SEO Tips: Submitting Your Site to Niche Directories

Search Engine Optimization Tip
A great way to optimize your site and improve your overall web presence is to submit your site to niche directories related to your topic on interest.

Once you have your website online, visibility and quality traffic generation is crucial. It is important to start a rigorous advertisement campaign that should begin with submitting your site to big directories, small niche directories for high quality/content traffic, and requesting link exchanges.

At the very least your webpage should be recieving at least 2,000 unique hits monthly? Do you know how many times people visit your site? If you don’t here are a few great resources to analyze your sites traffic (all of which are free):

1. Google Analytics
2. Quantcast
3. Alexa

The first Directories to submit to are of course:
1. Google
2. Yahoo
3. Dmoz

Top Black Directories
1. BlackRefer
2. Search Urban
3. MyBlackInfo
4. BlackEdition

Top Women Directories
0. Black Business Women Online Directory
1. Bust Magazine
2. Top Sista Sites
3. Black Girl Click
4. Black Girl International
5. Blogs by Black Women
6. BlogHer

Know The Popular Spots for Your Niche
Are you a wedding planner? Chocolate Brides is a great size to connect Black Brides to Be to online resources.

Are you in the Business of Black Hair? Have you checked out sites like BlackHairMedia and Black Hair Stylists. Have you submitted your link to relevant directories?

Do you sell Natural Cosmetics and Beauty products for women of color? Are you listed in the Urban Chique Boutiques Directory. Have you checked out the famous Afrobella Blog or the Indie Business Blog?

Do you create and sell jewelry? Are your products on etsy have you signed up for thisnext.com – the product review site? Is your beauty blog listed on glam.com?

Are you a black author? Have you connected with any of the black writer forums on book clubs online?

What ever your niche might be, if you haven’t started expanding your marketing circle you want increase your site visibility. Today is a great day to get connected.

LinkIn BBWO Ad Exchanges
Find Link Exchanges and other Marketing Opportunities in the Black Business Women Online Forum. Members are currently sharing their promotional opportunities to others in need. Search discussions related to: Link Exchange | Banner Exchange | Cross-Networking | Marketing | Advertising | Promotion

Advertising:
Advertising on relevant sites is crucial. Use SearchUrban to browse some of the best black websites online. View featured sites relevant to: Women | Gifts | Family | Travel | Hair | Beauty | Business | Blogs | Health

If you are interested in advertising your product or service to Black Online Viewers consider the following websites within the msoy network*
– Search Urban Directory
– Black Girl Click Ad Network
– Black Banner Exchange
– Urban Chique Boutiques

Related Link: Turn Your Niche Into a Network

*Mulitple Shades of You Online is a growing Black Web Portal featuring the premier Search Urban Black Directory and a growing network of websites designed to produce and promote quality web content for people of color.

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