Often Overlooked Tips for Getting Free Website Publicity

Also see: Free Publicity Using News Search Engines and Basics of Free Internet and Website Publicity
 

 Frequently Overlooked Ways to Promote Your Website

If you have a new online business or an existing business with a new website, you want to get the word out about who you are and what you do. Promoting your website is the best ways to do this but do you really know how to go about it the right way? Whether you’re looking to launch a new website or just draw some fresh attention to an existing site, there are many great ways you can do this.

You don’t have to spend a lot of money to advertise online the way you often have to do offline. You also have to remember that the Internet isn’t the only place to promote your website. You can also promote it in many offline mediums. So many people that you encounter on a daily basis also have access to the Internet and may be able to see your website.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Word of mouth-tell someone and tell them to tell someone
• Advertise in your email signature
• Advertise in forum signatures
• Make brochures and business cards
• Create bumper stickers or other decals
• Advertise on supermarket bulletin boards
• Use print ads
• Use it on fax cover sheets
• Use it in business directories
• Use in on WebCards
• Use it in other people’s newsletter
• Use article marketing online
• Create a blog and link to your website
• Make a Yellow Pages ad
• Create refrigerator magnets
• Create and pass out fliers
• Add it to your voicemail messages

Feel free to add your own great ideas to the list. Let your imagination soar and find new and better ways to promote your website. When you put the time and energy into advertising your website, you will reap the rewards in traffic and traffic-related sales and new customers.