How To Build Links To Increase Traffic

Building links to increase traffic / optimization / links can be segregated into two buckets: On page and Off page optimization.

Once the website is optimized, meta tags, headings, img alt, everything has been neatly labeled and submitted for crawling, the next focus is on off page optimization.

If Google "catches" you in a bad neighborhood, your website could get banned. In addition, there are all those rules, which tell you not to do certain things like no adult sites, no link farms, no cloaking, no guest books, no debt collection sites, no redirect sites.

So as a website owner, you must be really choosy about who you connect to and who connects to you. Therefore, here is a link-building guide for beginners:

Your link building strategy must be a combination of more of free links and some paid links. Addition to high PR directories like:

Abilogic.com
01webdirectory.com
AATrax.com
AllTheWeb.com
AnthonyParsons.com
GoGuides.org
Eddie-Studios.com
Gimpsy.com
Gloose.com
JoeAnt.com

These are some of the good high PR directories where you can include your site. Other popular ones include DMoz.com and Yahoo.com ($299 per year) but definitely worth the money.

Websites related to Academics can be submitted to:

Bubl.ac.uk
DHQ.nu
Educating.net
Educationworld.com
Google Campus Search

Websites relating to Art can be submitted to:

Art-Atlas.net
Art-Bridge.com
ArtPromote.com
ArtSearch.com

Websites related to the Christian sites can be submitted to:

Actschristain.com
Bigchurch directory.com
Catholic.org
Crossdaily.com
Crossguide.com

Websites related to Women can be submitted to:

Beautycare.com
Wwwoman.com

Tips for submission:

Keep the title brief and do your keyword research. Having a keyword in your title helps

Do not use all capital letters

Do not use marketing slogans or superlatives

Always remember:

To link to pages with relevant content as it carries more weight. If you are in the health industry, having a link in a health magazine or a website related to health is more relevant.

To have varied anchor text

To have a mix of links from old and new websites

To get permanent links

Use a mix and match of various strategies that suit your industry. Always remember, having relevant content on your website and linking to websites that are relevant to your industry will help your website come up in search results and gradually increase your website's page rank.

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