Through forums? Be helpful to others and make lot of useful posts with forum signature link. If people like you then they probably visit your website too.
Go for social marketing, it works, mostly the top media. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, youtube, reddit.
Simple, do your site more and more visible by making replys, post something helpful to others and make connection.. I am not sure it will give you 1000 visitors, but sure to devlope some new visitors..
SEO, and good social-website presence. Also, content that gets people interested and makes them stay on your website/return later.