• Take the help of article and web directories to get a lot of traffic and backlink to your website.

• Business directories also help you fetch a lot of loyal visitors. One common mistake that all designers make is that they never think beyond yahoo in terms of directories. This is one of the biggest blunders you can make. There are many more business directories other than yahoo that are also equally popular.

• Classifieds are also a beneficial promotion method to your web design. They have a very formal and professional appeal and will give your website that professional promotion that it needs.

• Social networking today is top notch. You could consider publicizing your website on some social networking site

• There is something called a social bookmarking site. This again is very powerful. All you have to do is write a very good article about your website and submit it to a social bookmarking site. This will be uploaded by the site and will automatically attract a huge crowd.

• Make your site published on your business card. This makes a very good impression on a person receiving the card. This works wonderfully well. This is part of the word of mouth publicity technique. These are basically very old school marketing techniques. But these will never let you down. So do not hesitate to adopt these sure shot methods.

• Another novel method of promoting your site is through PPC. PPC stands for pay per click advertisements. It can cost you some money but it is worth it. It attracts a lot of users and your site will definitely gain a lot of popularity through it.

• Text link advertising is also another option worth considering. This is cheaper than pay per click method but will also bring in a good amount of traffic.

• There are other advertising options like print advertising. It can be slightly on the costlier side but is worth giving a try. You will have to advertise in very specific locations. These are very impact and can bring you the maximum traffic. Sending flyers is also a part of print advertising.

• You should also resort to portfolio websites. These sites display the portfolios of designers and artists. Thus it is an extremely ingenious method of publishing.