June 8th, 2006 by James Omdahl
Building links for search engine optimization is not fun. I have never spoken to an affiliate who enjoys it, and I can tell you that I do not enjoy it either.
Unfortunately, fun does not always equal big bucks, and successful SEOs are willing to sit down and build dozens (or hundreds) of inbound links to their sites day after day.
But how do you build links in the first place? A new guide from Jim Westergren tells us just that. From the purest of tactics, like “link baiting” to the ultra-dangerous ones, like Link-Vault, Jim goes through the different ways to build links to your website.
Also, make sure you pay close attention to the first section, “Guidelines for a Natural Simulation,” which explains ways to make your link development seem natural - because if you build links too fast, you are going to get in trouble. Trust me, I know.
Go and check out the guide here - and make sure you read the comments after the guide.
Happy linking!
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June 8th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
“Trust me, I know.”
Sounds like a teaser to tomorrows scandalous post…
June 8th, 2006 at 3:49 pm
Yeah - I will call it “Buying Site-wide Links is Dumb.”
June 14th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Thanks for finding and sharing Jims linking guide. Im amazed at what a few good links can do for your site.
Contact me if you are reading this article, have an insurance site, and would like to exchange links. info@sagequotes.com).
Hmmmm. Wonder if James will let me keep this comment up? I think hed frown upon reciprocal linking. What are your thoughts here? Does it still work or will it actually hurt me? Jim thinks its ok.
Jim talks about triangle linking, too. This definitely sounds like a safer solution.
It is interesting to note that submitting to the directories often requires reciprocal linking.
June 16th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Hey Mike - first off, its your website, you can do what you want.
I think reciprocal linking is fine, but I think the payoff is fleeting and will continue to decrease in importance as time progresses. If you are talking about “build to last” link building, reciprocal is not the way.
I think triangle linking is safer and is a good thing to look at. Hopefully we can do something here that will help our affiliates develop that type of link with other affiliates.
I have heard some buzz that directories are usually discounted and they do not pass any “link juice” or PageRank. I am not sure it is true, but I would not be surprised.