Laura James

One of the most common misconceptions in online marketing is that new websites will not get any traffic for the first 3 to 6 months. This is not true. The biggest reason for this myth is the belief that it takes a few months for Google, and other search engines, to find your website and begin to “like” it. I’ve had new websites pulling in more than a hundred hits a day and did so within a week of the launch. You may be worried about website traffic. Yes, eventually traffic may be affected by the age of the content, but this is not the only factor when it comes to getting traffic for your website.

Steps For a New Website

A common mistake for newbies is to put up a website with basic, incomplete content. Do not do this. Make sure you put up your website in completed form. Google does not want its indexes negatively affected by your website’s lack of substance because it is still “under construction.”

Considering how many quality websites there are, it is important for you to add one as well. Getting ready for your new website launch? Please follow my helpful tips regarding how to make the most of this process:

Check for missing content, dead end content, and broken links.
Double and triple check all content for any errors.
Original content is very important. Have at least 5 new pages ready at launch.
Check for keyword density, duplicate content and META tags.
After launch, add at least another 5 pages of quality content. Again,check for any errors. Ask a friend or colleague to check as well.

Other important steps:

Being able to generate backlinks with a few days of a new website is equally, if not more important, as the launch itself.

Comments Galore. Doing this will help your website to develop early readership. One way to do this is to visit other blogs and social media forums. Post quality comments. Be sure to properly list your name and website information.

Articles…Be Sure To Write Them Often. Why? Because they provide traffic right away and are published to the internet quickly too. Don’t miss this worthwhile, and simple to accomplish, opportunity for early backlinking.

Publish Your Website Properly. This will help index your pages more quickly. Be sure to cover your bases with Yahoo! Site Explorer, Bing Site Tools, and Google Webmaster Tools, among others.

Bookmark Socially. To get faster indexing among the search engines, along with a burst of fresh traffic, be sure to bookmark the pages of your new website. Do this on the first day your website is launched.

Yes, it will take some time for your website to become highly ranked, or to achieve a page rank, but these steps will provide you with an excellent opportunity to rank well overall and that is definitely worthwhile. After all, you will be starting with a high quality website and adding to it. This will help move your website up in stature more quickly. This is a certain way to continually increase the amount of fresh traffic to your website.

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The author of this article, Laura James, is the Chief Executive Officer of Best Designed Blogs. This company provides complete online business solutions.

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