text: how to attract visitors to a website? looking for in-depth tips on how to attract visitors to my website.  http://thewebdesignjournal.com/ your site does have pretty good info. for starters: 1]if the basic design for your page is attractive and meaningful, visitors will likely stay. this does not mean you have to use flash etc. you can find various design samples on net which are simple yet attractive.  2]advertise. how?? use your website as email signature / when you sign in forums/ tell everyone what you do on the website...  3]search engines submit it to google/yahoo with proper keywords which make your site climb the steps of ranking. this is slow and steady but it works.  4]newsletters publish newsletter and change the content every once a while. this also a reason search engine spiders are attracted as the new info has to be ranked.