But truth is a little different. As you know internet changes every day and so promotional methods and tactics as well. The promotional techniques that worked a few years ago are more or less useless today.

For example let us see a FFA pages. Submitting to FFA pages was something you had to do to promote your site. Today, submitting to FFA pages is waste of time. The Big guys know that and use them in other purpose. They don't submit their ads to FFA pages and classified ad sites, but they own those sites. They use a simple and very effective technique.

Every time when someone submit an ad to that sites, they send him/her a conformation with their promotional message included. At same time they get their links on thousands of other pages which brings them a better link popularity with search engines.

Submitting to search engines and directories is something you must do to promote your site. It's very hard to reach ranking in top 20 listings on search engine or directory because they change their programs for indexing pages very often. So you must learn a lot about meta tags and their optimizing for better ranking on search engines.

On other hand some search engines more then meta tags prefer a link popularity of your site - how many other sites have link to your site. My advice to you:

- provide a good content site and - do you meta tags properly.

Don't spend too much of your time in optimizing pages for search engines because there are still so many other ways to bring traffic to your site. But if you really want a high ranking though, you will need some work to do and some money to invest in a program that will help you to get top rating.

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Before continue, let us say a few words about domain names. Why you need your own domain name when you can get so many free pages as you want? Free pages are good for a personal or home page, but for building business on web you need domain. Not having a domain is biggest mistake you can make in creating business related web site. Domain is not just a name, it's much more: - it's cheapest way to start your own business, - business people take you more serious - you are recognized on web - you avoid disturbing banners from free web hosting companies. For $35 or less per year is most effective way to become your own boss. If you want to run successful online business, buying a domain is your first and most important investment.

If you have a business online, you can benefit tremendously by using promotional items. There's more to promotional products than just buying some printed pens, caps, t-shirts, or calenders. Here are 10 tips to show you how promotional products can help increase your web site traffic and keep your customers once they purchase from you.

1. Free Gifts to New or Loyal Customers

Promotional Items such as pens, calenders, mugs, keychains, etc. make great gifts to show your appreciation to new or loyal customers. When you give a customer something of interest for free, it adds value to your offer and it also reminds her/him of your company continuously! Remember, much obliged translates into

- MUCH OBLIGATED -

2. Incentive for Customer to Purchase More

You can give promotional items to your customers as an incentive for them to purchase more. Many times, customers will purchase only one item. You can offer a special gift to customer if he/she purchases an additional item.

For Example: If your company sells computers and printers, you might enhance customer to buy a computer with printer in a special discounted package and offer free items as a bonus, such as pens, mouse pads, office supplies, etc. Make sure it’s something he/she can use; that gift matches style and value of product. If only a small percentage of customers per day take advantage of your bonus offer, imagine what it could mean to your bottom line! It’s that simple!

3. Bring New Visitors to Your Web Site