I wrote the article for Google AdSense developers, so I am going to post it in here Digg The Article (Please): Digg It! The Original (if you don't like the way it's formatted here): Seven steps to a successful Google AdSense website Seven steps to a successful website Step 1. Create ample content Content is the new big thing on the Internet. The days of huge graphics and cool flash videos have passed. People are using the Internet for information, and you must deliver. Another reason to have a lot of good quality content is because it's all that search engines see. They can't see the neat 1000x1000 graphic you spent hours perfecting. Step 2. Too much is never enough When it comes to content you can never have too much. I would suggest that you have at least 50 pages of good quality information done before you even put your website up. It will keep your visitors, and the search engines busy while you change your focus from content creation to marketing. Step 3. Directory Submissions = Easy traffic and back links One of the best ways to build links when you first launch your website is with directories. Most webmasters won't agree to exchange links with your website because it has a low PR(Google PageRank) and is new. The easiest way to build up your starting PR is with directory back links. If you keep at it for a day or two you can easily get your website submitted to a few hundred directories. I would recommend that you only submit your website to human edited directories, and try to stay away from automated or paid submission ones. They usually aren't work the time or money. Step 4. Published Articles = Free traffic and back links You can get your website hundreds of links by publishing a single good article. Try and find a website that accepts article submissions about the topic your website covers. Getting an article published on a popular website can also mean many links from bloggers who have read your article. You will probably be as surprised as I was about the performance of writing articles. Just remember, don't submit crap, actually take your time and write a nice and interesting article. Step 5. Exchange Links with other websites Exchanging links is another popular way to increase your websites PageRank and generate traffic. I would suggest that you only exchange links with websites that have either 1 less PageRank than you have, or higher. Don't bother with websites that aren't relevant to yours, the links won't do you and good. The links on your website should offer the visitor more information about the subject on the page. Step 6. Keep Writing Content! I personally recommend that you make a new page for your website every other day. For some topics this is very easy, and for others it is completely impossible. You should be able to establish a workload that is comfortable and fair for you to handle. When a person sees that the article they just read was written the day before, they are more likely to add your website to their bookmarks. By having new content every time a visitor checks your website, you will receive a lot more return visits. It also keeps the search engines busy Step 7. Journey - Don't stop.. Promotin' The biggest mistake you can make is to stop working on your website. A popular assumption is that once you get to the top of the search engine results, your spot is "reserved". Things couldn't be farther from the truth; search engines change algorithms constantly, which can affect your ranks, pages indexed, etc. To stay on top, you have to be on top of your game. That means constantly building more links and new content.
Good info, another way to get spiders to your website is post a classified on Craigslist, it is always being crawled by all the spiders constantly, quick way to get into search engines, and possibly a little traffic but not much. One other thing is check your stats and find out what keywords people use to find your site and start to optimize to increase traffic. Content is king, if you can get user-made content that is relevant it is always good. What are the major sites around? The Mysapces, dating sites, etc all have user-made content and live off it, if you want to get BIG you have to get users involved and give them a reason to bookmark and come back.
^^ Great points!, and wonderful idea with the Craigslist classified. User generated content is great, but you have to have a large volume of it to make good money. It's all up to the publisher though, I used to build forums, now I prefer building content websites. Best of luck to you guys