This document provides tips for link building strategies for affiliate websites. It recommends having a search engine friendly website with unique content and professional design. It suggests researching competitors, related websites, and keywords to find link opportunities. Specific tactics include adding a blog, leveraging offline campaigns, guest posts, forums, and reviews. The document warns against over-relying on any single tactic or using automated or shortcut methods, and advises having a long-term plan rather than expecting quick results from link building.

1. Link Building for Affiliate Websites

2. Wiep Knol Manager link marketing at Tribal Internet Marketing http:// www.tribal-im.com Link marketing blogger at Wiep.net http:// wiep.net Small time affiliate (very small  ) Who’s talking?

3. 'Regular' vs. Affiliate link building Links Visitors Visitors

4. 'Regular' vs. Affiliate link building Visitors Links Add value here Or people will link here in stead (or to any of the thousands of other affiliates)

5. 1. The Bare Minimum Have a plan (be prepared)‏ Search engine friendly (be indexable)‏ Avoid duplicate content (be unique)‏ Be prepared to invest (be real)‏ Look professional (be trustworthy)‏ ‏ Don't proceed unless you're ready!

6. This is you!

7. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate Design (website, logo, etc.)‏

8. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate About us & contact info

9. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate Quotes, testimonials, press coverage, etc

10. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate Control your ads and outgoing links

11. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate Good content

12. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate Privacy policy, disclaimer, etc (‘become an affiliate’)

13. 2. Don't Look Like an Affiliate Style of approach

14. Competitor research Direct competitors (affiliates)‏ Merchants Slightly related websites Keyword-based research Generic keywords Secondary keywords Slightly related keywords 3. Researching for Links

15. Let's take an example... Why snowboarding? Lot's of travel affiliates It’s much more easy to build links in a niche Link building starts early Snowboarding is cool

16. Competitor Research http:// training.seobook.com / hub-finder / hubfinder.php (paid tool)‏

17. Competitor Research http:// training.seobook.com / hub-finder / hubfinder.php (paid tool)‏

18. Competitor Research (Yahoo's free version)‏

19. Competitor Research You might want to investigate this a little bit further http://www.majesticseo.com (paid tool)

20. Keyword-based research http:// www.soloseo.com /tools/ linkSearch.html

21. Keyword-based research http://delicious.com/popular/snowboarding

22. 4. Adding Content Add a blog Online searches get triggered by offline Use offline campaigns of merchants in your benefit Provide information about merchants User Generated Content Guest posts/ guest content Forum Reviews

23. 5. Biggest link building mistakes Overemphasizing on just a single tactic Starting with directories Using automated stuff & other shortcuts Testing stuff on your most important domain Being afraid of paying for tools/ knowledge In short: Have a plan, and don’t think link building is quick & easy

24. Switching colors

25. (darkish) Grey hat tactics Build ‘n Switch Bait ‘n Switch Buying websites & 301-redirect Rent domains/ websites/ content Buying links

26. Company: http://www.tribal-im.com Blog: http://wiep.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/wiep Email: [email_address] Want to get in touch?