Should I make a press release at this point?
Hello WF, I would like to pose a question to everyone about my recently launched website and get genuine and honest feedback based on your experiences and knowledge.
I've recently launched my first website and am now looking for ways to generate traffic. I would prefer to start with some free or nearly free methods of generating traffic that will provide subscribers/return visits. I am confident that my content is worth viewing for my niche, and have spent a long time making my website visually appealing and filled with useful articles/sections, all of which I have created myself to serve the viewer of my site.
As of now, 99% of my traffic is coming from one source where I have a social media presence - it's providing around 300-500 unique visits per day, but I want others in my niche to be browsing this site and returning for more, other than just from my social media accounts - that part I have a better handle on than sending people from other places online to my site/blog.
The thing is, I am nervous to use methods like Press Releases as I keep telling myself "wait till you make more content, wait till you finish optimizing your site, let it grow by itself before promoting, etc" although I know there are many people who would find my information useful.
The site has many resources in about 4 sections, and a daily updated blog. It also has product/amazon affiliate reviews and an amazon affiliate store that I hope to generate income from in the future (of course I'm not expecting much until my website is far more popular).
Should I now focus my efforts on making a 20$ press release, or aim for a different type of promotion of my website? Or, should I stick to things like craigslist ads for now? I am always improving my site and it's content, but I want to increase the number of people seeing it too.
Thank-you so much for your time.
I've recently launched my first website and am now looking for ways to generate traffic. I would prefer to start with some free or nearly free methods of generating traffic that will provide subscribers/return visits. I am confident that my content is worth viewing for my niche, and have spent a long time making my website visually appealing and filled with useful articles/sections, all of which I have created myself to serve the viewer of my site.
As of now, 99% of my traffic is coming from one source where I have a social media presence - it's providing around 300-500 unique visits per day, but I want others in my niche to be browsing this site and returning for more, other than just from my social media accounts - that part I have a better handle on than sending people from other places online to my site/blog.
The thing is, I am nervous to use methods like Press Releases as I keep telling myself "wait till you make more content, wait till you finish optimizing your site, let it grow by itself before promoting, etc" although I know there are many people who would find my information useful.
The site has many resources in about 4 sections, and a daily updated blog. It also has product/amazon affiliate reviews and an amazon affiliate store that I hope to generate income from in the future (of course I'm not expecting much until my website is far more popular).
Should I now focus my efforts on making a 20$ press release, or aim for a different type of promotion of my website? Or, should I stick to things like craigslist ads for now? I am always improving my site and it's content, but I want to increase the number of people seeing it too.
Thank-you so much for your time.
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