[John_Dean]

10 ways to promote your website

1. Post newsgroups
2. Press releases
3. Email to VIPs
4. Article submission
5. Reciprocal Links
6. Forum Posting
7. Directory submission
8. Tell everyone with whom you communicate
9. Post adds to free advertising website
10. Blogging

What is most important here ?

[The Stealthy One]

Forum posting brings the fastest direct result. It would be most important, in my opinion --- especially if you're operating on a tight budget.

[journeyoftheanimala]

Originally Posted by The Stealthy One

Forum posting brings the fastest direct result. It would be most important, in my opinion --- especially if you're operating on a tight budget.

The problem with this is finding forums to post in and then forming a relationship with the forum (basically post a bit here and there). I have thought about forum posting (because of tight budget) but it is so hard to post to forums without being considered a spammer.

[The Stealthy One]

It takes time --- you just have to be patient, that's all. Plus, there's something called a signature that makes promotion a snap. If you don't know what I mean, let me know and I'll explain.

[journeyoftheanimala]

Originally Posted by The Stealthy One

It takes time --- you just have to be patient, that's all. Plus, there's something called a signature that makes promotion a snap. If you don't know what I mean, let me know and I'll explain.

Yeah I do add a signature to all the forums I am signed up and I am not sure how much traffic I get from it. But I am sure it helps.

[The Stealthy One]

Definitely helps - especially over time. I know it's hard to hang in there (I have about as little patience as anyone in the world! ), but the returns will come.

[Dale King]

Of course, you could always read my article Forum Profits: How To Make Money From Forum Traffic.

Also, you have to have a way to track your visitors.

Otherwise, how do you know where they're coming from and what pages they're visiting on your website.

This is vital information.

You can't succeed without it.

Dale King

[Andrew311]

I know there are some decent free press release sites out there as well, don't be fooled into thinking a press release means paying a lot of money.

I've seen a list of some good, free press release sites, can't remember them off the top of my head. Anyone know any?

[Envydia]

very good. i believe all of them can work especially on a tight budget

[solomonsmine]

All Ten of those methods are winners. Although I admit I do very little Email Marketing(fighting with filters or being labeled a spammer is to negative). Forums and Blogs work like Wildfire. If the budget is there then some very selective traffic generators like spinsubmit do a nice job(that costs about $200).

The real trick is to find a way to systematically attract traffic via something like Free education without actually just list-building. That is what some of the new funded proposals are managing to do. Ah the penny drops.... I am a founding member of just such a free program and the success we are having is beyond very cool.

By the way I checked out Dale's Link(see forum marketing does work) and that looks like a great storehouse of info. I bookmarked for another look soon!

Make it a great Day,

[Dale King]

Thank you, Ken!

I appreciate the kind words about my site.

Dale King