You will need to get your site listed in as many places as possible.
Creating awareness and getting traffic are most important, don't be too concerned about PR figures
Spread the word and get links to your website
1. submit your website to Google Local Business
2. submit your website to directories
3. consider joining social networking websites
4. join and contribute to Yahoo Answers
If you have products or services to offer submit your website to Google Local Business
This can help you can gain top search results in Google for your products or services using the Local Business service from Google. You will need to register for a googlemail account then submit your website / business details to Google's local business centre.
http://www.google.com/local/addMarketing your Website using Directories and Website Links
The next step is to get links to your website. This is one of the most important things that you can do to help your website with regard to internet marketing and search engine results. To do this you will need to list your website on as many websites and directories as possible. Directories operate in one of 3 ways: Paid Listing Directory, Free and Reciprocal Link Directories.
Paid Listing Directory: for a listing fee your website is listed, often these are higher quality directories as only serious website owners and business's will pay to be listed. These are usually the fastest way to get listed and get links to your website, as the paid listing directories are run as a business. There are niche/specialist and general directories.
Free Directories: it can take a long time to get your website listed. As the service is free, there may be little or no control of the quality of websites being listed.
DMOZ is the most important free directory, it can take quite some time to get listed, but worth the effort, follow submission guidelines very carefully.
http://www.dmoz.orgShow Me Another is a new websites growing in popularity that provide free listings and when you contribute and submit more sites you are rewarded with extra links to your site.
Automatic Submission feature for registered users can found here:
http://www.showmeanother.comSocial Networking Websites, joining these will connect you with other people with similar interests and these may take an interest in looking at your website
http://www.facebook.comhttp://www.twitter.comhttp://www.digg.comYahoo Answers, answering questions with good information that you have some expertise with. In doing so you will be helping other people and that may lead on to more contacts or people enquiring about your area of knowledge and website.
