Link Building Basics 14 th February 2008

What is a link? A link to your website that holds value is going to be a keyword link. This is a text link that has one or more of your major keywords within it. If you had an Audi dealership then your major keyword would be Audi. A keyword text link could be and look like: Audi Dealer

A link to your website that holds value is going to be a keyword link. This is a text link that has one or more of your major keywords within it.

If you had an Audi dealership then your major keyword would be Audi. A keyword text link could be and look like: Audi Dealer

What does the link code look like? A Basic text Link <a href=”http://mysite.com”>Audi Dealer</a> A super text link would include a Title tag and the code would look like this: <a href=http://mysite.com title=”Audi Dealer in Kent”>Audi Dealer</a>

A Basic text Link <a href=”http://mysite.com”>Audi Dealer</a>

A super text link would include a Title tag and the code would look like this: <a href=http://mysite.com title=”Audi Dealer in Kent”>Audi Dealer</a>

Consistency Be consistent in your Link Building : www.mysite.com mysite.com mysite.com/ mysite.com/index.htm while they look the same and go to the same place, they are all treated as separate domains by the Search Engines.

Be consistent in your Link Building :

www.mysite.com mysite.com mysite.com/ mysite.com/index.htm

while they look the same and go to the same place, they are all treated as separate domains by the Search Engines.

5 Quick Ways to Build Links Link Exchanges Forum and Blog Commenting Classified Ad Posts Web 2.0 Article Submission

Link Exchanges

Forum and Blog Commenting

Classified Ad Posts

Web 2.0

Article Submission

Link Exchanges Underused and undervalued. The secret to Link Exchanges in relevance. Use sites such as LinkPartners.com and LinkMetro.com These sites list relevant sites that will trade links with you. Saving you time and effort!

Underused and undervalued. The secret to Link Exchanges in relevance.

Use sites such as LinkPartners.com and LinkMetro.com These sites list relevant sites that will trade links with you.

Saving you time and effort!

Forum and Blog Commenting Add Keyword Links to your Forum Sig File Leave relevant Comments on relevant blogs Make sure in all cases you are adding value!

Add Keyword Links to your Forum Sig File

Leave relevant Comments on relevant blogs

Make sure in all cases you are adding value!

Classified Ad Postings Post relevant ads to Craigslist, Gumtree, USFREEAds and other classified Ads sites. Look for niche classified Ad sites

Post relevant ads to Craigslist, Gumtree, USFREEAds and other classified Ads sites.

Look for niche classified Ad sites

Web 2.0 Add links to your Profile Pages in Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, and others Share bookmarks with Digg, Stumbleupon Create Video and Submit to Youtube, Yahoo Video and others

Add links to your Profile Pages in Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, and others

Share bookmarks with Digg, Stumbleupon

Create Video and Submit to Youtube, Yahoo Video and others

Article Submissions Write 500 word articles on your topic or major keywords and submit to the major article sites : www.ezinerticles.com , www.goarticles.com , www.isnare.com Find niche article sites or sites that will reproduce articles and approach directly

Write 500 word articles on your topic or major keywords and submit to the major article sites : www.ezinerticles.com , www.goarticles.com , www.isnare.com

Find niche article sites or sites that will reproduce articles and approach directly

Looking for more? Visit www.linkbuildingexpert.co.uk and sign up for our 6 week Link Building programme which will give you a broad base to work from. Using multiple techniques means your site will look more natural and survive if one techniques falls out of favour

Visit www.linkbuildingexpert.co.uk and sign up for our 6 week Link Building programme which will give you a broad base to work from.

Using multiple techniques means your site will look more natural and survive if one techniques falls out of favour