their business site. However, most don’t have the financial backing necessary to create a massive advertising launch. While it may take building a profitable website a bit longer, it is possible to advertise your business completely for free. These top tips for free website promotion work.

Free Website Promotion - Article Marketing

This is not some poor man’s advertising. Article marketing is the hottest method of generating traffic to your website today.  Internet gurus spout its praises. Essentially, article marketing entails writing quality articles that use your chosen keywords and submitting them to article directories. A backlink to your website is included.

Free Website Promotion - Directory Submission

While the top website directories usually require a submission fee, getting backlinks with the free ones can be helpful for search engine optimization as well.  Don’t forget blog directories and RSS directories as well.  Make use of all free website promotion options.

Free Website Promotion - Blog and Forum Comments

Go where the people are to get traffic. Commenting on blogs and posting on forums that relate to your website or business topic is an excellent way of not only increasing your search engine ranking, but establishing yourself as an expert in your field. The more people trust you, the greater chance of getting business from them.

Free Website Promotion - Ad Swaps and Trades

While link swapping has declined in importance with the big search engines, getting your link on quality websites will not hurt. Blogrolls in which bloggers trade links can be effective to increase blog traffic. Trading advertisements in newsletters and ezine are also profitable.

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