I said in my last post that organic SEO and click ads were the two main ways to show up in searches. There are several others. They all involve getting in someone else’s website or directory or listing which then shows up high in search results.
Most of these are of greatest value when selling a local product or service. All can be extremely valuable – or a waste of time and money, depending on what you are selling as well as pricing, competition and other factors.
Here’s the list (I’ll be blogging on each of these in the days and weeks to come):
- Local listings.
- Videos on YouTube and elsewhere.
- Yellow Pages directories (paid or free).
- Other kinds of directory listings (paid or free).
- Mention on hobbiest or fan sites.
- Mention in chats, forums and blogs.
- Presence in social networking sites such as MySpace, FaceBook and LinkedIn.
- Articles on news sites including the websites of newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, as well as web only sites such as The Drudge Report.