New sites what is the first things to do?

[ao.com]

Hi Guys,

If you have a baby of a domain which is only a few months old what should  be the priorty for getting establish once all the on site stuff has been done?

I know the directories are not as important as they use to be but is there a top list that should be worked through steadly to get the new site setup on?

Kind regards

[StalkerB]

There are certainly a lot of worse things you could do than follow this guide by Oli Gardner - http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-giant-infographic-11928

[eyepaq]

What's the kids sign ?

My approach for new sites if the on page is all done and shinny:

1. Setup a blog and write at least one short post per week for the first few months.

2. Sumbit them to digg and a few other similar places like mixx.

3. get social networks in place and build a fun list (you start following people and a good % will return the "favor")

4. Press release but not a spamy bulk type of Pr as it will do you no good.

5. Leave a few prints online with custom or automated comments and forum posts - if you do it on autopilot, keep the numbers of links low so you won't get in trouble.

Just a thought.