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Hundreds Of Ways To Promote Your New Website For Free

November 2009 | Categorized in Marketing

Regardless of how great your site is and the content shared, it does no good if nobody knows about it. There is fine line between efficient and inefficient promotion.

First thing first… make sure your site is complete before initiating any promotional campaigns. If you just have to launch, then put “BETA” visible somewhere on your site. This will at least let users know that the site as is is not the final product.

Below are a host of free ways to promote your website.

1. Guest Post

Guest posting is by far one of the best ways to promote your site among both free and paid directions. It not only allows you to share your knowledge with the audience of another site, but it gives you a great opportunity to connect with the readers that a banner or text link ad couldn’t do.

2. Give Away Free Stuff

Be it an ebook, access to a private area, videos, or a free consultation service, give something away for free. People flock to free stuff and if your content is good, they are even more likely to stay around. You can distribute this content straight out via a download link or have users opt-in to your email list.

3. Network With Related Websites

Become a servant to similar sites within your niche. Email site owners and let them know about your site and what you have to offer, but also let them know you are here to help. Do they need you to vote their articles on a social news sites? The key is to not ask for stuff, but rather help them out. Eventually they will come around and repay the favor.

4. Social Networks

Create profiles on social networks and news sites. Vote other’s content and promote 3rd party content as well. The idea is to look as though you are actually helping the community and not spamming with only your content. Check out our recommended list of social network and social bookmarking sites.

5. Submit Sites To Article and Link Directories

More than traffic, directories will get you quality links pointing back to your site. This will ultimately help with your SEO efforts and bring in organic traffic. Some examples include: EzineArticles and DMOZ.

6. Interact With Message Boards

With sites like Twitter and Facebook, message boards seem to be outdated, but they are very much alive and still a valuable way to pickup some new followers.

7. Comment On Other Websites

Pretty self-explanatory here… besides guest posting on other sites, also participate in comments and make yourself look like a resource. It also helps to be the first commentator as most people will see that comment more than others.

8. Interview People For Your Websites

We all like to feel special, and being asked for an interview is a way to make people feel special. Not only can these interviews provide quality content, but the interviewee will be more likely to tell his or her’s friends and followers about it. If the person you interviewed just happens to have a website, then you could also get a link pointing back to your website… killing two birds with one stone.

Check out these other ways to promote your new site.

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