Building links and backlinks is part of marketing your site. But the truth is--if all you do is context-less links, the search engines will eventually downgrade your site in their engines.

This is how you should create backlinks:

1. Write articles (with a live hyperlink to your site in your resource box) and submit to at least 3 directories, including EzineArticles.com. This will create backlinks at at least 3 sites. Then, approach webmasters and website owners about posting your article on their website. Make a list of the top sites in your industry and work down, contacting five per day. Many won't be interested, but those who are can really help you. Not only will you get another backlink to your site, but you might also build a strategic business relationship.

2. Comment at blogs--but make sure you are commenting with quality information. Do not blog-spam! Most blogs will let you leave a link to your website when you comment on their blog. This will also generate backlinks to your site when the search engines spider these blogs.

3. Post in forums. But follow the same advice as above--don't just post "Nice comment," or spam the forum with something dumb. Focus on answering questions with quality information or asking good, quality questions. You can get a sense for these by reading the forum a bit first before you start posting.

All three methods create backlinks for you because you can leave your website link (live and hyperlinked) in each case. This also creates passive traffic for you. Since your focus is on posting/writing quality info (adding value), people will be attracted to you as a marketer of interest and link through to your website.

Who knows? Maybe they'll even buy from you....

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