9 Basic Link Building Tactics
Here is a quick list of common link building tactics that you can use 100% of the time for any SEO project.
Remember, this is outside of compelling content that will go ‘viral’ and assumes that no competitor research or link building strategies have been developed.
It is meant to be a quick list of the basic and standard link building tactics…I know there are a lot more options, but if you see something that I ‘really’ missed, be sure to add it to the comments or drop me an email.
- Write articles and place them on other websites as a guest writer in exchange for a link back to your website. Example – http://www.ezinearticles.com
- Use online directories, both free and those that charge a review fee, to list your website. Example – http://dir.yahoo.com
- Place links on social sites that accept news, events, etc to create a link back to your website. Example – http://www.digg.com
- ‘Guest Post’ or ‘Guest Write’ on industry blogs & websites in exchange for a link back to your site.
- Placing links on social bookmarking sites to create a link back to your website. Example – http://delicious.com/
- Write 3rd party content on hosted websites and place links back to your website. Example – http://www.hubpages.com
- Setup a 3rd party hosted blog (or buy a domain), then write content and place links back to your website – Example – http://www.blogger.com
- Issue a press release on a product or service and place links back to your website. Example – http://www.PRWeb.com
- Review popular online resources and either edit existing information OR create new information about your business or website – http://www.wikipedia.com
