With the web today you "sorta haveta" have a rank in the major search engines if you want to be seen. I mean with 250,000,000, yes 250 million searches a day on Google? alone, how are your visitors and potential customers going to find you?
Now, there are numerous ways in which a Search Engine ranks a website; by keyword density, relevancy, content, etc. etc.. But Link Popularity is an ever growing statistic in how the Search Engines continue to rank websites.
Link popularity, is how "popular" your website is. That is how popular your site is compared to other websites. To put it another way; it is the number of "other websites" that have a link on their website to your website. Did you get that? :)
Now, although Link Popularity "building" is a large science and art in itself, I'll briefly touch on a couple ways in which you can see how popular you are and how to go about improving your link popularity.
A small side note though, is link popularity is a BIG way in which Google? ranks their search results. They refer to this as "PageRank". With the Search Engine, FAST, they call it "link score".
Now there are quite a few software programs and sites that can help build your link popularity as well as check your popularity.
Now, there are many ways to check your link popularity. But if you simply want to get a small idea, a little way for you to do this is go to any search engine and type in, "link popularity", without the quotes, and there will be lots of results for you to choose from. And then simply pick a site and check your site popularity.
Now, a small way to build your popularity is by going to the altavista.com engine and type in "link:yourcompetitor.com", and the results that show up will tell you what sites have posted links to your competitor's websites.
Then simply visit a site and look for a contact method, be it an email address, phone number, etc. and express an interest to them in trading links. It is a win-win method for both sites so, you have nothing to lose. Some might happily oblige, and some might not. It's certainly worth a try.
In summary, link popularity can be a never ending chore if you have a website. This is because having links on related websites to your website is a very good form of Targeted Traffic which never really quits, because most related links stay up for a long period of time, thus providing a continuous stream of targeted traffic, which, by the way is totally cost free.
And Search Engine traffic and reciprocal link traffic are the best forms of Targeted Traffic there is online. And both are free.
Burke Ferguson holds both a BSc. degree in Computer Science as well Certification in Search Engine Optimization and Marketing Strategies. He regularly publishes The ACE! newsletter, in which he shares his experience, methods, and knowledge about what works and about what is 'BS'. He can be contacted by http://www.the-ace-ezine.com or http://www.altacanweb.com
Google Sitemaps is a simple and fast way for your... Read More
Promotion... also known as selling. Not an easy task in... Read More
Think about it, when you browse any web site, you... Read More
Here's ten simple yet POWERFUL ideas for you to reflect... Read More
Joe Nogood owns a small but thriving gift store. He... Read More
We have dealt with the tags so the search engines... Read More
So you have your website and you've done everything right... Read More
No matter what you're marketing or promoting, if your Ad... Read More
Just because you put up a web store doesn't mean... Read More
I think you all know that buying pop ups in... Read More
"One in a million". What do I mean by that?... Read More
Is your business lagging behind?Are you frustrated?Cheer up.Here are 10... Read More
Niche markets and mini sites are taking lately by storm... Read More
Website promotion Internet marketing is perhaps the most important part... Read More
The internet is a wonderful source of information and full... Read More
You may already have thought about the following 3 ways... Read More
Website promotion is no longer easy to do.But if you... Read More
Benefits of Website Localization Maximising profit today... Read More
You have spent hours creating a HTML masterpiece, you have... Read More
You may have created and established the best Web site... Read More
Ok. So you've got your website done and stocked with... Read More
People are always wanting to attract more visitors to their... Read More
In the current competitive climate, tourism-dependant businesses in Coastal Maine... Read More
With learning about online promotion, there is so much information... Read More
Writing and distributing articles is fast becoming a popular method... Read More
Do you want to reach millions of potential customers for... Read More
If you own a website, you definitely want to improve... Read More
According the National Association of Realtors(R) ("NAR") surveys completed between... Read More
Do you want to achieve extra-ordinary success in your online... Read More
If you are a local business that gets most of... Read More
How many competitions are there running on the net at... Read More
Business is war.To get to the top, you must fight... Read More
The shortcut to succeed in business is to do what... Read More
My name is Barbara Mascio. I am the founder of... Read More
Your biggest asset when becoming an internet marketer is to... Read More
Write it, offer it for free on your site and... Read More
Getting a loyal traffic base for your website is an... Read More
1. Create a free ebook directory on a specific topic... Read More
The number one key to getting business in the real... Read More
If you are not getting traffic at your website and... Read More
Many of you will remember the line from the movie... Read More
Writing articles for your site and for the use of... Read More
Most people who are not doing well on the internet... Read More
DMOZ is known all over the internet as being the... Read More
Have you noticed lately how savvy webmasters are using simple,... Read More
When webmasters have created their final master piece, their next... Read More
"One in a million". What do I mean by that?... Read More
Would it surprise you to know that Compaq Computer? outsources?... Read More
We will start with the best, than make our way... Read More
Got one? Two? Three?If you have competitors, then you should... Read More
Five Nifty Ways to Make Your Site Sticky!'Stickiness' is one... Read More
Any time you use a URL in an Article, Web... Read More
Before you spend your hard earned money, why not first... Read More
In the current competitive climate, tourism-dependant businesses in Coastal Maine... Read More
Creating a new website is only the first stage in... Read More
How to get your business exposed for free!Everybody in the... Read More
What is web-marketing? Why does your business need it?The best... Read More
The beauty of the Internet is that it allows you... Read More
Though it's wonderful to get all those hits to your... Read More
The best way to avoid being blacklisted by the search... Read More
Promoting a Website is not an easy task. New Website... Read More
A prospect's mind is an intimate place... Read More
A great way to get the word out about your... Read More
Managing your online business from home is a great way... Read More
Website advertising, the unending quest of every website owner. And... Read More
Do what I did. Learn these 10 insiders' ad writing... Read More
Web Site Promotion |