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30 Link Building Tips to Improve Your SEO

This is a guest post by Brent Sweet, owner of One-Way-Links-Now.com. He can show you how to build thousands of backlinks and improve your search rankings.

Search Engine Optimization

Successful websites have plenty of links to them, but those links don’t just magically appear. If you want to be successful with your web site in the search engines, you’ll need to focus on one way link building, something that can skyrocket your position in the search results if done correctly and naturally.

Directories

1. Submit your site to directories and if you have a blog on your site, submit that to blog directories.

2. Write informative articles with killer bios (including your link) and submit to article directories.

3. Submit press releases to PR directories for immediate links, as well as back links when news sites pick the release up.

4. Look for local and niche specific directories and submit your site to them.

Website Content

5. Offer a solution to a problem. People will link to you in droves.

6. Make a “Top 10″ list of resources for your niche, these always gain a lot of back links.

7. Set up a contest where people have to bookmark or blog about the contest in order to enter.

8. Write a 6 part email course and give it away so people will tell their friends.

9. Give away a free eBook or product and let people know about it so they can link to you.

10. Compile a list of top gurus in your niche. Chances are they’ll link back to you when they realize you’re talking about them.

Blogging

11. If you don’t have a blog, set one up, host it on your site and post to it regularly.

12. Join group writing projects where many people will link to everyone who participated in the project.

13. Write a comprehensive post about one of the more popular blogs.

14. Join a blog carnival.

Content Sites

15. Set up pages on content sites like Squidoo and Hub pages, linking back to your site as a reference.

16. Be the first to start a page for your keyword on a content site and you’ll get a lot more traffic and links.

17. Set up a blog on a site like Blogger which is quickly indexed by Google. Link back to your site every two or three blog posts.

18. Put photos up on sites like Flickr and link to your website in the description.

19. Upload useful videos to video sharing sites and include your URL in the description box.

20. Create a favorite products list on Amazon and link to your site.

Networking

21. Join social networks like StumbleUpon and Digg and make plenty of friends. Bookmark and vote for their sites and they will do the same for you, increasing the chances of having someone link to your site.

22. Offer to write a guest post on a prominent blog in your niche. Link to your own site in the post.

23. Create a great sig line in forums, with your link, and make plenty of useful comments.

24. Comment on blog posts and link to your site.

25. Answer relevant questions on Yahoo Answers. If you’re chosen as the Best Answer, you can leave your link in the resource area.

26. Twitter URLs and ask for re-tweets.

27. Use your URL in your profile on social media sites.

Techniques

28. Use your keywords in your anchor text.

29. Don’t forget to use deep links, don’t just link to your main page.

30. Set up an affiliate program which will help boost visibility and therefore increase links.

You can use as many or as few of these one way link building tips to help boost your SEO. Chances are, you’ll come up with a few more methods of your own, too.

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Nicholas Ho | Apr 29, 2009 | Comments 313

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Generate Quality Traffic With SEO Article Writing

Generate Quality Traffic With SEO Article Writing Content is king, and you will realize this once you begin using SEO article writing for your website.

SEO article writing is the most cost effective way to bring in traffic to your site with little time and effort on your part. And if you are really ambitious, you can write the articles yourself and save a lot more money. All you need to do is learn how to write the articles.

If you are a person that can write readable content quickly, you can easily use SEO article writing to promote your website. What you will need are just a few keywords and some ideas on how to create content around that.

Keyword optimization is the most important thing to learn. You will be using keywords in order to get the content noticed, so make sure that you use them well.

Over using keywords in SEO article writing is a big mistake. If you fill the content so full of keywords that it is unreadable, no one is going to pay any attention to it and it will not bring any new traffic to your site.

If, however, you use SEO article writing to create quality content that people are interested in, they will be sure to become your new traffic. SEO article writing is the most subtle way to advertise your website, so many people do not even realize that it is advertising. While others tend to avoid blatant advertising, SEO article writing is advertising that also gives something back to the new customers.

SEO article writing is all about subtle advertising. While someone thinks that they are just reading an article on a topic that they are interested in, it is also a way to open them up to visiting your site. Your site on a search engine results page may never even show up. With SEO article writing supplementing your site, you will most likely make the first page of the search results. This is the way that SEO article writing brings the customers to you.

If you want your SEO article writing to work for you, try using bold, italics, and underlines whenever you want to stress a point or a keyword. This way, people will be able to see that they are going to get information about what they are searching for.

When writing articles, you also want to think about what kind of keywords to use. If you were looking for a site like yours, what keyword would you use? Take this idea and play with it. Are there other ways to phrase the same keyword in order to get results? You will also want to think about keywords that may come up less often, but will still work.

If you want to begin SEO article writing, think about all the different keywords that would bring people into your site that are interested in what you have to offer. This way, you will not only be able to more traffic, but more targeted traffic for your website. This translates into more money and popularity for your business. And who doesn’t want that?

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admin | Feb 14, 2009 | Comments 37

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How To Get High Search Engine Rankings

This post is guest blogged by my friend, Moon Loh, from MoonLoh.com. She is a mompreneur who focuses on using Search Engine Optimization to get ranked high on search engines like Google and Yahoo! to generate traffic for her websites.

Search engine ranking is the ranking of a web document at the major search engines for a particular term or phrase. If your website ranks in the first page of the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo or MSN, which means that your website has high chance to attract free traffic. And the purpose of doing SEO is to attract free traffic right?

My website rank #6 in the first page of search result “how to do social bookmarking” - 03.02.09

There is really no magic on how to get high search engine rankings. All the while I just take notes of the search engine ranking factors and also the steps to achieve high search engine rankings.

Search Engine Ranking Factors

A) Keyword Use Factors
B) Page Attributes
C) Site/Domain Attributes
D) Inbound Link Attributes
E) Negative Crawling/Ranking Attributes

Factors To Get A Boost In SEO Ranking

1) Be Prepared.
2) Avoid Javascript.
3) Content is King.
4) Build Backlinks.
5) Don’t obsess over PageRank.
6) Focus on Titles.
7) Keep Content Fresh!
8 ) The Key to Good Links.
9) Phrasing it Correctly.
10) Don’t Design in a Vaccum.
11) Keep Adding Keywords.
12) Don’t Split Your Link Juice.
13) Ditch the Long Names.
14) Forget About Frames!
15) What Really Counts.
16) Get Indexed Quickly.
17) Start a Blog.
18) Quality Counts.
19) Don’t Abuse The System.
20) Guilt by Association.

Steps To Achieve High Search Engine Rankings

- Know your geographic market and ensure your domain has the correct TLD.
- Include keyword in Domain name (using hyphens if necessary).
- Create as much content about your products or subject as you can.
- AFTER you have your site content start keyword researching
- Decide on 4 or 5 primary keywords to use as main sub-sections
- Sit down and sketch out your navigation system
- Re-write content using knowledge previously gained about keywords and phrases
- Structure each individual page
- Proof read your completed page and get a 2nd opinion
- Construct your site.

Here I also want to emphasize on another BIG factor of page ranking success, which is LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing). This is a way for search engines to view and rank web pages in a more natural, or human manner. In other word, LSI helps search engines to find out what a web page is all about and it basically means that you shouldn’t just focus on a single keyword when optimizing our web pages and when getting links. LSI not only takes into account a keyword or phrase but also other words and phrases that are similar.

Never worry about the Page Rank for the website because a PR0 website could get indexed and rank #1 at Google. Build your site with the SEO and LSI in your mind, you will then get the Page Rank you want. Remember, Be Patient!

Moon Loh – A Mompreneur in Online Business and has a lovely daughter. Always believe in “There is a Will, There is A Way!”

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admin | Feb 03, 2009 | Comments 198

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Search Engine Marketing-What Actually Works?

Most books and software ever sold online have-in one form or another-something to do with Search Engine Optimization. Why is this such a sought after service? Because… getting a good spot on major search engines can be the difference between $0 in profit per day versus $500 to $150,000 in profits per day (depending on the product you are promoting). Now there are many books and programs out there… and trust me, I’ve tried nearly all of them. Here are my personal recommendations:

#1 – The SEO Elite Software is by far the best of the best in software out there. It is a bit pricey to start off with, but it will literally save you thousands of dollars in promotions. The advantage you have is that you can create instant back-links to your site whenever you choose to, and on more sites then you could ever dream of. To have access to tools with a 1/4 of these abilities you would pay about $239 a year somewhere else. In short… you get more than you pay for. I’d rate it 10/10

#2 – Search Engine Optimization is another great, great tool. The price is a fraction of what you would pay on the previous software, but you are also more limited as to what you can or cannot do with this system. Still a super program, but remember: You Get What You Pay For.

#3 – Links Master is a program different from the previous two in the sense that you get someone else to blast your text ads out onto hundreds of sites. Problem? You have limited control over the kind of sites and the amount of sites linking to your site. Again… a great service, but it does tend to go hard on the wallet of those starting out.

Believe it or not-there is no secret to getting your site listed #1 on major search engines. You read that right! Search Engine Marketing is always spoken of as though it is hard to do. And gaining a #1 spot on Google, well, that is just plain impossible. If done right, YOU can prove all those assumptions wrong.

Using software #1 it is easy and fast as lightning to get top ranking on major search engines and, as previously stated, it takes very little effort on your part. Go to the site, read the testimonials-and if you are serious about getting that #1 spot… I trust you will purchase the software. The SEO software is to the online marketer today as a machine gun would have been to a warrior in medieval times: It literally blows all Search Engine Marketing competitors to pieces!

Search engines can be an effective method of driving highly targeted visitors to a web site. Our search engine marketing page provides access to the collective wisdom of all the top search engine marketing experts with regularly updated articles, links to resources, and announcements of new tools and services available to the search engine marketing industry.

Do you want your site to rank #1 on Google?

Then use the #1 Search Engine Marketing tool, which is currently being used by thousands of search engine marketers around the world. Gain YOUR #1 spot on Google, Yahoo, and MSN in record time!

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admin | Feb 01, 2009 | Comments 18

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Should SEO Experts Use Press Release? Yes Or No?

Rumor has it that press releases are the next big thing in the SEO business, and many companies are spending top dollars trying to write the next big press release announcing the next big balloon breaking technology. But is this really the next big thing?

By definition, a Press Release is a kind of news item released by the company on whom the news is being reported. As such, you will have to compete with all the other press releases and hope that your will get picked up.

Why Will Your Press Release Be Trashed?

Number 1 Unless you are writing a press release about Microsoft, Adobe, Sony or one of the other mega-companies, or at least about a company that is relatively well known, forget about it. Journalists and news editors receive thousands of press releases a day and there is no way that they will waste more than a quick glance. So why should you pay a company seven to eight hundred dollars for them sending your press release to thousands of editors and journalists when they are going to junk it anyway?

Number 2

Unless you are announcing a truly revolutionary product or technology (which I assume you are not since you are only interested in using the professionally paid and written press release to boost your search engine rankings), whatever you make up or announce such as some new free deal or new portal offering something unique, your chances of being picked up are very slim. Yes, the PR companies will tell you that they have vast experience in writing Press Releases that will make yours stand out and get picked up but this is not accurate. The only way your PR is going to get picked up is if it truly is something out of the ordinary or something that no one has ever thought off.

Number 3 Unless you plan to spend millions of dollars and then just by sheer volume your site will go ahead in the search engines, this is not a good option. Why? If you send a large number of press releases then these will be placed on the different PR companies websites main page. Since most of these home pages have a very high page rank, your site will get a boost. The question is whether this boost is worth the large amount of money you will put into the PR companies pocket. No it is not. Use that money to buy (though I do not recommend this) links from high-ranked websites and you will pay less and receive more benefit.

Number 4 Any press release, even if it has been accepted, will remain on the different pages for just a short time, making the time and effort and even more so the amount of money you paid fruitless.

Conclusion:
A press release is useful if you wish to contact the press and maybe get some free publicity, but it is of no use if you wish to use it as a tool in order to advance your website in the search engines.

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admin | Jan 31, 2009 | Comments 33

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4 Easy Steps To Boost Your Website Popularity Online

One way search engines determine how to rank websites is through link popularity. This term refers to the quantity and quality of links pointing to your website. High link popularity suggests your site is an expert resource, worthy of higher rankings than other sites.

Link Building Steps

There are many ways to get good links. Here are 4 simple steps for getting started.

Step 1: Identify high-ranking website in your niche

Start with keyword phrase you want to be ranked for most. Run a search for in the major search engines, and check out pages at the top of the organic results. Skip direct competitors. Choose professional-looking sites or blogs that have good-quality content similar to yours in theme.

Step 2: Request an inbound link

Email is usually the most effective and efficient way of asking for a link. This provides an email trail too. Avoid writing a generic-sounding link request because your email could be blocked by spam filters or deleted by recipients. Instead, personalize and customize your email. You should include reasons why the recipient should link to your website and how you website could serve their visitors.

Also with the increasing use of Web 2.0 platform now, apart from emailing, you should explore other more interactive ways of contacting the owners of the websites you wish to request an inbound link from.

The obvious advantages of using this method is that it eliminates the risk of sounding generic (like email) and it increases the aspect of trust. The owner will be able to know who are you and vice versa.

Step 3: Hyperlink keywords in your description

Ask for your company name and a description to be put on your link partners’ sites. The secret here is to include your keyword in your description and hyperlink it to your website. In this way, this will allow spiders to clearly understand what your website is about! Spiders follow links on the web. Keywords links to your website get associated with your website. This is one of the critical steps that many professional marketers do not know about – hopefully, your competitors!

Step 4: Useful relevant landing pages

Think of what your website is all about for a minute. You will want websites and blogs to link to the pages you are optimizing rather than linking all to your homepage! Landing space is often not the best page to link to. Remember you should always direct visitors from other websites to your page providing the information or services they are looking for, so always link them to the most relevant page on your website.

In order to effectively find your potential link partners, we advise you to use the major search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN & Ask.com. For Google, we recommend that you use Google’s PageRank to help you choose your partners.

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admin | Jan 16, 2009 | Comments 12

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Insights To Google’s Pagerank

This training video gives you a brief introduction to Google’s Pagerank how to make you of it to increase your link popularity. With better pagerank and link popularity, your website will sure to get greater exposure on the search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN.

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admin | Jan 11, 2009 | Comments 27

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