New sites what is the first things to do?
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Hi Guys,
If you have a baby of a domain which is only a few months old what should be the priorty for getting establish once all the on site stuff has been done?
I know the directories are not as important as they use to be but is there a top list that should be worked through steadly to get the new site setup on?
Kind regards
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There are certainly a lot of worse things you could do than follow this guide by Oli Gardner - http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-giant-infographic-11928
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What's the kids sign ?
My approach for new sites if the on page is all done and shinny:
1. Setup a blog and write at least one short post per week for the first few months.
2. Sumbit them to digg and a few other similar places like mixx.
3. get social networks in place and build a fun list (you start following people and a good % will return the "favor")
4. Press release but not a spamy bulk type of Pr as it will do you no good.
5. Leave a few prints online with custom or automated comments and forum posts - if you do it on autopilot, keep the numbers of links low so you won't get in trouble.
Just a thought.
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