{"id":2923,"date":"2012-08-13T05:29:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T09:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2012-08-12T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T12:31:30","slug":"tips-to-promote-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2012\/08\/13\/tips-to-promote-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Promote Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In continuing with the last several blog posts on tips and tidbits, here are few of my top tips on how you can promote your website.<\/p>\n<p>1. Promote your website with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/search-engine-marketing\/adwords-quick-start.php\">Google AdWords<\/a>. If you need visibility and leads fast, Google AdWords is the best place to start. I recommend using AdWords for a boost right after you launch your website until you have enough impetus to garner organic placement and start generating activity on your own.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/blog-writing\/index.php\">Make sure you are blogging<\/a>. If you want to wean yourself off Google AdWords at some point, it is important to be actively involved in building unique informational content which over time will help you with organic placement and cause the natural building of inbound links.<\/p>\n<p>3. Make sure you are building content on your website in addition to blogging. You&#8217;ll need more than blogging to garner placement. Consider doing articles smartly to get inbound links to your website. I don&#8217;t mean spin articles, but rather write thoughtful pieces that provide value.\u00a0 Use social media to promote your articles, archive them on your website and place the articles on just a few article sites.<\/p>\n<p>4. Use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/social-media-management\/index.php\">social media<\/a> to promote your website, add value by not just talking about your own services, but make sure to work to create authority in all you do. Link to your site, your article pieces, and blogs as well as try to engage readers.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Move into the wider world. Get active in your market sector on forums to tape into new ideas, thoughts, and share your expertise as well as learn from others. Share your website and yourself to get your name out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In continuing with the last several blog posts on tips and tidbits, here are few of my top tips on how you can promote your website. 1. Promote your website with Google AdWords. If you need visibility and leads fast, Google AdWords is the best place to start. I recommend using AdWords for a boost right after you launch your website until you have enough impetus to garner organic placement and start generating activity on your own. 2. Make sure you are blogging. If you want to wean yourself off Google AdWords at some point, it is important to be actively involved in building unique informational content which over time will help you with organic placement and cause the natural building of inbound links. 3. Make sure you are building content on your website in addition to blogging. You&#8217;ll need more than blogging to garner placement. Consider doing articles smartly to get inbound links to your website. I don&#8217;t mean spin articles, but rather write thoughtful pieces that provide value.\u00a0 Use social media to promote your articles, archive them on your website and place the articles on just a few article sites. 4. 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