How to Promote Your Website
Design your site with ease of use in mind.
Make it easy for visitors to navigate and see what you're offering.
Forget flashy HTML acrobatics that bog down your visitors' reading experience.
Your main goal is to see the website, not your design skills.
Promote your site.
Remember what your website is about and promote it to mailing lists, forums, and webrings that share the same interest.
Start with people that you are sure will share your interests.
It gives you an early advantage in acquiring regular readers.
Initiate Discussions.
This is not the same as insulting other people or provoking them just to attract attention.
The internet is primarily about communication, and you must build your site with the intent of providing avenues for said interaction.
Implement comment systems, put tag boxes, create message boards, voice out your opinions.
Make it easier for your visitors to interact with you.
If you're remotely interesting, you will have people talking to you.
Don't shy away from people who disagree.
People who don't share the same opinions as you don't necessarily hate you.
People regularly have dissenting views and bear in mind that it is this difference which starts discussions and keeps your website active.
Engage them in lively discussions but do not be rude.
You don't have to insult other people just because they don't agree, and you most certainly are not required to force other people to accept your views.
Return other people's comments.
If someone appreciates your site, visit their own and comment.
It shows visitors that you care about them and also serves as advertisement to their other visitors who have yet to visit yours.
Ask for critiques.
Do not be afraid of negative comments.
There's millions of millions of surfers on the internet and chances are lots of them will not like you.
Be ready for it.
On the other hand, there are those who do and their positive comments may boost your morale and their negative - albeit constructive - feedback will help you improve your website.
Follow these tips and you're sure to have a website that is active and teeming with visitors who are fun, interactive and friendly, without attracting any negative element that may disrupt your conversations and activities.
Have fun!
Make it easy for visitors to navigate and see what you're offering.
Forget flashy HTML acrobatics that bog down your visitors' reading experience.
Your main goal is to see the website, not your design skills.
Promote your site.
Remember what your website is about and promote it to mailing lists, forums, and webrings that share the same interest.
Start with people that you are sure will share your interests.
It gives you an early advantage in acquiring regular readers.
Initiate Discussions.
This is not the same as insulting other people or provoking them just to attract attention.
The internet is primarily about communication, and you must build your site with the intent of providing avenues for said interaction.
Implement comment systems, put tag boxes, create message boards, voice out your opinions.
Make it easier for your visitors to interact with you.
If you're remotely interesting, you will have people talking to you.
Don't shy away from people who disagree.
People who don't share the same opinions as you don't necessarily hate you.
People regularly have dissenting views and bear in mind that it is this difference which starts discussions and keeps your website active.
Engage them in lively discussions but do not be rude.
You don't have to insult other people just because they don't agree, and you most certainly are not required to force other people to accept your views.
Return other people's comments.
If someone appreciates your site, visit their own and comment.
It shows visitors that you care about them and also serves as advertisement to their other visitors who have yet to visit yours.
Ask for critiques.
Do not be afraid of negative comments.
There's millions of millions of surfers on the internet and chances are lots of them will not like you.
Be ready for it.
On the other hand, there are those who do and their positive comments may boost your morale and their negative - albeit constructive - feedback will help you improve your website.
Follow these tips and you're sure to have a website that is active and teeming with visitors who are fun, interactive and friendly, without attracting any negative element that may disrupt your conversations and activities.
Have fun!
