7 Steps Linking For Fun And Profit
Linking is the most basic way of getting high ranking in search
engines now. Despite how search engine optimization changes, the
number of links still decides your popularity. Other than that,
it also enables you to receive a higher page rank, and that
gives you an edge of earning an extra income, just by inserting
a link to other websites.
If you want others to link to you, of course you need to provide
very good or interesting content on your web site. If people
doesn't really care much about the content of the website, then
it's not worthy for them to give you a link.
Nevertheless, linking isn't that hard after all, there are just
a few simple steps that you need to take before requesting a
link from the other sites:
1. If you want your site to deliver swarms of high targeted
visitors, you need to get links from web sites with a higher
popularity. First you need to get a Google toolbar from
http://toolbar.google.com to know a page rank of a website -
page rank indicates popularity, and from there you continue
searching for good page rank sites.
2. So from where do you link to others? You need to create a new
page or directory for linking purpose. This lets potential link
partners see that you're someone who is willing serious in
exchanging links.
3. Get targeted linking! You should be building links from
highly related sites instead of getting non-targeted links from
any websites. If your site is about gardening, you wouldn't want
to exchange links with a website about fishing, it doesn't help
much.
4. Before you request a link from the other websites, put their
links in your web site first. You must be extra polite in
requesting for a reciprocal linking, give and you shall receive!
It is the most important thing having a link to your potential
link partner before them linking to you.
People are often lazy to do things, and if you already have a
link to your potential link partner's site, not only it gives
them motivation, it gives them an urge of linking back to you as
well.
5. Follow up. If you have not received a reply after 2-3 days,
send a polite follow up. Nevertheless, always be polite and
don't demand anything. When you do this right, most probably
people will be glad to link to your site.
6. Exchange for only quality links. You don't want link farms -
sites with only links but no content, web sites with really low
page ranks. Try and search for a websites with a minimum of 4-5
page rank, this way you ensure that you'll have a quality page
rank as well.
7. Try asking your linking partners to put a keyword targeted
anchor text when linking to you. An anchor text is the text
highlighted in blue and underline, and when you click on it
you'll be directed to another site. In other words, it's the
hyperlinked text.
Let's assume that your website is about gardening, then kindly
request your linking partners to link in this way: If you want
to learn Gardening with Steve, you can visit his site about tips
for Gardening and Botanical Plants.
Notice the words "Gardening and Botanical Plants?" You kindly
request your link partners to make that the anchor text when
linking to you. Google will favor your site with highly related
anchor texts!
Start requesting links once your website is ready, everyday push
yourself to request links from at least 2 webmasters, if all of
them agrees, in a year you'll have 730 quality links.