- Make your domain name easy to read
- Keep ADDING fresh, relevant, useful content.
- Choose a memorable domain name.
- Buy the wrong domain name, too.
- Use appropriate keywords in your image file names.
- Do really serious keyword research.
- Organic SEO - a few key points.
- Submit to the main directories.
- Submit to niche directories.
- Distribute USEFUL articles to article directories.
- Write articles directly for other sites.
- Submit articles to newsletters which are archived online.
- Improve page title
- Submit articles to newsletters which are archived online.
- Get one-way links and a few reciprocal links.
- Include keywords in your online profiles.
- Submit brief hints to newsletters and blogs.
- Publish a lively, useful newsletter.
- Submit your newsletter to newsletter directories.
- Publish a mini-course.
- Write testimonials that are worth using.
- Make helpful posts in forums.
- Post free ads on forums which allow it.
- Make useful posts to email discussion lists.
- Write keyword-rich press releases.
- Create a lively blog or blogs.
- RSS: Make it easy for people to read your blog.
- RSS to email.
- Remove broken links.
- Attract new audiences with your own podcasts.
- Use reliable web hosting.
- Analyze and tweak your internal linking.
- Chase new fads and hot topics.
- Chase new affiliate programs.
- Find new topics in your logs - and where your traffic is coming from.
- Join business associations which list members' sites online.
- Add a forum to your site.
- Write free reports or white papers.
- Write brandable reports.
- Submit your free ebooks to ebook directories.
- Offer to be a columnist.
- Offer to moderate a section of a forum.
- Be outrageous or controversial.
- Make it easy for people to make you famous - tag your blog.
- Get mentioned on 440 newspaper websites
- Upload your photos. Tag your photos.
- Use gimmicks.
- Create deliberate "link bait".
- Syndicate your material.
- Position yourself as a personality or expert.
- Create a high profile on Amazon.com.
- Combine joint ventures AND email captures.
- Try offline advertising.
- Place a link in Yahoo! Answers "sources".
- Get links from eBay.
- Get links from AdSense.
- Add thoughtful comments to blogs.
- Add sticky content.
- Add a classified ads section to your site.
- Social networking.
- Create your own fan club.
- Effective PPC advertising.
- Buy ads in newsletters.
- Buy text links - carefully!
- Advertise in less obvious places.
- Create free web-based software.
- Create downloadable software.
- Get publicity for your downloadable software.
- Create a funny video - and a keyword-rich transcript.
- A signature file IS important - honest!
- Think viral. Where's your backend product?
- Email This Page to a Friend.
- Add to Favorites.
- Start an affiliate program.
- Make it easy for reporters to write about you.
- Publish articles on your site and invite other sites to publish them on
their sites, with a link to you.
- You MUST have high quality, unique content if you want long-term,
free search engine traffic.