Marketing something that isn't a blog

[InterfaceLeader]

I do pretty well when it comes to building up blogs, but less well when it comes to static websites. I am trying to market Isotx, along side Crosus. I realise there's a few issues with the website, which are getting sorted, but slowly, for a whole number of reasons.

Anyway, what can I do to boost traffic that is free, or at least reasonably cheap? I've joined gamers forums and posted human-being comments, used social bookmarks where I though appropriate, but honestly I need something more.

Let me know~

[webdrops]

Submit your website address to free online directories and websites related to your topic.

Boost your search engine ranking, so that when people do keyword searches, your page will appear at the top of the list for results. The higher your ranking, the closer you will be to the top of the list, and the more views your website is likely to receive. Choose a smart domain name, and fill your site with useful content and links to related sites.

Writing articles is a well known way of getting traffic to your website. The problem with this is that so many people think that any content is good content, which means that once someone visits their site, and finds inaccurate or hard to understand information, they are not very likely to come back. You need to write articles that are informative, with correct English and spelling. They should contain only factual information and be easy for the average reader to understand. Submit your articles to free article directories online, and soon you will start seeing more and more people coming to your site.

Try to get other website owners to post links to your site, and you return the favor. Look for websites that are of similar content to yours, and that are already receiving a decent amount of visitors each day. Another good way to develop links back to your site, is by starting your own affiliate marketing program.

Submit your site to all of the major free search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and Ask. This will help get your site higher rankings, moving you up the results lists, getting you more visitors and potential customers.

Build your site so that once someone comes to it, they bookmark and want to return on a regular basis. You can do this by have a professional site with lots of useful articles and products that people can use as information sources for their own sites or businesses. Developing an ongoing relationship with your site visitors is also a good way to get extra word of mouth advertising, as they are likely to refer their friends and affiliates to your site as well.

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[lizthefair]

You might try Squdioo.

The media has mixed feelings about it, but it's free, easy to build a page that gives people more information about your site and points them there. There is also a built in community of people to visit your site.

I know there is a video game category over there and Squidoo pages still rank pretty high in Google so it's worth a shot.

I've got a gaming site as well--it's for tabletop games, not computer/video games, but my squidoo page shows up pretty high on searches like "Find Gamers in your Area" or even just "Find Gamers"--much higher than the actual site.

Good luck!