And, above all else, create lots of information. Write, write, write. It's tough, it's boring, and it works. Start off with dozens Lots pages of interesting content. Shoot for 100 new pages a year.
Every day write a few paragraphs.
Soon you'll have a few hundred pages of information relevant to your niche's interests. And every page is submitted to and indexed by the search engines. But I'll save the gentle art of surveying for another day. Leave your comments on the message center .