When it comes to powerful SEO techniques, there are few that are more effective than link baiting. The idea behind link baiting is that you don't try to force Google to recognize your site by building tons of links yourself and working for hours, but rather write your content in such a way that your visitors do that for you. The idea is that you write articles that will be so catchy and so interesting that people will spot them immediately and then want to share them with their friends as soon as they've read them. Here we will look at what you need to create such effective articles, so that your site can begin to grow exponentially in popularity and ranking even when...
In many companies and agencies, SEO and social media folks work on similar projects and often the same clients, but too frequently there is a disconnect in the execution of various strategies that leaves a little bit on the table. Figuring out how to tie the details of both SEO and social together can provide enormous benefits for both teams and disciplines. Most of the readers understand the basics of both SEO and social media. With...
Whether you’re a pro or amateur blogger, everyone wants traffic to their sites. And building links to your website is a great way to do this. Not only can it improve the visibility of your website in the search engines, but also if you pick your sites wisely you can benefit from referral traffic. Socialise: Build Relationships Not Links As a blogger what makes you happy? Finding a thoughtful comment on a post, when you see a tweet...
When planned and executed successfully, linkbait can have a tremendous effect on your link profile. Linkbait can attract a great deal of traffic and links – organically, which we all know is what the search engines like to see. When it comes to building links, there are two schools of thought: 1) Apply the tried-and-true methods of finding directories, relevant sites, and contacting webmasters. 2) Develop quality content that is engaging and interesting and attracts links naturally. As you...
When thinking about creating link bait, lots of people get caught up in ideas of writing a piece of content that’s going to attract thousands and thousands of links. The danger is that this is very difficult to do and can be quite an expensive process with no guarantees of how successful it’s going to be. This led me to thinking about ways in which you could create content that...
Contests held on blogs are sure website traffic providers. If properly executed, these can generate an incredible number of hits, depending on the length of the contest proper and the prizes it offers. Like any other contest, contests on blogs should be well-promoted, too. You don’t just state rules and prizes on a blog post and expect a boost in site traffic overnight. You have to plan and arrange the contest’s mechanics according to your goal...
