When one has reached a page rank status they will usually not welcome newcomers which is what someone with a new web site is – a 0 page rank. But all sites begin that way and here you’re learning what Google looks for when it ranks pages so your PR can start moving up. PR is determined by many factors including links coming from other sites to yours, longevity of site, quality of information and keywords found within site, and number of pages your site contains. In other words, Google’s search engine [or any major or minor search engine or directory] will spot a 100-page site sooner than it will a single web page.

Many web masters create a links page and add anything that comes along. That’s not always best idea and Google doesn’t list more than 100 links per page anyway. Others will separate their links page into subjects so that a gardening web site is grouped in an appropriate category, as would a financial site being with others within same category.

A better way to add links is to have them on appropriate pages that can be reached from your main page. For example, if you’re designing an eCommerce site that caters to cat care products and have an entire page devoted to selling vitamins, it would be a good idea to add links to that page for such related items as vitamins for children, vitamins for dogs, pet shampoo, health care products, and other topics that are both closely and somewhat-closely related. This would be helpful for both you and other company’ site you are linking with. It will also ensure that your vitamins page will get more visitors than if there were no links listed there.

While it’s more advantageous to have others linking to you, this is more difficult to do when you’re an unestablished online presence.

Announce Your Web Site When you have a new web site that you’ve spent a long time working on and think it’s a significant addition to WWW, you want others to know it’s out there. First, have it analyzed at http://www.sitereportcard.com Keep statistics on a weekly or monthly basis to monitor your web site’s progress. 1. Press Release - Writing a press release is a great way to increase your web site traffic and generate more interest in your web site and any products or services you might be selling. Below you’ll find four links to major free press release sites. Additionally, they provide information on how to write effective press releases. Your press release will be seen by more people, get put into search engines faster, and you can follow statistics and upload photos if you pay for service. Here are four places where you can send out your information for free. http://OpenPress.Com http://PRBot.Com http://express-press-release.com http://www.prweb.com

2. Write Articles - Getting your web site noticed by writing articles is another effective method for announcing your web site’s arrival. Of course you must be able to write well, or be able to hire someone, about your chosen topic. Another candlemaking company online will not provide tons of enthusiastic response, but if you have been handcrafting candles for 20 years and can provide some helpful tips for those just starting out, you will increase your audience and hopefully your customer base. Additionally, writing articles establishes your online credibility.

3. Submit to Search Engines & Directories - This is a way to make sure more than your immediate family and friends see your site. When providing information about your site to these directories, you will oftentimes have to include a reciprocal link on your site. There are paid search engines and directories that will get your web site indexed within a matter of days, but many of them will also do same service, only taking weeks or month, for no charge.

The efforts you make to get your web site designed in a professional manner and put onto web, whether it’s to show your business as an online catalogue or your personal site as an inspiration to others. For those of you launching an eCommerce site, following above steps will get you more traffic and sales.

The second URL looks much better, doesn't it? Other than fact that it's shorter and easier to read, it has other advantages going for it.

Looking at first URL, a smart shopper will immediately know that you are an affiliate, and instead of visiting your site, he might himself sign up as an affiliate, and buy products via his own affiliate site, earning commission himself. That's one less sale for you.

Also, search engines love second URL. The URL indicates that it might not be an affiliate program, and might have something original to benefit internet surfers. Generally, unique domains will rank higher than affiliate URLs, because of perceived value of uniqueness.

In addition, note that second URL has a domain that contains great keywords that surfers will key into search engines. Domains with keywords in them tend to do better in search engine rankings as well.

A great place to get your own domain is at Namecheap. You can visit them at:

http://www.onlinebiz-help.com/namecheap.html

b) Do Something Else

Now that you have your own domain, what do you do with it?

Marketing research has shown again and again that having a website that just sells a product doesn't do as well as websites that provide value-added service. Visitors will immediately know that you're trying to get them to buy something, and they'll immediately leave.

Note: Most internet surfers search internet looking for information, not to buy stuff!

Having said that, you can change angle of your website by offering information. Create a website to help visitor by providing information that they want, and then sell affiliate program or network marketing product on side.

For example, you can create a website that teaches visitors how to cook Italian dishes; how to prepare Italian salads; how to take care of their utensils.

This will make visitors more at home and will get them to trust you. Once you have their trust, you can ask them to subscribe to your money-earner, a great program that collects a recipe directory, like:

http://www.recipe-swap.com/members/akuma6

Isn't that easy? The key is to get visitors to trust you by providing them information they want, then follow up with your affiliate program.