The standard linking philosophy of most websites is to have a "links page" that piles all link partners into one common pool, without any indexing. That type of link will only help you with SE ranking but not sales.

Next up ladder is links page that's indexed, making your website easier to find. A much better solution if you must have a links page.

Of course, best link in world is when your partner puts you on his home page. I tell you, it's enough to make any Net Marketer go into involuntary spasms! However, chances of that scenario are slim to none!

That's not to say there isn't a middle ground between above strategies. There is a better option: complementary/relational linking! As an example: Let's say your website sells only pencils and you link up with a partner that sells paper; that's complementary!

Relational linking then assigns a merit value to all linking proposals, using these facts:

Page ranking: Is it more or less equal?

Search Engine Ranking: Do both partners have good positions?

Traffic: Is traffic swap equal?

If you have been on internet for any time at all, you know that there are just too many tasks to do each day to be really efficient and productive with them all.

Learning to delegate some of those routine, daily activities is one way to insure your site's success and to give you much more time in day for most important task which is that of promotion and marketing your site.

HERE ARE 5 SIMPLE WAYS TO AUTOMATE TODAY:

1) USE AUTO-RESPONDERS:

Probably one of best-known and popular ways to handle routine messages to inquirers is use of auto-responders.

It is simple and easy to set up your messages which usually involve several follow-up messages to remind your visitors what you are offering and how to find your site again.

Here are some free ones:

http://www.freeautobot.com/ (ad free also.) http://www.getresponse.com/ http://www.sendfree.com/' http://www.sendthisfree.com/

2) MAILING LIST MANAGEMENT:

If you are trying to run your own newsletter, handling process by yourself can eat up a lot of valuable time.

In beginning this may be possible, but as your list grows and tasks involved keep multiplying, your time demands will increase also.

There are lots of ways to manage a mailing list including installing your own scripts and purchasing your own software.

Weigh pros and cons, but be sure and check out possibility of *farming out* responsibility to a mailing list service.

Here are some to consider:

http://www.ezinedirector.com/ (free and paid versions) http://www.mail-list.com/ http://www.zinester.com/ (free and paid versions)

Free ones include:

http://groups.yahoo.com/ http://www.topica.com/

3) USE SOFTWARE:

There are many software options available depending upon your work online.