A very good way how to promote your website is by article marketing.
This is a very powerful way where you write articles on other websites and create back links to your website.
It is actually the same thing as submitting articles to directories like E zines and Go articles.
However you should not stop here as there are many more websites that allow you to promote your website by article marketing.
There are 2 different types of directories from which you can choose and both have their advantages.
A very popular type is the general article directory.
These allow you to write about almost everything and submit it.
Another type is the niche specific article directory like health or financial related articles.
The niche specific type is a very good way to submit your website to because you will create links from websites with related subjects.
Although the algorithm of Google is very complex and unknown, it gives a lot of value when your create links from niche related websites.
A very good question is how much articles you should write for one website before you start writing for other websites.
It is a generally accepted rule that the most optimal effect is reached with 5 articles a website.
After that the effect you will receive to raise in the Google rankings will diminish.
off course it will still have effect, but not as much as the first 5 articles.
This is a very strong way to promote your website and you should do it frequently at different websites to receive the optimal effect.
In this way you will soon attract visitors to your website.