by Vladimir Ghetau, 1/23/2006
Still looking for new ways of promoting your web site? Right now, you are about to discover 10 new ways of promoting your on-line business at no costs involved. Here we go...
Strategy #1 - Free Directory Submission
First thing first. There are LOTS of free web directories eager to get and show your web site's address in their pages for free.
You will only need to submit your name, your web site's URL, a small description of your web page, and also you will have to provide an email address for submission confirmation.
Strategy #2 - Link Exchanges
Linking partnership is an agreement between two related web sites for exchanging links. You could easily insert a page called "Related Links" and add some links to other partners or related web sites.
Strategy #3 - Creating An Automatized Routine
That's quick: Build your own web directory where webmasters can submit their page only after adding at least one link to your web site!
This process is also time effective because you don't have to visit their page to make the time consuming submission: they'll do all the job, from adding your web site's URL on their web page, to submitting their info into your directory - you just have to approve the process.
Strategy #4 - Discussion Boards and Forums
Ever visited a forum? Is is that place where members talk about a certain topic.
Join a forum where people talk about your topic and insert a link in your replies signature. A signature is a text which will be automatically added at the end of each message you write. If someone reads your replies or new posts, they will also spot the link in the signature.
However, you should read carefully each forum/ board's rules regarding signatures because in some places, links are prohibited and you could get banned from posting a while.
Strategy #5 - Email Message Signatures
Every email message should contain a link in it's signature. it is the same thing as having a signature post on a forum...but more appealing. When someone receives a mail from you, he might want to know more about you... and here it goes: you just released a quick hint :-)