Self Promotion for Small Sellers

Do you sell product online?
Your own website or a community venue?

If so, then I am guessing self promotion
is high on your list of "things to do"!

It doesn't matter where you sell...
the more effort you put into self promotion,
the better your chances are of being seen & getting sales.

So what do you do?

There are many opportunities to self promote!

I will list some of the ones that I have tried,
& I hope you'll join in by adding some that I didn't mention!
Or give me your thoughts on the ones talked about!

http://www.pingomatic.com/
I hope that because you're reading MY blog,
you already know how invaluable blogs are!
Search engine spiders love the updated content,
& tend to keep relevant content situated
at the top of their search engine results.
BUT... did you know you could "PING" your blog?
I didn't even know what that was!
Simply put, you can let the search engines
know that you've updated your blog by sending
them a "ping"... a reminder to check you out!
Read more about this at Wikepedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_(blogging)
And thank you, Supergranny, for recommending them!

FREE SUBMISSION TO SEARCH ENGINES:
http://www.freewebsubmission.com/
http://www.ineedhits.com/
http://www.addpro.com/

LISTINGS & LINKS OF ONLINE SELLERS:
http://www.everyplaceisell.com/
http://www.sellersarena.com/
http://www.hotfrog.com/

OTHER PLACES TO TRY:
http://www.linkreferral.com/
Link referral is a place I am just learning about!
You place your store url, and participate in their
reviews of other seller's sites, and your rank grows.
http://www.oodle.com/
Oodle is a fantastic, fast growing website,
that allows you to list your individual items for sale,
and link to your store for completion of purchase!
Users are finding their items at
THE TOP of the search engine pages!
User-friendly and easy!
www.twitter.com
Another new venue for me...
basically a social networking site!
Allows you to stay in touch with friends,
family, colleagues, & buyers,
while promoting your items, your store or your blog!

Is anyone a facebook member?
I'd love to hear from you!
In the past, it seemed like facebook was a site
limited to the young.. not anymore!
Tell me how it works for you!

So, OLA members, that's your
Tuesday Tidbit!
Ragmop must be busy...
I didn't get any Words of Wisdom today!
LOL!

But be sure to check back next Tuesday,
because he's rarely out of things to say!
Just teasin' Ragmop... you're the best source of OLA info!

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