I think it is very hard time to sell or buy links as google keep watch on these sites, best to sell ad space or join an ad network or affiliate program.

Cscgal, that's really good points, also from user perspective I will suggest to place more important ads on the right side of viewers and left side of the pages as usually viewers look through more...

On the merit of effectiveness you can minimize the numbers and organize it well. If you are going to show many ads the site will loss its importance.

10K budget is required when the site is making at least 50K-60K revenues not from very beginning otherwise it would be just wastage. Most important thing is targeting, I would suggest to start with...

We also experience some time huge difference during the session, however google analytic result seems more accurate to me, idial approach to use both.

I think this may help you; http://blog.eukhost.com/2007/02/14/google-adword-optimization-for-successful-ad-campaign/

Well, I think content is a modest motivator, you need to know the trick how to reach to specific Mass with some of quality content and by reaching to that point content will begin to generate itself...

Get listed in relevant directories and start using link of your site in your signature in forums, this will give your site some exposure before you think to market it into next level.

I doubt you will get targeted traffic, alternatively in my opinion adword geotargeting is much better for targeting specific niche and geographical region.

Sean, If the outbounds are relevant and of high quality, you may get some benifit, but I would suggest you should also try to get quality backlinks from relevant sites.

One link from trusted site such as .edu and or top high PR site is better than 100 links of useless site.

Interesting! I remember we have recently a discussion here on relevant topic about getting in "Google News". Its look good to see the news in "Google News" via your PR site. Well done! :)

I think you should have good unique newsworthy content to get in google news, check out these few guideline; ;) http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/003934.html

The persona of “popularity” of a social networking site can be achieved by recommendation and referring others and rest the technology do itself.

I found if your news get in prnewswire & prweb, its has good chance to get in google news, also make sure to optimize your press release title.

Depend on what type of users you are going to focus, if you can be able to attract more and more users, you will find it easier to make it viral as users themselve make things viral and rest the...

I think promoting two forums at the same time might be little difficult to manage, I would suggest you to concentrate more on one of them at a time and start a blog of relevant subject that will help...

You could find relevant discussion on this forum; http://www.onlinemarketingtoday.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=0aa061fb2aee68319d4b184e3763f099

Always consider on quality rather than quantity, do start writing content for link and title your page such that it spread a story in no time.

Edit; double post

It seems everyone is selling there but no one is buying.

Probably you are missing the power of linkbaiting, viral marketing and word of mouth.

Certainly both, demand here means that you have already a base and people are buying your products, now you want to extend your reach either by opening new market or beat the competition. My point -...

"To write a VERY detailed, step by step tutorial on how to get started" CSCgal, its really a good idea.

$10,000 works when the demand is already there, assuming there is very high demand $10,000 might be not enough.

Marketing a product or service through direct channels of communications that can be delivered directly to the individual prospective customers by making a judgement that certain product or service...

Its even too low to have big ad campaign, if it would be $100,000, I will go for Celebrity branding.

Forums are good for generating targeted traffic and strengthen your online presence and it also help to build backlinks but it all depends upon the PR of particular pages where you post, generally...

Its not clear, are you helping someone for online marketing or getting your work done by that inexperienced marketer ?

Instead of searching them let them find out you, for that obviously you need good SEO of your site and look for effective ad campaign.

You can hire a blogger for daily update and enable rss for daily feed.

Rearranging may not bring a solutions, you should come out with solutions by making changes, btw "experienced based intelligence are being used by ordinary people".

It might help to get backlinks but I dont think their will be repeat visitors on particular site. Its seems a sort of linkbaiting to me but I dont think the links can be considered as natural links...

I too look for a paid service in order to make some one held accountable.

I would suggest to publish your press release on your own site first before you look to publish it elswhere later you can look for other free/paid mode of press release.

I heard google gives highest priority on credibility of news source, site history, traffic etc, btw one of my friend suggested prweb can get in google news easily, however I am not sure about this.

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Check this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing

Sound nice, it will help to ppl who start their business with very low budget.

The initial approach should be to get listed in different forum directories and start visiting relevant online forums, your signature will work there especially if your forum has good topics with...

Better explained in this blog;
http://blog.webhosting.uk.com/2006/05/01/linux-vs-windows-comparison/