Internet Marketing Tycoon

**number7** · 10-05-2006, 06:30 AM

Hello everyone,

Recently I have finished a website and now I have a general question. How to start promote it ? I have submitted it to SE, made SE friendly already. I know a number of methods of website promotion like link exchange, PPC, directories, newsletters, etc. I'm sure these methods works right. But which method is the best for a brand new start ? Should I use paid methods or free? Or should I use a complex of them? How do you start with your new website promotion ? I'll highly appreciate if you share your experience with me. Thank you.

**ADAM Web Design** · 10-05-2006, 10:49 AM

Oh god, here we go with the link exchange again.

Link exchange is a dying (if not dead) art from an SEO perspective. Google, among others, is really nailing people to the wall because a lot of webmasters exchanged links based on PageRank obsession. So don't bother exchanging links unless it's "related content exchange."

Pay-per-click is one that should NEVER be used in the initial stages of marketing a website, since there's a very simple and specific formula to make it work: "only pay for ads that cost less per click than your profit per visitor." In other words, if your profit per visitor is $0.50, only pay for ads that are $0.49 per click or less. A new site will never know this.

I don't recommend paying for traffic...99.9% of sites overcharge for what they offer anyway in terms of quality leads and sales.

Basically, use whatever methods will bring you solid, long-term, one-way traffic to your site. Build your site around good content and the organic SEO and links will come. And submit to the handful of good directories out there (and DMOZ too.) That's pretty well all there is to it.

**number7** · 10-05-2006, 03:32 PM

Thank you Adam for reply. I have worked hard and still working on website's content and SEO to make it the best. But is directory submissions all that I can do ? I suppose there are some other methods than sitting and waiting until SE will index you or directories get approved... How do you started ?

**ThievingSix** · 10-05-2006, 08:05 PM

I know this will sound simple but i suggest adding a counter on your website this will not promote it but it will allow you to track how many people visit your website so you can decide to go for paid ads but i still would not get get paid ads as adam said

**adquick** · 10-06-2006, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ThievingSix

I know this will sound simple but i suggest adding a counter on your website this will not promote it but it will allow you to track how many people visit your website so you can decide to go for paid ads but i still would not get get paid ads as adam said

try not to add a counter though that everyone can see, they look a bit tacky. go for something like google analytics.

**ADAM Web Design** · 10-06-2006, 11:09 AM

Article submission can work if you can write a quality article, although this concept was diluted a long time ago by idiots who write nothing but crap and get it listed on crap article sites.

Blog posting can help, as can forum posting (those tend to be the two most effective), as long as you have something useful to contribute.

Other than that, basically what you want to do is try to get your site listed anywhere that will provide you with an inbound link without having to reciprocate (i.e. link exchange.)

adquick is right about the counter thing. Keep it hidden...in fact, most hosts offer a server-side stats package as part of their plans (usually AWStats or Webalizer). Ask them. They'll tell you.

**number7** · 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by adquick

try not to add a counter though that everyone can see, they look a bit tacky. go for something like google analytics.

Well I have my own tracking service written. I'm programming Java, PHP, C++, etc. for more that 10 years. That's not a problem.

I see who is coming and what is the source.

**number7** · 10-06-2006, 12:54 PM

And what about low paid directories for example $5 - $9 - I'll get inbound link for a year and more ?