Apr 09
Free Web Directories with Strings Attached? 1 OF 3
Most websites gauge their profit on the number of times they get a hit. It means that the greater the traffic drawn a site, the greater the profit. That is the reason why webmasters clamor to get their site names in as many search engines and web directories as much as possible. Another way to generate traffic to a site is to carry keyword rich articles that can be easily picked up by keyword search engines.
Before we go any further, it is important to understand how websites generate income – even bloggers and websites that offer free services. The answer to this is ADVERTISING. Try going to a free website and you will find tons of ads. Ad companies pay for time displayed in a website because they know that their ads would be viewed by all the people who frequent these sites. The more traffic a website generates results in the site’s ability to command higher prices from their advertisers. The responsibility to generate traffic lie on the shoulders of the webmasters and one of the best ways to generate traffic is to get your site’s name out there. Another way of getting your name out there, other than keyword rich articles is to have the site’s name included in web directories.
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