I didn’t realize the importance of this. Honestly, I figured that there was something else going on with organic traffic. I can remember back in the day when everyone was doing link sharing, where webmasters would exchange links. The catch was that if you wanted to link on a high ranking site, you had to have a decent rank yourself because the owner of that ranking site also was working at a higher page rank.
I guess that’s why that didn’t work so well.
It really hasn’t changed very much since the last time I’ve looked at it though. The responsibility is still the webmaster whether or not he wants to keep your link on his page.
They can easily delete your post or comment etc.
So, basically there are a few different ways to building links for you site. I am going to break it down here so that I can understand it a little better myself.
I am not going to go into too much detail for each method but it will definitely be enough to get started.
Perhaps The Easiest – Blog Commenting
Blog commenting is a great way to build backlinks. The trick here is to not go out and spam a bunch of blogs and just consider that as a valid way. Most likely, as they should, the webmaster will most likely just not approve your comment and delete it from his/her server.
If you are going to be commenting on blogs (and adding your link back to your site at the same time) then add value. Read the post, or at least some of it, and then comment on something you find interesting.
This is probably the most important tip. There are other details such as how to post your link that are up there as well, but if you don’t get a link up, then it was wasted time. The way to make sure you at least get a link up is to comment in a fashion that shows you’ve actually read the post.
Article Submission & Guest Blogging
The 2 are different I know. However, what if you wrote a great little article and you wanted to somehow get it on a high ranking site other then an article directory? Well, you become a social butterfly, get over your fear of talking to other people and be ready to hop into the limelight!
Do you know how many bloggers out there are hungry for content on their site? I mean look at this blog. I don’t post everyday… I want to believe me. It’s not like I am short of ideas to write about. My enemy is TIME! I am a full time Daddy, Husband, Employee, Brother, Friend. I barely have time to watch ‘The Office’ which is my favorite show ever!
The point is, I wish someone would come to me and say something like “Hey Guy! Let me post an article on your blog. I promise to make it really good and relative to your niche. The only thing I ask is that you allow me to put a couple links back to my site.”
Heck Yea!
I would jump all over it and many other bloggers would too! So, find a blog that relates to your topic. Example would be something… let’s say you were promoting ‘dog grooming sheers’. You could go and do a search for Dog Grooming Blogs. I’ll bet there are a few. Find one that you both like and has a decent ranking.
Next, find the contact page and ask the owner of the site if they would like some content for their blog. When they say ‘of course’… start writing something RELEVANT and ADD VALUE! I cannot stress it enough! You could talk about how to shave a dog gently or how to shave a poodle to make him look like a Q-tip. I don’t know… But if you are really marketing the niche then it should be easy to come up with something.
A line in the post saying something like… “I found these “dog grooming sheers” that really helped my friend get the job done”
Get it? Good… Now do it. You’ll be surprised just how famous you can become. The great thing about this is, if you get a good response, that blogger may ask you back! That’s 2 links plus their readers may actually check out your link also! Win Win Win… Win.
Forum Commenting and Profile Links
This one can be effective as well but just as important to pay attention to what you are doing. Add value, add value, add value. I cannot stress it enough. There is nothing worse then going into a forum that you frequent just to find some new guy that just joined spamming away like he owns the place. It really is horrible.
The trick is to become a lurker for about a week before you even post a link anywhere. Including your profile! Hang out first. Get to know the way the forum vibes and then after about a week, make a post.
That doesn’t mean you need to spend hours reading topics but it does mean that you have some idea about what it is you are about to comment on. Google is looking for natural links and the webmasters hate spam. The combination of this makes it a challenge to get links but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
Besides… The benefits for creating long lasting links like this means you have more of a chance to stay well positioned for your search term.
So that’s it for now. There you have it. Three really effective ways to start building backlinks.
Time to go play!
See ya.
