How should I be marketing my site?

I only have 2 hours/day to market. Which of these should I be focusing on:

1. Acquiring PR via link buying and link exchanges.
2. Social Bookmarketing: digg, del.icio.us, etc.
3. Posting on other forums with sig link [least effective, IMO].
4. Email Campeign.
5. Other.

What's the most effective for time spent?

 

1. I've never had any luck with link exchanges, and I'm too cheap to buy links.
2. Hmm, never tried it, maybe I should...
3. I do that all the time, but I never see it helping.
4. Yes. This is good with personal emails, but I'm not sure about the big auto letter. I have a tech forum (http://50megstech.co.nr) for the host 50Megs (http://50megs.com) and I search on google for people who have 50Megs sites. Then I just send them a email saying, "Hey, we can help you." I've got a couple members off of that.
5. can't think of anything else, sorry

 

Call me crazy . . . but I'd actually suggest a twist on number 1. Don't buy links or exchange them naked. Work on content exchanges, etc. That way not only do you get a backlink, you also stand to get some traffic from it directly. I'd also throw in some article marketing. (Sort of the same idea).

 

What article directories do I submit to?

 

Well... since you have a philosophy forum - how about writing a lengthy article about some controversial topic ("how universe was born", "is there a god" etc. - you know since you have that forum ). Make sure to include links like "discuss this article at forums", and then start promoting that article - perhaps like using 2 and 3. You might also consider buying blog posts (where people would mention that long article).

Buying links might work, but make sure they are targeted. Don't buy PR for your purposes.

 

It depends on your budget. You can go for Paid Advertising. (PPC)

 

Create article that is related to your site. The article must be fresh and quality content? Here is the list
http://www.geocities.com/frakilk/seo-directory-list-directories.html
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art12838.asp
You may used this is submitting your article.

 

That's an excellent idea - I'll wrote an article on some contraversial topic.

Thanks!

 

The only one I submit to is ezinearticles.com. The idea above about controverisal articles is brilliant!

Along with a catchy bio box, you'd definately get some traffic.

 

ezinearticles.com is good, but I would also submit your article to related politicial/religious/philosophy carnivals (see http://blogcarnival.com/bc/) - if you go using a blog as the publishing tool, it might get people to comment about that.

 

2. Social Bookmarketing: digg, del.icio.us, etc.
3. Posting on other forums with sig link [least effective, IMO].