Portal Sites and SEO
Portal sites collect relevant web sites and list them in an orderly manner. Often portal sites already have high search engine rankings and a lot of traffic. You can be listed on most portal sites for a fee.
Hawaii has several prominent portal sites (www.hawaii.com and www.gohawaii.com are two examples). Both goHawaii.com and Hawaii.com offers information to visitors about places to shop Hawaii, places to visit in Hawaii, restaurants to eat in Hawaii, and much more for Hawaii businesses. GoHawaii.com is sponsored by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB). Hawaii.com boast of A monthly average of 450,000 site visits and 3 million page views (12/05).
Take advantage of any industry memberships your business holds! Most industries memberships offer their patronages free or reduced priced marketing on their portal sites. Your website designer can help you with picking portals with the best traffic and submission requirements.