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Recommended Link Building Tactics
Link building is probably the most important part of search engine optimization. Search engines like Google or Yahoo use complicated algorithm to rank websites. There are hundreds of factors which can affect your search engine ranking. But one of them is more important then others – number and quality of links pointing to your website.
So what are the most common ways to achieve some quality links? One of the oldest solutions is directory submission. In these days there are thousands of directories where you can submit to. Most of them are free, some require link back to add your listing and some of them are paid. It is necessary to say that links from these sites have very low value unless they come from very reputable source like DMOZ or Yahoo directory. On the other side, you can very easily gain a lot of backlinks in a short period of time. When you submit to the directories you should keep in mind that many owners offer free submission only when they start the directory. As soon as it looks established then usually require payment for every listing or at least reciprocal link. With this in mind you should find some source listing promptly new directories and submit your website as quickly as possible.
Another way can be forum marketing. Sign up for niche forums, set up your signature and start making useful posts. You will get not only quality backlinks (some big forums have very high pagerank so a few links from such websites are invaluable) but also some targeted traffic. Some forum readers may click the link in your signature and others will visit your website later. By making quality posts you can become recognized as expert in your niche so people will tend to believe you and some of them will remember your URL.
Very popular link building method in these days are blog comments. If you are time from time visiting some blogs and have what to say, always post the comment. The comments come with link to your website. You can also search for some list of do-follow niche weblogs and visit these sites more frequently in order to make comments.
If you are good writer your can write an article and submit it to article directories. There are many webmasters looking for website content. To get what they need they are visiting article directories and reprint articles which they like. All articles include authors bio with 1 or 2 links to his/her website. So you will get at least one link from every article directory and every time somebody will reprint your article.
Follow these steps and when you gain some decent pagerank you can offer link exchange to webmasters of related websites. Create a special page with links and add some which you would recommend to your visitors. Then contact the site owners you link to and ask them to link back to you. In the email offer them HTML code of your link. You will save time to your link partners and increase the % of webmasters who will link back to you. From my own experience you can expect about 20 % success rate.
Shortcuts to Quality Backlinks (Page 1 of 2)
Building quality, one way links to your website can be difficult, time consuming and frustrating. It is generally agreed that the best way to build links is to build them gradually over time, relying on natural links to your original, frequently updated content. There are, however, a few shortcuts to building up links. They are not easy ways to make your site popular, nor are they guaranteed to work for everybody. They are simply some casual tips to help you obtain a few quality inbound links.
Submit Articles to Digg
Google absolutely loves Digg. The site is spidered very frequently and the domain has a lot of authority in terms of link building. Even stories with no diggs will still be spidered, so long as there is a navigational path for the spiders to use to reach it. Google cannot use the number of diggs as any sort of authority when ranking a URL, yet…
For the best long term effects only submit good quality articles to Digg. Or better yet, let your users submit the articles that they think are worthwhile. You will quickly get a reputation as a spammer if you keep posting unpopular content.
Other Social Networking sites
Submitting to social bookmarking and social networking sites can be hot and miss for some people.
Some social bookmarking sites such as Delicious and Twitter use “nofollow” on their links so they cannot influence rankings. Other sites, such as Furl, do not.
Having your links on a few social network profiles may also be useful in building up the number of links. For others it is simply not worth it. While some, such as Facebook, do use “nofollow” on their links, some do not. However, the weight that these links carry is relatively low, despite the authority these domains actually carry.
“Widgetbait”
“Widgetbait” is a term thrown around for an object that is added to a user’s website or blog. This item features a link back to the authors website. If the object is installed on many thousands of websites, this results in many thousands of backlinks. The classic examples of widgetbait include online quizzes, IQ tests or horoscopes.
While these links are valuable to some, for others the quality of the link and the traffic it brings is just too low. If the text of the link bears no relation to the page in which it is contained, Google becomes suspicious. Additionally, the text that links back to the site must relate to the widget, and, the link must go back to the authors website, not a third party site. A classic example of spammy widgetbait would be an IQ test that features a text link to an online dating site. Google would soon hear of this and the sites involved, including the sites distributing the widget and the site being linked to would be penalised.
The Best Kind of WidgetBait: Just Build Something Useful
The best type of widgetbait is to simply create something that people want to use. Classic examples of this are Winamp Skins, modifications for forum software such as Invision Power Board and plugins or themes for WordPress. Why are these good ideas? They will result in you being listed on the official website of each respective product. These sites are popular and the links they feature carry a lot of influence.
Shortcuts to Quality Backlinks (Page 1 of 2)
Building quality, one way links to your website can be difficult, time consuming and frustrating. It is generally agreed that the best way to build links is to build them gradually over time, relying on natural links to your original, frequently updated content. There are, however, a few shortcuts to building up links. They are not easy ways to make your site popular, nor are they guaranteed to work for everybody. They are simply some casual tips to help you obtain a few quality inbound links.
Submit Articles to Digg
Google absolutely loves Digg. The site is spidered very frequently and the domain has a lot of authority in terms of link building. Even stories with no diggs will still be spidered, so long as there is a navigational path for the spiders to use to reach it. Google cannot use the number of diggs as any sort of authority when ranking a URL, yet…
For the best long term effects only submit good quality articles to Digg. Or better yet, let your users submit the articles that they think are worthwhile. You will quickly get a reputation as a spammer if you keep posting unpopular content.
Other Social Networking sites
Submitting to social bookmarking and social networking sites can be hot and miss for some people.
Some social bookmarking sites such as Delicious and Twitter use “nofollow” on their links so they cannot influence rankings. Other sites, such as Furl, do not.
Having your links on a few social network profiles may also be useful in building up the number of links. For others it is simply not worth it. While some, such as Facebook, do use “nofollow” on their links, some do not. However, the weight that these links carry is relatively low, despite the authority these domains actually carry.
“Widgetbait”
“Widgetbait” is a term thrown around for an object that is added to a user’s website or blog. This item features a link back to the authors website. If the object is installed on many thousands of websites, this results in many thousands of backlinks. The classic examples of widgetbait include online quizzes, IQ tests or horoscopes.
While these links are valuable to some, for others the quality of the link and the traffic it brings is just too low. If the text of the link bears no relation to the page in which it is contained, Google becomes suspicious. Additionally, the text that links back to the site must relate to the widget, and, the link must go back to the authors website, not a third party site. A classic example of spammy widgetbait would be an IQ test that features a text link to an online dating site. Google would soon hear of this and the sites involved, including the sites distributing the widget and the site being linked to would be penalised.
The Best Kind of WidgetBait: Just Build Something Useful
The best type of widgetbait is to simply create something that people want to use. Classic examples of this are Winamp Skins, modifications for forum software such as Invision Power Board and plugins or themes for WordPress. Why are these good ideas? They will result in you being listed on the official website of each respective product. These sites are popular and the links they feature carry a lot of influence.