Best way to promote a new site?

[Spinny]

Okay, here is what I gathered so far...

aka "Website promotion 101"

First, common sense, have a website that is a) well designed, accessible, and b) has unique, relevant content that is updated regularily... if you don't have these two then promotion will not do too much

Okay, then promotion (ethical promotion only)

Of coruse, submit yourself to search engines though most should pick you up automatically

Consider joining networks, affiliates, or legit link directories since links in will increase your page rank

Comment in blogs, forums, and webpages and make sure your sig has a link to your webpage

Now here is the step I am at, paid advertising

there are text ads, google adsense, overture, stuff like that

but then what else? What alternatives to those? Or are there not many? Are those the kings? I've noticed some people have done well using gimmick advertising like from the million dollar webpage or imitators like http://pathofchoices.com but I'm just not sure how safe a route that is? Would the $99 be much better spent on google adwords? Or is there some different category of advertising altogether I'm missing? I'm even considering offline advertising. My budget is only about $300 though.

[wooffi]

Hi there,

I have had an add with google now for about a year, first just feeling my way trough it. Self educated you might say.

It is a pretty intense program with a lot of analytic features, I am just getting to these,

The main thing is the key words and they do work, I have around 400 right now (mostly plants).

I had been holding back with my fees, but than decided to quit my store on ebay and use that money with add works.

Over night my sales have increased, googel cost is about 5% of my sales returns.
If was pretty amazed.

Since I am seasonal, next spring will be the real test, I will run some tests by doubling or tripling the money I allow for clicks.

Wolfgang