The best way to get other sites to link to you is to give them a percentage of the sales generated by that link. Patience Even the most successful online stores grow slowly at first. International Male opened their online store in 1996. They received only three orders in their first two weeks. But they kept at it, and now they have grown into one of the best selling stores on the Internet.
Growth is slow at first for two reasons.
It takes a while for shoppers to realize you are out there. And it takes a while for people to order from a site even after they first find it. The first time they visit a site, visitors may be a little reluctant to order. But suppose one comes back a few months later, and the site is not only still there, but seems larger and more prosperous. Then customers will become convinced of the site s merit-especially if a friend has ordered from the site in the meantime.