Being the marketing major that I am, and needed to promote my own websites, I am going to share with you a series of posts on how to promote your blog.
Today, we are going to start out by discussing web directories. Web
directoriesare sites that are essentially a yellow pages for other web sites. There are quite of few of these web directories that don’t really specialize in one partucular area. However, many of the web directories specialize in a niche. For example, one might find a web directory on dogs. a good example of this would be http://www.i-love-dogs.com/directory/ or http://www.puppysites.com.
To find directories related to your blog niche, simply do some google searching. The above sites were found simply by searching for “Dog Directory”.
Once you find some direcectories, you will want to request the directory to list your site. Usually you will find a button on the directory that says “Get Listed” or “Add Site.” You will find that some sites offer listings for a price. There are many sites that also offer free, simple listings.
Once you have put in a request to get listed, it is always a nice idea to have a link from your site back to the web directory. This way you are helping each other out.
In conclusion, it is a good idea to get listed in web directories. Not only does this help the potential audience find your site, it also allows you to have more inbound links, which helps your rankings in the search engines.
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