Ok, more on promoting your website and making your work from home online business more visible to the public.

As we previously discussed, getting quality backlinks to your site will boost your search engine rankings and get you seen faster and by more people.

Another way to create these backlinks is to submit your site to directories. There are thousands of directories out there – some better than others – that will allow you to add your link. Choose the directories that do not require a reciprocal link on your site. You need to void reciprocal links because Google does not like them and may penalize your site because of it.

If you would like to submit your site to quality directories and have it semi-automated, you can download a free copy of Brad Callen’s Directory Submitter. You can submit your site to approximately 350 directories for free. If you want to upgrade, that number goes up substantially. However, just starting out, the free download should be sufficient.

Try not to do all 350 submission in one day. It is important to be consistent in building your links. Getting hundreds of links in one day for a new site draws unwanted attention to your site by Google and they may think you are using some underhanded method of creating these links. When I did the submissions, I would do about 20 per day until they were all done. You can do more or less, but you get the idea. Happy submitting!