There really are lots of different, effective ways to market your website and drive customers in their thousands to pay a visit to see what it is that your offering. Below is a list of the top ways that I have found work the most effectively and have built up a good steady list for me over the years. The trick is to find one method that works, then stick to it and perfect it before moving on to method number two. Do this, and in no time, you’ll have a subscriber list to be proud of.

Be persistent and use your method everyday. Nothing is more important than list building.   No List = No Money

• Search Engine Optimization (or SEO). SEO is the process of modifying web page content and meta-information to improve the search engine ranking of the page. Successful search engine optimization will greatly increase the number of visitors that come to your web site since over 70% of people who are looking for products and services use search engines to locate them.
  
  

• Business Blogging. Start a blog for your business and update it on a regular basis. A business blog is an excellent tool to toot your own horn, let the world know about your new products, and tell your target customers why they should do business with you, rather than your competitor. A business blog is also a great tool for attracting potential customers to your blog and your web site.
• Newsletter Publishing. Keep in touch with your clients and potential clients by sending out a newsletter on a regular basis. Every time you send out a newsletter, don’t forget to invite the subscribers to visit your web site.
• Article Writing and Publishing. This is another great way to drive traffic to your web site. When you write and publish your articles, other web site owners pick them up and publish them on their web sites, while giving you a link back to your web site.
• Online Networking. Mention your web site address in your signature when networking online. Make sure that your web site is prominently displayed on the page, provided to you by every online networking service that you participate in, so that your fellow networkers can visit your web site.
• Pay Per Click Search Engines. Here you can control exactly how many new visitors you want to get. There is a catch, though — you have to pay for every click to your web site. Make a budget and stick to it an make sure to monitor your account – those clicks add up fast.
• E-mail Signatures. Every time you send out an e-mail to one person, you have a chance to get an extra visitor for your web site. When you send an e-mail to a mailing list, you have a chance to spread the word to even more potential customers. All you need to do is to append a signature to every outgoing e-mail message. Make sure that the signature contains a powerful tagline that invites the readers to click on the link and visit your site.
• Using videos on sites such as www.youtube.com is a very effective way of customers building confidence in you as a person and in your products or services.

How Tube Mogul Works:

TubeMogul.com is a video launch-pad that submits your video to up to 22 different video hosts sites such as YouTube, Google Video, MySpace Video, Revver and Viddler.

By allowing you to upload your video to all of these sites, Tube Mogul not only saves time but also extends the reach of the video to hit a greater percentage of the public. This increases your odds of appealing to your target market. Plus, back-links in the video description add to your sites link authority and drive traffic back to your site. Turning Traffic Into Cash: Uploading videos online can be one of the fastest ways to drive targeted traffic to your sales page. To help target buyers in your niche you can record yourself teaching a principle that your target audience is looking for. When they want to know more, they’ll have to click a link back to your squeeze page. Or you can post all or a portion of your sales message, then let viewers know where to go to find more information about your product. Be creative with your video. You don’t have to create a high quality video to catch your prospects’ attention!

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