When I first started setting up shop online I tried to do what
everyone else was doing. I thought this would make my site,
and my online activities, more "net-acceptable". But as the
years went by, and I still had very little action, I decided to
abandon this cooperative mode of behavior.
I began to do what I wanted to do on the Internet, in ways
that I found pleasing. Even though I still followed the basic
rules, I started doing things my own way.
Ill site you some examples.
Where most all the people set up banners or images that backlink
to other sites on the web, I set up my banners to
market my OWN webpages instead. These banners
have no links, mind you, but they are super promoters.
Then I started to be more creative with the links that go to
my other webpages. Instead of just having a little bit of
underlined blue writing
quote "click here", I made my links
nice and big and turned them into promo messages. Now
they really get attention. Wow!
Many web sites
offer an email address at the bottom of the
webpage so that someone might
build contact with them.
How boring can you be! I got rid of that little "mailto" backlink
and put a communication
form instead. Now a visitor might
send
a message to me, or my company, right there and then.
Isnt that a terrific service?
Ill admit that I havent actually started an online advertising
campaign yet, and thats probably the reason why I am my
sites most popular visitor. But Im already guessing that
when I do, I am
going to run into the same kind of
dumb-and-dull ideas that just do not
work for me, or for
anyone probably either.
So I am
planning ahead. I am
going to find a method of
selling
that is successful
- even if it isnt conventional.
My advice is simply this. If you cant attract visitors to your
site doing things the net-acceptable way, why not try doing
things your own way. Be your own Internet superstar!
Its easy to make use of
the multitude of available resources in unique
and fabulous ways. Create your own systems. Design your
own codes. Write your website copy so that you are
impressed.
Forget about what every body else does. When youre happy,
what else matters? The worst thing that can happen is that
you could go from 10 visitors a month to 6. Well, big deal!
But the best thing that could happen to you is that you
could go from 10 visitors a month to a thousand!