I did some research about different kinds of topics related to website promotion and found some interesting sites. Some of the sites just contain links to other sites, others have short or detailed instructions. My plan is to use these sites as references, find the best ways for website promotion, and to describe those ways in some detail on my website.
In the following you can see the references I intend to use so far.
StartupNation.com - Web Site Promotion
http://www.startupnation.com/topics/7/61/Web-Site-Promotion.htm
StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. The website provides easy-to-follow, practical information about a variety of topics relevant for people that want to start and grow their own successful business. Since one of the objectives of a new business is to promote its website, there are also useful tips covering this topic. All the content is provided at no charge, which makes this site an excellent resource.
Blizme.com - Top Secrets SEO Masters Don't Want You To Know
http://blizme.com/top-secrets-seo-masters-dont-want-you-to-know/
This blog post on blizme.com provides various tips about search engine optimization (SEO). Since SEO is an important topic for website promotion today, it is important to know about possible ways to increase a website's ranking in search listings.
InsideCRM.com - 50 Ways To Get Free Advertising For Your Startup
http://www.insidecrm.com/archive2/2007/04/50_ways_to_get_.html
This blog post on insidecrm.com introduces 50 ways to get free advertising for a startup business. Many of these tips can be applied on the process of promoting a new website, which makes this blog post a valuable
ConversationMarketing.com - The Internet Marketing List
http://www.conversationmarketing.com/2008/03/the_internet_marketing_list_59.htm
This article on ConversationMarketing.com describes little things one can do to improve a websites marketing plan. 59 tips are listed and described in an entertaining way.
APromotionGuide.com - Free Website Promotion Tutorial
http://www.apromotionguide.com/
This tutorial on apromotionguide.com describes important steps one should consider to do when serious about website promotion. The tutorial gives detailed instructions on how to complete different promotion phases and also explains key concepts in a detailed way.
That is what I have so far. I will see if I can get enough information out of these references or if I need to find additional ones. I also have some ideas on my own that I will add to the final website. Let me know if you know any other resources that could be interesting for me.
