subject: Online Promotion Tips For Your Business [print this page] It is expected that you will really look for ways to promote your business especially when it is online. And there are a thousand ways for you to do effective online promotions.
A) Search Engine Submissions - You can submit your online business URL to search engines by using a site like Submit Express. Using this simple to use program allows you to target search engines and increase your online business visibility.
B) Bookmarking Sites - Bookmarking your site or blog through social bookmarking sites are also of great help when doing online promotion for your business. There are several tools available to make this process easier to use including SocialMarker which allows you to post the link as well as keywords, and a brief description. This can be used for submitting individual blog posts, a blog URL or a website URL.
C) Article Submissions - You can also benefit from the resource boxes provided by most article submission sites for free in promoting your business online. These sites offer a range of topics, and you can carve out your own niche and provide new back-links which will increase your online visibility.
D) Answers - Both Yahoo! Answers and other forums where questions are asked and require answers can be used to promote your online business. These forums lets you create answers cautiously and will then post a link back to your site (provided they enhance the answer you have provided). Other similar sites include:
* Askville
* Answerbag
* Ask MetaFilter
* FunAdvice
* GirlsAskGuys
* Google Answers
* Hunch
* Knowledge Search
* Wiki Answers
E) Social Networking Sites - There are numerous social networking sites that can assist you in promoting your online business. Some of these include:
Facebook - Open a fan page on Facebook that you can post information about your business. This information can range from new product releases, links to articles, surveys or customer service news. If you really understand how Facebook works, you can take advantage of the many ways it can help you in promoting your business online.
LinkedIn - If your target audience is professionals in nearly any field, LinkedIn may be a good alternative for social networking. Set up a professional profile, and you can "ping" your blog posts, articles and place information of note on your LinkedIn pages. You can also request customer recommendations and more using LinkedIn.
Twitter - Targeting an audience on Twitter can help you promote your online business.You can target your potential market through the user of keywords (used as hashtags on Twitter) or your can target them by geographical location. Either way, Twitter can be a powerful tool.
RedGage - You can also place blog posts, articles, and answers to RedGage for promotion. RedGage also helps you not only in gaining backlinks but also in increasing your visitors. RedGage also pays you page view revenue.
Summary
These are only a few of the options that are available to you for promoting an online business. Some will be more effective than others. You can always promote your site for free but you have to also think carefully on how you spend your time in online promotion. While there are many free services available, the price-tag is your time.
