If you want to start competing with other search engines, I would probably start hanging out in other search engine areas in the Forum and start asking questions. There is more to life than Google.
I would HIGHLY recommend that no one puts all of their advertising in that one place. Just one Google change could bring your whole business crashing to the ground.
You could also ask some questions about Pay per Click (PPC) advertising. This is a way to get targeted traffic from the Search Engines. Google Adwords is one that I concentrate on. You only pay when someone clicks your ads.
There are a lot of different ways to get traffic besides Google. A couple more might be:
1. Start writing articles and submitting them or offering them to people to use on their websites.
2. You could do what I did create a viral eBook, example, Juicy Ezine Riches and gets spread around and brings people to your product.
3. You certainly can try classified advertising
4. Or find some eZines related to your website with good lists. You can do several things with that. You can offer for them to use one of you articles. You can give them an eBook that you created to give away that is branded with your links. Or you can just purchase some space for an ad.
5. Networking is another great way to go, like Facebook, Xing, GoSecure and Linkin etc. This is a technique that I use for search engine optimization and backlinks.
As a marketing technique to network with other business owners, it’s something of a waste. You don’t really get any business from this. However, it’s a great way to build backlinks to your site, get high search engine rankings, and get your website spidered by the major search engines. Focus on putting content on these websites that include a link to your site.
6. You could find some good Paid Inclusion Directories like Yahoo to submit to. I don’t personally do this. I like to stick to submitting to free directories, but you would probably get more traffic with Yahoo’s Directory.
7. You can make Press Releases part of your routine. They’re free and if done right, can drive good traffic.
8. Or if you haven’t tried RSS yet, look into that.
The list goes on …
Or you could improve your website, work hard at it, and wait for the next Google update, if you do the right things your rankings could improve in Google, you just never know.
I wouldn’t give up on Google just because of one update. Every search engine changes their algorithms. They have to. You just have to keep educated about yourself. The internet is in a continuous state of change.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO… That’s what I told him/her. There are more ways, joint ventures alone can create great opportunities to make money or grow your lists.
You don’t have to live by search engines alone. They are free! There are a lot of opportunities for you to promote your products and services so don’t get caught in any one rut.
