The Ultimate Link Building Quick-Start Guide
The Ultimate Link Building Quick-Start Guide
We've gotten lots of great feedback on our recent series of link-building articles. Several readers have asked us how we would personally go about getting a site's link-building campaign off the ground. While link-building is a complex topic that's largely unique to every site, there are several standard techniques that can apply to almost any situation.
Keep in mind that, as your site matures, link-building becomes more and more about finding creative ways to promote your site and build business relationships with sites related to yours. However, for a new site, or for an older site that never got much link-building attention to begin with, there are a number of concrete steps that any site can take to lay the foundation for a strong incoming link structure.
With that in mind, let's get started with a step-by-step plan to get your link-building campaign started on the right foot.
1. Start by submitting your site to the top directories.
This is the easiest, quickest way to get a trusted inbound link. We'll cover the basics here, but be sure to read part ten of our recent report, 15 Essential Strategies for Building & Structuring Inbound Links, for further details on submitting your site to directories.
Our research team here at SearchEngineNews.com has compiled a list of the top directories, which you can find at:
https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/directory-master.html
Remember, it can be dangerous to add too many links at once, since doing so can trip a search engine's spam filters and possibly cause your site to be penalized. Don't submit your site to all these directories at once. Instead, start at the top of the list and submit your site to three directories a week until your site is listed in all the directories in that list.
After two months you'll have added your s...
