Ways to Get Your Baby to Sleep

Obviously, I am a new parent. My baby is less than 3 months old but you learn things as you go along. Every child is different but some tips I have found for getting my baby to go to sleep are:

• Simply put them in their crib (or wherever they normally sleep). We do this with our baby every time we notice her getting tired. She usually cries for a few minutes but shortly calms down. We also give her a pacifier and rub her tummy if she's not calming down. 
• Distract them from their tiredness. Now, I don't mean play with them. This tends to wind them up even more. I mean put on the radio, carry them around the house while pointing out things, or singing to them.
• Take them for a car ride. Up until about a week ago, without fail, our daughter would fall asleep during every single car ride. The city driving wasn't pleasant for her (she hated to stop at stop signs and red lights. Plus the different speeds really confused her) but she loved highway driving and would calm herself and fall asleep surprisingly quickly.
• Go for a stroller ride. Fresh air always wears kids out. 
• Hold them as if you were going to breastfeed (cradled in your arms, with one of their arms behind you, baby tilted towards you) and gently sway them. Our baby also likes if you pat her (somewhere near her butt but it could be a leg if you don't have access, depending on how you're holding her). This is also a good time to give them a pacifier (if you give them a pacifier---some parents don't). 
• If you know they are tired and have tried everything else (burp, feeding, diaper change), lay them in their crib and let them cry. This is really hard to do and I usually make David do it if it comes to that but sometimes, they just need to cry themselves to sleep. Also, sometimes if you let them cry for a few minutes and then you intervene (with a pacifier or rubbing their tummy), they'll calm down to that. 

This is all I can come up with for now but I hope these help. Sometimes the best answer is the most obvious but not what you think of when you're sleep deprived too.