Effective ways to promote a website?

[Host.co.in]

I surprise a little bit as no-one mentioned blogging here, Its also a very good resource from where you can get traffic and quality backlinks.

[kelvinscott]

Become an active commenter. Try to leave your comments on the blogs you visit regularly. Most of the observing systems also provides a way to ensure that you leave a link to your blog or Web site requesting a visit at least.

[JohnnySaur]

If you want to promote your site you can do link building strategies like forum posting, social bookmaring, social networking, blog posting and etc. This will help you to get an exposure on other users.