How to Publicize My Website
- 1). Leave comments on similar blogs and websites, providing your website name and URL. Don't simply promote yourself, but interact in a helpful way, contributing to the discussion. People interested in what you have to say will click the link to visit your website.
- 2). Sign up to social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter. Post regular updates, informing followers of new posts, site features, stories and other items of interest on your website. Interaction is key to building up a loyal audience and getting your message across -- one-way "spamming" turns people off.
- 3). Exchange links with other websites. Drop an email to another site owner, and ask if he would consider placing a link to your page in return for the same on your website. Only do this with sites similar to your own, as these links have more value for audience and search engines.
- 4). Use keywords in your content. Choose two or three keywords or phrases for each page, and mention them roughly once or twice every hundred words. This strategy, part of "search engine optimization," or SEO, increases the chances of users finding your website through an Internet search.
- 5). Update your website regularly. Adding a new article once a week, for example, keeps visitors coming back, and search engines also pay attention. Having a blog on your website is one way to incorporate fresh content often.
- 6). Create content for other media to promote your website. Write a relevant and informative guest post on another blog, for instance, or contribute an article to an e-newsletter. It's win-win: You get the chance to publicize your website, and the other party gets free content.
- 7). Purchase advertising through a service such as Google AdWords, BidVertiser or SuperMedia. These sites place your ads alongside similar content, and you pay each time the ad is viewed or clicked, depending on your package.
