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Gaining links into a website is one of those things all site owners need to do if they’re serious about promoting their site. It’s necessary for the wider visibility of your site, and for being found where your target market hangs out. Links are particularly important for rankings in Google, as Google looks at which sites link to a website and these links can greatly influence how well your site ranks. Moreover the quality of the link rather than the quantity of links that’s important – making gaining those links even more difficult.
Gaining quality links into a site isn’t easy – it’s very time consuming, you may even lose the will to live with it, but it needs to be included into the day to day activities of promoting your site. If you’ve been trying to gain links unsuccessfully for a while, then here’s a few resources which may help make your life easier:
101 Ways to Build Link Popularity – from SEO Book
50 Ideas to Kick Start Your Link Building Strategy – from Marketing Minefield
8 Tips to Get Domain Diversity – from SEOmoz
Headsmacking Tip #1: Link Requests in Order Confirmation Emails – also from SEOmoz
5 Ways to Discover Link Building Ideas – from Search Engine Watch
Q&A: A Few Things You Need to Know About Links – from Search Engine Guide
There’s No Such Thing as a Worthless Link – from Search Engine Land
Hopefully the above links will give you lots of new ideas, but if you’ve got any great ideas that have worked well for you, drop us a note as we’re always keen to hear of ways to successfully gain links.
About Sam
Sam McArthur is an internet marketing consultant with 12 years in the industry. She helps professional service businesses with their internet marketing strategy, helping them to see significant results from their online marketing activities, particularly within the search engines. She also consults on the latest internet tools, technology and best practice techniques.
