Many newbie network marketers who are looking for a fast way to get their website addresses on the internet may find that using free directory listings advantageous for their multi-level marketing (MLM) business. Most of the general public is familiar with and own a Yellow Pages telephone directory. Online directories are no different. There many online directories that link up directly to your own website address. Once again they are free.
The following is a list of some of the most popular online directories:
- BizWeb (bizweb.com)
- Commercenet (commerce.net)
- NetMarket (netmarket.com)
- Open Directory Project (dmoz.org)
- Yahoo (yahoo.com)
These are just a few of the many directories on the internet that will list your website address free of charge.
To add your website to the directory, simply go to the site, and look for an option to add your listing. Prepare your website’s description carefully so that your website address will be listed accordingly in the proper category. For instance, some directories need you to supply a list of keywords which your listing can be indexed under. If you are in the health and wellness aspect of network marketing, you might want to choose keywords such as “nutritional supplements,” “natural health,” “multi-level sales,” or “health MLM.” You can go further to add text information as part of your listing. Again this is all free.
The internet has a slew of directories that list thousands of sites. These same directories are a popular hangout for internet surfers. For the beginning online network marketer, you can add your website URL to the directories yourself. As you progress in online marketing, you will learn to outsource your efforts and pay a website marketing company to do it for you.
Keep in mind that when you outsource your work to another company, be sure to choose a company that will give you a report of all the work they did for you so that you can spot check their job.
For the first time online network marketer, getting listed in free directory listings is a start to getting web traffic to his or her own network marketing business.