Ok, So I've submitted to topsites and directories and have a handfull of reciprocal links up plus a nice selection of keywords...Now comes the big question How long should i wait before assuming the methods ive employed are not working to generate traffic ?
none of above will most likely bring any real traffic at all ! real traffic comes from Google and hence from quantity of unique content pages created by you with top SERPS - i.e. only pages in top 10 bring real direct traffic. the traffic from links and directories is near to nothing compared to direct G traffic! your a.m. is for backlinks and PR mainly and worth nothing at all if you lack large quantity of unique content pages to appeal and attract potential surfers. if you publish unique content - for new pages to bring new traffic it may usually take some 3 to max 5 days - until pages are fully indexed and hence available for G searchers.
So i see... The main site itself is mainly just a portal, but sub-sections of the site is a fresh proxy list and a high potential forum