The internet changes every day. Those who keep track of these changes prosper but those who sit back and rest on their laurels will quickly fall behind and lose their competitive edge.

And so it is with Web 2.0 promotions. Even just a year ago marketing successfully in the Web 2.0 world required different methods and knowledge than what you need to be successful today.

That said, there are some internet marketing techniques that are as effective now as they were a few years ago. One of these is content contribution and that is what we are going to focus on in this article. Successful website promotion on today's internet involves content contribution to traditional article submission websites while also using newer Web 2.0 websites. So, here are some tips.

Start off with the more traditional methods. Write, or have written, a few articles and submit them to popular article directories like EzineArticles and ArticleCity. These will allow you to put some details about yourself and a backlink in a resource box at the bottom of your article.