There are many ways to promote your site in addition to META tags. Using META tags and search engines are the first steps of website promotion.
Set Up Partnerships/Link Exchanges
Setting up partnerships or link exchanges with related sites can dramatically improve traffic to each others websites. This method is extremely popular and easy to setup.
AdvertiseTradtional marketing methods such as newspapers, tv, yellow pages, radio, can also be effective.
Update FrequentlyIn order to keep visitors coming back to your site you will need to update your website often. Visitors will not continue to return when the content and design never changes. This is a very important method that many webmasters never think of.
Provide IncentivesProviding incentives like free giveaways, free e-mail and free products are sure to keep visitors coming back.
Search Engines
Seeing results from a search engine submission can take months. However,
search engines is an important mean of generating traffic. Once you have
learned how to optimize your page for the best results, you may submit your
site to search engines. There are many services that can do the process
for you. TrafficMagnet.com
is probably the best search engine submiting tool there is. A good free
one is Fast
Submit Pro.
Word of mouth always works to generate traffic to your business. People love to share their experience with others (good or bad). Ask your satisifed customers to help spread the word.
