The BestWebsite® Essential 9tm Chapter. 1  The BestWebsite Essential 9tm The nine most important promotional things you can do to make your website a profitable success.             Updated February 2008 1.) Create a Remarkable Aspect For Your Website..  It is far less expensive to build a remarkable website than it is to advertise an average one.  Come up with a remarkable aspect for your product, service, business etc.. then incorporate it into your website.  Give people a reason to talk about your website and they will do your promotion for you!!   (20-40hrs, $500 varies widely) 2.)  Proper Keyword Research..  Use Google Suggest and WordTracker's free tool together to find 3-4 laser targeted keywords.  Then begin Search Engine Optimization on your website.  (10-15hrs, FREE) 3.)  Setup a Free Squidoo.com Page..  This is an excellent way to boost your search engine rankings by creating links from your Squidoo page, back to your website.  It is also an excellent way to generate valuable traffic from the Squidoo community.  (2-5hrs, FREE) 4.)  Create Articles that Provide Useful Information.. Start by creating three or four articles that provide useful information related to your product or service.. then post them on your website and target the keywords you selected earlier.  (5-10hrs, FREE) 5.)  Digg, Del.icio.us and StumbleUpon your Articles..  Use these free services to let the world know about your articles.  These services also provide a dramatic boost in your search rankings.  (2-4hrs, FREE) 6.)  Purchase a Yahoo Directory Listing..  This is a great way to get a link from the #1 most visited website in the world to your website.  A Yahoo employee reviews your website, categorizes it and then places a link to you.  Both Yahoo and Google check if you have this link and boost your search engine rankings.  (1hr, $299/yr) 7.)  Press Release with PRWeb and Majon..  This is a fantastic way to choose keywords in your press release, that are posted on their top ranked websites, and that link back to yours.  Not only do they significantly enhance your search engine rankings, they also announce your business and products to the media. (3-5hrs, $308) 8.)  Laser Targeted Purchased Advertising..  Find top websites in your industry and purchase advertising from them.  This may be one of the best methods for gaining substantial traffic.   Not only do you get traffic from the websites you advertise on, but they also drastically increase your search engine rankings because important websites in your industry are linking to you. (20hrs research, $100 and up) 9.)  Google Analytics and Yahoo Search Submit..  The more the search engines know about you the better.  Don't make them guess.  By copying and pasting Google Analytics code on your web pages and submitting your website to Yahoo Search Submit.  You let them gain valuable knowledge about your website and in turn, they will rank you better!  (5-10hrs, Google FREE, Yahoo $59/yr)           Approximate total time and money spent low end --- 68 hours, $1,266         Approximate total time and money spent high end --- 110 hours, $3,466+ * I give a complete explanation of how to implement each of these, as well as other important tips that didn't quite make this list in the Best Website Book.        (We don't receive compensation from the recommended businesses.)     If you like this Article, Please use this button to Bookmark it with your favorite service!   Sign up for the Best WebsiteCA Newsletter and gain FREE access to the Bonus section! Email: Absolutely no SPAM, ever. Link to The BestWebsite® Essential 9tm <a href="http://www.bestwebsiteca.com/The-Essential-9.htm">The Essential 9 Tips to Building a Remarkable Website.</a> Just copy and paste this code. -- You're welcome to reprint The Essential 9 anywhere you'd like, please cite BestWebsiteCA.com as the source! --

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