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#1 (permalink)   05-12-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 How to get more traffic to website Ok.. this is the big question of the day.... I have a website.. Now how do I promote it, on a strict budget??? HELP!!! __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#2 (permalink)   05-13-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 There are a ton of places you can list your website for FREE - it's time consuming, but well worth the investment and if you set aside an hour a day to do this doesn't end up being such a chore. Most directories are set up to let you place a good keyword rich title (this is usually what will affect your Google search rankings as well so is doubly important) and space to write a nice, professional description of your services. There is a shortlist in a thread on the forum here (with a few VA targetted directories mentioned as well as a list of 1,000+ free general directories you can use). Just spending that one hour a day on this can make a huge difference in the amount of keyword related search traffic to your site and it's a good place to start because it's free (aside from your time investment) __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#3 (permalink)   05-13-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 Thanks!! Will let you know what and which work for me!! __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#4 (permalink)   05-14-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 Jackie, I think also making sure you have good content on your site is really crucial - the more well-used keywords, important page titles, and image alt tags you utilize, the more the search engines have to go on. There is a TON of competition for VA's for the relative keywords people are using to find us - so amping that up on your site is really important too. __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#5 (permalink)   06-10-2007 MakeshaRamelCaldwell Guest Company name: Click here to learn how to add your Company Name! Latest blog post: Click here to learn how to add your blog feed! My latest Twitter: Click here to learn how to set up your Tweets!   Posts: n/a Thanks for the info. As a newbie, I had no idea of where to list my site for free. My budget to start out is 100 dollars. I already have an somewhat new PC. Would you believe that all essential software that I have downloaded so far is open source=free. I am really good about finding free services as well. Though I am a newbie, anyone who would like to know about my list of free services I received just let me know. Ciao!

#6 (permalink)   06-10-2007 tgaston Guest Company name: Click here to learn how to add your Company Name! Latest blog post: Click here to learn how to add your blog feed! My latest Twitter: Click here to learn how to set up your Tweets!   Posts: n/a We would love to know the free services you have found! List them under the "Resource" thread for all to see! Any information or input you want to add that others will benefit from, please do so! This forum is to learn from each other...the Newbie’s and Veterans!