
- Ebay: If applicable, add a link to your site from your ebay listings. Ebay allows this only if you link to something relevant tot he product/item you’re selling. I have a product review site so when I sell an item I’ve reviewed, I add a link to the review.
- Reciprocal links: Sure the search engines have greatly devalued them, but this is one of the oldest methods of attracting new visitors that still works.
- Groups: If appropriate you can add links to your comments on yahoo/google group sites, yahoo answers and and forums.
- Social networking: Add a link to your site on all your social network sites and your email signature as well. The more eyes that see your link the better.
- RSS: If you have a site that updates regularly (and you should) publicly display a link to your rss feed because plenty of people add it to their google homepage, mobile phone or get new posts via email.
Rebecca Lansford on 11/20/09
Finally some tips that are unique and not the usual “submit your sites to a hundred search engines” or “word of mouth” suggestions.