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Links: - http://www.siglets.com/addasig.php
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6. POST A NEWSGROUP (OR FORUM) DISCUSSION
Somewhere, there's a newsgroup or forum involved in discussions relevant to your site. You can find a great variety of newsgroups at Google Groups, which allows you to search all of
Usenet newsgroups for a particular term or phrase.
Post a message to a suitable newsgroup using Outlook Express (or other newsreader software), or via Google's news-group site, or via forum itself. Do follow newsgroup guidelines - but it is usually okay to use a signature file with each of your posts.
Links (Google Groups): - http://groups.google.com - http://www.forum-tracker.com/ - http://www.webmasterworld.com/
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7. OFFER AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM
Affiliate programs are a win-win opportunity for you and your potential partners (affiliates). Apart from instant sales force you develop, you create lots of links back to your site and generally improve site exposure. Your affiliates gain from adding products or services to sell on their site.
Links: - http://www.tradedoubler.com - http://www.cj.com - http://www.associateprograms.com
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8. PUBLISH AN E-ZINE
An e-zine (or newsletter) allows you to stay in touch with your visitors. You can educate your visitors with how-to articles (and so build trust in you and your organisation), let them know about new offers, or just inform them about site-improvements. Readers of your newsletter can become regular visitors to your site, and good customers too. And running a newsletter can cost little or nothing!
Links: - http://www.topica.com - http://groups.yahoo.com - http://www.sparklist.com
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9. RUN A COMPETITION
Competitions are a great way of promoting your website, and finding out more about your site's visitors in process. Offer a prize related to your website, and get people to fill out an entry form (or even join your newsletter).
When it comes time to announce winners, send an e-mail to everyone with winners name, and add items of interest about your services and opportunities too.
Even better, there are sites that will actually promote your online competition, giving your site even more exposure!
Links: - http://www.theprizefinder.com/asp/addacompetition.asp
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10. WRITE A PRESS RELEASE
Press releases (news releases) are one of most effective ways to generate traffic to your site. If written well, they can produce startling results. There are sites that give advice on how to write a press release, and sites that will compose and distribute your press release for you (and lots, lots more).
Links: - http://drnunley.com - http://www.prweb.com/ - http://www.pressbox.co.uk
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So there you are: ten simple ways that you can promote your website. All that's left to do now is to get out there and do some promotin'. (So, what are you waiting for!?)
Website promotion.
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