Internal link tactics, List strategies and, Link building starters.
While on the pursuit of continuous link building education I found several sites that had some great lists. Lists being the operative word. Link to the Top 30 Link Building strategies.
Being a small business owner my goal is to usually find information that is concise, to the point and “on target with the topic I am researching. Since I work in the rapidly evolving field of SEO and Search Marketing, it is not my intention to debate over which list is better but to give you the information to form your own strategy. But a strategy you need, and getting started now is in your favor.
There is not one strategy that fits all. Our clients range from Artist’s to Tile distributors. Content is different, industry is different and so should the link building strategy be different.
This comparative link building list is derived from articles, written in 2009, by 3 current SEO and Search Marketing specialists.There are several more. To see a list of 15 Top SEO articles we follow, visit Search Marketing . For a complete list of all link building strategies visit these sources below.
| Link building tactics -SEOMOZ | Building link popularity -SEObook |
Link building strategies -Weip |
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| 1. | Link Bait & Viral content creation | Build lists for people to link to | Make sure that your navigation is spiderable |
| 2. | Blogging & Engaging in the Blogosphere | Create 10 easy tips to help you articles | Build “breadcrumbs” into your website |
| 3. | Create valuable content strategies | Create extensive resource lists | Create”In content Links” |
| 4. | Public Relations | Create a list of the top 10 myths for a category | Use a Site Map |
| 5. | Direct Link purchases from individual sites | Create a list of gurus/experts | Link to topically relevant pages on important pages of your website |
| 6. | Use widgets and embeddable content | Make your content easy to understand | Be consistent in linking behavior |
| 7. | Conferences, Events and In person networking | Minimize grammatical or spelling errors | Make sure that the link juice flows to your most important pages |
| 8. | User generated content | Have an easily accessible privacy policy and about section so your site seems more trustworthy | Optimize your existing links |
| 9. | High Trust/Authority directories | Buy relevant traffic with a pay per click campaign | Monitor your 404 statistics and keep track of whoever links to old pages |
| 10. | Niche Social Media Communities | Syndicate an article at i.e – Isnare.com and others. | Create a ‘link to us’ page |
While there are many more top “Do’s” and “Don’t’s in Link Building, if you concentrate on what valuable time you have on these top strategies and tactic’s you will fast forward your progress to a better search engine rank; and with a defined website conversion strategy, (discussed in up coming articles) more business.
Let us know if this article was helpful and what link building strategy is working for you.
