If you could just do one thing, what would it be?

[hallelujah7]

Submit to Yahoo?
E-mail the people that link to the top domain for your keyword?
Etc.

[Herendethelesson]

There is no way you can get away or get any decent ranking by just doing one thing..even if it is a Dmoz listing.

[hallelujah7]

Then what are the top three?

[fsmedia]

I'd say DMOZ, Yahoo!, and a high-end listing in Wikipedia.

[hallelujah7]

How do you get into wikipedia?

[fsmedia]

Make sure you have a strong enough page that doesn't already exist in the external links and add yourself, that's what I've done and now I have 20+ wikipedia backlinks.

[maney]

I'd get a link on googles home page :o

[Herendethelesson]

Depending on what your aims are with the site..

If you want organic traffic..

1. Original content (this will increase your chance of getting listed in authority sites/directories and want people to link with you)
2. Build links ..(this is a huge area ..read this forum)
3. Keep updating the site with fresh content.

You dont need to submit to SEs. If you have links they'll find you.

When you think your site is worth, try submitting to yahoo Dir free. You never know your luck. When you are really ready, try to get in Dmoz.

With how G is now, be prepared for about a year to get anywhere near the first page if it is a new domain.

[Ben5082]

another vote for wikipedia, I get about 1000 visitors a month from one link

[AnaB]

If I could do one thing...hmm.....I'd hypnotise people to buy from me :D

Anyhow on the linkbuilding side...there isn't anything like just one quick fix. I'd do a huge contest to gain crazy amount of links.

[dreamsubmitting]

Because submition is very good thing to gain or indexing your link to google.
But submitting to Directories who are already indexed in Google OK.

[hallelujah7]

another vote for wikipedia, I get about 1000 visitors a month from one link

I tried submitting a site to Wikipedia with a lot of relevant content to the article, and it was deleted in 2 minutes because it was a "spam link". Could it have been because it had Adsense on the page?

[kensmithkw]

I tried submitting a site to Wikipedia with a lot of relevant content to the article, and it was deleted in 2 minutes because it was a "spam link". Could it have been because it had Adsense on the page?
Yes it could have been.

[rosiee007]

I'd want PR 10 for my websites :D

[Cheap SEO Services]

Living forever will be great.

Col :)

[drhyperlaur]

heh i would trick firefox and internet explorer coders to set my site as start page :p (+ without the option of changing it) :p

[ltcobretti]

Go back to 1995 with my knowledge today...

[ajenterp]

Go back to 1995 with my knowledge today...

You said it!