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Back-linking
One of the most important aspects of increasing your Google Page Rank
The search engines still believe that back-links are an important factor in assessing your site, so until that changes, we still have to work at generating valuable back-links.
Fortunately we are no longer stuck with boring directory submissions as the only alternative.
Internet marketers have started using the methods below to diversify their strategies.
Be inspired by these methods to come up with more ways to build those all-important back-links.
* Free directories
They are still valid and are still useful in acquiring back-links.
To save yourself time when submitting to any of the thousands of site submission directories, use automated submission software.
* Organic back-links
As your site's stature grows, you will automatically receive organic back-links from other web masters.
This will take time as your site grows and the content becomes more valuable.
* Forums and comment boxes
Find relevant forums, guest books and blog comment boxes, leave a good comment and you have an instant back-link.
Remember to put your URL in your signature.
* Submitting articles to article directories
This method is becoming more popular as evidence shows that it is a valid way to increase your site's visibility to the search engines.
* Blog Platforms
By creating a free account with one of the blog hosting providers, you can set up your own blog in 5 minutes.
Create content in your blog which relates to your site and make liberal use of links back to you main site.
* Free software directories
A little-known and therefore very valuable method: make software available for your visitors to download.
It is not that hard, there are tools out there which will help you do this.
Make it available on your site for download, then submit this information to hundreds of software download directories which will automatically link back to your site.
You can think of a handy little software utility for any niche !
* Bookmark sites
Create yourself accounts with all the large, popular social Bookmarking sites and list your site's pages together with related bookmarks.
* Produce a Google knol
Guaranteed back-links as no-one can edit your entries.
* Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
Create a blog on your own site, publish an RSS feed for it and spread the word using a service like Feedburner which advertises your blog to hundreds of RSS aggregators.
* Videos
By editing your video's description box on YouTube, you have just created yet another back-link.
These strategies make up a killer back-link arsenal, now you need to spend some time investigating each topic.
To avoid information overload, it is best to put together a back-link strategy and stick to it while implementing it.
If your back-links are relevant to your site, you will not be penalized using any of the methods mentioned above.
The search engines will show your more love and you will watch your traffic grow.
For more free SEO tips by Ed McMurray, go to http://www.free-internet-marketing-tips.info
Want to read the most comprehensive free SEO book available anywhere online ?
Get it here: Affiliate Masters Course
One of the most important aspects of increasing your Google Page Rank
The search engines still believe that back-links are an important factor in assessing your site, so until that changes, we still have to work at generating valuable back-links.
Fortunately we are no longer stuck with boring directory submissions as the only alternative.
Internet marketers have started using the methods below to diversify their strategies.
Be inspired by these methods to come up with more ways to build those all-important back-links.
* Free directories
They are still valid and are still useful in acquiring back-links.
To save yourself time when submitting to any of the thousands of site submission directories, use automated submission software.
* Organic back-links
As your site's stature grows, you will automatically receive organic back-links from other web masters.
This will take time as your site grows and the content becomes more valuable.
* Forums and comment boxes
Find relevant forums, guest books and blog comment boxes, leave a good comment and you have an instant back-link.
Remember to put your URL in your signature.
* Submitting articles to article directories
This method is becoming more popular as evidence shows that it is a valid way to increase your site's visibility to the search engines.
* Blog Platforms
By creating a free account with one of the blog hosting providers, you can set up your own blog in 5 minutes.
Create content in your blog which relates to your site and make liberal use of links back to you main site.
* Free software directories
A little-known and therefore very valuable method: make software available for your visitors to download.
It is not that hard, there are tools out there which will help you do this.
Make it available on your site for download, then submit this information to hundreds of software download directories which will automatically link back to your site.
You can think of a handy little software utility for any niche !
* Bookmark sites
Create yourself accounts with all the large, popular social Bookmarking sites and list your site's pages together with related bookmarks.
* Produce a Google knol
Guaranteed back-links as no-one can edit your entries.
* Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
Create a blog on your own site, publish an RSS feed for it and spread the word using a service like Feedburner which advertises your blog to hundreds of RSS aggregators.
* Videos
By editing your video's description box on YouTube, you have just created yet another back-link.
These strategies make up a killer back-link arsenal, now you need to spend some time investigating each topic.
To avoid information overload, it is best to put together a back-link strategy and stick to it while implementing it.
If your back-links are relevant to your site, you will not be penalized using any of the methods mentioned above.
The search engines will show your more love and you will watch your traffic grow.
For more free SEO tips by Ed McMurray, go to http://www.free-internet-marketing-tips.info
Want to read the most comprehensive free SEO book available anywhere online ?
Get it here: Affiliate Masters Course
