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Do your own Web Site Promotions

Sunday, November 1, 2009 | posted in , | 0 comments


1. Get your business listed with Google maps (free):
https://www.google.com/local/add/login

and YAHOO Maps free: http://listings.local.yahoo.com/basic.php

2. Get your business listed with SuperPages.com (free and fee options): https://my.superpages.com/spweb/products/business-listing

3. Update your business listings with infoUSA.com and Acxiom (find out why you should here): http://list.infousa.com/dbupdate.htm
and http://bcb.acxiom.com/start.pl

4. Get a listing in Best of the Web in their regional section (fee):
http://botw.org/top/Regional/United_States/ (click submit site at the top right of the page once you find your proper category)

5. Get a listing with Yahoo Local (free and fee options):
http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/local/business.php

6. Find the category that matches your business and get listed with Dmoz.org (free): http://www.dmoz.org

7. Get listed in MSN local via localeze.com:
http://www.localeze.com/manage/

AND Bing https://ssl.bing.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx

8. Get listed with citysearch.com (also powers the Ask local search) for a fee: https://selfenroll.citysearch.com/

9. Get listed with local.com (free and fee options):
http://www.local.com/advertise.aspx

10. Get listed with yellowpages.com (free and fee options):
http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/advertise/

11. You might be able to save yourself some time with RegisterLocal.com:
http://www.registerlocal.com which offers to keep your business profile information up to date with various yellow page, local search providers and data companies who provide information to various local outlets.

12. Register yourself with the local search engine over at BOTW: http://local.botw.org (free for basic profile, upgrade enhancements available for a fee)

13. Talk with friends, family, businesses you have partnerships with that have websites and any associations you may belong to (such as a chamber of commerce) to see if they would be willing to link to your website to help promote your business.

14. Be sure to utilize local free event and calendar listings like the Honolulu Weekly, Hnlnow.com, Hawaii Events Online, the Midweek, Hawaii Magazine online, and more!

Remember to promote your site by mentioning it on all your marketing materials and to current customers. Add it to the footer of emails and in on your letter head. Open social media accounts and talk about it there.

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