Social Bookmark, Submit to directories, Link Exchanges. Just build your links constantly and you'll see results.
One of my favorite ways to get traffic is Squidoo... You could create a lens with info about design and such and then point to your forum... Creating a Squidoo lens is quick and easy and you'd be amazed at the results you can get... And the best part is that Google loves Squidoo... you will get indexed real quick... Hope this helps... =}
I was going to say squidoo but you beat me to it. Google love squidoo. That's free promotion for you. Also make articles about design at hubpages dot com and link it to your site. Nice site by the way. Dont quit.
It just takes time lots of time and patience, directory submissions and more directory submissions forum posts and more. I have been doing Online marketing for over a year and believe me there are times when I just want to hang it up, progress is slow. It is getting better but tell me one business that actually makes "quick consistent" money overnight , there are not many. besides once you do make it. It feels so good. Rod
some niches are hottest than others. Some niches are saturated. and yes, we all need help with more money and traffic.
It's a process... a lot of trial and error... but stick with it and eventually you will succeed... we all go thru it and have our share of ups and downs... nothing worth having or doing is easy... hang in there...
doing bookmarking is like hitting 2 birds in 1 stone your gaining traffic for your post and quality backlinks for the site.
as you are new so better check this http://www.socialmarker.com/ it is a collection of all the social bookmarking sites so you won't have to look here and there for these.. another best way is to regularly interact a lot with members here in DP...you will learn a lot from the knowledge base of DP...it is full of gold..
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