Top 10 Back-Link methods

2008-10-09T10:57:00.001-07:00

Creating Back-links

Creating them has never been an easy job.

As we are dependent on the search engines for page rank and traffic, gaining back-links is a job which cannot be underestimated.
Luckily we are no longer restricted to endless, boring directory submissions.

SEO experts worldwide are using one or more of the following strategies.

Once you have read through the methods below, you will probably have some fresh ideas about generating back-links.
* Web site directories
Still valid for getting back-links to your site.
At last count there were thousands of free and paid directories, so do yourself a favor and use free directory submission software.

* Organic back-links
If your site has great content, you will acquire natural back-links over time.
This is not the fastest of methods.

* Forums, guest books and comment boxes
There are thousands of forums, guest books and comment boxes on the Internet just begging for your relevant comment.
Remember to put your URL in your signature.

* Article Marketing
These have become intensely popular recently and are widely touted as the most efficient way to build back-links to your site.

* Free blogs
There are quite a few free blog platforms on the internet where you can set up a free blog.
On your blog, write content related to your site and place links back to your site.

* Free software directories
This is an exciting idea: you can create free software yourself.
It is easy to do with tools which will help you get this right.
Make it available on your site for download, then submit this information to hundreds of software download directories which will automatically link back to your site.
You can think of a handy little software utility for any niche !

* Bookmark sites
By creating accounts on all the popular social Bookmarking sites, you can bookmark your site and share it together with other related topics.

* Create a Google knol
Create informative content and make sure to put your back-links in, no-one else can edit your entry.

* RSS marketing
By creating an RSS feed for your site and blog and then burning it with Feedburner, you can get your content published to hundreds of RSS aggregators.

* Video marketing back-links
You can make a video (even without a face or a voice), submit it on YouTube and have your link attached to it.

The methods described above give you valuable ideas to diversify your back-link strategy. You will have to do some research on each topic.

To avoid information overload, it is best to put together a back-link strategy and stick to it while implementing it.

The methods mentioned above will not get you penalized as long as the back-links come from related sites.

Apply the methods and watch your traffic grow.

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