4) Writing short articles and getting them published in various newsletters- Take it from me this one works. Nothing will establish you as an expert or send you as much traffic as getting published. Once people see your name popping up over and over, they just have to visit your website if just only out of curiosity.

5) Network with "Top Online Players' By hanging out with successful people you can learn a lot as well as bask in part of their spotlight. Don't be afraid to ask them to partner with you or run an ad for you endorsing your product or service. You'd be surprised at numbre of people who will help you online if you just ask.

So, now you think that creating an online presence is a lot of hard work? Well, you're right, it is! But with anything in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

Creating an online identity is one of most important things you can do for yourself online. Along with an identity comes a sense of trust. When people trust you, they will want to become your customers and buy your products and services. After all, that's why you're online in first place, isn't it? Now, who are you again.......

In this case client's business "story", from humble beginnings to 15 years later, had been intermingled into press release. We expected a good chance of having release picked up on, since his newest service for finance and credit managers was newsworthy (solutions offered in a shaky economy) and groundbreaking (daily credit updates posted to Internet on businesses experiencing economic stress). Certainly release could add strength to sales letter! He firmly decided to include it, in exact form it had been sent out to media.

POST IT ON YOUR WEBSITE

Press releases can be an important element to websites. Who doesn't benefit by being able to click right to current information, important announcements, and news about your company? A progression of releases being made available offers a real history of business.

Have you extended life of your press release in other ways? Let me know at http://InternetWriters.com.