Positive Search Results

Creating backlinks for your site is one of the most important things you can do for better rankings in the SERP’s and garnering more traffic. There are many ways of doing this and it is a habit one should develop early on if the internet and building web pages is going to be a part of your life.

Backlinks work in two ways. They can bring direct traffic to your site and they can strengthen your page rank, giving you more clout and a better chance of people finding you on page one search engine results. There are two types of backlinks, the anchor text, where a key phrase or word is a click-able link, or the direct link type with the .com, net, org or other ending. Anchor text is always better when you have a choice.

One of the easiest ways to get your links out there is to familiarize yourself with a few blogs and forums that are similar in topic to your web site. When you know the answer to someone’s problem, post a response with your backlink. Over time, you will have a lot of links on those sites and you’ll also gain a lot of trust. Once people know and trust you, they will spread your links elsewhere.

If you like to write, article directories can be good. Most will allow you to place at least on anchor text keyword to your site. If you write a good, informative article, other people will use your article for their blog post or web site. Part of the agreement for them to use your article is they must post the entire thing, including your links. You will also get direct traffic from people reading your article even if they don’t use it for anything.

If you like making videos, there’s a road that can get you massive traffic! Video is very hot these days and a few good ones can get you plenty of exposure. Of course, you’ll want your backlink posted and most of these sites permit that. Unfortunately, most are “no follow” but the direct traffic from these sites can still be fantastic!

Social media is another great place to post a link to your site. If the topic is relevant, it’s amazing how many likeminded individuals will click and share your link on these sites. Try to join more than just one.