Jun 25, 2008

20 Must Do Tasks For Web Site Success

1to1million pic01 I have been testing a number of tasks to support my niche sites. This is a shortlist of the 20 best tasks that can yield exponential results (if used correctly).




There are hundreds of tasks webmasters can and should do to support their websites and blogs. Some of these tasks involve Social Media Sites which need to be managed as they can take up more time than they are worth.

"Consistently and constantly force yourself to focus on the ‘critically few’ proactive activities that produce exponential results. Yanik Silver"


The following is a short list of the best tasks I have identified.

  1. Create and manage a To Do List or Checklist of tasks, break things down to small steps.
    http://www.managethemilk.com

  2. Submit your sitemaps to the search engines
    http://searchangle.com/seo-sem/submit-site-map-google-yahoo-msn/

  3. Outsource regular content creation
    http://www.getafreelancer.com

  4. Submit your website to website directories
    http://www.yoomakemoneyonline.com/dir

  5. Track your traffic and pay special attention to the search queries that lead visitors to your site.
    http://www.google.com/analytics
    http://www.enquisite.com/products/ << tracks search engine referrals better than Google

  6. Set up an RSS feed for your site and add the buttons for visitors to subscribe (including via email).
    http://www.feedburner.com

  7. Actively Digg your own and other blog posts and news stories.
    http://digg.com

  8. Actively bookmark your own and other related web pages using social bookmaking sites
    http://del.icio.us
    http://stumbleupon.com

    Bookmark pages to all your social media bookmarking sites in one click
    http://onlywire.com

    Ping your new pages and bookmarks
    http://www.pingomatic.com

  9. Manage your profile and identity on FaceBook.
    http://facebook.com

  10. Create external (theme related) web pages that link to your site.
    http://squidoo.com
    http://business.blinkweb.com

  11. Create and share related photos on Flickr
    (The photos used on your websites should be hosted under the root URL and not on Flickr).
    http://www.flickr.com
    http://picasaweb.google.com

  12. Create and share slide shows on Slideshare
    http://slideshare.com

  13. Create and submit a podcast to a directory
    http://www.odeo.com/

  14. Create and share (theme related) videos or videocasts
    http://www.youtube.com
    http://www.ustream.tv/

    Making videos is easier than you think with Camtasia
    http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

  15. Submit your blog to blog sites and directories
    http://blogs.botw.org
    http://www.mybloglog.com

  16. Get a Press Release distributed
    http://www.prweb.co

  17. Set up a Friend Feed account and get active on a few of the social media sites that it can interact with. Friend Feed allows you to manage a vast majority of your Social media activities and all from one page. You can also track many of your friends or gurus/mentors social media activities on one page. http://twitter.com is an easy to manage social media site to start with (avoid being spammy).
    http://friendfeed.com

  18. Create your own Social Media Site
    http://www.linkedin.com
    http://www.ning.com

  19. Keep up to date, connected and educated
    http://www.webmasterradio.fm/
    http://www.talkshoe.com
    http://www.blogtalkradio.com

  20. Track, measure and improve your conversions
    http://www.10conversionsecrets.com

Many of these are Social Media Sites that can bring in an additional stream of traffic to your organic search engine visitors. For a comprehensive list visit - Social Media Marketing Resources


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