Some Quick Tips On How To Get Backlinks
March 3rd, 2010
Looking for some fast tips on linkbuilding and how to get backlinks? If not, then you still have a thing or two to learn about running a website. If so, get out your notebook because we’re going to share a few of those tips with you below, and there will be a quiz…
Don’t be too Desperate
Somebody linking to you can never hurt, but you need to be careful about who you’re linking to. Remember, you’re trading webspace for webspace when it comes to hosting a link, so bear in mind that your webspace is often more valuable than another site’s webspace. For example, a website that hosts literally dozens of other links is likely to host yours, as well, but who’s going to find your link buried under dozens of others? It would be better to save that linkswap for a site that keeps its links section down to select handful of, say, ten or twenty links, tops.
SEO: Search Engine Optimization
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and a little SEO know-how is a must for a successful website these days. Back in the early to mid nineties, backlinks were used primarily as a means of navigation around the web, in lieu of any good search engines, but today, backlinks are all about SEO, or keywords, to be specific. If you have anchored text, or linked text, in your web content, make sure that you’re using a hot keyword. Someone looking for a wedding photographer, for example, is going to type “Wedding Photographer” into Google, not “Guy to take pictures while me and the old lady get hitched”.
Never Hesitate to Ask for a Linkswap
We mentioned that you want to save your linkswaps for reputable, high profile sites, right? Well when you’re just starting out, how do you get the dot com celebrities to share some of their visitors with you? That’s up to you. You can provide great content, you can offer a unique product or service, or maybe you can even get lucky and happen to email that webmaster when they’re in a particularly great mood. It never hurts to ask, though, so never hesitate to ask. The worst that can happen is that they might say no.
Don’t Let the Competition Get Ahead
Check out your competitor’s websites. What sites are linking to them? Okay, now go link to those sites. Yes, you’ll be putting your link right alongside a link to your competitor, but at least you’re in the running.
One Way Links can Help
Let’s say you run a website selling your own home brewed beer, so you send a link exchange request to some of your favorite sites on the subject, like Homebrewheaven.com, one of the top sellers of home brewing supplies. Well, even if they turn you down, there’s no rule saying you can’t link to them. You can link to whoever you want, and even when you don’t get a link in return, a link to an industry leader can still improve your reputation, your “trust”, and net you some visibility. Think of it as a sort of “digital karma”.
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