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If you are like most people, you probably have more commitments than time. You make cuts to help compensate, typically setting aside the more time consuming tasks like writing fresh content for your business. Some people find it easier to hire a writer than try to schedule time to write but what if we told you, you could also get content for free?
Here are two easy ways to get your visitors to willing give you content at no cost.
1) Encourage Commenting on Your Blog
The first thing you need to realize is that it takes time so if you don't have tons of comments right off the bat, don't be discouraged…just keep at it. A blog that is up-to-date with fresh content will encourage more and more commenting.
Just like with any other marketing you do for your business, you need to first build a relationship with your blog readers. Blog readers need to feel like they “know” you and the more you post and the more real you come across to your readers the easier it will be for them to approach you and build that relationship.
Make your blog convenient for your readers by setting up an RSS feed and email notifications of new posts. You're busy and so are your readers, so don't waste their time by making them check everyday to see if you've posted something new.
Give your readers something to talk about and respond to by asking questions and voicing your opinions on hot topics. When given the invitation to communicate with you more will do so.
2) Encourage People to Post Product Reviews
One of the reasons Amazon.com does so well is because it allows its visitor to contribute their own opinions. People love to give their opinions and people also love to hear other people's opinions about products.
You can do the same thing. Post simple product reviews for products that your target market is interested in and allow your visitors to add their own comments, full reviews and ratings. As more people leave reviews, the more likely your site will be the go-to place for product reviews in your particular subject area.
Tell your blog visitors, subscribers and visitors about the product review system. You can even offer a points and ratings system where reviews can earn rewards for the quality and frequency of their reviews.
Getting your visitors to willing give you content won't just happen over night, you still have to work with and supply some initial content and points of discussion, but once it gets going participation starts to multiply.
A search engine listing is almost an absolute necessity in order to drive traffic to your website. After all, if the search engines don't know where your website is, who does? When promoting your site, it is understandably your goal to drive as much targeted traffic as possible to your site and as quickly as you can.
Did you know that using the website submission form offered by Google will take six weeks just to get your site indexed? Fortunately, there is an easier and faster way.
Getting listed by Google in less than two days can be done without any fancy footwork or shady methods. The key is to utilize the search engines the way they are designed to work. The internet is called "The Web" for a very good reason. Search engines find new websites by visiting websites that already exist in their index. From those sites they follow all of the links in order to visit other sites. Then they'll visit those websites and all of the their links and so on. This is called "crawling". Search engines crawl websites in order to find new information to place in their index of search results. Armed with this knowledge, it is simple to get your website indexed quickly.
A very effective way to get your site noticed by the search engines quickly is to write an informative article related to the content of your website and submit your article to the numerous article directories on the internet. You can do a search for "Article Directory". There you can submit your articles free of charge. You can also use an article submission service that will mass submit your articles to scores of article directories for a reasonable fee. Try as they offer the best value for money. When the spider makes its daily crawl of the article directories, your article with a link to your website will be discovered. Eureka, your website got listed.
Another way to get your website listed quickly is to exchange links with a website that is related or similar to your website. You want to approach website owners whose website has a high page rank. The Google Toolbar has an option that shows a websites page rank. Once you've found several websites like this, search the website for the owners contact information. Once you find their contact information send them an email asking if they will link to your website in return for linking back to their website. If you do this correctly and professionally, they will respond and place a link on their website to yours. If you can manage to get 1 PR6 website to link to your website, you should be indexed by Google in less than 3 days. If you can get 1 PR7 website to link to you, in most cases, you will be in Google's index in less than 24 hours.
If you do not have much luck getting a high ranking website to exchange links with you, there is an alternative. Purchase a link from a high page rank website. The easiest and fastest way to do this is to visit the link purchasing websites. Here are a few of the better ones: , ,
linkadage.com. You should be able to purchase a PR7 link for 1 month at $150. After the month is up, there is no need to renew because you are in Google's index. Needless to say, for something around $150 you can be indexed by Google within 24 hours with no work on your part.
You can also use a more traditional free method like posting in forums. If you choose this route, be careful not to spam. Follow the posted rules, give helpful answers, and do not go overboard on your "signature file". Private forums are not always indexed. Make certain that the forums display recent posts and get listed in search results.
You can also try getting your site mentioned in news releases, and blogs.
As you can see, getting your website indexed by the search engines in less than 48 hours is not a miracle feat. Using the search engines the way they are designed to work is the quickest and most effective means to obtaining your goal.