One of the most important steps you can take in promoting your website is to develop an ethical linking strategy. In fact, the number of relevant links to your web site has a significant impact on your search engine ranking. There are two main areas to keep in mind with building your links pages.
Links should be Relevant
Having a relevant linking strategy can add value to your site by providing additional resources to your visitors and because you will receive traffic from other similar like minded sites which have links to you. In the past many webmasters simply went for the sheer number of links without regard to whether they were relevant or not. What is meant by relevant links is that the links should be from and to sites which are similar to yours in content and topic. For example, an auto related website might want to link with auto insurance or auto detailing sites. While it is not necessary that all of your links are as closely related as the above example, you should try to stay as relevant as possible.
Page Rank
When linking with other sites you should also try to link with sites that have a higher page search engine page rank than yours because this will help to increase your page rank as well. Page rank is very important. For instance, 100 links coming to you from sites with a page rank of 5 are basically equal to 1 link from a site with a page rank of 8. And it only takes one link from a site with a page rank of 8 to get your site up to a page rank of 5. It most cases, it is difficult to link with sites that have a page rank of 7 or 8 without paying for it. Typically you will want to look for link exchange with that have a rank of 4 or 5. Linking with lower ranking web sites could actually hurt your page rank until the ranking of those sites improves.
Developing your links pages can be very time consuming. One of the easiest way to get started is by working with a link exchange service. Linsmanager.com is one such service which handles everything for you for about $20 per month. They will even help you build your links page to match your website. Once you are set up all you have to do is browse through member sites and choose sites you want to link with. With only a click you can send the site a request for link exchange and their site is automatically added to your links page. Once they approve your it is added to their links page. It is that simple and is well worth the $20 per month.
There are other link exchange programs out there as well. Do some research and find one you are comfortable with. Above all, develop a linking strategy and you will eventually see your page rank and consequently your traffic increase.
--------------------------------
Subscribe to our FREE Internet home business tips and website marketing secrets newsletter with hundreds of moneymaking tips and tricks. Send email to onlinebizhome@getresponse.com
---------------- ----------------
This article is available for reprint in your opt-in ezine, web site or ebook. You MUST agree not to make any changes to the article and the RESOURCE BOX MUST be included. (c) Onlinebizhome.com 2005 All Rights Reserved
By doing one thing solve other people's problems.That's it this... Read More
This is the 2nd day of "Free Traffic Course" and... Read More
Proper Use Of Meta tags For A High Google RankingGoogle... Read More
It's been several months now since I've been promoting my... Read More
When adding a link directory to a web site there... Read More
Traffic-generation is a hot topic for marketers. In particular, "free... Read More
I don't know about you, but when I built my... Read More
Links are important to you because of two main reasons:Google's... Read More
I try to use as many free traffic programs as... Read More
How to Build Web Traffic DailyI - Introduction II -... Read More
To increase targeted traffic is one of the foremost wish... Read More
One of the most popular ways to generate free traffic... Read More
Google might not dominate the search engine world like it... Read More
Many websites have great ideas, excellent content, brilliant deals and... Read More
Ideally you don't want to be in the position of... Read More
Who else wants traffic that buys? I for sure do,... Read More
Most webmasters keep their prized web traffic generating systems to... Read More
If you're feeling a bit of confusion and frustration about... Read More
Just to recap - Parts 1 and 2 of this... Read More
I am not a web designer or search engine optimizer,... Read More
Yesterday, I got stuck in a traffic jam. It wasn't... Read More
What runs through your mind when you hear that ezine... Read More
Are you trying to sell your product online with little... Read More
Though traditional marketing methods cannot be ignored, having a website... Read More
Are you spending hundreds of dollars on advertising campaigns, only... Read More
There are many ways to cheat traffic exchanges and generate... Read More
Suddenly your site's traffic multiplies. You get "Money Waiting" emails... Read More
To increase web site traffic, you first need determination, a... Read More
Getting links to your website all over the Internet is... Read More
If you have a link directory on a website, how... Read More
Recently the wife and I were watching Million Dollar Baby.... Read More
As the saying goes in the business world "The Customer... Read More
One problem with websites is that they often go neglected... Read More
Web sites are on my mind, since I just updated... Read More
Every webmaster who has personally tried promoting his or her... Read More
The longer your website visitors stay, the more they will... Read More
For the sake of this article let's forget about search... Read More
If you've been on the internet very long at all,... Read More
In this article we will look at how to get... Read More
What is cross promotion?Cross promoting is when two or more... Read More
The purpose of analyzing your web site statistics is to... Read More
This interesting idea is likely to drive your competitors nuts.It... Read More
The ProblemNo matter how good your product or service is,... Read More
By doing one thing solve other people's problems.That's it this... Read More
I am not going to bore you by loading this... Read More
You may be shocked to hear this.You DON'T need a... Read More
I don't know about you, but when I built my... Read More
If you want to get something from others, the fastest... Read More
It is worth looking at some values and strengths of... Read More
Qualified traffic is the lifeblood of any web site today,... Read More
Webmasters look for ways to get a higher ranking with... Read More
For many months after I put up my new website,... Read More
Let others help with your marketing efforts. You can have... Read More
Even the best websites with the best marketing plans can... Read More
When I first started out in Internet marketing, reciprocal linking... Read More
So, you have a great product or service, yet your... Read More
Part 27. Ezine Ads - create an ad for your... Read More
Online marketing is an area where you can find a... Read More
Large companies tend to spend huge amount of money on... Read More
Unless you're building a baseball diamond in the middle of... Read More
Did you know that according to alexa, www.eBay.com is ranked... Read More
Here's what your website must have to get lots of... Read More
1: Original and Fresh Content Present your visitors content they... Read More
So, you've added Adsense to your site and you are... Read More
To increase targeted traffic is one of the foremost wish... Read More
To increase web site traffic, you first need determination, a... Read More
Traffic Building |