How to promote my website?

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Hi forum users,

I am starting a website. This website should mainly act as a blog for my and I to post our newsletter. Yes, a news letter press. Although my team and I are all amateurs in writing articles or newsletter, however, we wish that through this blogging/newsletter writing experience, we can better hone our writing skills. This website is purely meant for us to have some fun while we share the work that what we enjoy doing. However, we wished to reach a larger audience who are willing to give constructive feedbacks for us to improve!

So share with me some way i can advertise my website free.
#promote #website
  • Profile picture of the author Cathy Cone
    Hi, here is how you can promote your website for free:
    1. Directory Listings - those services allow you to list your website at zero cost.
    2. Social Media
    3. Article marketing - write an article for your niche and publish it on a website such as Hub Pages or EzineArticles (make sure you include the link to your website in the article)
    4. Guest posting

    Hope this helps and good luck!
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    • Hi, thank you for your reply. But may I ask you how does guest blogging works? do I have to search for other blogs and ask them to exchange links?
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    • Profile picture of the author informative1
      Are directory listings and article directories still considered best practice for SEO? It was my understanding that these strategies really need to be done with caution as they can backfire easily.
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    • Profile picture of the author Leon Hamper
      Is article marketing still effective these days? I would transfer my efforts on relevant guest posting.
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  • Profile picture of the author hsahadath
    You have just started. At the beginning, you can use social networking sites to promote your blog.
    Join all the social networks, join different relevant groups&cummunities then share your posts time to time. It will be really helpful.
    Forum sites are also really helpful. Join forums and take part in the discussion. Add your signature.
    Join questions&answers sites. Ask questions and give answers, add your post link to your answer if it is relevant.
    Write top quality content, do keyword research before writing. Select low competitive keywords it will bring organic traffic.
    Guest posting is also really helpful to grow your business.
    Thanks, Munna Hossain, Mytechgoal.
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    • Profile picture of the author anayb
      Originally Posted by hsahadath View Post

      You have just started. At the beginning, you can use social networking sites to promote your blog.
      Join all the social networks, join different relevant groups&cummunities then share your posts time to time. It will be really helpful.
      Should he join all social networks to share his own content OR its visitors who should be in the driver's seat to share his content in their respective social media accounts as they land his website/webpage from a reliable source of traffic like SEO, which one is the best marketing tactic?
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      • Profile picture of the author hsahadath
        Hey, Anyb.
        You have pointed a perfect issue. I think it will be very disturbing for some people to join all the social networking sites. Joining is easy but you have to be an active member such as you have to share daily and more.
        You can join major social networks those have huge traffic such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and more. These are enough for you. You can also join different relevant Facebook&LinkedIn groups and Google Plus communities, share your content in relevant groups and communities, it will be really helpful for promoting your blog and you.
        It is true that search engine traffic is really important but all the people can not rank in search engines so they have to apply other methods to reach the door of visitors.
        Thanks, Munna Hossain.
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    • Profile picture of the author Leon Hamper
      Hi hsahadath,

      Is adding forum signature a big no in google's algo?
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      • Profile picture of the author hsahadath
        Yes, forum signature will be very much helpful. But try on your niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author aishaaiyana
    After Starting your journey, you have to try to increase your site traffic 7 Page rank by doing SEO, Back link, Forum posting, Article submission, Relevant Blog commenting, Directory, Social Media site & so on. The Do-follow link will work more than the No-follow link. so use the Do-follow link more & more. Thanks for your advance.
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  • Profile picture of the author writeaway
    Find other related blogs in your niche and do guest posts

    Depending on your niche, you should be able to get some takers because you're offering free content

    Focus on guest posting for both SEO and direct traffic purposes
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
    Promote a bunch of other bloggers in your niche. That's what I do. Many promote me in return, boosting my traffic.

    I am love guest posting and blog commenting as site/blog promotional tools. Fab ways to spread the word while serving others.

    If you want to reach a large audience, help other bloggers reach a large audience. I give freely and receive easily.
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  • Profile picture of the author raman kundal
    1. Concentrate on Website SEO

    Before you start taking a shot at your site content, you have to know the SEO devices that will go into it. Utilize the Google catchphrase apparatus organizer to enable you to locate the best watchwords for your specialty showcase. Make sure to concentrate on since a long time ago followed watchwords versus short catchphrases as you can battle to rank for a wide catchphrase. Concentrate on the watchwords that have low rivalry and high hunt recurrence to enable you to make blog entries that are convincing, and will get took note. Utilizing the privilege SEO system will enable you as you to concentrate on advancing your site.

    2. Web-based social networking Marketing

    The universe of web-based social networking has totally changed web based promoting. Making an online networking account, and collaborating with the clients frequently is the most ideal approach to advance a site. You will have the capacity to make associations with the clients, and you can increase moment comes about because of your correspondence with them. Distinctive online networking accounts furnish organizations with an incredible stage to publicize their business to the correct gathering of people.

    3. Web crawler Listing

    A basic approach to begin getting activity to your site is by utilizing the web crawlers. Submit new substance to the web search tool registries like Google, Yahoo!, Bing and so forth, so it can be listed. The real web search tools offer this free administration, and you can gain it with littler web crawler indexes also. This is one of the principal things you have to do to advance a site on the off chance that you are including crisp substance week by week.
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  • Profile picture of the author fratt55
    hey there

    here are 1 tips to promote

    1.Focus on Website SEO. ...
    2.Social Media Marketing. ...
    3.Search Engine Listing. ...
    4.Signature Branding. ...
    5.Reciprocal Linking. ...
    6.Focus on Quality Content. ...
    7.Use Google Local Business.

    ok
    talk soon
    sam f
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  • Profile picture of the author spartan14
    You can promote your site on forums with a link in signature .Also use quora its get me good traffic
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  • thanks to all those who replied, but I still have some questions:
    1) what is the easiest way to find bloggers, in my niche, who would like to guest blog with me. let's take my website which is about gaming news, then do I simply google search for " game news blog"? I doubt guest blogging with my website, that literally has less than 50 unique viewers per week, will be beneficial for the opposite party, would it? then is there any reason they will trade backlinks?

    2) i have tried SEO, the phrase " ECUPRD GAME Newsletter" , yet google would rather show NO RESULTS, then to show my website when i search that keyword. Wha am i doing wrong here?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mol@Shortlist
    Post links on social media
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanLima
    Look for expired domains in your niche with live backlinks that will also bring you traffic. Check to see if they have facebook, pinerest and other social backlinks.

    Then, when you find a few good domains - buy them and redirect them to your website.
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  • Just because you have launched your website on the Internet doesn't imply that everybody will come rushing to it. Actually, no one will know it exists if you don't get out there and promote it. Here are some website promotion tips you have to take after to get your page up to the top of search engines for free.

    Focus on Website SEO

    Before you start dealing with your site content, you have to know the SEO tools that will go into it. Utilize the Google keyword tool planner to help you find the best keywords for your niche market. Make sure to focus on long-tailed keywords versus short keywords as you can struggle to rank for a broad keyword. Focus on keywords that have low competition and high search frequency to help you establish blogs that are convincing, and will get noticed. Advancing your site by utilizing customary SEO is outstanding amongst other approaches to increase common activity and a higher positioning.

    Social Media Marketing

    Social media has completely changed online marketing. Making a social networking account, and communicating with the clients frequently is the ideal approach to promote a website. You will have the ability to connect with the clients and gain instant result.

    Search Engine Listing

    Submit new content to the internet search engines like Google, Yahoo!, Bing etc, and so on, so it can be indexed. This is one of the primary things you have to do to promote a site if you include new content weekly.

    Signature Branding

    Your brand image is the way individuals recognize your company. Invest some energy taking a shot at making your brand simple to recall, and sufficiently convincing to stand out enough to be noticed. Make a signature for your email account, text messages, and forums that contain your site URL. This is significant to get individuals to recognize your brand, and it will get them to click on the URL.

    Reciprocal Linking

    To show the search engines that your website is trusted, you must include other website links to your site. Create links that are relevant to the readers, and utilize quality keywords to gain a link. You should be watchful in the way you make Inbound Links. If you do too many at once, your site can be banned from the search engines.

    Concentrate on Quality Content

    Creating quality content is essential to your website and to your overall ranking. Write the kind of content that your audience wants to read and promote on their own websites or even their social media accounts.

    Utilize Google Local Business

    Submit your site to Google Local Business to gain a more local audience. Google will let every business to register their data for free. You can add images, incorporate special offers, and even submit mobile advertisements. The immense piece of the Google Local Business page is the means by which the data is shown. It gives your business a larger online presence. Google even gives directions to your area, and they allow clients to call through their cell phone.
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  • Profile picture of the author JennyRoberts
    Try doing SEO, guest posting, backlink audit, blog commenting... etc
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  • Profile picture of the author James_w
    Social forums S.E.O, blog commenting owners others have said, contact other blog owners for link swaps. promo swaps on you tube upload some videos. that is t all I can think of right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author frankandres
    There are so many ways to promote you Website for FREE. Most of the suggestion above are excellent. But there are several important factors most people overlook when discussing using Free traffic sources.

    1. Free sources do not produce quick or high volume traffic.
    - the process of sharing, commenting and posting take time and there is only so much time in a day
    2. It will work for you if you take consistent daily action focusing on a few core strategies long term.
    3. Find high quality free gifts in your niche to give away. Nothing works better than free giveaways.
    4. The valuable asset you have to give is yourself. Just give people exactly what they want.
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  • Profile picture of the author DeletedUser
    facebook ads are pretty effective nowadays.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dabby Rouse
    be active, write interesting articles, dont forget about design of your website+ social media
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  • Profile picture of the author Jayden William
    Nowadays, so many platforms are available to promote any website or business. By the help of social media marketing and referral program, you can easily promote your website. From the referral program, you get a chance to connect with millions of user and you can promote your website with them.
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  • Profile picture of the author tasari
    Originally Posted by creaturelocaljohn View Post

    Focus on Website SEO

    Before you start dealing with your site content, you have to know the SEO tools that will go into it. Utilize the Google keyword tool planner to help you find the best keywords for your niche market. Make sure to focus on long-tailed keywords versus short keywords as you can struggle to rank for a broad keyword. Focus on keywords that have low competition and high search frequency to help you establish blogs that are convincing, and will get noticed. Advancing your site by utilizing customary SEO is outstanding amongst other approaches to increase common activity and a higher positioning.
    This is indeed one of the important once, BUT you should also use tools that verifies your site on its syntax, also for broken links ( you will get penalized )...

    Originally Posted by creaturelocaljohn View Post


    Social Media Marketing

    Social media has completely changed online marketing. Making a social networking account, and communicating with the clients frequently is the ideal approach to promote a website. You will have the ability to connect with the clients and gain instant result.

    Search Engine Listing

    Submit new content to the internet search engines like Google, Yahoo!, Bing etc, and so on, so it can be indexed. This is one of the primary things you have to do to promote a site if you include new content weekly.
    About submitting to search engines... I am still not convinced about this !! I thought that if they crawl you ( via an article with your link or on a site ) they give you a higher bonus points for their ranking.

    Originally Posted by creaturelocaljohn View Post

    Signature Branding

    Your brand image is the way individuals recognize your company. Invest some energy taking a shot at making your brand simple to recall, and sufficiently convincing to stand out enough to be noticed. Make a signature for your email account, text messages, and forums that contain your site URL. This is significant to get individuals to recognize your brand, and it will get them to click on the URL.

    Reciprocal Linking

    To show the search engines that your website is trusted, you must include other website links to your site. Create links that are relevant to the readers, and utilize quality keywords to gain a link. You should be watchful in the way you make Inbound Links. If you do too many at once, your site can be banned from the search engines.
    Be VERY carefull about this !! Many search engines penalize you for this, they even could ban your site ! Why ? You give a link to their site and they one back ? Do you think it is objective? NO !
    I just a bit research on the net and nowadays it is better to avoid this OR "he/she puts a link to your site and you put from an OTHER site back to their site ( same niche of course )", but still often same IP addresses...

    Originally Posted by creaturelocaljohn View Post

    Concentrate on Quality Content

    Creating quality content is essential to your website and to your overall ranking. Write the kind of content that your audience wants to read and promote on their own websites or even their social media accounts.

    Utilize Google Local Business

    Submit your site to Google Local Business to gain a more local audience. Google will let every business to register their data for free. You can add images, incorporate special offers, and even submit mobile advertisements. The immense piece of the Google Local Business page is the means by which the data is shown. It gives your business a larger online presence. Google even gives directions to your area, and they allow clients to call through their cell phone.
    ALL the rest I agree.... :-)

    Originally Posted by Leon Hamper View Post

    Is article marketing still effective these days? I would transfer my efforts on relevant guest posting.
    About this... I heard search engines also penalize you, even ban you for this if the article comes for "spam article directories"... I heard a couple of months ago that you could only focus on a "few good" article directories....

    This is my 2 cents...
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  • Profile picture of the author johnsimth
    You can submit your site on high PA and DA social bookmarking sites, forum posting sites, blog comments, article submissions and video promotion sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author chrisniel
    Hey buddy,
    There are tons of black hat shortcuts for this but I don't recommend them at all. As won't be working tomorrow like today. Stick to the white hat steady plan.

    As a newbie, you can try blog commenting, forum posting on daily basis.

    By checking your post it's for sure you need to work on your English a bit (Mine is pathetic anyway).

    Tip - Use Grammarly chrome extension to chrome. It can handle you spell checker and grammar correction work easily.

    Once you are ok-ok with your English start working on guest posts, sponsored posts. This will give you great exposure + traffic.

    I hope this will help you.

    Originally Posted by Aerial GuardGaming View Post

    Hi forum users,

    I am starting a website. This website should mainly act as a blog for my and I to post our newsletter. Yes, a news letter press. Although my team and I are all amateurs in writing articles or newsletter, however, we wish that through this blogging/newsletter writing experience, we can better hone our writing skills. This website is purely meant for us to have some fun while we share the work that what we enjoy doing. However, we wished to reach a larger audience who are willing to give constructive feedbacks for us to improve!

    So share with me some way i can advertise my website free.
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  • Profile picture of the author andyf99
    The easiest way to find relevant websites that will accept your guest posts is to search Google for "your niche" + "write for us". Then make a list of the results and get in touch with them with your article title suggestions. It's best to hold off on writing the articles until you find people who want them, then your aren't wasting your time.
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  • Profile picture of the author simplio
    Here are some tips which can help you to promote website:
    1. Focus on website SEO
    2. Social Media Marketing
    3. Search Engine Listing
    4. Signature Branding
    5. Reciprocal Linking
    6. Content is the king so focus on content
    7. Citation
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  • Profile picture of the author Hina Mensey
    There are many ways through which you can promote your site, but before you even think that far, it is absolutely must that you have strong content. It will be useless to put time into things when the content itself is not good.

    Once you have strong content and base then you can go all out in promoting. For that, I suggest you to use social sites, as that's the best way as of now!
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  • Profile picture of the author Joel Stewart
    As you want more traffics to your website, so you have to share your articles with your website reference in different social media platform like facebook, twitter etc.

    You can seek help from some reputed advertisement websites to promote your website. The one which I use personally for promoting my products and websites is page20. You can choose yours according to your requirement.

    Apart from advertising, you can also do on-page SEO for increasing organic traffic like write relevant and top quality content, use relevant and low competitive keyword, use a catchy title and so on. Earns backlinks from high Domain and Page Authority sites and also read your visitors reviews so that you can improve on the field where your website is lagging.
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  • Profile picture of the author posinfo1
    Write quality, interesting and engaging material that visitors who are interested in your niche want to share.

    Build a reputation for being experts in your field.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eric Hecht
    You can try some self-service advertising platforms to promote your website and also create quality backlinks via guest blogging, classifieds ads, forum posting, Blog commenting etc. It will help you to promote your website as well as to boost the exposure of your business
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  • Profile picture of the author Tx Tajvit
    You have to open a nice premium web site first and then promote social media and you can do the YouTube
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  • Profile picture of the author billalbdtest
    There are many ways to promote your website. You can use any way which you like most. Such as Back linking, Forum Posting, Relevant Blog commenting, Social Media site & so on. Thanks for your advance.
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