A Website's Popularity

Ever see some sites that just seem to be flooded with traffic and others don't? It's simple, it doesn't matter how many affiliates you get, how many links people make to your site, how many people you tell, or anything like that, if a site hasn't got the contents, it is hard.

UPDATING
That is a must if you want returning visitors. If you make a site, then desert it, so would the visitors. I'm a person who love visiting sites that are frequently updated, I like to see the new things they put up and any news as well.

CONTENTS
The biggest mistake is to copy contents from other sites. If there isn't an ounce of originality in a site, then it's better off that you don't make one, because if I go to 10 sites on one subject, and see exactly the same designs, contents, I am likely to get bored with it. It's important to have a good amount of contents, and not pages that say "coming soon" for months and months. If you have a page coming soon, make sure it acutally DOES, if not, don't put it there.

SEARCH ENGINES
They do a lot getting you hits, but the meta tag and website name is important. Try to write a descriptive sentence about your site there, so search engines like google can display it. Try submitting your URL link to different search engines.

IT TAKES TIME! You can have the world's best website in layout, content and everything else, but it's not going to get a million hits overnight. It takes time, so be patient about it. You may need to do a little promoting at first, such as posting links on forums, etc, to just get you started off.

Remember, always make a site on what you are passionate about, that other people are interested in, and that you have inspiration to keep going.