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I am with Aaron on this one but you have to remember that changing your domain name is something that you shouldn't take lightly. If you know a lot of people that link to you already it is worth the trouble of contacting them directly and getting them to link to the new domain name.

I think option two is easier to remember and will give you a better long term seo benefit, but don't jump in with your eyes closed!

Hey Scott,

What a great question and <sigh>I don't have the answer. I am going to back to find out what people come up with here. Surely there is someone that lurks these parts that can throw something together?</sigh>

I use the Whitesprk Tool quite a bit - I also find the Local Search toolkit super helpful:

http://www.localsearchtoolkit.com/

I'd second that! There is a lot of UK seos that use seomoz. That said - any volunteers?

It may be a little out of date...but hey just proceed with caution! I always find that the seomoz juicy link finder is great for finding the more niche directories.

Deep links with your brand name shouldn't hurt too much but if you build several keyword rich anchor text links to deep page, too quickly you can be temporarily penalised. if the site is pretty new as well it is always a good idea to kick off with branded links to your home page. Keep it all natural. Don't forget that Rand has been sayinf for quite a while now that brand is super important and there has been definite brand bias recently in the serps. Build steadily!!!!

Ryan hit it on the head there. Getting links is all about the legwork - and organisation is the key. Make your site and the content on it linkworthy or you will be abnging your head against a brick wall!

Hey there - I couldn't even get on your site...it was taking so long to load! I guess it could have been down to pointing to many keyword rich links to deep pages that have no branded links. i have seen this happen a couple of times. Without getting on the site I couldn't say for sure. Just an idea!