How To Promote Your Website/Blog With These 3 Sites

The advertising of the future is going online--and going local. This hot trend is growing rapidly and shows no signs of letting up.

There's no question that consumers are using the internet to navigate their way to local brick-and-mortar retailers. A recent study by ROI Research Inc. and Performics shows that online searches influence 20 to 30 percent of purchases made at retail locations--and that number is only increasing. So study up, plan your budget and get in on the online advertising game.

Below are the five website that will help you promote your blog.

1. Google AdWords
AdWords helps you target local online customers by setting your pay-per-click ads to appear only when people search a particular city, state or region. There's no minimum spending requirement--your daily budget is up to you.

2. Dotster
Dotster is a web domain registration and hosting company offering a local web advertising package called "Local Site Promotion." You set your monthly budget and Dotster will make your ad visible on all the major search engines.

3. Merchantcircle
This free site offers a local business listing service that. allows you to better manage your online reputation and become more visible in search engine results.

Hope the websites listed above will help promote your website. If you know of any website that will help promote a website/blog, let us know by making use of the comment box below.