Make A Cool Site

The goal here is simply to make a really cool site to look at, with the goal of submitting it to "Cool Site of the Day" sites.

There's many ways to do this, but here's an idea you may not have thought of...It will cost a little money if you aren't a good graphic designer and will still take some design skills...But it is also fun for someone willing to do it.

1. Think of a "theme" of photos you may be able to use, such as sports, nature, etc.

2. Go to www.morguefile.com and see if you can't find enough good photos to create a site about. Use morguefile because it has the most liberal usage license and you don't need to even give credit.

3. Go to www.templatemonster.com and find a really good looking template suitable for displaying photographs.

Here's a good example...This template is $72:
http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/30923.html

The arts and photography category is good for this...There's over 800 templates in this category alone.
http://www.templatemonster.com/category/art-photography/

Flash, audio, etc is OK. We're not worried about SEO at this point in time.

4. Add your photos to the template, creating a cool, great looking site around some theme, like "beaches"...If you have any geo-targeted sites, look for pictures for that area.

5. Submit to the various "Cool Site of the Day" sites. Also do a google for something like "keyword awards", etc. There's often award sites for popular niches. You can also use this site as a camouflage site. Also add links to it from directories, profiles, etc.

http://Netguide.com PR=7
http://botw.org/helpcenter/submitcommercial.aspx PR=7
http://www.thenetawards.com PR=6
http://CoolSiteoftheDay.com PR=6
http://WebofCulture.com PR=6
http://TheBeeline.com PR=5
http://WebGear.com PR=5
http://WebZone.com PR=4
http://StartingPoint.com PR=4
http://WebbieWorld.com PR=4
http://DigitalDesigns.com PR=4
http://CountryMall.com PR=3
http://EliteSiteAward.com PR=2
http://CyberTeddy.com PR=1
http://InfoZone.com PR=1
http://Online-Europe.com PR=1
http://AwardNet.com PR=0
http://Platinum100.com PR=0
http://SiteoftheDay.com PR=0
http://SevenWonders.com PR=0
http://HighFive.com PR=0
http://CyberEagle.com PR=0
http://ProAward.com PR=0
http://SurfersChoice.com PR=0

6. Once you get links, let it age a little, then pass the link juice on to your other stuff. Use the flash links as GREAT "nofollow" links, but add your links using basic HTML, etc.