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Professional Traffic Building Tips
et's face it; the Internet it with traffic.
is cluttered with all sorts
of guides about increasing SEARCH ENGINES
traffic to your web site.
Unfortunately, most of these While there are many web sites
guides are outdated or out there which claim to be
incomplete. In fact, many of the search engines, you only need to
techniques being touted in them be concerned with a few of the
will get you in serious trouble. major ones like Google, MSN, etc.
Wouldn't you like to build up You do not need to submit your
quality traffic that will stand web site to these engines—they
the test of time? The key phrase will find you on their own once
is "test of time". You don't want your web site is being linked
to be a flash in the pan. from other web sites. Never pay
for a service or software that
FIRST THINGS FIRST does this function because it
will be a complete waste of
Before you rush out to tell the money. Anyone who tells you
world that your brand new web otherwise is either trying to
site is open for business, set it sell you a product or lacks real
up properly. Do not even start to experience on the matter. The
think about traffic if your web goal is to get your web site
site still has broken links, linked on other related web
empty content, and other sites, which will cause the
unfinished business. While search engines to index your web
patience can be a hard thing to site and visit somewhat often to
control, having some will pay off look for changes.
later. Once your web site is
completely operational from top DIRECTORIES
to bottom, you are ready to flood
Your first step to building a one. Experiences with Yahoo
solid traffic foundation is to listings are on both sides of the
submit your site to good aisle. The best thing to do is
directories. Doing so will see where your web site will most
increase your incoming links, likely be listed and evaluate the
page rank and traffic. Many conditions for that section.
directories charge a fee for a
listing—most are one-time fees. sbd.Bcentral.com
Following is a breakdown of some This is Microsoft's business
of the more important directories directory and it will be a solid
to get listed in. listing for you. The current
listing fee is $50, which
The ODP (Dmoz.org) includes the use of their web
Submission to this directory is site tuning service. This service
free and it is one of the best to will evaluate your pages and let
be listed in. It is extremely you know if the page is ready to
important that you read their submit or contains errors such as
guidelines. All submissions are under-optimization and spam
reviewed by an editor and the alerts. It can help you optimize
approval process can take weeks your pages for the keyword
to months. Many web site owners phrases you are interested in.
have waited a long time before
having their web site added. It SevenSeek.com
is worth the wait. This directory has a great page
rank and many back links. As will
Yahoo.com all directory submissions, pay
Adding your web site to this very attention to the guidelines. The
popular directory will cost $299 fee for submission is $40. Seven
annually. Because of the price, Seek is a general directory so
you will want to think about this just about any web site will fit
here. guidelines to be certain that
your web site will be accepted.
GoGuides.org
Go Guides is another great ARTICLES
directory to get your web site
into. Their web site is crawled A great way to generate traffic
by all the bots daily, which is a and back links to your web site
great plus. Submission is $40 for is by writing articles. Here is
this general directory. the general process of how it
works:
Wowdirectory.com
Wow Directory is a large general 1. You craft a great article.
themed directory. Web site 2. You submit that article to web
submissions are free but approval sites geared towards web site
can take some time. They offer an owners needing content.
express submit for $20 that will 3. Owners grab your article,
ensure your web site is listed which contains a link to your web
within 24 hours. site, and use it on their web
site.
There are many more directories
out there but these are some As you can see, the process is
solid ones to get into first. In very simple. When other web site
time, your web site will begin to owners place your article on
appear in the major search their web site, you will be
engines. Most directories that generating incoming links all
charge for submission have over the Internet with no work at
adopted the policy started by all. This will not only lead to
Yahoo where the fee is for possible traffic but help to
"review" only. It is absolutely establish the value of your web
vital that you read over all the site to the search engines—so
better rankings. is important to not formulate
your writing style and perception
It is very important that your blindly on the work of others.
article is written well. If not, While many web sites that offer
quality web site owners are much articles claim to "edit" them, it
less likely to use your article is more of a casual edit.
and it makes you look bad. Most
web site owners skip this TEXT LINKS
important step in traffic
building because they can not The goal here is to increase the
craft effective articles. If this number of links from related web
is you, do something about sites. For example, if your web
it—visit Jason A. Martin right site is about hot dogs, you will
now and click on the "Articles want to obtain links from web
for your web site" link. For a sites that are about such topics
small fee, articles can be as: hot dogs, eating, hot dog
generated for you—and you buns, hot dog toppings, hot dog
retain full rights. Once contests, etc. Obtaining a link
received, simply slap your name from Joe's Engine Parts will not
on it and submit to places like help much and may actually hurt
ContentTycoon.com, in regards to search engine
Ezinearticles.com, rankings.
goarticles.com, etc.
After thinking up words and
This is perhaps one of the most phrases that are related to your
important steps of all and after main topic, visit your favorite
your article is written, it takes search engine and search for
no work. The results can be those items. Visit the web sites
extremely fast. Many articles out that come up and try to get your
there are not crafted well so it link on them. Some might exchange
a link with you, some might offer ways to promote your web site,
a link on their web site in improve ad copy, and much more by
exchange for payment, and some visiting
might simply say no. Keep at it. InternetBusinessEntrepreneur.com.
Remember to always keep a sense
IN THE END of pride about your web site.
Resist the temptations to do
By completing these tasks, your actions which will hurt your web
web site will have established a site and build it with the future
solid foundation that will in mind.
withstand changes the future
holds. I invite you to read about
About the Author:
Jason A. Martin is pursuing a Journalism degree and has over a decade of successful Internet business experience. His informational articles can be found at http://JasonAMartin.com. He also runs http://ContentTycoon.com - a website where you can get free website content.
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