# what's the next step here?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-step-here/124483>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 18, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-step-here/124483 "2002-08-18T16:44:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![flacojones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ab097/32.png) [@flacojones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flacojones)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-step-here/124483/1 "2002-08-18T16:44:23Z")

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Moderators: I’m not sure if this really belongs in here or not, please move if necessary. Thanks!

So I put up a couple of websites-one is a virtual store and the other is a personal site. How do I go about generating traffic?

I’ve registered them with the major search engines. I refuse to spam and I’ve told all my friends, co-workers, etc. I made up some flyers that I’m going to pass out at a major outdoor performance, but that is about as far as I’m willing to impose on people.

So dopers, what is the next step? Walk around in a sandwich board?

-Flaco

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-step-here/124483/2 "2002-08-18T17:42:25Z")

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Try asking other sites to add a link to you on their page.

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**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-step-here/124483/3 "2002-08-18T21:38:07Z")

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Put your personal page (which I assume has a link to the paid site) in your profile. I know my personal page is the first link you get on Google when you type in my name, simply because of the hits I get from the board.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-step-here/124483/4 "2002-08-19T01:01:14Z")

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> _Originally posted by **flacojones** _
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> Moderators: I’m not sure if this really belongs in here or not, please move if necessary. Thanks!

No problem. I’ll move it to **IMHO** for you.

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**Cajun Man** - SDMB Moderator