Posts Tagged ‘link building’

What is Search Engine Optimization?

what-is-search-engine-optimizationAre you one of the thousands of people who has no idea what search engine optimization is? Or maybe you’re like most people who know just enough to be dangerous. In either case, don’t feel bad; you’re in good company. In fact, there were even times when I fell into each of those categories. Whether you’re planning to learn about search engine optimization so you can optimize your own website, or you just want to learn enough so that you can make an informed decision when you hire a search engine optimization company, by the end of this article you’ll have an above-average level of knowledge on the subject. I’ll share the basics of search engine optimization, some of the common myths and even the tools that are worth investing in and which ones are...

How to Write a Killer Resource Box

Resource BoxThe resource box is one of the most critical parts of your article marketing strategy. A killer resource box will drive visitors to your site while improving your ranking, traffic and ultimately, your sales. A mediocre one will just be ignored. You should include enough information in your resource box to catch readers’ interest, along with a strong call to action that will motivate them to follow your link to your website. No matter how great your article may be, if your resource box isn’t compelling, you won’t receive the results you could. Here are a few tips for writing a killer resource box that delivers results: Never begin your resource box with your bio. This tells the reader that they’ve reached the end of your article and can stop reading. Instead, start with a...

Building Links with Twitter

Building Links with TwitterTwitter and other social networking sites are “all the rage” right now, and for good reason… they work! Building links with Twitter is a fast, free way to grow your online business and create backlinks and traffic for your website. Here are a number of “best practices” for using Twitter. These tips apply to both link building as well as good Twitter strategy in general. Growing your number of followers and building links with Twitter go hand in hand. Regular updates is important to building your Twitter followers. If someone visits your Twitter profile and it’s been weeks or months since you have updated, it is likely they will not be interested in following you. Make your tweets useful and interesting! Offer inspiration and useful information that people will want to retweet and you’ll gain...

Top 20 article directories

Article DirectoriesWhen you’re trying to build exposure and drive traffic to a brand-new website, few methods are as powerful and cost-effective as article marketing, which give you the opportunity to submit your own original content along with a link back to your website. The key is to focus on quality rather than quantity though. You will get far better results by submitting your content to a few hand-selected article directories instead of just blasting it out to every one you can find. To help you get started, we’ve put together a list of the top 20 article directories online today. EzineArticles.com GoArticles.com ArticleDashboard.com SearchWarp.com ArticlesBase.com iSnare.com Buzzle.com ArticleCity.com IdeaMarketers.com ArticleAlley.com Amazines.com ArticleTrader.com WebWorldIndex.com ArticleSphere.com BusinessKnowHow.com ArticlesFactory.com ContentDesk.com ArticleCube.com AfroArticles.com ArticleBiz.com

Why no one wants to link to you

Breaking LinkYou’ve come up with a great and original business idea, invested in a professional website design, worked hard to develop quality content, and finally, emailed other website owners asking them to link to you. Then you waited. Then you waited some more. You’ve followed the advice from all of the Internet marketing gurus step by step, but after several weeks, you still haven’t received a single link, or even a response. So where did you go wrong? Most of the advice that you’ve been following probably omitted one key detail. Before you ask for something, even though you may be offering something in exchange, you need to establish rapport. When it comes to building links, you can establish rapport with a website owner by regularly commenting on their blog posts with well thought out responses, including...