Over 100 Methods to Build Links for Your Blog
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”Content is the king”, the most effective way to build links is to write quality content and wait when other bloggers and webmasters link your post as a source. But what if you just created a blog and there are not a lot of readers yet, or your field is very competitive. Link building can send more visitors and improve search engine traffic.
During the link building process you should not spam, submit blog in low quality directories, or use companies which offer “millions links for few bucks”. There are a lot of good ways to get quality link to your blog and improve visibility.
Old fashion way:
- Directory submission is not dead yet (as some web marketers suggest). Among thousand directories you can still find some good ones with pages indexed by Google and strict approval policy. Go for niche or local directories to find more quality ones.
- Blog directories, pretty much the same as industry niche directories but for bloggers.
- Article submission works when you contribute valuable content to high traffic article directories like EzineArticles, Work, or Buzzle.
- Link exchange work if you do it only with few related sites, unlimited link exchange with low quality sites can affect SERPS.
- Participate in forums and message boards if you contribute good posts and quality content.
- Submit your blog in DMOZ but remember that first of all you have to establish yourself as a good writer and your blog as valuable resource.
Socialize:
- Blogroll exchange with other bloggers when you post enough and establish your blog. Good bloggers don’t exchange blogroll links with everyone.
- Link other blogs from your posts.
- Provide good comments on another related blogs. Contribute your knowledge, experience, and suggestions.
- Join popular social networks for bloggers such as MyBlogLog, BlogCatalog, Blogged, and others.
- Talk to your friends… and you will find that many of them use LiveJournal, Blogger, Twitter, MySpace, FaceBook, LinkedIn etc. Some of them got personal blogs or websites.
Using social and social bookmarking websites:
- Submit your own posts in social media and bookmarking networks which allow it. Don’t submit every single one, submit ony posts with catchy headlines and useful information.
- Social Bookmark Buttons. Use widgets, buttons, and links which allow to share post with popular social media sites. Add only buttons to popular sites like Digg, Twitter, or Stumbleupon… Avoid putting buttons to hundreds networks.
- Bookmark and share posts from other blogs, many bloggers will do the same in exchange.
- Profile link, many social sites have option to link blog or a website from personal profile.
- Share your knowledge. Use wiki’s, forums, and content sharing networks.
- Join niche social sites. If you are a doctor you can join Care2, webmasters can use Sphinn, and geeks can stick around GeeksWithBlogs.
Promotion of RSS Feed.
- Feed submission in news sites and readers. Submitting your feed on media sites you let them to distribute information from your recent posts and publish headlines or portions of your content.
- Use ping services. Ping services will send your feed to multiple news sites. Some blog platforms provide automatic ping services.
- Submit RSS feed to networks you already use. Many of them offer to submit RSS feeds.
- Create visible links (buttons) to subscribe for your feed. TechWeb Media recommend to switch custom feed to FeedBurner.
Follow competitors:
- Google your competitors, check their Twitter, visit Technorati to find which social networks they use and who link them.
Content:
- Write content for readers. It is the biggest mistake when you write content for search engines.
- Eye catching titles. Here some examples: 100 ways to save on gas, The most stupid jokes, 10 reasons why your girlfriend hates you…
Contribute and help others.
- Guest post on other blogs work the same way as article submission but even better. Quality post could be approved by popular blog with thousands readers.
- Write good posts and reviews about businesses, companies, services, and bloggers.
For business blogs:
- Allow your employees to blog and use social media (they do it anyway).
- Notify clients, partners, and customers about your blog.
