Marketing Resources

Okay, so you've designed your web site, you've registered your personal domain name and you've found your host server. You're ready to publish your pages on the World Wide Web. That's it, you're done! Right?

Wrong. If you have a small personal site, perhaps. However, if you are a small business or non-profit organization, you need to find a way to get some exposure so that people will know your wonderful site is out there. Your final step, and perhaps the most important, is to promote your web site.

One might think that all you need to do is list it in the directories and submit it to the search engines. It definitely helps but it's not quite enough. How do you get your site at the top of the list so that others can find you right away and you beat out all the other competition?

Promote, promote, promote! A web promoter will do all the dirty work to get you all the publicity you need, which is very important for people who are offering services or goods on their site. Once your site gets the exposure it needs, it's up to you to meet your consumers' demands.

Keep in mind though that marketing your website is a process and can take time. But if you're patient and persevere, your site will more than likely be among "the chosen ones" to become highly successful in the competitive World Wide Web.

The following information includes a valuable list of resources and techniques to help you get started. DWD can help you make sense of some of the information and, if needed, provide assistance in moving forward with your marketing campaign.

The Web Marketing Checklist: 32 Ways to Promote Your Website

www.wilsonweb.com/articles/checklist.htm

MyReferer Affiliate Program Software - Boost Sales

www.myreferer.com

10 Tips for the Beginning Internet Entrepreneur

www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/webmaster/article.php/3631541

Five No-Cost Marketing Tips

marketing.about.com/od/marketingtipsandadvice/a/nocostmktg.htm

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