As a directory owner I happen to see a lot of websites that subscribe to Linkdor Directory. Some of them are really good looking and useful resources. Others pretend to be. And what about the rest of the websites out there, I’d say about 45 % that are total rubbish!!! People, please don’t create something without purpose. Do you really think that directory submissions are useful if your site is not complete, if there’s no content on it or if it’s only filled up with adsense ads ??

Ok let’s not get nervous. I’ll give you some tips for starting a successful website, that every directory owner would be more than happy to approve.

First of all GOOGLE ADSENSE : it should be used moderately and what I mean by this is that when a visitor opens your website, google ads should NOT be the first thing that flashes right in front of his eyes! Some of you will probably say that google recommends putting the ads on certain places, where conversion is better. But after all, if you’re serious about making your visitors return, you should think about this. Put google ads but only on places where these ads will give the visitor more information, ralated links, additional reading etc. After all you know very well that adsense should be only your complimentary revenue source.

Content comes next. Real, Unique, Useful and user oriented. Remember that the primary role of your website is to share your ideas or whatever else with other people. So write for them, people often appreciate good content and are more likely to link back to you and recommend your website to their friends.

Promotion is the key for a successful website. There are hundreds and thousands of ways to promote your business. Simply don’t spam people. As long as you’re honest and careful everything should be all right.

Before doing anything else, I recommend to submit your website to web directories. This will fire up your website in the search engine results and maybe some pagerank.

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