50 Ways To Promote Your Website…

Although I’m unable to to give credit where credit is due and acknowledge the originator of this list, I would like to make it available to those of you who are looking for ways to increase website traffic. Enjoy…

1. Write and submit articles to the article directories.

2. Leave comments on other people’s blogs with a backlink to your site.

3. Answer people’s questions on www.answers.yahoo.com.

4. Post in forums and have a link to your site in your signature.

5. Write a press release and submit it to www.PRWeb.com.

6. Advertise your website in the appropriate category on www.CraigsList.com.

7. Give an unbiased testimonial on a product/service that you have used in exchange for a backlink to your site.

8. Start a blog and submit it to the 100’s of free blog directories.

9. Manually submit your website to the major search engines.

10. Optimize each page of your website for a particular keyword or search phrase.

11. Add a link in your email signature to your website. It’s a free and easy way to get a little more traffic.

12. Make a custom 404 error page for your website redirecting people to your home page.

13. Use PPC search engine advertising.

14. Add a “bookmark this site” link to your webpages.

15. Have a tell-a-friend form on your site.

16. Send articles to ezine publishers that includes a link to your website.

17. Hold a crazy content and make it go viral.

18. Give away a freebie (ebook, report, e-course) to keep people coming back to your site.

19. Add an RSS feed to your blog.

20. Submit your site to any related niche directories on the net.

21. Participate in a banner or link exchange program.

22. Create a software program and give it away for free.

23. Purchase the misspellings or variations of your domain name, or those of your competitors.

24. Buy a domain name related to your niche that is already receiving traffic and forward it to your site.

25. Pass out business cards with your domain on them everywhere you go.

26. Start and affiliate program and let your affiliates send you visitors.

27. Start a page on social networking sites such as www.facebook.com.

28. Submit a viral video to www.YouTube.com

29. Conduct and publish surveys to your website.

30. Find joint venture partners that will send you traffic.

31. Start your own newsletter or ezine.

32. Use a autoresponder or email campaign to keep people coming back to your site.

33. Purchase ads on other sites.

34. Send a free copy of your product to other site owners in exchange for a product review.

35. Sell or place classified ads on www.eBay.com with a link to your site.

36. Post free classified ads on any of the sites that allow them with a link to your site.

37. Exchange reciprocal links with other related websites.

38. Network with other people at seminars or other live events.

39. Purchase advertising in popular newsletters or ezines.

40. Advertise on other product’s “thank you” pages.

41. Create a free ebook and list in on the “free ebook” sites.

42. Buy and use a memorable domain name.

43. Do something controversial.

44. Create an Amazon profile and submit reviews for books and other products that you have read.

45. Start a lens on www.Squidoo.com.

46. Use a traffic exchange (low quality traffic, but can sometimes be worthwhile).

47. Get referrals form similar but non-competing sites.

48. Create and sell a product with resell or giveaway rights and include a link to your site in it o others pass it around for you.

49. Email your list. If you don’t have one, get one.

50. Buy a pair of sandals; get your website engraved on the bottom and walk on the beach, stomp in the mud or play in the snow.

Your Friend Along the Way,
Steve

Just 5 More Minutes…

Author Unknown

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground.

“That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

“He’s a fine looking boy” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.”

Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?”

Melissa pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.”

The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?”

Again Melissa pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.”

The man smiled and said, “OK.”

“My, you certainly are a patient father,” the woman responded.

The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa.

She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch her play.”

Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities?
Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today!

Regards,
Steve Jackson

Oprius – Sales Contact Management Software – Review

I’d like to review a new website and service I have found and been using – Oprius.com

Manage your daily tasks, build your relationships, and turn contacts into customers; all in one place, available all the time and from anywhere you want to work.

Oprius allows independent sales people to import data and get to work immediately. The service is designed for ease-of-use, so anyone with basic computer skills can quickly learn the intuitive navigation.

The subscription-based internet service was created especially for independent sales people and uses the same secure technology as online banking, making your information safe at all times.

About the Product:
Oprius is comprised of 7 modules that work together to provide you with the most effective and easiest to use sales system available, period.

CONTACTS
Automatically stores a record of all Activities you’ve had with a Contact.
Instantly pull up a Contact’s information from any screen.
No limit to the amount of information you can store about your Contacts.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDER
Build a simple Plan for your leads and customers to make sure no one slips through the cracks.
Automatically schedule Emails to be sent or any other type of Activity to be created.
Relationship Builder, you can create and schedule sales campaigns that address whole groups of customers in a pre-defined, step-by-step process.
Contacts automatically progress through your Plans as each Step is completed.

PHONE
The Phone Assistant gives an overview of your up-coming calls from which you can focus in on each contact and the next steps you want to take. It allows you to schedule phone appointments — using your calendar — and shows each contact’s details and call history. In addition, pre-defined and proven call scripts — all part of the package — can be associated with any selected contact, which can help greatly in closing your sales.
Take the pressure and unknowns about calling away with the built in and customizable phone scripts.

EMAIL
Send and receive Emails from any of your Email addresses.
Send Emails to Groups of Contacts and include a personalized message to each
Stores an Email history as part of each Contact’s information.

TASKS
Make a list of all your tasks and check them off as you complete them.
View a record of all your pending and completed Tasks.
Assign and sort your tasks by priority.

CALENDAR
Use your calendar and define the tasks you need to accomplish.
Review your contacts, assign them to groups, and make them an integral part of your sales process.

HOME
Plan your whole day’s Activities from one screen.
View recent Emails, upcoming Tasks, Calls and Appointments.
Quickly jump to any other area of your application.

Price:
You have to pay monthly subscription-only plan for the Oprius service, though it’s a low price.

Conclusion:
I highly recommend Oprius for any kind of business where your bottom line depends on quality customer communication.

So test drive a free 30 day trial now!

Regards,
Steve Jackson