makko2

I think you're going to realize that for a 'niche site' which you haven't specified it seems, your challenge is going to require very pointed audience targeting. The more selective and not so popular the niche is, the more trench-work you'll be digging to find the audience.
Getting big numbers from reddit traffic won't necessarily equate with turning a profit volume up..... most visitors to porn-reddit communities are looking for freebies.

To get your site high up on search engines with basic methods; make sure your site is being searched as https rather than http. Read up online about that factor which is very important as of late.

Regarding traded links - looking for quality targeted more-buyer ready audiences, start hunting those adult sites that are very aligned with your niche to begin trading with, and most importantly, have the following combo of traits you can assess on a site like Alexa . com
- ranking of at least 1 million - 500k visitors minimum by its own ratings ( <500k rating better )
- visitors staying on sites/ visit at least 1 minute or more ( 2 minutes+ is better )
- I wouldn't worry about '% of search engine traffic' rating so much since its relative only to what other sites traffic is coming from rather than the quality; ie, the rating may be lowered significantly if you're getting only ineffective but large amounts of traffic from reddit sources, or maybe lots of good traffic from a wide array of less busier but quality trader-sites....

Your best bets would include hunting and connecting with as many excellent adult sites/ producers / webmasters as you can over a long period and methodically building a high-end trading network; and in the process you'll get generously offered expert advice along the way too - a few may even give you hands-on guidance too.


Good luck