I’ve listed the methods below in the order you should use them: from the beginning (things you should do when you first start out a site) to the advanced methods, the ones you should use when your site is a little bit older and you’re already getting a fair amount of visitors.
Before we get down to business, I have to tell you this very important detail: don’t start promoting your site until it has some content – it’s unlikely that you’ll get good results when you promote an empty site!
1. Directory submissions – this is a very important step for a new site, because this is probably how search engines will first find you. What you will need:
* 5 different versions (except for the site URL) for each of the following: site URL, title, description, list of keywords.
* an email address, specially created for directory submissions. This email should be on the domain of the site you are submitting or else it will be rejected by some directories.
* a list of seo-friendly directories – http://info.vilesilencer.com/main.php?rock=seo-friendly.php has one of the best lists of seo-friendly...