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How to Attract Maximum Customers Using the Internet (continued)

Linking Strategies for your web site
Link popularity is still an underutilized strategy. Link popularity will increase traffic to your web site and increase your web site’s positioning with many search engines. In addition, the proper linking strategy will drive targeted traffic to your site.

These are the steps you should follow in order to maximize your linking strategy:

1. Find out who your biggest competitors currently link to by visiting AltaVista.com or google.com. Once you have this information, use it as a list of web sites to start from.
2. You may want to have a “resource” page on your site which links the web sites you’d like to be linked from. Once you have this resource, you can notify the targeted web site and ask for a reciprocal link. (Make sure that you use the “Target=_blank” command to automatically open a new browser)
3. When asking for a reciprocal link, make sure you direct them to where they can find their link on your web site. It should be easy to find and look professional.
4. You should always link to a web site which targets your intended audience so that you can drive their traffic to your site.
5. Link to as many relevant web sites as possible in order to create a preferable page rank and good relevance to search engines. This will increase your chances of getting closer to the top.
6. Make sure you visit the web site you’d like to be linked to before you make the request. You don’t want to be linked to an unacceptable web site, which may ruin your reputation and credibility.
7. Ensure to have all your contact information including phone number, website and e-mail address when contacting your future linking partners.
8. Stay away from Free For All link submission sites. These sites submit your web address to hundreds of thousands of web sites throughout the internet, with no real relevance. This will automatically ban you from most search engines.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll surely increase your link popularity and search engine positioning. These and many other strategies are fully discussed in more detail at www.HowToAttractCustomers.com. If you’d like to see an inspirational business presentation, go to www.howtoattractcustomers.com/21secrets

Since 1996, business owners have relied on Edison Guzman for effective marketing strategies and tactics. He is constantly implementing powerful on-line strategies for his clients that mirror those used every day by Internet marketing experts! As the CEO of A&E Enterprises of NY, Inc., a multi-functional Advertising firm in Chester, NY, Edison has helped hundreds of clients increase business and visibility on the internet and through traditional media such as print advertising, direct mail, and overall company identity creation. His company is responsible for designing over 200 different web sites for business owners throughout the Hudson valley in upstate New York. Edison is also the author of the electronic books "How to Sell Anything On the Internet", "Start and Grow Your Business", the creator of HowToAttractCustomers.com (among other web sites) and the recipient of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year 2001 award.

Email: general@aeadvertising.com
Company Profile: A&E Advertising & Web Design Inc
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