“Why not give something away, in exchange for a link back”
We do if for peoples email addresses, why not for links.
It could be any product or service that you create or buy the rights to.
You could also provide a service that people on the web need in exchange for a link to whatever site you wish to promote.
I know I’m being vague here, but I will clarify with an example soon.
I would suggest you find a niche (does not have to be related to your websites topic), and find out what they want and help to solves.
Here’s an example:
There are thousands, if not millions of frustrated programmers out there. Each one has written numerous applications but does not have a clue on how to promote it.
So they start down the path that every budding programmer goes down (I did this too when I started ). You turn the software into a shareware app, and look to distribute it on the web and hope to make a killing.
The first place these people go is to software directories to submit their software.
Now.. Imagine you own a software directory.
You will let them add their software to your directory for FREE, in exchange for them giving you a one way link form their website to any site that you onw. (You make them link to any site you want, as long as they give you a link).
I use this technique myself. I own 3 directories, and these budding programmers help make content for me as well as providing an almost endless supply of one-way links.
I get anywhere between 50-150 back links to my sites everyday.
I don’t do anything for these links except have these 3 directories.
I have a rotational script so that links are diverted to whcihever site I wish to promote at the moment..
Talk about link building the easy way.
They are all 1-way links and from 1000′s of different IP addresses.
So think about giving something away for free in exchange. Its a very powerfull link building tool, and much less effort that writing and submitting 100′s of articles
Tags: link building, links, one way links, Software, software directories
Hi Bruce, thats a really nice way and very well said. In fact, I did it today.
I posted requests to people and asked them to help me build my list in return for my freebies like top software and im resources of the world’s smartest marketers.
I have to see how it goes.
Coming to you and the question I have for you about cross linking.
(because u are an seo pro and have been online since 1995, im asking you this)
Please do tell me what cross linking means. They say that cross linking is not legal and it is a black hat method. Since im not certain what it means, does it mean links within one’s own site pages or from outside from other sources. Please do explain because I know basic seo and not the intricate details and would want to know more from you. If you are interested, I will give you a free link making ebook. Throw some light on seo.
Best Regards,
Sharath