Northland Digital Agency » internet marketing http://www.northland.com.au Digital Agency | Internet Business Consultants, Web Design, SEO Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:13:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Ways to Promote Your Website That You’ve probably Never Thought Of http://www.northland.com.au/internet-marketing/ways-to-promote-your-website-that-youve-probably-never-thought-of/ http://www.northland.com.au/internet-marketing/ways-to-promote-your-website-that-youve-probably-never-thought-of/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:05:27 +0000 Northland Digital http://northland.com.au/?p=107 Continue reading →]]> #1 – Have a Flash game. Adobe Flash is becoming increasingly easy to work with, and if you don’t want to shell out the big money for Adobe’s development suite, there’s even free open source Flash-building tools out there you can use – SWFTools, for instance. Flash games are easier than you’d think; you can just get a template for an established genre of game and customize it with your own graphics. Then submit it to Flash gaming sites, with a link back to your web business.

#2 – Make a Google gadget. Google has opened their gadget platform to the public, and even has a simple kit to get started. You can always compose a feed for your blog, a photo stream for your images, or a simple service like a calendar or a horoscope. Then your gadget can get published and be hosted on blogs, desktops, and user’s iGoogle pages.

#3 – Build your own search engine. While we’re on Google, Google also offers a service to let you create your own Google-based search engine. This could be posted on your site, and offer visitors a search experience tailored to your niche market. This is a great way to hook many affiliated web businesses under one canopy.

#4 – Start your own YouTube channel. By joining YouTube, you get the opportunity to become one of their channel producers. Many websites are jumping on this bandwagon; it pulls in viewers who otherwise wouldn’t take the time to read an article, and there’s always the possibility that one of your videos could go viral.

#5 – Sell branded merchandise. This, again, is easier than you’d think! Sites like CafePress allow you to upload your own content and have it printed onto shirts, hats, mugs, calendars, and more. Then sell them from the sidebar on your blog. You never know until you try it – your site might be more popular than you thought it was! And for that matter, why not give out your own custom calendar to your friends next Christmas, or send your kid to school in a shirt with your website’s logo one day?

#6 – Publish an ebook. Like CafePress, the site Lulu lets you upload an ebook in digital format, which it can then sell in either ebook or print form. If you’ve had a blog for a few years, you might be in a position to publish a “best-of”. Or you can draw on your expertise in your field to produce an ebook on your chosen niche topic. Books and blogs go well together, as one promotes the other.

Peter Brittain

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