SaltWaterDreams.com offers a variety of methods to assist you in promoting your business via the World Wide Web. We believe that driving targeted traffic to your website is a key element to Internet marketing success.
Through our vast network of e-commerce stores and search engine technology, we have designed a complete package to suit both your needs and your budget.
1.) Register or Lease your own Domain Name:
If you are serious about attracting visitors or promoting your business, then choosing a quality domain name will give your website added credibility. To help with this process, we offer two services to further enhance your web-presence.
SurfShops.com is one of the most cost effective advertising forums for reaching your target market. Our system is unlike others because at SurfShops.com you determine your advertising budget before you begin. In addition, you choose the categories and keywords relevant to your website and set the bid (typically 1¢) for your website's ranking. With our fully automated network, we ensure that your online store will not become burried among thousands of websites ever again.
We strongly advise you to register your website with as many search engines as possible. If your website exists within the major search engines, then people looking for your product or service will be able to locate you easily. It can take weeks or even months to see your site appear on the listings as we advise you to manually register with them as soon as possible.
We highly recommend Google ®, Yahoo ®, Excite ®, Lycos ®, Netscape Search ®, AltaVista ®, HotBot ®, AOL Search ®, WebCrawler ®, Open Directory Project ® (DMOZ) for your search engine placement!
4.) Offline Advertising :
Don't forget that offline advertising for your website is just as important as what you do online and can bring your website valuable traffic. You don't need to spend thousands of dollars to see results, however just a few dollars invested in the right areas can return huge dividends.
A few inexpensive and effective ways to advertise your online store address are listed below:
Place your website address on:
Business Cards, Stationery, Invoices and envelopes!
Magazine Ads, Flyers, Sales Letters!
Magnetic Car Signs, Post Cards!
etc... etc... etc...
Promote your web site at every opportunity possible!
If you appeal to your prospects and customers sense of curiosity and self-interest, they will have a hard time resisting a visit to your site.
5.) Message Boards and Guestbooks:
Message boards and guestbooks are a great way to get your name out. Wherever you see a guestbook, sign it. We suggest that you search for message boards which suit the content of your site and take an honest part in their community. Say a kind word or help a fellow member out and at the end of your post include your website address.
A great message board to start with can be found at:
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