3 Free Ways to Promote Your Blog / Website

You have a website, now what? You do a search for your website but it does not appear in any search engine. It is not in Google, Yahoo! or any other directory. There are a lot of services that can help but they cost money. Social networking is a good way to promote your site but you do not have the time for that. What can be done to help promote your website without spending a whole lot of time and money? And I know you are wanting free, fast and easy.

1. Get your site Indexed in the Best Search Engine

It is no secret, Google is the most popular search engine. From the novice to the expert; young and old; millions of people use Google to find what they are looking for. So getting your website indexed is very important. The best part, submitting to Google is free, fast and easy. However, before you submit you should search Google to find out if your website is already in Google’s index. To do this:

1.Go to Google.com and enter your domain name into the search box.
When entering the domain name type it exactly as it was registered. For example, if you wanted to find out if Reyane's Haven was indexed in Google you would type www.reyanehaven.blogspot.com
2.If your site was indexed the first result will be your domain name. In this case you do not need to resubmit.
3.If you site was not indexed, submit using the form above. It may take up to 3 weeks for your site to get indexed. Don’t keep resubmitting during that time. If your site is not indexed after 3 weeks, resubmit it.


2. Get your site Indexed in the Best Free Directory

The next place to promote your website is Yahoo! Although it is not as popular as Google, Yahoo! is the best directory. It is also free, easy and fast to submit your site to Yahoo!.

Just like in Google, you should check to see if your website is already in the Yahoo! index. If your site is listed you do not need to resubmit. However, if your site is not found make sure to add your site to Yahoo!, rechecking in a few weeks to make sure it has been indexed.

3. Get your site Indexed in Microsoft's Search portal
Another Site is Bing.com

4. Email Signature
At the bottom of your email, add a signature that includes your blog/domain name.