Other Techniques for Publicizing Your Site

Although getting your site to appear at the top of the list when a prospective visitor looks for related topics at Google is a laudable goal, there are several additional ways to let people know your page exists.

  • Add your URL to your signature so that it will be included in all outgoing email.

  • Answer questions or post information on a related newsgroup and make sure your URL is prominently included in your signature. (On the other hand, it’s also considered good form to keep your signature relatively brief and humble.)

  • Create a blog and write frequent, substantive, interesting articles on the same or a similar topic as your Web site. Add a link to your Web site from your blog.

  • Join a Web ring. A Web ring ...

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