Get Hits
This tutorial is simply to give you some ideas on how to get hits... Some ways may be no good to you.
Content
Give your visitors something that they would like to see over and over again! If you have a fansite, try putting facts that no one else has, so that visitors will want to come back to your site, to remember them! Or, make sure you always have brilliant layouts, so visitors will want to come back to see what masterpiece you have created next! If you give them something they'll want to come back to, they will!
Forums and Guestbooks...
...can be very helpful in promoting your site. However there are some rules though:
- Don't OVER ADVERTISE! Once is fine. 10 Times? Now people will think you're irritating and won't bother.
- When signing a guestbook, do NOT do this: "Hi. Go on my site, http://..." This will annoy the person who's site you are commenting on. And don't do this either: "hi. Nice site. Go on mine "http://...". Try this: "Hi there! Nice site you've got here! I especially like the (example here) and the (another example here.). If you've got time, maybe you could go on my site at some point? http://..." That's fine, because you're saying you like their site, and you've actually looked around, you haven't just gone on there to promote your own site.
- Don't criticise their site, then advertise yours! You don't wanna criticise someone's website, to big up your own!
- When on a forum, make sure you've been an active member for a while before advertising your site. You don't want them thinking that's all you've joined for!
Social Networking Sites
I can bet that nearly everyone you know owns either a bebo, myspace, or facebook... or even all three! So, a really good way of advertising your site is to start up a bebo or myspace for your site... get your friends to become a fan or friend of it, and then their friends will see it, and before you know it, more and more people are seeing this page, and going on your site!
Webrings
These are a really really good way of getting hits. Once you've joined, you become linked with everyone else that is part of the webring, and when their visitors click on their webring, it'll lead them to another site, which could be yours! =)