Your First Link
Firstly, you are not going to get
any links until your site is indexed
by the search engines such as Google
so this is your first challenge.
There are several ways you can
approach this and some work better
than others.
If you are a member of an internet forum then using a link to your site in your signature is a great way to get search engines to crawl your site and get indexed. Posting a link for other members to review will also have the same benefit.
Remember, this is just about getting your site indexed -- the value of these links in the long term is minimal and not an effective link building strategy.
Directories
Submitting your site to a few
directories will help you get the
ball rolling and is often the
simplest way to start off. Most
directories will need you to link
back from your site in order to be
listed and the benefits overall are
not great. However, at this stage,
beggars can't be choosers, so
provided you don't get carried away,
a few directory listings will be a
slight benefit.