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I'm very new to this, and in my innocence I thought my site would be picked up by google soon as I uploaded it - this of course isn't the case as I later found out!

So I've been searching ways to boost traffic and as it's a business website (people have to pay money for us to develop websites for their small businesses), traffic is more important than anything!

So far what I've done:

Registered my website with adwords, webmasters.
Put meta tags with links, keywords and stuff, made a facebook account which has about 77 likes atm.
Facebook sponsoring ads (although its with a pretty low budget)
I've been thinking about what I can do next. And although I keep hearing this "link referral" thing I'm a bit confused as to exactly how it works. I.e does it mean just spamming your links on every webpage's comment section or w.e or is it when the owner of the site specifically inserts the link somewhere in the code :/ How does that work?

Plus any additional tips to get my business known will be helpful!

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Quick clarification for about "link referral": that usually means another website linking to yours (a backlink). Links placed editorially inside content or resource pages by a site owner are the valuable type; links added by users in comment fields, signatures or auto-generated widgets are user-generated and should be marked rel="ugc" or rel="nofollow" — they rarely pass ranking credit and comment-spam is a poor tactic. Use accepted link qualifiers rather than spraying links everywhere. (developers.google.com)

Good on for calling out keywords and titles — pair that with pages that actually answer client questions. For a small web‑design business that means service pages for each offering, local landing pages, case studies and clear CTAs. Also claim and verify your Business Profile for local visibility and make sure Google can discover your pages by submitting an XML sitemap in Search Console (especially important for new sites with few external links). ()

Tactics that earn real links: publish short how‑to posts that help small business owners, show before/after case studies, offer a downloadable checklist or template, ask happy clients for a testimonial link, and do one‑off guest posts that educate (not purely to drop keyword-rich anchors). Avoid buying links, mass guest‑post campaigns, widgets/footer links or any systematic scheme — Google continues to detect and nullify manipulative link campaigns. (developers.google.com)

Quick, practical checklist you can action this week:

  • Verify Business Profile and Search Console; submit a sitemap.
  • Install GA4 and track form submissions as conversions.
  • Build 2–3 case studies and a small resource (checklist/template).
  • Run small, targeted ad tests and optimize for cost-per-lead.
  • Stop comment-spamming; if you find spammy/paid links to your domain, request removals and use the disavow tool only as a last resort.

Example meta tags (replace placeholders):

<title>Affordable Small Business Web Design — YourCity | Polo Web Designs</title>
<meta name="description" content="Local small-business web design and SEO-ready sites. Free quote and fast turnaround.">

If you want, focus first on one local niche and one measurable offer (e.g., “5‑page starter site — $499”) and get three paying customers — that traction will make outreach and earned links much easier. (developers.google.com)

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If you'd like to see the site btw, here it is:

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For making business more known , keywords,traffic,information on site,title, tags all are very important. Choose keywords as per people search word according to their demand. Keep your title with familiar words which are in regular use. Provide best and meaningful information to your visitor and regular update it. And for boost more traffic you can use social media.

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