- Build your email list.
- Leave comments on other blogs, especially if they are big and on a related niche. TechCrunch add a link direct back to your latest post
- Guest posting is an even better way to get exposure.
- Post useful and high quality content.
- Engage in social media communities. (Twitter,Digg, StumbleUpon, Tumblr, Facebook etc)
- Update all your microblogs, Facebook, twitter and all other services.
- Make a post with your personal network of friends and associates to StumbleUpon.com
- Find keywords that people are spending money on to sell products.
- Work with your competition. (become a productive member on their community, comment on their blog…)
- Promote your site on a consistent basis.
- Set a goal to have one new link a day to your site/blog.
- Capture leads – people that you can communicate/promote to on a regular basis.