Along with many other methods of improving a website’s traffic and search engine rankings, I utilise the following resources on a weekly basis…

Article directory publication

Publishing unique content on article directories an effective way to improve search rankings and drive targeted traffic to your website.

• www.ezinearticles.com
• www.articledashboard.com
• www.goarticles.com
• www.articleclick.com
• www.articlecube.com
• www.e-articleworld.com

Social bookmarking websites

There are hundreds of these but there is only two I use regularly.

• www.digg.com
• www.reddit.com

Ad posting websites

This could prove a particularly useful resource for many of you because some of these sites have taken me a while to dig out over the past few months.

• www.gumtree.com
• www.vivastreet.com
• www.craigslist.com
• www.friday-ad.co.uk
• www.ukclassifieds.co.uk
• www.oodle.co.uk

Strong and reasonably priced general directories

• www.deeplinkdirectory.co.uk
• www.gonewanderin.com
• www.linkopedia.com

This list could be a lot larger but if you are looking to do some DIY SEO and make a start promoting yourself online, these websites are a great place to start :)