Free Internet Marketing Lessons
Generate 416 Unique
Visitors to Your Website in ONE Day,
Free!
by Harmony
Major
In only one day,
I had over 400 new visitors clamoring their way into my
website. I
didn't use spam, it wasn't
through ezine advertising, and it didn't cost me anything
-- not
one thin dime.
So how did I do it? What was the FREE,
"secret" technique that I used to start a
virtual avalanche
of unique visitors
to my new website? I'll tell you...
I got HomeBasedHeaven.com a NUMBER ONE listing on
Yahoo!, the most popular and well-trafficked searchable
directory online. My traffic literally exploded by 400+
new visitors
less than 24 hours after my new site's listing first
appeared.
Here are a few tips for getting YOUR site listed on
Yahoo:
1. OPTIMIZE YOUR WEBSITE FOR THE DIRECTORY.
You know the routine. No dead links, no "under
construction" signs, no poorly-designed websites,
etc. They're
all
pretty much common sense details, but they're IMPORTANT
details
that you definitely need to pay attention to. Yahoo!
isn't
going to list sites that look like they've been designed
by
third-graders, so your site needs to be in tip-top
shape.
2. CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE CATEGORY.
Again, common sense. Choose the most specific
category furthest from the top level category to make
Yahoo! reviewers
happy. The more work you make for them, the less likely
it is
that they'll approve your site submission.
And, despite what most online marketers are saying
about listing your category in the same one as your
competitors,
that's NOT the best way to go. Why? Just because a
competing site
is listed in a category doesn't mean YOUR site should be.
Start
from the topmost category relevant to your site (i.e.
Business and
Economy), and work your way down.
3. CHOOSE *ANOTHER* CATEGORY
If Yahoo! gives you a chance to suggest your site in
more than one category, you'd bloody well better take
advantage! Do you know how much traffic one listing in
Yahoo! can give
you? Yes? Then you know how important it is to MAXIMIZE
on
that traffic. Choose another highly-relevant category and
suggest
that one too, when their submission form asks for it.
Getting
listed in two categories can mean several hundred more
visitors for you!
4. SUBMIT YOUR SITE TO YAHOO.
They say they give you 25 words for your site's
description, but if you submit that many, your
description is
DEFINITELY getting chopped down. You don't want to risk
important
keywords being dropped from your listing, so 12-15 words
is the
absolute MAXIMUM you should submit in your description.
Anything more
than that, and you should trash your description, and
write a
better one.
If YOU don't, THEY will.
5. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE. NOW, WE WAIT.
Now that you've gone through the blood pressure
raising process of meticulously submitting your site to
Yahoo!, here
comes the hard part. Waiting. You'll know when (or if)
your
site gets accepted into the directory, because you'll get
an
e-mail letting you know the category you were accepted
into.
If you get listed, your site will be at the top of
its category in the "what's new" section for
the first
2-3 days. It won't be added into the searchable database
until a few
days
after it has been accepted. But, if worse comes to
worst...
6. IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN.
Very few sites make it in on their first try, and
that's not an accident. Few sites make it on their first
try
because they simply haven't followed the instructions
well, their
site was never looked at (probably because of a poorly
worded
listing), or their site wasn't of the high quality that
Yahoo!
expects.
In any case, be persistent, and submit your site
again. You can resubmit every 2-3 weeks (to the same
category)
without being penalized for spamming, according to Yahoo!
editors
themselves. So, make the most of that opportunity, and
keep
submitting your site until you get in.
NOTE: If you haven't gotten listed by the 3rd or 4th
time you submit your site, there's obviously something
wrong
with it. Improve it before you bombard Yahoo! with
resubmissions, and you'll greatly improve your chances of
getting
listed.
However, if you KNOW you have a top-notch site and
you still haven't gotten it listed yet, try sending an
e-mail
to url-support@yahoo-inc.com
.
Include the date you last submitted, the category you
submitted to,
and your site title
and URL. If you haven't heard back from them after 7-10
days,
optimize your site and start submitting again!
7. REMEMBER ... PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE! DON'T GIVE
UP.
My website was accepted into Yahoo! after the second
submission, and e-mailing URL support. It was listed #1
for
three search terms, and on the first page of search
results for a
few others. Do a search for "home-based jobs"
on
Yahoo!, and my first site, (Home-Based Heaven) will come
up #1.
Within 24 hours, I had over 400 unique visitors to
my website from a number one listing in the directory.
Sure, a
listing on Yahoo! is good, but a number one listing is
better!
See my special report below for information on how to
optimize your site and your listing for a NUMBER ONE
listing on Yahoo.
Good luck!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Harmony Major is the author of Yahoo! Secrets, where
she reveals how YOU can drive HUNDREDS more visitors to
your
site each day, by getting a #1 listing on Yahoo. Don't
just settle
for "getting listed." Use her
instantly-effective tactics to
boost your site traffic with a TOP Yahoo listing! Visit:
http://YahooSecrets.com
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