Tips & tricks on how to get a brand new site to rank fast

Emily pretty much summed it up quite nicely. It really comes down to those keywords. Once you have set your niche site up and have an idea what it's going to be about, finding the keywords to match helps a ton. As well doing your usual backlinking and more.

It certainly takes time, but it's worth doing.

First your site needs to be made well, if the site is poorly made, Google may not rank it very high. Optimize your site as best as you can, so that ranking within google is a much faster/smoother process. Keyword research is key when starting, make sure you have keywords that match your niche and of course results in a lot of potential searches. Make sure said keywords match the subject matter of your site as well.

You need to make sure your site is ready to rank by doing various things. Essentially keyword rich content is king.