While directories are not as beneficial as they used to be they are still a good foundation for link building campaigns. Below is list of the top 10 SEO friendly directories that pass on PageRank to your site, thereby increasing your PR. Read the rest of this entry »
Considering the success of my last post, on link strategies, I’ve decided to create a second post with more ways to get links. I listed 18 of the most popular a couple days ago, now I will post 18 more.
19.
Put up a Featured Post
This is a great way to allow your top blog post or posts, to continue being read long after it has been posted. If they really are your top posts, that means over time, they will continue to get links and comments. If you leave them out for everybody to see, new people visiting will see your best works, and if they like it will link to it.
20.
Be Controversial
Now I’d be careful about this, but if you want to risk it, this can be a great link builder. If your posts caused people to get riled up, then you will see links start flooding in. Start bashing a top blogger, and give several reasons. Like 100 Reason I Hate Garry Conn or something. Now Don’t do that because Gary is a really nice guy. But if you did something like that, and actually had legimate reasons, then you will be flooded with links. Choose wisely though, consider if it’s worth mutilating your reputation for the sake of links.
21.
Exchange Blog Reviews
Email another similar blog in your niche that you enjoy, and ask him if he’d want to exchange reviews, I bet you he’ll say yes. This can be a great way for both of you, to advertise your sites to new viewers.
22.
Buy Them
If you’re really desperate, you can buy links to the Yahoo Directory, 125×125 ads, text links ads, blog reviews… If you throw enough money at them, you can get people to do anything.
23.
Work on your Digg Account
This is using social media, but the key to social media, is social networking. If you have the time, you can create a killer digg account, that will allow you to reach the top pages on digg. In case you haven’t realized it yet, there’s an art to reaching the first page on digg. You don’t see random blogs making it up there, only the top sites make it, or ones with signifcant backers. The sites that make it up there, are really popular ones, or, posts that have been marketed well. There are several top digg members, who can single handily make a post reach the first page, because of how many friends, and how much influence they have. If you have the time to create a reputation on digg, and get friends, thus making yourself one of these top diggers. You can create a digg account that will allow you to get your posts on top of digg. However, this takes way more time then I have. If you do though, you’ll be flooded with links.
24.
Offer Free Products
If you start marketing, that you’re offering weekly, or monthly products, people will start linking to it. You can make this even better by offering better prizes to subscribers, or people who have linked to it.
25.
Spread the Link Love Around
Now this one you have to be Really careful about. Just by linking to random sites, don’t expect links back. However, if they are similar sites, and you are saying something like “Great Blogs I Read,” then your chances will be greatly improved. However, don’t go overboard with this, it doesn’t seem to have a very high success rate.
26.
Email Popular Bloggers Asking them to Guest Post on Your Site
If you can get a popular blogger to write a guest post on your site, it will be a much bigger deal because of their reputation. You can get a lot of links this way, especially if it’s a good quality post.
27.
Report Breaking News
This is somewhat difficult to do, because you have to be Very quick. But say you flick on the tv and find Yahoo got sold, sprint to your computer and write a blog post saying “Yahoo Got Sold!!” Not only will you be flooded with Search Engine traffic as the news gets around, but if you submit to digg fast enough you might even get some diggs on there as well. But remember you literally have seconds, until it’s old news. But if you can do this, you’ll get Tons of links.
28.
Find Do-Follow Sites
I found this great site, that allows you to search for do follow sites. On these sites, comments count as links, so these are a great opportunity.
29.
Link from your Old Sites
Now this works best if they are relevant. But this way you get to choose the anchor text, which helps your SEO. Linking from your old sites, if they have a PR over 4 then it’s worth it. Under 4, it won’t make enough of a difference to be worth it, unless you have no other links on the page.
30.
Start a Forum
Forums give Tons of traffic, and links, if they are popular. The question is, how can you get a popular one? By doing something new!! Don’t waste people’s time with another pointless forum, find an original idea, and make it off of your related blog. You will receive Tons more traffic, just think how many visits a forum gets, and links if you can get a few hundred members on it.
31.
Create a Signature
Every-time you write an email, sign something, write a letter, work on a forum, comment on a blog… sign it with your name and your blog url, and the keyword phrase of your site.
Don Gilbert
How to Blog
http://www.mastersofseo.com
32.
Ask for Comments
You can do this is a good way, without sounding desperate. End your blog posts with something like this, “If you liked this blog post, and it was able to help you, please link to it from your blog, so others may be helped by it as well.” This is a nice way of asking, that let helping other people be the goal.
33.
Hire a Commentor
You probably don’t have the time to comment on tons of blogs, but I’m sure some intelligent kid you know does. Pay him like 10 cents a comment, which would be a great deal for both of you. Say he leaves 100 comments a day, that’s ten bucks from your pocket, but that’s probably 200 return visitors to your site at least, with probably lots more links and subscribers as well. Be careful who you choose, because he’s representing your name, but outsourcing can be cheap, easy, and very successful.
34.
Set up a YouTube Video
Youtube videos rank Really high in search engines, if you can create a good relevant one, that’s helpful, you can receive lots of links. Just begin and end by saying your name and the blog you’re from. If you don’t believe me about the incredible ranking of youtube videos, type in “how to blog” on google. There’s this stupid video by two perverts that has absolutely nothing to do with blogging. And yet it’s been on the first page at least since September, and who knows how long before that. Can you tell it frustrates me?
35.
Join Group Blogs
There are lots of blogs out there are are done by a group of people. If you have time, find a posting job, for a blog run by several people. Alot of these blogs become pretty popular, so if you can find a group of successful bloggers creating a group blog, try and jump in on it. Most likely, they’ll allow signature links after every post.
36.
Reply to Everything
Build a reputation for being responsive, and kind to your readers. Reply to all emails, comments, and messages. People respect this, and will link to show their appreciation.
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