Online Business Adviser

Getting people to any site is a challenge, even more so to a new one. Until your SEO kicks in (and even when it has) and delivers organic traffic, you need to rely on other methods to get people's attention. There are 3 tips I can recommend for (almost) free to drive traffic to your site and begin to build awareness (and hopefully quality links).

I'm just back from the first Affili@SYD conference, and wanted what I considered some of the highlights and point you in their direction, as I think there was some incredibly valuable content that anyone starting an online business should know.

There are 4 final thoughts on SEO that I wanted to add - Submit Your URL, Remember Your Keywords, Respect Forums and Acknowledge that it will take time

Put simply, inbound links are those that point to your site from elsewhere on the web. It may be from a directory, it may be from a link that someone has added to a social bookmarking site, or someone may consider your site of enough value to link from theirs. Wherever they come from, inbound links are vital to the success of your site.

What you need to consider, particularly as a startup, is that people don't search for the name of your site because in the beginning, you have no profile or awareness. What they search for is a term that they consider to be the right one for what they are looking for, which doesn't always match with what you believe they would search for to find your site. What this means is that you will need to conduct some keyword research in order to determine what is best for your market.