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Free
Web Site Promotion Services
In this section, We take a look at various free
services on the Web that can help you promote your
site and bring in more visitors. These include free
services that help you quickly and easily submit
your site to the various search engines out there,
often by simply filling out one form. |
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Search Engine Rankings
Are you curious about how your Web site fares in
the search engines? This helpful free tool
offers instant, online reports of site rankings
in seven top search engines, including Google,
Yahoo, AOL Search, MSN, AlltheWeb and more.
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SpinSubmit
Looking to promote your Web site? A search
engine submission service, SpinSubmit is
offering Webmasters a free site evaluation by
its team of search engine experts.
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Scrolling Text Ads
This unique, free promotion service is similar
to a banner exchange, but uses "scrolling text
ads" that are smaller and less intrusive than
banners. The service offers a 4:3 exchange ratio
and is easy to set up on your site.
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Top-Keywords.com
Here's a free reference tool for Webmasters
who're trying to optimize the content and Meta
tags on their pages. Top-Keywords.com offers a
dynamic list of the top 500 most frequently
searched keywords on the Web's search engines.
This data is also helpful if you're trying to
spot new trends and business opportunities on
the Web.
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Link Popularity Checker
How popular is your Web site? This handy free
tool checks the number of pages linking your
site and compares it to various other Web sites,
(both popular and obscure). This service queries
many major search engines, including Google,
AltaVista, MSN, Lycos, AOL and HotBot.
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Link-Me Links Exchange Database
One of the best ways to promote your site is
through reciprocal links. This resource is a
good place to start. This site also lists over
500 free-for-alls, which are basically bulletin
boards that you can add your site to (and
believe it or not, they do pull in traffic).
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Award Sites
A great way to build traffic on your site (and
boost your morale) is to win awards. David
Bancroft's site is by far the best place on the
Web to learn about the many award sites out
there. Each award site is detailed and
described. This is a great starting point for
applying for awards.
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LinkSwitcher
(Note: this site is
temporarily unavailable). Looking to
build traffic on your Web site? This free link
exchange service offers a generous 5:3 ratio
(for every five banners you display, your banner
will be displayed three times). LinkSwitcher
lets you target specific categories and offers
you 500 free impressions when you join. The
service supports multiple banner sizes and
offers text link exchanges, as well.
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