When trying to achieve good search engine results, remember that most search engines use a PR, or Page Rank system as a large factor in positioning.
This Page Rank system is mostly based on how many quality sites, or sites with a high pagerank, link to your site or blog, so getting as many high PR websites linking to your blog as possible is very important. The more that do (combined with other factors such as the quality of your content), the higher your blogs PR value will be, thus better search engine positioning.
The fastest and easiest way to get these high pagerank sites linking back to your blog is by joining forums that are based on your keywords. You can find the PR of any site, and you can narrow down your search to a certain set of keywords by using a free page rank tool at www.seochat.com/seo-tools/pagerank-search . They also have a bunch of other good free tools you should check out.
Anyways, go to the free page rank search tool and enter "keywords forum", replacing "keywords" with your main keywords, or the ones you based your business on. Now go through the results and visit every site with a pagerank of 3 or better. When you visit each of these sites, look for a link to their forum, if you aren't already in one, and register so you can post. There's usually a link somewhere in the forum that says "register".
Once you're registered, edit your profile to include a signature at the end of your posts, and write a sentence to get interest in your blog. For example, my signature is usually something like:
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Notice that I did a few things here... I linked to my blog, so now when I make a post to this forum, I'm getting a link back from a high PR site. Also, my main keywords are in the link since I named my blog using them (hopefully you did, too). Finally, I used a sentence that would spark interest in anyone reading it. And remember, you found this forum by searching for "your keywords", so the people who visit this forum are already interested in your main topic... just try to make people want to click on your link by giving them a reason.
So now you have your signature set up. Next thing is to post to the forum. Whatever your do, though, don't spam. Use the guidelines of the forum, and don't ever blatently advertise. Nobody likes this, and you'll never get clicks (you'll probably lose your forum account too).
All you really need right now is 1 post to each forum, so maybe answer someones question in another post. This is the fastest and easiest way to get a ton of high PR links back to your site. But don't stop there. When you have time, also keep up with your posts. Share your knowledge with others. Remember... "give and you shall receive". If you share some good knowledge with one person, especially in a forum, others will see it too, and they'll naturally follow you for more good information.
After you've gone through all of the high PR forums using your main keywords, go back to the free page rank tool and do a search for "other keywords forum", replacing "other keywords" with some other keywords you use often throughout your content, or secondary keywords. Register and post to these forums just like you did with your main keywords.
As with directories, the more you post to, the better the results. If it helps, just do a few a day, or maybe just 10 per week. Do this for just one month and your blog will have over 40 links back from high PR sites, not including all the high PR links back from the directories you posted to. Immagine if you did 20 a week!
Keep your eye out for my next entry, Writing Articles For Exposure, where you'll see the power that writing articles can have.
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