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9 More Ways To Get Backlinks For Better Search Engine Rankings

There are tons of things that you can do in order to get a higher ranking in search engines. I had originally mentioned “9 Ways To Get Backlinks For Better Search Engine Rankings” and decided to write a follow-up article. If you are serious about increasing the traffic to your website, you are going to need to know how to get links. After your website has built up some authority, people will naturally start linking to you from their blogs. However, you are going to need to first get people to your website by doing some internet marketing.

9 More Ways To Get Backlinks For Better Search Engine Rankings

Unique Article Wizard

This tool has helped me a lot when it comes to getting links from other blogs in a short amount of time. With this tool, you basically submit three original articles that are all similar and related to the same topic. The unique articles then get distributed to a network of many websites and blogs. Each article allows you to get up to two authorship links. Most of the time, articles get submitted to thousands of websites – and although these sites are not usually very quality, the links still help.

You can read my Unique Article Wizard Review if you are interested in finding out more information. It currently costs $67 per month, which I think is very reasonable. If you aren’t yet making this much money on the internet, it may seem like a pricey tool. With that said, there are not too many programs that make link building as easy as Unique Article Wizard’s system. As of now, I encourage you to at least try out the tool. If you don’t like it after one month, you are only out $67. I have been using it for a long time now and the results have been significant enough for me to continue with its usage.

Social Media Websites

There are tons of ways in which you will be able to get backlinks by participating in social media communities. Places like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and Stumble Upon, can all be a source of traffic. You can create a website page on Facebook, link out to your site from your twitter profile (as well as with your Digg profile or StumbleUpon profile). Obviously you do not need to use them all, but the more that you take advantage of, the more link juice you will get sent your way.

The great thing about using social media sites is that it also provides more of an opportunity for you to get new visitors to your site, thus increasing your traffic. The more traffic that you get to your website, the greater percent chance you will have to get a link from one of your readers. If you link to an extremely well written article, it may get re-tweeted on twitter or become one of the most popular articles on Digg – you really never know what can happen. Never be afraid to put your material out on social sites – the powerful backlinks will be worth it.

Feed Directories

There are many different Feed Directories that will allow you to submit your RSS feed. When you have submitted it, the website will automatically be pinged every time you update your blog. The nice thing about submitting your site’s feed is that you also get a link back. Although it takes time to submit your feed (e.g. http://2makemoneyontheinternet.com/feed) to tons of different directories, the link support will surely help.

It is recommended that you do not submit to every directory all at the same time. Take the time to space out your feed submissions so that they look natural to the search engines. Eventually, you should notice that your blog’s readership increases as well as its traffic. There are many lists of feed directories on the net. As long as you eventually submit your feed, you will benefit by getting extra backlinks for better rankings.

Build Website Authority and Popularity

If you can manage to run a blog that targets a big enough audience, you can build authority if you maintain and update it. On average, it takes a blogger roughly three years to gain authority in a very competitive topic. It can take longer, but it may also be a much quicker process if you are great at link building and Search Engine Optimization. When you finally have a large number of readers and visitors, you have built up authority.

The great thing about having authority and/or popularity is that people will be compelled to link to you. Let’s say you report your monthly earnings at $30000 and all of your readers are amazed with your accomplishment. Assuming most of your readers and followers have blogs, there is a very good chance that some of them will link back to your earnings. Same goes for if you write an exceptional article – people are going to take notice and the links will start pouring in. Authority is not something that happens overnight though, so do not get too excited if you are just starting out.

Have a Contest

Holding a contest on your website can serve as a very catchy, creative way to get backlinks for better search engine rankings. In recent years, the number of contests held by websites has increased due to the fact that they are a very effective traffic booster. Although I personally do not plan on having a contest on “2 Make Money On The Internet” anytime soon, there are plenty of webmasters that enjoy implementing contests.

The point is that any quality contest (e.g. that gives people the chance to win good prizes) is going to build up the number of visitors to your website and will build backlinks. People will discuss the contest on their websites – especially if they won a prize. It is a good idea to build up a moderate number of readers before you use this technique. Assess whether you could gain a lot of good links from having a contest. If you could, you should consider having one.

Video Marketing

If you are good at creating web videos, you can post them all across the net. Putting a few keyword-rich videos on YouTube is going to bring in more traffic to your website. If you know how to create a customized video player (specifically for your website), then whenever someone embeds it into a post, they are going to automatically give you an extra backlink.

If you talk about something interesting or controversial, there are likely going to be many people that watch the video. Simply include a URL link to your website if you want to get more incoming links. This technique does not always work well, but it can be highly effective if you are a good speaker and/or have something exciting to share.

Use Yahoo Answers

An easy way to pick up some quick link juice is to spend some time contributing to Yahoo Answers. For those who do not know how Yahoo Answers works, it is basically a place where any member of Yahoo can ask a question. If you take the time to thoughtfully answer someone’s question, you can link back to a couple sources of where you got your answer. Obviously you probably should not be linking to a make money online website if you are answering a question about health.

It is relatively easy to search for questions that are related to your area of expertise. If you are really experienced in the area of fitness, you probably will want to answer questions in that specific niche and link to a fitness website that you may have. The cool thing is that Yahoo Answers has a lot of power in the eyes of the search engines – therefore the links coming to your website from it are usually very beneficial.

Build Support Websites

For most people that know how to create websites, it is not very difficult to create a bunch of little niche “support” websites. The idea is to use these support sites to give your main website backlinks. You usually should not interlink these support sites with one another; rather, each one should be pointing directly at your main site. I recommend putting up at least 5 posts on each website and sending some authority back to the site that you are trying to build up to number one.

The nice thing about support sites is that they can be created for free on platforms like Blogger.com and WordPress.com. If you are smart in your link building process (e.g. only link out every once and awhile), you can get a ton of authority transferred your way. This technique works great if you have a large website that could use a bit of a boost.

Hire an SEO Specialist

Hiring a Search Engine Optimization specialist could be one of the best decisions for your website that you ever make. It is very important to have someone knowledgeable in SEO on your side if you hope to rank well and maximize your traffic. If you already know a lot about optimizing your site for search engines, there is no need for a specialist or consultant.

Professionals in SEO are experts in getting your website lots of high quality backlinks from many different sources. People that are experienced in this field will be able to get you a lot of links in a relatively short period of time. It may be wise to consider taking advantage of an SEO specialist if you hope to make lots of money on the internet.

9 Ways To Get Backlinks For Better Search Engine Rankings

When creating websites, you have got to know how to get traffic to the site if you plan on making money on the internet. You are not going to make any money if you do not strategize and come up with a plan to get people to your site. One of the quickest and most effective ways to get traffic is by getting backlinks from other sites. A “backlink” is a hyperlink from one webpage pointing to another. The more backlinks that your website is able to get, the more likely you will be to get traffic. The reason that these will help you get traffic is primarily due to the fact that they will increase your search engine position. In this article, I decided to write some techniques that you can use in order to get a lot of backlinks for your website or blog.

9 Ways Get Backlinks For Better Search Engine Rankings

Create Blog Themes

Many people know how to edit code and create good looking blog themes. The great thing about creating themes is that every time someone uses your theme, you can have it point a link back to your website. Most theme developers require that their link be left in the “footer” portion of the template. If you design a great looking theme, you can gain massive amounts of backlinks because more people will be inclined to use it.

Submit Your Site to Directories

There are many great directories that try to include as many quality sites as possible in their database. It is always a good idea to look up some popular directories and submit your website for index. Although the link juice (i.e. strength of a link) from these directories will vary, some will be of considerable benefit. If you have some extra cash, you can get even more backlinks by paying to get listed in the Yahoo Directory, BOTW (Best of The Web), or in the Business.com directory.

Develop a Website Plugin

Although it takes some experience, developing a plugin can be a highly effective way to gain backlinks. The concept is very similar to that of “creating blog themes” because each time someone uses a plugin that you developed, you will get links back to your site. Plugins can also be used to make money on the internet because you can decide to sell them and/or include a donation box. If your plugin becomes popular and people like it, you will receive plenty of compensation for your hard work.

Comment on “Do-Follow Blogs”

Each time that you comment on “do-follow” blogs (as opposed to “no-follow” blogs), you will get a free backlink to your site. There are already a lot of bloggers that have decided to remove the “no-follow” attribute and reward their commenters by giving out link juice. You should know, though, that leaving a small comment like “nice job” or “good post” is likely going to get deleted. You should be sincere with your comments if your goal is to get links using this method.

Exchange Links with Similar Websites

A very easy way to get backlinks for better search engine rankings is by exchanging links with other webmasters. You will want to make sure that the sites that you are exchanging links with are somewhat related to your niche as well. If you have a site about “home décor” and are linking to a site about “fitness” you will not get as much benefit. If you have a website about “music” and are exchanging links with other “music-related” sites, you will get a ton of benefit. Obviously the more closely related your site is to the one in which you are linking, the more you will reap the benefits.

Comment in Forums

Most forums are great places to interact with other like-minded individuals. If you post some interesting comments and/or people enjoy interacting with you, they will take the time to check out your website. Not to mention the fact that you will be able to include a link back to your website in your signature. If you cannot seem to find any helpful forums, I recommend taking the time to read Digital Point; there are plenty of highly-knowledgeable people that frequently exchange advice.

Participate in Blog Carnivals

Although most people do not utilize this method of getting backlinks as much these days, carnivals still will work to get links. The idea associated with a carnival is that articles about similar topics are collected and grouped together. After they have been grouped, they are posted on a blog as a collection. When they get posted, you get a link back to the article on your website that was submitted to the carnival. The nice thing about these is that it doesn’t take much time to submit your articles. The downside is that your article may get rejected. To increase your odds of getting an article accepted, be sure to focus on writing quality content and submit your articles to as many carnivals as possible.

Write Articles for Other Websites

Writing articles for other websites is a smart way to get backlinks to rank better in the search engines. Several places that you can go to publish articles include: InfoBarrel, HubPages, Ezine Articles, and Go Articles. These websites are viewed as “very powerful” in the search engines and will definitely increase the amount of traffic coming to your website. How long does an article need to be for one of these sites? The amount of content that you wish to contribute is completely up to you. Some sites require that you write at least 350 words, while others may require at least 400 words. I recommend aiming for at least 400 words if you want strong backlinks.

Become a Guest Author

The act of guest posting on other websites can be extremely beneficial. In order to guest post, all you need to do is send an email to the webmaster of the website that you would like to write for, and ask whether they would be willing to accept a submission from you. If the webmaster agrees to accept guest authors, you can quickly get some added link juice by writing a good article. You will also be able to attract some new blog readers and visitors to your website. A traffic increase usually helps people make money on the internet in a shorter period of time.