How to Publicize Your Web Site

Get the word out! Help people from all over the world find your Web site.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Internet Access
• Computers

1. Register your site with your favorite Internet search engines. Most search-engine sites have links (toward the bottom of the engine's home page) that say 'Add a site' or 'Add URL.' Click on these links and follow the sites' instructions.

2. Visit Web sites such as Submit It (www.submit-it.com), which help you submit your URL to multiple search engines simultaneously.

3. Visit sites that are related to or similar to your own, or maintained by your friends, and suggest linking to each other's pages.

4. Join a Web ring, a group of Web sites on a particular topic that link to each other in a chain. Or start your own Web ring. Visit the WebRing site (www.webring.org) for information.

5. Pay to place banner ads on well-trafficked Web sites; contact individual sites for their rates. Or join a free banner exchange, such as LinkExchange (www.linkexchange.com).

Tips & Warnings

• Use META tags in your HTML pages to help your Web site come up in more search-engine results. To learn more about META tags, visit Web developer sites, such as WebDeveloper.com or InternetDay.com. For other tips about search-engine results, go to Search Engine Watch (www.searchenginewatch.com).