Well, the BEST way to have a popular site is to make one worth visiting. PageRank isn't easily fooled, and your efforts are ill-fated...

Quit trying to scam a company that has developers that know more than you ever possibly will. Make it legitimate and you'll prosper.

Sure, focus on making sure a spider can index your page well. Submit your site to search engines. Let the rest happen on it's own.

PS: I have a PR5-6 site...I did it just like I said you should do. It took maybe 3-6 months to get there.