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Link Building Strategies (Page 1 of 2)
Link building is an approach done by SEO specialists to create inbound links to their websites. This helps websites get higher rankings in search engine results. It plays an important part in on-line marketing campaign. This could make or break your search engine position so there should be extra caution in the off-page optimization process.
There are many ways to build links. But most require a lot of patience because of the continuous and sometimes repetitious manner of doing it. Some of them are the following:
Directory Submission
When search engines were still in their infancy, directories are very much used by people to find what the are looking for. It is categorized and well organized. It is humanly edited so make sure that you are not submitting a mirror or duplicate site. Doing such will result to site being deleted. Also, avoid link farms. Even if it is a back link, it still won’t help you in your rankings. Link farm is a site where links of different categories are listed altogether. Submit to as many directories as possible.
Article Submission
Write articles and make sure that it is somehow related to your site. The reason for doing this is because at the bottom of your article, you can put a resource box which the author can make a recommendation to your site. Once article is approved, it will be an automatic link going to your site. Also, this is one way of proving that you know your business well enough to write about topics around and in it. Submit your articles to as much article sites as possible.
Press Release Submission
Press release is mainly for the promotion of your website. You will write about what’s new with your company as well as your products and services. Submitting it to numerous press release sites would also create back links because like in article submission, there is also a resource box. But the difference is that it won’t mention about the author. It will contain all about the company or the website.
Purchasing Links
This is usually being done by brand new or struggling web sites to attain high listings and increase traffic. This will be create one-way links going to your site without waiting long for it to be reviewed.
Through Email
Visit sites that you think compliment yours and find a way to contact them. The usual procedure is to email them and propose a link exchange. Wait for their response which may take weeks and when they do, start the transaction. Some do reciprocal link exchange, where two sites agree to swap links. And some offer a three-way link exchange, where one has to have 2 websites to this. You will have his link on your site and he will link bank from another site.
Blog Creating a blog for your website is also helpful because it can be published for public consumption immediately. Another advantage is that you can leave your link partner a choice if he wants to do a three-way link exchange instead of having reciprocal link exchange.
3 Easy Steps To A Successful Linking Campaign
If you want to increase your website’s rankings in the search engines, you will need to use inbound links, backlinks or one-way links to promote link popularity. To do this, there are many link building and directory submission services available. All the major search engines are somewhat flexible, giving status and ranking to sites that have links to their webpages from related, themed and quality sites. Linking to sites of poor quality will only lessen your Link Popularity, if not totally ruin it.
By following these 3 easy steps in your Link Building campaign, your website will begin to see quality traffic from relevant and themed websites.
1. Choose Your Keywords and Keyword Phrases Carefully.
Keywords and keyword phrases are the primary words that potential customers use to find your website when using a search engine. The right idea is to optimize your webpages for these keywords or keyword phrases. You should choose keywords and keyword phrases that accurately reflect your business and/or services. These keyword and keyword phrases should be specific enough to target your potential customers.
For help with keywords and keyword phrases, check your websites server logs to see what search terms have worked for your website. Also, try search terms to see what works on your competitors’ sites.
2. Build up the links to your Webpages from other Websites.
Search engines view inbound or one-way links as a positive vote for your site. Therefore, the more incoming links, the higher your page will rank. There are limits, though. The search engines must view the linking sites as quality addresses. Having seedy sites link to yours can harm your rankings. Propose to exchange links with websites that are related or themed to your own business and website. If they have a higher page rank, all the better. Also, ask those seedy sites to remove any links to your website.
You can easily pull up a list of sites that link to yours. In Google’s search box, simply type link:yoursitename and click Search.
3. Check Your Progress and Be Patient.
Search Engine Optimization, especially Link Building doesn’t happen overnight. It will take a few months to start getting good page rankings. Trying to rush your SEOs linking campaign can lead to mistakes. And the consequences of those mistakes can be pretty severe.
Link Building Strategies (Page 1 of 2)
Link building is an approach done by SEO specialists to create inbound links to their websites. This helps websites get higher rankings in search engine results. It plays an important part in on-line marketing campaign. This could make or break your search engine position so there should be extra caution in the off-page optimization process.
There are many ways to build links. But most require a lot of patience because of the continuous and sometimes repetitious manner of doing it. Some of them are the following:
Directory Submission
When search engines were still in their infancy, directories are very much used by people to find what the are looking for. It is categorized and well organized. It is humanly edited so make sure that you are not submitting a mirror or duplicate site. Doing such will result to site being deleted. Also, avoid link farms. Even if it is a back link, it still won’t help you in your rankings. Link farm is a site where links of different categories are listed altogether. Submit to as many directories as possible.
Article Submission
Write articles and make sure that it is somehow related to your site. The reason for doing this is because at the bottom of your article, you can put a resource box which the author can make a recommendation to your site. Once article is approved, it will be an automatic link going to your site. Also, this is one way of proving that you know your business well enough to write about topics around and in it. Submit your articles to as much article sites as possible.
Press Release Submission
Press release is mainly for the promotion of your website. You will write about what’s new with your company as well as your products and services. Submitting it to numerous press release sites would also create back links because like in article submission, there is also a resource box. But the difference is that it won’t mention about the author. It will contain all about the company or the website.
Purchasing Links
This is usually being done by brand new or struggling web sites to attain high listings and increase traffic. This will be create one-way links going to your site without waiting long for it to be reviewed.
Through Email
Visit sites that you think compliment yours and find a way to contact them. The usual procedure is to email them and propose a link exchange. Wait for their response which may take weeks and when they do, start the transaction. Some do reciprocal link exchange, where two sites agree to swap links. And some offer a three-way link exchange, where one has to have 2 websites to this. You will have his link on your site and he will link bank from another site.
Blog Creating a blog for your website is also helpful because it can be published for public consumption immediately. Another advantage is that you can leave your link partner a choice if he wants to do a three-way link exchange instead of having reciprocal link exchange.