Having trouble making your dream come true? Well, I did. I had a vision of being the richest CEO in the country. And well, I am far from it. It all started last April when I saw this infomercial called SMC (Specialty Merchandising Corporation) and what they do is if you sign up for their service, you have access to their inventory. Their products, from a member’s standpoint, are a much lower cost for them while you can gain profit from selling them at THEIR retail price. Their retail price is ridiculous and shameful. I know, for a fact, no one will buy those products at those prices. It was pretty sad for me to waste my money for their service, but what can I do? (Notice: I had this service for over 30 days so no refund for me). You know what I did? I took all of my catalogs from SMC, put it in my desk drawer and never looked at it again. However, a year later I had a vision; a vision to be an entrepreneur. That’s everyone’s dream, right? I was searching around the net on yahoo and found out that yahoo has their own small business program that enables me to make my dream come true. I just download their program called Yahoo Site builder 2.2 and I can make my own website with no experience at all. Nevertheless, I got my catalogs from SMC and started to accumulate how I would start this website. So, I had one question in mind, “How can I attract customers?” The first thing that came into mind was the name of my website. It took me awhile, but I figured it out. So I figured out the name “Kinglot,” which originally came from Biglots. In addition, I wanted my business name related to a big retailer’s store; same as Wal-Mart got its name from Kmart. Nonetheless, it took me two months to finish my website because I did it the long way. I had no HTML, PHP, and CGI experience. Also, I did not want a webmaster to do my website. However, my problem wasn’t that. My biggest problem was pricing, so I lowered my prices. From $39.99 and up, it’s 50 percent off. From $19.95 to $34.95, it’s 40 percent off. From $17.95 and down, it’s 30 percent off. You see, my mission is to provide my customers with the best quality products at an affordable price. This was my mission in the first place and hopefully my business will flourish. So, I hope your dream will come. If I can do my website on my own, so can you.

Visit my site: www.kinglot.com Our mission is to provide you with the best quality products at an affordable price. From home and garden to gifts and collectibles, everything is 30 to 50 percent off from the retail price. Come in and see for yourself!

Have you heard about the SeekOn Web directory? It’s a small, niche directory that never became as popular as the great directories like Yahoo! and Open Directory Project. There are literally thousands of small directories like SeekOn that help smaller, less well-known Web sites attract visitors who are seeking information they cannot find in the major search engines. Web marketing has forgotten to cultivate strong listings in Web directories because major search engines can boast so many more visitors than small directories.

But truth be told you may find that a few dozen small directory listings will send you as much traffic as one large search engine. Why is that? Because people don’t just use major search engines to find great Web content. So if you have some time on your hands and you’re looking for new ways to promote your Web site, try submitting to a few general purpose or industry directories you may never have heard of before.

Another interesting small directory you might not know about is Fresh TV. It doesn’t have to be a major brand directory because people are searching these small directories every day. You should try collecting a list of a dozen or so small directories and use them to find Web sites like your own. When you know a small active directory cannot provide searchers with relevant content like yours, you should submit your site and see what happens. But be careful. Some Web directories collect email addresses so they can send marketing offers to people. Make sure you’re looking at a real directory by comparing its archive.org copies to see how much growth the directory has had.

A good directory should have a few links pointing to it. But if you grow frustrated with these small directories you have the option of creating your own. You can easily set up a business directory using free hosting services or free software you download from the Web. Just because you don’t know nothing about birthing no Web directories doesn’t mean you cannot build a few to help you and your friends find and remember some great sites.