Re: Attracting visitors

At 03:57 PM 2/17/01 -0500, Paul Mennega wrote:
>Hi there.  I have a site that I have recently finished, and I would like to
>attract some attention to this site.  In your personal experiences, what are
>some of the best ways to start attracting users to a site.  I am not talking
>about keeping them there(the content itself should do that), but just
>getting the initial visit.
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Hi Paul,

The first thing that you need to do you have gotten half right - contribute 
to mailing lists, but don't forget to include your URL either as part of 
the content or in the Signature of your email :). It is considered 
acceptable netiquette to add up to a 6-line self-promotional signature at 
the end of every email you send to the list. Each list has its own 
guidelines, and it is a good idea to look into them first before posting, 
and try to contribute to the value of the list in the process. For the 
guidelines on this list check the Guild website at http://www.hwg.org/

We wrote an article on the topic some time ago, and a quick check shows it 
still seems up-to-date, apart from a reference to the email program 
Pegasus, which has moved, and a quick Google search will find it.

Here is the article:
http://www.canadaone.com/technology/email_networking1.html

Cheers


Kevin A. Jackson, Webmaster
mailto:kevin(at)canadaone.com

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