Written on March 25th, 2007 at 01:03 am by Darren Rowse
How to Get Backlinks
GuruMonetizer asks - can you describe how did you get backlinks for problogger over the time?
Thanks for the question GuruMonetizer. There’s no real secret to this one - I simply went about my business of blogging in a way that I felt would provide the most useful information and community for those exploring my topic - making money online via blogging.
Some of the things I’ve not done (or at least not done for quite a few years) include:
- link exchanges
- buying links (I’ve run a couple of small AdWords and BlogAds campaigns but no text links)
- begging for blogroll links
I think if someone did some analysis on the type of links that are pointing at ProBlogger that they’d find that the majority of them are the result of someone commenting upon, disagreeing with or recommending something that I’ve written.
What type of posts have brought in the most incoming links?
I’d be guessing here - but I think there’d be a few:
- Scoops - breaking big news is probably the best way to get incoming links because the majority of bloggers who report on the news will also include a link to you as it’s source. Some blogs have perfected the scoop post to the point that they’ve really launched themselves into the A-list as a result of them.
- How To Posts - I always find that these posts generate a lot of incoming links. Once you help one person work out how to do something - they often like to keep a record of it for themselves but also to pass it on.
- Opinion Pieces - arguing a point strongly is great for getting people to comment and link up to your posts as you generally find that two camps rise up as a result - firstly those who agree with you and want to write about why - and secondly those who disagree with you and want to state their case.
- Group Projects - while I don’t force participants to link back to my blog I do ask them to consider it. Even if only 50% do this can result in a hundred or more backlinks per project.
- Humor Posts - one of the frustrating things of having a serious blog is that quite often the heavier and serious posts (that you put hours and hours into writing) get ignored and it can be the lighter and humorous ones that you post off the cuff without thinking about them that get all the attention.
These are the type of posts that seem to generate links here on ProBlogger. On other blogs that I own there are similarities but I’ve found that each blog seems to have it’s own type of post that works best.
Lastly - Keep in mind that links are not everything. While they definitely help, concentrate on producing great content and keeping a holistic perspective and you’ll find the links will come in time.
142 Responses to “How to Get Backlinks”
Jeremy
March 25th, 2007 2:04 am
I have found that my site seems to follow the same comment structure that yours does, in that the ones that get the most comments are the ones i wrote quickly and without much thought. People like my others, but they just don’t get the attention (I think) the deserve.
vijay
March 25th, 2007 2:11 am
getting back links is a great step.. i should work on making back links..
But its rare to get back links from medical sites..
Peter Andersen
March 25th, 2007 2:18 am
Very interesting post Darren. I do believe you’re right in relations to how you get the backlinks. I am personally not fond of begging for blogrolls either, and the ones that I have added, are the sites that I find interesting and follow.
Regards.
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francesco mapelli
March 25th, 2007 2:50 am
Darren,
You can get lots of links to your “light” posts because you’ve people reading your blog thanks to your serious posts.
It’s easier for one of your reader to link to one of your funny post because it’s easier that the readers of your readers will like it… it’s harder to link to a serious post because they’re more niche-targeted.
But I think that those links are indirectly caused by the serious posts, so don’t be sad about that ;)
f.
SEM Basics
March 25th, 2007 6:40 am
Hello Darren,
I like this post, I think it makes an important point about focusing on content first. Nonetheless, I do have one thought/question - how much benefit can one get out of quality content before they have some links and traffic coming to the site. In other words, your quality content gets you links (and thus traffic and better search engine rankings) because people are already aware of your site. What would you recommend to someone starting out who doesn’t yet have that recognition? What else can they do besides produce good content to get links and traffic?
All the best,
Moshe
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March 25th, 2007 6:44 am
I find it’s very difficult to get backlinks because most of my readers do not have blogs. I am sure there are other people in a similar situation. I’d love to read a future post about how to build community among people who are not really into the Internet.
broc
March 25th, 2007 8:18 am
now that i am almost into my third week of blogging i have found that the amount of incoming links has started to die down as far as technorati is concerned but is still steadily climbing as far as yahoo and msn are concerned
technorati links=80ish
yahoo=581
msn=887
i also noticed that in the beginning my msn number was a great deal lower than my yahoo number and now that has almost been reversed
why is this?
lee
March 25th, 2007 9:20 am
Great stuff for a relatively new blogger like me. Thanks! Because of time constraints I often have to choose between posting and commenting. I wish you would tell us your thoughts about the following: Is it better over the long-haul to focus on creating a blog with good content and let the traffic grow steadily, but perhaps more slowly, or is it better to pursue quick growth. I find I can’t do both at the same time. Again, thanks!
Renée
March 25th, 2007 12:12 pm
It’s strange that my “humor posts” have negative effects. Either the RSS subscribers drop or fewer return visitors or no comment at all. As for linkback, it’s totally inexistent.
I rarely post humor posts, only started recently once fortnightly or even longer, and the outcome is not as good as my other “colleagues” of similar niche who have great success. I’m not sure it’s due to the condition effect I’ve built overtime as most of them are kinda serious how-to posts.
It’s so sad that some people can’t take a break or what! :-(
Brandon Hopkins
March 25th, 2007 1:33 pm
Great post, How To’s always attract links!
Thomas
March 25th, 2007 5:29 pm
Those were some cool tips. Now if only I could learn to write and think like you ;)
Louiss
March 25th, 2007 5:44 pm
Thanks darren, another informative post from you, that why you can get rich! Why don’t you publish a book about blogging? Then you can maximizing you revenue. Just my random sense.
Sunny
March 26th, 2007 4:35 am
I used blogcarnival.com and it wokred great on getting alot of backlinks
Elle
March 26th, 2007 11:29 am
Thanks for the post. I’m a big fan. I think my blog has a good variety of posts, but it’s over two years old and I’ve gotten very little attention, despite following the usual protocol (submitting to directories, commenting on other blogs, posting (semi-)regularly, attaching my URL to email signatures and social network profiles, and cross-posting. So I’ve given up on seeking out backlinks. I just gave my blog sort of a makeover, and am trying hard to figure out what I did wrong.
Steve Robson
March 26th, 2007 8:23 pm
As always the general view is create it and they will come! I love the fact that the web has evolved to the point that we have almost gone back to the middle ages when it comes to advertising and marketing. No longer do we need to rely on massive ad campaigns and budgets. Just create something unique, entertaining, usefull and crucially something everyone wants and the word of mouth link marketing does the rest. Thank goodness the search engines have become so sophisticated that they can put a value on human reccomendations!
Seth Godin says the new rule of marketing is “create extraordinary products that people will seek out.” Works perfectly for blogs!
Cheers
Steve Robson
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March 27th, 2007 8:13 am
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Damien
March 27th, 2007 2:19 pm
I am amazed and impressed by what you wrote for this post, especially when you mention that you never did any link exchange.
Yes, I believe in great content, because that is what attracts your reader, but for a new blog to get started, it needs to borrow traffic from othe blog, and that is where link exchange come in. I am impressed that you can achieve traffic without any link exchange.
John Easton
March 27th, 2007 11:57 pm
Darren and Community:
An offshoot of scoops that drive links for us are blogging member events. I serve on several local boards (Better Business Burueau, Chamber, etc) and sit on event organizing committees with each board. The low profile events (which are some of the most impactful) rarely get any in coverage in the press or within internal publications.
When this happens I take it upon myself to use our company blog to recap the event. Without fail, we get a stream of traffic and links from board members, oranization members, sponsors and all of the peripheral groups tied to these people. I really enjoy doing this because everyone wins.
Below is a link to a recent example,
http://tinyurl.com/24vjt3
John
IhateDesign
March 28th, 2007 4:43 am
umm.. this definitly is a problem, specially whit the bloggers who wants to live whit the blog, for me is a fine article, a few things are useful to me, thanks for sharing!!
Neil McDonnell
March 28th, 2007 9:27 pm
Thanks for this question/answer post. While I’m less interested in backlinks, I am very interested in writing content readers would enjoy.
My take away today is to write more “how to…” posts. I’m not sure who my readers are, but figure some of my topics could be universally applied with a little creativity. I’ll try one today on finding volunteer leaders.
Thanks, Neil McDonnell
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March 31st, 2007 6:25 pm
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Kris Antolino
April 1st, 2007 11:18 am
As always the general view is create it and they will come! I love the fact that the web has evolved to the point that we have almost gone back to the middle ages when it comes to advertising and marketing. No longer do we need to rely on massive ad campaigns and budgets. Just create something unique, entertaining, usefull and crucially something everyone wants and the word of mouth link marketing does the rest. Thank goodness the search engines have become so sophisticated that they can put a value on human reccomendations!
cher
April 7th, 2007 5:38 am
It would be very helpful if there’s a detailed info on how to get backlinks.
GuruMonetizer
April 21st, 2007 7:28 am
Thank you for your answer Problogger, i see that Google have new “rules” about buying links…
nice
May 12th, 2007 8:10 am
hi
i want page rank 6, if i get 10 backlinks with page rank 6 after that can i get page rank 6 ?
Bill
August 4th, 2007 3:39 pm
Well, I liked what you have suggested , but its really now harder to get backlinks. I tried link exchanges , linking programs. Also buying links are so expensive? what do you think is the best way to get FREE links?
Glue
August 10th, 2007 4:35 am
I had 19 backlinks last month. But now i see only 4 backlinks for my site. why is the sudden change in backlinks? what may be the possible reasons
S.E
August 12th, 2007 4:44 pm
Sometimes your back links changes when the search engine is doing an update. Wait couple of days and it be back again.
paul
August 14th, 2007 2:54 am
hello and good day,
i would just like to inquire the good folks here to how long does it take your websites to be indexed by yahoo? mine is about 3 weeks old now this coming friday aug 17, but still yahoo has no plans on putting me on their search. why is this so? i have read people having their sites indexed right away, is yahoo that slow?
you can all check my site, it’s a humorous way of helping out to the romantics out there
htt://reallovedoc.blogspot.com
paul
August 16th, 2007 12:48 am
wow yahoo took 3 full weeks to index my site, but still I get a love from Yahoo now, I would suggest people to go on yahoo answers, It’s a very good place to start and promote link backs to your site
my site:
http://reallovedoc.blogspot.com
Aaron
August 16th, 2007 10:03 am
What about if a blog is fairly recent? My blog just came out a -1 out of 10 on Google. How is this possible?
Aaron
August 16th, 2007 10:06 am
paul,
I’ve done that with both of my blogs.One is on cancer and the other is stocks.So far I’e gotten very little traffic from there.
Florida Public Adjuster
September 3rd, 2007 9:19 pm
Yes i agree… first get the good content the rest will come with time
havaianas blog
September 6th, 2007 11:57 am
We are looking to start a informational blog about our site http://www.shopflipflops.com .
Do you know of many good ebooks or articels including yours which might help us get started and which format to use. I see wordpress and many others and would lile to start “right” and selfishly “skip” the lessons many have certainly learned along-the-way.
Your site is top notch and I have bookmarked it aswell.
Avinash
September 10th, 2007 6:59 pm
Interesting read. A real eye-opener. I agree that if you focus on coming out with quality content keeping in mind the end user then it should people would automatically link to your site.
cheers,
Avinash
http://www.photoswift.com
web designer
September 11th, 2007 7:11 am
I really like your article….but as I had link backs with several sites with good pr…my site having PR 3. I try to use your tips for better ranking for my website. Thanks ;)
Marin
September 26th, 2007 5:55 pm
This is interesting post Darren. Getting back links to your site is not easy job. http://www.apartmani-vrtlici.com With quality content sometimes people would automatically link to your site “but that is in case 1 on 1000″.
Ted
October 1st, 2007 12:31 pm
I find backlinks are almost impossible to get.
In fact I think my credit card debt solutions site over at http://creditcard-debtsolutions.blogspot.com doesn’t have any backlinks.
Does anyone know if there is any software out there to automate the backlink process or at least find out who is willing to give reciprocal links?
Let me know.
Thanks
Ted
Eron
October 7th, 2007 4:23 am
Now I know, i just started out my blogs this year and I want to know more. Your site is really giving me ideas. Thank you so much.
Stara Novalja
October 13th, 2007 12:36 am
I find backlinks are almost impossible to get.
In fact I think my credit card debt solutions site over at doesn’t have any backlinks.
Does anyone know if there is any software out there to automate the backlink process or at least find out who is willing to give reciprocal links?
Let me know.
Thanks
cha lee
October 19th, 2007 3:33 am
i find it’s hard to get backlinks for my site:http://webhostingsky.com,i try many way,but i get only a few!
any one have the best way to get back links!
i’ll thank you!
Melissa P
October 26th, 2007 8:29 pm
Cool post Darren. I’m trying to implement everything you say. Blogrolls are pretty hard though. Noone wants to swap with me.
Tom
November 17th, 2007 3:19 am
The advice you give is great, but can a small web site realistically build up enough links to get some serious traffic or is offline more effective?
Tom
http://www.Itjobfeed.com
Chloe
November 21st, 2007 8:34 pm
yah i have difficulties getting backlinks too..
Chloe
November 27th, 2007 8:49 pm
I am already approved at several directory submissions and link exchanges but they haven’t showed up at search engines as backlinks yet :(
Vinod
December 5th, 2007 10:26 pm
This is a very informative post. I like the ideas expressed in your article for getting attention of viewers. The first idea of breaking big news is really very good. Also strongly arguing an idea or view also invites others attention as you rightly said. Normally people become immediately attentive to any fresh and startling news. Whether it is right or wrong comes later. Similarly, when two people are strongly arguing with each other, they get most of the viewers. Indeed very good ideas.
Recently Google has blocked chances of comments being given on blogs by other than bloggers or anonymous persons. Will it harm bloggers?
Positve Flow
December 6th, 2007 5:46 pm
Back links will happen naturally if you have something that people want to hear. People always link to USEFUL information, that helps people learn.
Jack
December 11th, 2007 8:14 pm
Apart from “breaking news” thinking about useful utilities
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December 18th, 2007 3:07 pm
I have tried many different things however i can’t find anything to get back links to my site. Do you have any suggestion for me?
Tal
December 19th, 2007 8:04 am
very interesting, I’ll definitely use these in my next few blogs to try to get more attention towards my site.
Thanks,
Tal
http://www.cashrichmoney.com
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S
December 27th, 2007 8:13 am
Interesting. Thing is though, that the problem with this post is that it only helps blogs/sites that already HAVE TRAFFIC to get more backlinks. It doesn’t help the sites that want backlinks in order to get traffic.
Best Regards
S
Real Spirit
January 1st, 2008 10:27 am
A very fine and precise advice you give it’s really great, but how can a small web site realistically build up enough links to get some serious traffic.
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January 12th, 2008 7:13 pm
great tips, i will definitely use all of them.
William
January 29th, 2008 5:22 am
ok, I agree with you. This is amazing and quite new information for me. What about getting back links other than blogging?
Thanks.
Jack
February 1st, 2008 1:56 am
You’ll only get backlinks if the content is “useful”
@balootisme
February 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm
this is what im looking for to increase my affiliate sales on my blog…
thanks a lot darren…i mean it… ;)
Angela
February 8th, 2008 6:02 am
Thank you for sharing the different ways a site can acquire back links. I must admit that it is not easy to get them. It takes perseverance and time!
Blogsha
February 16th, 2008 1:37 am
very nice post ! .but its a hard thing to get backlinks
Shardul
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Discussion Forum
February 19th, 2008 10:13 am
Great tips, I will use these in one of my 3 months blog.
I have created many css templates with a link to mysite in the footer, I think this is a great way to get backlink too.
Vinny
March 11th, 2008 8:29 am
There is alot of helpful info here. Does these backlinks apply to websites or just blogs?
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March 15th, 2008 7:36 pm
Excellent tips, they have been very useful to me. Thanks
web design
March 18th, 2008 7:45 am
quite informative. and very handy for bloggers.
but most of these dont apply if your a ’services’ site..?
then you dont have - “breaking news” or “lots of content”..
..thoughts?..
Robert
March 21st, 2008 1:34 am
Some good information! Thankyou very much.
Just getting into the whole backlinking thing (starting off really). I would like to ask if anyone has any knowledge of using text links? Is it worth spending money. Or is the info I have read recently regarding them and the changes that Google have made true…that Google will mark you down for using them?
Anyone got any thoughts?
Thankyou
Nick
March 27th, 2008 2:50 am
I agree to make this work you would have to have useful content otherwise it would never work!
Mark
March 29th, 2008 4:22 pm
“concentrate on producing great content and keeping a holistic perspective and you’ll find the links will come in time”
i totally agree with this.
Nick
March 31st, 2008 12:52 pm
I am trying to get backlinks to my website as well. It’s new and trying to promote it.
Thanks!
Nick
GyZ
April 3rd, 2008 6:52 am
I might be totally wrong about it but I thought you need traffic first to establish links.
I am not sure by the way if I understand the concept of a backlink. Any link pointing to a blog = backlink?
gout
April 10th, 2008 9:10 pm
… Halo, I am very sad… my backlink web still low….my web already online 4 month….. the trafic increase slow….would you like to give me some suggestion to solve my problem….thanks before
D PEX
April 19th, 2008 9:05 am
Does anybody know where I can get a service that writes to different blogs in order to get more backlinks?
Ted
April 20th, 2008 7:18 am
Backlinks - Help
Any good ideas how to get these one way links? My site at http://creditcard-debtsolutions.blogspot.com/ still has zero backlinks. If you know the secret, then please share it and give me a backlinke to credit card debt solutions.
Ted
http://creditcard-debtsolutions.blogspot.com/
Lee
April 22nd, 2008 10:12 am
Does google have a problem with subdomains?
I’ve built these two sites,
http://www.hp88.ink-republic.com and http://www.easypartfinder.com/rat-rod-parts.
For some reason, the main domains were indexed within just a couple hours and showing on google. The subdomains, why I don’t know, are getting indexed differently. Maybe some backlinks from a good site like this one will help?
Worth a try. Any comments on subdomains vs domains would be good info.
Thank you.
Hitesh Jain
May 6th, 2008 12:53 am
Thanks for such a valuable information.
I was trying since 3 months for a high PR for my blog and by your technique i have achieved the result.
Keep it up!
Vinod
May 6th, 2008 9:36 pm
Could you please just have a look on my blog and give your valuable suggestions on what further needs to be done if I want to get it some Google Rank of at least 1 or 2. Thanks.
Vinod
May 6th, 2008 9:38 pm
My Blog URL is http://adsenseincometips.blogspot.com
The Old Vic
May 7th, 2008 8:13 am
Well I’ve just started a French recipe blog and I’ve been told ‘you gota get backlinks’ so if someone could tell me how to get ‘em I’d be very grateful !
turn fun
May 14th, 2008 11:18 am
you should place some more info like list of dir;s list of bookmarking sites etc…
Alexia
May 15th, 2008 4:53 pm
another great way to get backlinks is to hold some sort of a contest. This creates a good amount of backlinks and a good increase in traffic for the duration of the contest. In my experience, my contest was bringing in about 50 - 100 additional unique visitors a day
دردشة
June 9th, 2008 11:06 pm
You’ll only get backlinks if the content is “useful”
Christo
June 12th, 2008 12:32 am
When I see the amount of backlinks you have it is difficult to think that it only comes from natural linking.
Are there any other “secrets” that you use?
Ryan
June 15th, 2008 9:46 pm
well just like this post, if the content is good, then it will be linked back without any problem. cheers
Biodun
June 17th, 2008 5:58 am
@ GyZ , yes Any link pointing to a blog or a site is backlink. It is link that you received from other websites.
gadis
June 19th, 2008 3:08 pm
i think, get backlink from content, yahoo answer, blogwalking and bookmark
Game Sanders
June 20th, 2008 2:47 pm
Unfortunately, I don’t think its as easy as getting links from content, yahoo, blogwalk, and bookmarks. Those are great places to start, and must haves for any link building campaign, but I think it takes alot more than that on its own.
Jaxter
June 23rd, 2008 5:21 pm
This is very useful information, can you please share more information regarding quality directory submission.
george
June 26th, 2008 3:45 pm
My web site has been up for about 4 months and I have seen incredible traffic but I want to get people’s opinion on the site. Is the content useful? Where can I improve? I also heard that most site’s take at least a year to develop a decent stream of traffic. Is this true? http://www.fitnesswonders.com
Debt Reduction
June 28th, 2008 4:29 pm
The good way is truly writing useful content in a way of being picked up, which is pretty hard in this competing atmosphere. Even by CNN, gardian, etc. if the content is written the way they want as well as useful for the visitors.
D.Porombka
June 29th, 2008 8:56 am
The best way for me as a small web agency to get links is to create good websites for my customers and get the valuable backlink as the creator. Most of my links come from my customers. It´s a long way, but i think it´s worth it.
Mathieu
June 30th, 2008 11:28 am
Thanks for the post. I’m a big fan. I think my blog has a good variety of posts, but it’s over two years old and I’ve gotten very little attention, despite following the usual protocol (submitting to directories, commenting on other blogs, posting (semi-)regularly, attaching my URL to email signatures and social network profiles, and cross-posting. So I’ve given up on seeking out backlinks. I just gave my blog sort of a makeover, and am trying hard to figure out what I did wrong.
Debt Reduction
June 30th, 2008 11:29 am
The good way is truly writing useful content in a way of being picked up, which is pretty hard in this competing atmosphere. Even by CNN, gardian, etc. if the content is written the way they want as well as useful for the visitors.
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Las Vegas Weddings
July 13th, 2008 8:28 am
I agree. Useful content is always the best attribute. There is far too much fluff and marketing jargon on the net. Keeping content clear and concise is best for the net and its users!
Public Marriage Records
July 13th, 2008 12:50 pm
Unfortunately, it is now becoming trickier and trickier to get up on the SERPs. Things that worked 2 years ago or even last year may not be effective any more…
Mike
July 16th, 2008 1:05 pm
Too many people focus on PageRank…and forget about their content.
Vegas
July 16th, 2008 1:08 pm
oh yeah, and i’ve been wondering…does Yahoo have an equivalent to PageRank? Like YahooRank or something? sorry for the newbie question :-D
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July 21st, 2008 3:55 am
Getting backlinks is one of the hardest thing ever. Especially when you’re just starting out
Ben @ Guru Or Bust
July 30th, 2008 12:20 pm
I agree with you, how-to posts and anything unique or humorous can be magic, not only in terms of content but it can also be a handy way to generate backlinks. I did a rant a while back about all the things that were driving me nuts, and it worked wonders because so many readers empathized with what I was saying, and referred friends and peers to the post. It was also a heck of a lot of fun to write :)
Martial
August 4th, 2008 2:51 am
I find backlinks a double edge sword. First if you have a low Page rank people don’t want to give you a links, but in order to get a higher page rank you have to have links… It’s a lot like kissing you mom or sister… there is nothing exciting about it!
Martial
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August 11th, 2008 12:36 am
Thanks Darren, you have yet another good post about blogging. I have been following your content but this is the first time I leave a comment here. I think as long as your content is viral and has valuable content people will come to you. So, I fully agree with you that link is not everything. You are the best blogging guru in this world ! Love~
Samantha S
August 12th, 2008 9:03 am
Great Post. Also the commentators have made good additions! great job to all. And a big thanks! I’m sure this post has brought in many inbound links to your site.
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August 15th, 2008 12:50 am
Thanks for all the info. I have had a hard time trying to generate backlinks and increasing PR for some time. I appreciate your tips!
My Internet Story
August 19th, 2008 3:43 pm
Backlinks to high pagerank page is important. I just launch my site which is this is few of them with different theme on SEO and free stuff (at least that’s what I’v planned for this site).
It’s better and even lot better to have 2 backlinks on high pagerank compared to have 1000 backlinks on PR0 website.
Thanks
Chilli Flakes
August 25th, 2008 3:11 am
I agree on this. I think people who want to achieve success with minimal harwork looks for shortcuts and looking for superficial backlinks is one of this.
Amol
August 30th, 2008 9:26 pm
I have a humor blog. I add those blogs to my blogroll which I like.These are mostly related to fun and humor.
Is it wrong to request somebody to add your blog to his blogroll if you are adding up his blog in your blogroll?
dpavs @ virtualbury
September 22nd, 2008 8:15 pm
Having an original idea to publish on internet in my view is the most important part of getting noticed, The content that you put into your website or blog account for success, originality especially in todays internet world is a must!
Chris - Sydney Web Designs
October 4th, 2008 4:51 am
I’m finding that backlinks aren’t everything. They’re important, sure! Content, keywords, valid source code and then a few quality organic links from similar sites seems to be the required combination to acheive decent rankings on the major search engines.. Great article, short & to the point.
Thanks.
Jimmy Williams
October 5th, 2008 12:07 pm
This is the kind of post and article that will always get you pleny of response. The whole key to backlinks are relevancy. It really does not help as much to have a lot of links from irrelevant sites. Thanks a ton for this article.
اناشيد
October 8th, 2008 5:13 am
You’ll only get backlinks if the content is “useful”
Vikingr
October 16th, 2008 11:25 pm
Very nice post. The last time I used to push a website link exchanges were the way to go. It seems like now you have to just have good content and exposure to get back links. I find it hard because I’m trying to get back links for exposure. The one thing that reading problogger has shown me is that I need to have more content that is longer and more useful. My site is full of a few authors who post about what ever. I think this is why it’s taking so long to get off the ground. Thanks to this post I think I’ll have a better shot at getting it off the ground. Thanks Darren.
Free Gadgets
October 21st, 2008 3:32 pm
Great advice. I have been trying to gather backlinks for my site for months now and still don’t have many. I have posted in forums adding the site to my signature. I have commented on Blogs and have paid for adwords links. Still not really moving up the SERPS though.
John Smith
October 22nd, 2008 12:22 am
I doubt whether commenting on the sites will improve the PR . I was doing this for some 2 months, I didnt find any improvement in that.
Suburban Survivalist
October 26th, 2008 1:37 pm
I’ve been trying to get back links for a while, but very few people want to link to my kind of website. It is hard to look at and hard to think about. But those that do link to me generally have a good reason.
Night Chat
October 28th, 2008 12:13 pm
I’m so tired of people suggesting that if you build great content, people will somehow find it and link to it. This is ridiculous and you would have to be an idiot to believe this.
First of all, how would people even find your “great content” if you’re on page 50. Because no matter how great your content is, and no matter how much on page SEO you do, you’ll never get closer than page 50 without back links (unless you’re aiming for number one for a keyword or phrase that gets searched less than 100 times a month).
Now even if a few people do find your site, what makes you think that these people have their own websites? Most Internet users do not have their own websites, and even if they do, they probably do not know enough html to properly add a link in their own code. They especially wouldn’t know that they are supposed to use your “keywords” in the anchor text (many webmasters don’t even know to do this).
Now, lets pretend that a few knowledgeable webmasters do find your site and really enjoy the content. This does not mean they are going to go through the trouble of creating a link on their site to yours. This takes time, effort and energy. Why would they do this unless they have some incentive (but if you give them incentive, doesn’t that undermine its organic nature)?
Nevertheless, if you do everything right, eventually people will link to your site. This is true. However, it will likely take you about 2 years to acquire enough relevant, high PR back links with proper keyword anchor text to move you up just one point in the PR scale. That will possibly move you to page 49 in the search results. Congratulations, only a few dozen more years to go.
Come on people: get real. If you want high quality, relevant back links that will significantly improve your SERPS for the keywords and phrases your trying to rank for, then you’re going to have to work for it. These are the plain facts.
Jim Skamarakas
November 7th, 2008 4:31 am
Good post but to the above most recent comment, great content is the key. By producing good content that gets index reasonably often you make it into the search engines naturally. And the are always tweaking to find original content. Yes you still have to do search engine submissions, sitemaps and by SEO aware. But it is the content that rises up.
I have a project at http://www.newyorkit.com that finally got started after being parked for some time. In just a few days a couple of articles have seen traffic in the hundreds. It is not tens of thousands, but it is a start. If I can get one article a week to bring in several hundred viewers who actually read the content, I will get better returns from their viewing multiple pages, time on page, and returning again on their own.
If I have to pay for every person that shows up, it would not be worth it to me.
tractor videos
November 20th, 2008 1:53 am
I agree on this. This is the kind of post and article that will always get you pleny of response. The whole key to backlinks are relevancy. It really does not help as much to have a lot of links from irrelevant sites. Thanks a ton for this article.
randy bragg
December 10th, 2008 6:54 am
Is there some truth that links are related to PR from Google???
Rockstar
December 14th, 2008 12:43 am
I read this post after 11/2 year after you posted this . But this looks fresh for me , lol .
YJ
December 16th, 2008 1:57 pm
is it true though you need thousands of back links to make your page ranking even relevant? thats what my SEO consultant is telling….
Chester
December 21st, 2008 11:03 am
Excellent post. I spend a considerable amount of time to build backlinks for my sites.
Nick
December 23rd, 2008 4:15 am
I see nothing wrong with buying text links. I do it. However, I make sure that the website that I am purchasing a link on does not say “sponsored links,” “advertisers,” or “sponsers.” They must say “sites we recommend” or “related links” or just nothing at all (i.e. just list the links).
Korikkar
January 7th, 2009 12:00 am
This is a very good suggestions. I was actually thinking of exploring link exchange programs. But, it may affect page ranks probably.
What you have done is neat, thanks for sharing.
Regards
K
Bhajans
January 7th, 2009 7:16 pm
Very exellent guide but still its not the full guide to the BACKLINKS which i have thought and yeah you made this thing very clear that Links are not everything..Thats good for those who just concentrate on them for their site value.
anyways nice post.!!!
Cheers
Brent Shepherd
January 14th, 2009 9:39 pm
Good article. Deserves to be top of google results for “How to get backlinks” and I’m glad Google showed it too me rather than some blackhat “SEO-guru guide for only $59.97 per month” (read: linkfarm-scam).
Now if only I was adding content to my target page it might be worthy of backlinks. :)
facelovefinder
January 24th, 2009 2:06 pm
Get backlinks is a hard work but if you get 50 or 100 a day you soon reach a big numbers.
Bollywood
January 28th, 2009 8:59 am
that’s rite links are not every thing you also need to optimize the website
blondie
February 6th, 2009 7:33 am
I’m just starting SEO for my sites and I will take on board these points.
Gulf Shore Beach Weddings
February 18th, 2009 2:32 pm
Great post about links. We all are trying to get new links each and every day. It is sometime hard to find a good place to post for links.
Jon
February 24th, 2009 10:00 pm
Great information. I have spent a few days trying to get backlinks. Think i am going to concentrate on my posts now
Ben
February 28th, 2009 1:49 am
Thank you for the infomation and everyone that as commented. i will be trying to get some back links by tonight!
Ben,
http://www.webstaffingsoftware.com
Timmy
March 2nd, 2009 1:13 am
Really good info I’ll be using it to try and get some backlinks
Steve
March 15th, 2009 10:19 pm
I agree. I am having trouble getting backlinks for my new industrial search directory website. Any additional pointers would be great. Thanks for all of your help!
Steve
http://www.industrialwebsite.com
Kate
March 17th, 2009 1:29 am
I’ve been struggling with how to get back links for a while. I’m not blogging yet (although I plan to). It’s very competitive in my industry - for good reason. Right now, good ol’ fashioned word of mouth is driving my business.
pagerank
March 26th, 2009 12:39 pm
my believe is that if you write good article the rest will come with time
Pat
April 1st, 2009 2:10 pm
Building back links can be quite frustrating. As many posts have suggested, it really is a great idea to focus on content rather than links - visitors will come!
Keith (My Body Fat Blog)
April 2nd, 2009 3:50 am
I think you should concentrate on quality content for the few 2 to 3 months. Then slowly start working on the back links.
Some blogs are lucky and get loads of back links anyway without doing any work expect of course writing excellent content.
Fantastic and very informative post!
sonia hayek
April 6th, 2009 5:00 pm
Great tips, another best way to get back links to submit your site to social bookmarking sites like http://www.digg.com, http://www.v0v.com and reddit.com These will drive great amounts of traffic along with providing back links
Nick - The First DUI
April 7th, 2009 12:38 am
Great article. I’ve found that the short, not so serious articles always get the most comments on my blogs. I think it’s important to keep articles easy to read and not too long or else readers will just leavve. Everyone on the net wants to learn quickly, or else they would read a book.
Free Mp3 Downloads
May 4th, 2009 7:09 am
Thanks for the ideas, I really need a lot of backlinks because my keywords are quite competitive!
Tracy
May 6th, 2009 6:25 am
Another good way to get a link is to make a good, informative video and post it on you tube, then have your link in the description. Not sure if the link is a dofollow, but you can get a substantial amount of visitors from youtube, works for me! thats a tip! now go use it!
Fun Dating
June 12th, 2009 11:25 pm
I agree on this. This is the kind of post and article that will always get you pleny of response. The whole key to backlinks are relevancy. It really does not help as much to have a lot of links from irrelevant sites. Thanks a ton for this article.
Backlinks Builder
June 20th, 2009 4:00 am
good info.Focussing on content is the key.Getting links from relevant sites is what makes google happy.Getting backlinks is like getting more votes and more word of mouth marketing,it is better in online world.
John
June 21st, 2009 12:23 am
I agree, Content has to be the major key to getting people interested. I’m new to all this back link stuff so I’m trying to learn more as I go and I like what people are saying about backlinks and ways to get better PR.
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