By Jane Adams


Although directory listings websites are easy to have, they are hard work. You need to know all about online marketing and SEO to get a successful directory listings website. Try these tips to get a successful directory listings website.

The positioning of a navigation bar is also key. Many sites try different places on a webpage but in my time I've found that the most successful is either horizontally across the top of the web page, or alternatively you could have it down the right hand side of the page, either of these works well.

Stick to readable fonts. It can be tempting to use some unusual font to make your page seem different. However, these fonts may be difficult for visitors to read and can adversely affect your site traffic.

Do you want a conducive and easy-to-read directory listings website? It would be best to choose white background with black text, but you can use a number of other textual-background color combinations to create the perfect contrast. Make sure that the font size in paragraph text is not more than 12 points.

If you run a blog on your site, think about adding podcasts to that blog. Recording yourself talking about a certain topic rather than writing about it gives visitors another way to engage with you. This is also a great way to collaborate with others by having more than just you speaking on the podcast.

Launch a review contest. If you want to increase your search rankings you could launch a contest where people need to write about the content in order to get an entry. The links you'll get will send you both Google juice and new visitors. Keep in mind that you need a good prize to motivate people to write about your contest though.

Be innovative. When you have services or items to offer the general public, it should be such that aligns, to a large extent, with your professional capabilities in a creative way. Always add a special flare to what you offer.

Build your links right into the written copy. They will stand out because of a different color or font, and add to the reader experience. Also, they are good for search engine rankings by interconnecting your site to other pages.

The way that search engines read your site is through its source code. It might be worth taking a look at your site in HTML source code to see what the images are tagged as. As a forementioned, this is what the search engines look for so make sure it's right!!!




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