TOOLS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

When working from home it is important to know that you are working a real business. The startup cost are much lower than a traditional business but like any other business, for its success you must put work into it.

Here are some proven tools to get your site noticed

TRAFFIC-to be successful online you must get targeted traffic to your site.

CONTENT-"content is king" make sure you have good content and it should be updated regularly.

*viewers will come back to your site when they can find new and valuable information

WRITING ARTICLES related to your site is a good way to get your site expose and can categorize you as an expert

*submit your articles to ezines and directories

BLOGGING a blog will get search engines to index your site faster than a traditional website. While viewers are there they are able to leave comments and you can even place polls for viewers to participate.

* Blogger.com is free and owned by Google

FORUMS-these are s group of like minded people that share ideas,suggestion and promote their business in a social setting and can be private or public.

*when joining a forum make sure to place your websites URL in your signature in your profile

LINKS-this is a great way to get ranked high in search engines. Try to exchange links with sites that are related to your own site content.

*when you link to a site with a high PR your site becomes more relevant and will move up

SEARCH ENGINE-the purpose of a site is to be seen and this is the main source of traffic. You must learn how to optimize your site by having a good design, content, keywords/meta tags, and marketing.

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES-this is the new way of marketing yourself and your site. Join FACEBOOK, YOU TUBE, SQUIDOO, MYSPACE, STUMBLEUPON, TWITTER, etc,.

I hope this will help you get to the top of your online goals.



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