How to Increase Web Traffic By Registering A Web Site

Increase traffic to your web site or URL by doing a few, easy tasks. Once you post web content, it takes up to 6 months for the site to start showing up in a typical search engine result. You can speed up the time before search engines index your web site by following a few easy steps.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Go to the DMOZ open directory project website.
   
   http://www.dmoz.org/add.html
   
   Read the guidelines for submittal to make sure you are not wasting anyone's time.

2. 
    
   DMOZ website

   If you meet the web site's requirements for submittal go to:
   
   http://www.dmoz.org/

3. 
    
   Click on the category of your web page

   Click on the categories.
   
   Keep clicking on the categories and subcategories until you find the subject area of the webpage or site. For example, for kids online stories you would get to the level shown in the image.

4. 
    
   Suggest URL

   Once you reach the category that matches the web content click on "Suggest URL".

5. Double check your category is the correct one for your web content.
   
   You will then be asked for additional information.
   
   Enter the following:
   
   Once everything is entered click the "submit" button on the bottom of the page. The site will give you a message indicating that your entry has been submitted.
   
   Enter the site URL
   
   Enter the type of site
   
   Enter a site description
   
   Enter your email address
   
   Enter a user verification code.
   
   The site may ask you other information to complete your entry.

6. You can use googlerankings.com to check to see if you site is listed with yahoo.com or msn.com search engines. Enter the URL and keywords. You cannot actually check google's ranking unless you have a soap API code.
   
   By following these steps and registering a web site at DMOZ.org your site will move up in the search rankings faster than the normal 3-4 months.

Tips & Warnings

• follow the submission guidelines on the DMOZ website.

Resources

• DMOZ website
• Optimize Your Websites: Turn Your Website Into A Cash Funnel! (Kindle Edition)

[rnhealthinfo]

on 7/30/2009 Well written article with good detailed steps on how to increase web traffic by registering a web site. 5*

[coachniquenya]

on 5/31/2009 Great article. I did this a few years ago and this definitely works. Important first step to increasing your organic listings. Check my "I did this" comment for more info on what happened when I registered in DMOZ. 5* Recommended

[sonni57]

on 4/13/2009 Good article on how to increase web traffic by registering a site.

[tikrit01]

on 3/27/2009 I am going to do this, I have never registered my site.

[athome]

on 3/24/2009 Going to do it now, thanks 5