Newbie: Need help with getting Found

[davek]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum.

I need to get more traffic for my Non-Profit webpage. What is my best bet for the money any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Dave

[Blue]

Hi davek and welcome to the forums! :hi:

First off, I would suggest dumping the frames, or at least do a search in here on how to use frames to your and the SE's advantage. Our moderator Alan Perkins has an excellent solution (http://www.searchmechanics.com/learn/srf/).

If you decide to go non-frames, your site is set up well to use the table trick:

http://www.ihelpyouservices.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=537&highlight=table+trick

http://www.ihelpyouservices.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=177&highlight=table+trick

Then, read up in here as much as you can on SEO stuff and you'll be off to a good start.

And keep asking questions! :cheers:

[ihelpyou]

Welcome to the forums Dave! :hi:

BLue gives some good advice.

Read, read, read,.... and then read some more. :)

[davek]

Thanks for the Help!

I just started building the new site so it is a work in progress and by no means done!

Thanks Again I'll keep reading.

Dave

[Matt B]

You know I had to jump in . . . .

For your website, yes, I would suggest just going to basic HTML pages without frames. Don't make a run at frames unless you are prepared to throw a lot of time and resources at it.

However, frames are not evil ! :D They can be our friends. ;)

BTW - getting non-profit sites listed is cheap (free), and there are a lot of options available. Make sure your site is finished first, then submit to the directories (not crawlers). Submitting will be a very time consuming task so be prepared with descriptions and comments about the site.

[PrimeVisibility]

If you are looking for some good visibility for a non-profit, be sure to visit www.Zeal.com (I know it has been the topic of conversation in past threads . . .)

Also, depending on the type of non-profit you are, you may want to look for sites that would want to link to you.

Good luck and keep reading!

[ihelpyou]

Good to see you Andrew! Stop by more often! :)

[surfcat]

Following up on Andrew's advice, Zeal will get you a free listing in MSN search results, the LookSmart directory, and its various partners. I would also recommend www.techsoup.org (http://www.techsoup.org) as a great all-around tech/Web resource for nonprofits. Good luck!

[PrimeVisibility]

In addition, you could build a lot of prequalified traffic by getting yourself listed at places through a strategic link building campaign like:

http://www.idealist.org/
http://www.nptimes.com/guides.html

Of course, it will also depend on what type of non-profit you are.

[surfcat]

Here's another good one...
http://www.guidestar.org

[PrimeVisibility]

I also found this for you; but it would be helpful if we knew what type of Non-Profit you were promoting . . .

http://www.inc-it-now.com/non-profits.htm