For those of you who do not know, propeller.com is a website open to the public – joining is free and there arent any minimum requirements for participating – where you can post content articles about – well – anything.

In these hard economic times, many people are looking to second work – and even new jobs – as a way of making ends meet. A first step in that is setting up a website, and then generating traffic to that particular site. The question is: how to do that? If you have enough money, then buying some ads or hiring a consultant is easy sufficient; on the other hand, if money is restricted, posting some articles on the site like propeller is an excellent alternative. As Propeller is connected with America online (America Online), it receives a lot of traffic, which is well suited for launching a new company.

On the site, there are several tabs. First off, there is the Submit Tab; as its name implies, this is where you publish an article for consideration. Subsequent, there are three tabs that are excellent for getting you exposure. First, the Just In Tab gives you a listing of the content articles that have recently been posted, and the Front Page Tab lists the most popular ones. There you can read exactly what others have posted and vote on them – thus raising or lowering their own ranking. Also, the Front Page does not just give the most widely used articles of right now, however there are buttons to see precisely what is popular today and even now. Finally, there is also a Categories Tab; thus you can post – and find – articles on specific subjects.

Now, theres something to remember, and be wary of. You need to make sure your articles are informative – not just ads for the site because they will be viewed as spam. Also, try to publish some articles every once in a whilst – every week is best — and do them on a variety of subjects. You want people on the site to trust a person; so by doing honest articles and not merely harping upon yourself and your website/company, you can increase your following among the members. Propeller also has a blog; so by publishing on it too, you can additional network with people. Sometimes just that can help you to build clients on your site. If you are a plumber, understanding other types of contractors can be an excellent way to set up links between all of your websites, and thus increase website traffic to yours.

Another drawback to the site is that anyone can vote on any article — either boost its ranking or drop it — and do it anonymously. So, this means a larger company can either artificially boost its ranking if you are paying people to vote for its articles and/or knock down the articles published by or about competitor companies.

So, recognize that propeller.com can assist you get traffic for your internet site, but should not be used exclusively. It, like sites such as Wikipedia, Digg, and Squidoo offer you a cheap means of getting your name and business out inside the public eye.

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