10 Good Links You Can Get in the Next 50 Minutes
Filed Under: Directories, Link Building, The Basics
We’re always talking about keeping links fresh and how important it is to keep up with your link building efforts. It’s great to talk about, but it can be daunting after months of trying to generate new and different links that will register well with the search engines. This week we thought we’d give you ten quick ways to add some links so that you can take a breather from the strenuous stuff and still feel good about adding real link value to your site. Each one should not take more than 5 minutes, a total of 50 minutes!- www.worldsiteindex.com (free Tue-Fri)
- www.webotopia.org ($15)
- www.all-linkdirectory.com
2 places to Go Local: http://local.yahoo.com and http://register.local.com/free/update.aspx are both local searches that are ideal linking opportunities for small businesses. You get great links and you can draw some added local traffic from the many people who routinely use local searches to find local businesses. Yahoo Local includes customer reviews, maps and blogs as well. Local.com is a more straightforward listing, but does include business descriptions and you can search by zip code or city.
1 Link Site you should join is LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com. This professional networking website provides you with great access to thousands of other business professionals who are members of the network and allows you to connect with others through affiliations with companies, schools and universities you may have in common with other members. You can give and receive recommendations, discover business opportunities and create multiple links as a member. It’s free to sign-up and takes only minutes to get through the set up process. Look for me at my LinkedIn profile.
1 Blog Comment Right Here. Yep, all you have to do is add a nice little comment below and you will get a “do follow” link right back to your site. Maybe you can even suggest a couple other places to get a decent link in 5 minutes or less!
For some more great ways to quickly add links to your site, check out the link building tips at WIEP.
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Mickey | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Great suggestions. I’m going to check out those directories right now.
One other thought is to look for sites that have the WordPress “top commentators” plug-in installed. I’ve got it on a few of mine. It lists the top commentators in the sidebar, and by default the links are not no-followed.
It might be a neat idea to write a post with a big list of sites like that.
Baby Headbands | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
I’m always looking for new ways to get links for sites I’m working on. Thanks for the tip.
Mike
http://www.curiouscommerce.com/
Lance Mohr | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thank you very much for the free tips and advice. It is very helpful.
John Paul | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great suggestions. With so many link farms out there, it’s always helpful to find a few that are worth the time. You might also want to consider adding your link to your digg.com profile if you have one.
Tony Payne | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
This is a very helpful list of link possibilities.
DazzlinDonna | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Nice one. Good enough to make me decide to look through the rest of the blog to see what other quality tips you’ve posted.
Might even need to add you to my feed list.
Kids Wish Network | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the suggestions above, and for the no-followed link here
Vertical Measures | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Hey DazzlinDonna - Would love to see you add us to your feed list!
Frank H M | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips. Found you via Sphinn and will be adding you to the feed reader.
Auto Refinance | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips. I am always open to new ideas about linking that are not purchased.
Kate Morris
Thanks for the LINK
Dan Kenitz | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Nice. At that rate, you’re about 300 links a day!
Justin M | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
submitted to all of them. thanks very much
SEO Scotland | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Nice quick and easy.
West Point Relocation | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the helpful article!
London Fashion | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Great Tips - I hadn’t heard of the first two directories before so thanks for sharing!
Anthony a.k.a. OldSchoolSEO | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for sharing those directories. I hope they continue to hold value amidst the growing “directory” controversy. Here is one way to get a quick link: http://www.aboutus.org. Do a search for your URL and if it’s not listed, a wiki page will be created in real time. Network Solutions is now using this source in conjunction with it’s WHOIS listings also.
P.S. - Thanks for the the comment link.
Anthony a.k.a. OldSchoolSEO | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
UPDATE: After checking out the directories, I am not impressed with two of them.
Webtopia - I did not see a “free” option, plus the front page has the “latest and top tags” which seems spam-like to me given what is in the list.
All Links Directory - I’d say it’s garbage and will likely eventually suffer the “alleged Google Directory penalty”. It’s not a directory because it’s not organized like one. It’s just a list of links and a lame one at that. I looked at the latest links and the first was something about “russian girls” and the next was “online casino garbage”. NOT anything I would associate with (i.e. bad neighborhood) nor would I recommend to a client. And let’s not forget all of the AdSense ads.
Sorry to kill the buzz, just keeping it real.
Vertical Measures | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Buzz Kill, uh I mean Anthony, looks like you are right about Webtopia - I only checked a couple of categories, but I could not find the free option. Maybe they dropped that option. Still it is only $15 and their backlinks do appear in Google.
Regarding All Links Directory, I suppose almost all free directories will eventually get hit by Google, again its quick and free and Google is counting it for now.
We didn’t say these were “hidden gems” nor the highest quality like a BOTW or Yahoo, nor that they would pass incredible link juice, but they do add some value with minimal effort.
Mostly we were just trying to get people to set aside a few minutes and add some more links rather than procrastinating another day away.
I appreciate you providing the feedback. That’s what best practices are all about.
Michel Richard | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Not easy these days to find good quality web content. I like your niche and I will read your feeds.
Recommandation: Look at adding your feed to any feed directory!
Kyle James | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Some nice little tips here. The three recommended directories are worth the read alone. Another article I just read about link building suggested this place with some directories.
http://www.seo-factor.com/tools/directory/
marty schmayer | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Good easy info,
Thanks
thoughtherder | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
follow me home
Sharon | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Thanks!
- Sharon
Shital Jethva | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
good to read such a great article.
keep it up dude!
Thanks
Software | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Thank you very much……..
LondonHotelsDeal | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Interesting ideas. Keep it coming…!
Hotels Poland | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Great tips, thanks. Although, are not paid directories (if not all) going to be devaluated? Hope not.
Great website, I’m off to subscribe to rss right now
Simon Dance | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for sharing.
Internal linking is especially important and something I always try to communicate, coupled of course with managing link flow with the rel= no follow tag.
cheers,
Simon Dance
Reynder (seo) | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Please do follow, my leader
Hillary Smith | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Fantastic comment bait guys! I am clearly going to take advantage.
Some of my own tips:
1) Yahoo directory. Not free, but easy and not frowned upon.
2) Writing a guest post on a related blog in under 50 mins
3) linkdomain: your competition and see what links they easily secured to a deep link. Write a BETTER page than theirs and either watch the links come in or contact the site owner and request they change their link to yours!
PS: You have a new subscriber.
Fernando Pessoa | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Great Tips. Thanks.
FP
Free tutorials | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the informative post, I’ve just submitted all my sites to the 3 directories.
pam | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Love this article.
Thanks for publishing it.
Pam
Xarj | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Nice article! I signed up on the three directories. I hope they’ll add my site.
I wouldn’t mind having a backlink from your article so here’s my website:
http://www.xarj.net
Thanks!
nightlife | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
good post!! thank you for it!
Barry Zweibel, GottaGettaCoach! | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips - AND the link love!
GottaGettaCoach! Mentoring!
GottaGettaBlog!
Funeral Home Websites | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
I would say proceed with caution when dealing with directories. Even though Google is not currently penalizing those three, that doesn’t mean that they won’t in the future (near or far)! If Google suddenly does start to penalize these directories then your site may also be penalized, so keep an eye on them if you decide to link there. Thank you for the other tips, and for the link as well!
Vertical Measures | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Just wanted everyone to know that we will only approve comments and links to family friendly sites. I just declined one from an escort service and one from an adult site.
Also, make sure your site is finished too. Had to remove that link on one of the comments.
Spanish property | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Great tips thanks. I’m always looking for ways to get links to my sites without paying, which is getting tougher and tougher these days.
doug | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips. I am just getting started with the whole seo, link building aspect of running a website and it appears that I have a lot to learn. I’ll spend the next several minutes checking out the rest of your site.
Social networks, link farms, link directories are not for me.
Internal links is something I am going to take a look at and I like the blog comments suggestion. So there was my comment.
Thanks again.
San Diego SEO Services | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Nice list and great suggestions….although, I believe LinkedIn just utilized the nofollow tag on their sites. Has anyone heard different?
Vertical Measures | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Not sure about the ‘no follow’ on LinkedIn. But it is still a great resource to control your reputation management. Plus, I have seen ‘no follows’ provide some link juice — so not a big believer in avoiding those.
Ray Matzker | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Thanks so much for the suggestions and for the link.
Trucking Services | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
I’m new to SEO but I do know that free dofollow links are a good thing:) thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
Chris von Nieda | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Great article thanks! I’m going to check out those directories right now!
Follow me!!!!
Mike Jones | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
This is a great article! I have noticed that Linkedin does use a nofollow tag.
Mike
Mishef | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Very useful tips, thanks
Search Marketing Consultant | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
I agree, LinkedIn is a great tool regardless of the nofollow/dofollow. Besides that, Yahoo and MSN still tend to pass the authority via the nofollow links so I would advice still using it as a link building tool.
New York Solar | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
good stuff, thx
Dan | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Hello, thanks for adding my site in this list. I am sorry though to see that some people criticize it. I think the google penalization on directories passed already, it was just a wave and my directory wasn’t penalized. It is ranking high in Directory Critic and in Google for the term “free links directory”.
About the casino links and.. russian or whatever there was.. those were paid links and.. well.. a free directory must live from something and since google doesn’t seem to be bothered by that.. it’s ok.
oh.. the directory is also 1.5 yr old..
One Way Link Building | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Some good info. Here’s the link to add your website to Google Local Search:[link deleted, see next comment]
They will mail you a letter within 3 weeks to confirm and then you will appear on the map at the beginning of the listings. Great for people who live in the city!
Visit my link building blog, it is new but I will be posting lots of quality info and I am offering a professional link-building service.
Inquire for more details.
Cheers,
Jason
One Way Link Building | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Woops, I pasted the wrong link for Google: http://www.google.com/local/add — been on the computer for way too long : )
Legal Forms | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Good article. It’s getting harder and harder to find quality links that are easy to obtain. I would have suggested Flickr, but most Flickr links have been NoFollowed, so that’s out.
cellular-news | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Create a free profile on Digg and put your site in the profile link.
It is not “no follow”‘d so will give you a bit of a help.
No Fax Payday Loans | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Great! Always appreciate a good link
Brent | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Link building is such a chore! Thanks for all the pointers. Lord knows, I need the help!
Medical Answering Services
Joel Pinkham | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
I think death to non-human edited directories will come quite shortly.
When was the last time anybody actually used a directory to find a product or service?
Exactly.
New Zealand Websites | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Very helpful… thank you.
TInch72 | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
great! this will hopefully help my company’s web site. I just started taking a more in depth look a at the site and started to create more internal links.
also, i’m hoping to apply many of these techniques to my blog sites:
http://www.daddystoolbox.com
http://www.twotonguesup.com
Scott Salwolke | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
With quality links being so important, this is a very good resource. I look forward to reading other suggestions in the future.
Mike Garner | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Good information. It’s really hard for newer sites to get visibility.
Kel | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great Post - I love the headline…It drew me in big time…who wouldn’t want 10 new links in the next 50 minutes?
I’m trying the directories now.
Cheers,
Kel
African Safari tour operators | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
The problem with the directories you have suggested below is that they require a fee to be listed. I need to register my African safari and vacation tour operator blog but they are asking for a fee. Anyway thanks for sharings
Lori | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Many thanks for the advice and link building tips. Very helpful. Any free advice is always appreciated!
Thomas Kloos | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great post. Getting all those 10 links right now…
http://www.ranchodlaw.com
Bob Shirilla | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great article - thanks.
However, I tried to get a FREE link from
www-webotopia-org and they wanted money
Warszawa | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thank you, see you in Warszawa
Nic bastelt | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the heads-up!
Pete | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the post. Good information.
Shawn | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks, the local information is very useful.
Gyutae Park | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I only count 5, but good methods nonetheless. I would choose different directories as well as the ones you mentioned are probably devalued by the search engines.
Organic Food Reviews | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Excellent tips! Sure beats writing promo articles…
Daan Jansonius | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Some great tips. Not a bad way to get people to comment either!
John Connolly | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thank you for the link tips and for all your good advice. Hopefully I’ll get up to speed on this SEO business and be qualified to give back at some point in the future.
KenJones | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Good tips about some of the ways to build links, but as some of the other commenters have pointed out, those directories do seem a bit sketchy, still beggars can’t be choosers I suppose and if they happen to relate to your own site might still be worth a punt.
Good reminder about the importance of internal links as well; always a good idea to make your deeper pages as findable as possible.
123-reg blog | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Interesting. I’m a beginner to this and I haven’t explored directories - is it something I should be looking at, or do the risks outweigh the benefits?
zoekmachine optimalisatie | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Nice post!
You can also create a lot of blogs on your own and link to your most important site.
That are not quality links but it helps!
Science News | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I use those free directories frequently fortunately. I don’t think that enough people do actually know about linkedin, which is a shame because it is quite useful for more than just getting links.
>>My profile
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/aa/574
Add me to your contacts !!
Eric | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the open link invitation.
I just plain had not thought about the local search option because I never search that way. it will be great for a couple of my sites.
I never look for information from directories but I do list in them.
Another link building tip would be to write a high quality comment on blogs of people commenting on posts such as this one.
Stop Global Warming | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Mmmmmmmm, do-follow links….
Garglgarglgarglgarglgarglgargl
Thanks for the tips!
supaswag | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
The unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long.. we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.
Here’s a list of 49 do-follow forums: http://www.jamesfarrell.eu/blog/49-do-follow-forums/15/
..submit [at least] something mildly interesting.
Indonesia | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
There are an awful lot of low-hanging fruit out there. The best ones are probably those that let you plug in an RSS feed on your profile page.
Jarvis | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the good info (and the link)
Price Comparison | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
A good place for links…hmm…now that would be telling.
Web Analytics | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
site:squidoo.com “add to this list” keyword
sam | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Interesting list, although directories are not as relevant/useful as you make out in your article.
tobyism | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
The name of the article is kind of misleading, but thanks for the info anyway.
Government Contracting | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great tips (and the link)! Sometimes the best links are right in front of us the whole time.
Room Dividers | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great Article.
Another tip is add your link to signatures at forums you participate in.
I have noticed most of the php forums do not put “nofollow” on their signature links.
Vertical Measures | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
To all:
I must say I am really surprised at all the comments. I sincerely wrote this post with the intent of helping people get links by pointing out a few easy ones. I wasn’t trying to be clever or intentionally create something to draw links. Probably a lesson in there some where.
Another surprise has been the “push back” on the 3 suggested directories. As I mentioned above, we weren’t trying to provide any “hidden gems” or “amazingly powerful directories”, just a few that we knew where easy to get and that were known to be counted by Google (for now). I guess Webtopia.org is now fee based ($15) so I apologize for the false representation that it is free.
But to make up for it, there have been plenty of other good suggestions in the comments for additional places to get links.
Thank you to all of you who understood that this is a forum to help each other out - your suggestions are appreciated. (Like Anthony, Kyle, One Way, supaswag & Web Analytics’ recommendations.)
Keep ‘em coming! (Only family friendly links tho!)
Arnie
Oregon Retirement Community | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks, got a couple of good ideas out of this one on how to promote the retirement communities I develop for and got inspired to re-invigorate my linked in profile! That comment about sites that allow rss on profiles was interesting as well. Wonder if someone has compiled a list of those?
Cheers
Weight Loss | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
One idea is to participate often in Wiki articles.
Here’s an example:
http://alpha.search.wikia.com/
Add your link to the white list: http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Whitelist
Wholesale Products | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great post!
SecureMailboxes | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great info
Shawn | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Love these types of lists. I get refreshed with new ideas and am off and running, building links for the next few days.
thanks
John Hager | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great post, another link, if you have a small business is at LittleEngine.com
sign up here: http://www.littleengine.com
gabloty na puchary | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
only english sites
Kevin Heisler | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I really liked the fact you put a time limit on the link building project. It really spurs people to take action. Have to admit you’re a much faster link builder than I am.
Thanks for the tips.
Jesse | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Awesome suggestions, good directories like this are few and far between.
Brandon Adcock | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Forum and social media site profiles are another place you can get free links. Forum sigs too
Dave Shapiro | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Hi Arnie,
Nice post and thanks for the link.
- Dave
Vacation Rentals by Zonder.com | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
good to know we have most of the bases covered, but always happy to get 1 or 2 tidbits of addt’l ideas.
Also can appreciate and respect the straight up - you want links? Post ‘em here. Hey, it’s what we’re all looking for after all, and pretty effective.
Sneakerset | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips..Hopefully the links will pay off. For all of you luxury sneaker afficianados check out. http://www.sneakerset.com
Palmer Web Marketing | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great tips, I haven’t used most of these sites before. A few weeks ago, I did a post on a few link building tactics I’ve been using lately: http://www.palmerwebmarketing.com/blog/3-effective-link-building-tactics-for-2008/
Big Oak SEO Company | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I followed the sphinn link so your ploy for traffic has worked on me. I did check out the directories, thank you for the hookup.
This seems like a good SEO crowd so I’ll ask for opinions on this SEO comic my company has created.
http://www.rankedhard.com
Collin LaHay | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the “going local” idea. These two links will most likely be even more powerful as time goes on.
Nagaraju | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I like the link love but more importantly the simple but effective suggestions. BooRah does semantic analysis of reviews and comments such as on this blog but for restaurants. Check out http://www.boorah.com/restaurants/c/5046/WA/Seattle.html for top rated restaurants in and around seattle area
Sandy Allen | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Make sure to check out directories in your own vertical; for example, my photography business gets links and traffic from prosphotos.com and photolinks.com.
Set up a site page on merchantcircle.com.
Allan Collins | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
Great tips. I thought you meant 10 inbound links. But great anyway.
wai kei, hooi | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I had my first money site on squidoo. It was making money, but when I made changes at the site, it kept dropping out of the front page of Google organic search where I got most of the traffic.
So now I am more determined to make linking work to get traffic and be less dependent of Google
Matt Kluemper | Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
I’m taking your tip. Let me just say that this was a great idea (giving out a do follow link) in order to get links/traffic to your site. Nice!
Monica Willyard | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for posting this. One small but important free link I see people miss is their email signature. It’s so basic that people seem to overlook it. This can matter even more if you participate in any mailing lists from sites like Freelists because messages are indexed by Google and other search engines. I also put my link in my Skype profile and have added some article pages from my site to Mixx.
labels | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
My tip is to subscribe to comment sniper dot com and find blogs related to your topic, and add useful links and comments there.
Free Credit Report UK | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Try making comments on Web 2.0 sites like Hubpages or Squidoo. Just search for Hubs or Lenses related to your keyword or niche and make a comment. Easy!
And don’t forget to use good anchor text. In other words don’t use your own name, but use your keyword in the Name(required) field, as I have here.
Good luck!
Niall Rigby | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
How about http://tagspage.com? (PR3) {editors note: it’s a huge tag cloud}
Frederick Konig | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Link love is cool, thanks for the great advice.
Tonie
Natural Cures
steve | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Very good article. I’m glad I found your site.
Thanks,
Steve
Tamer Elzein | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips, although I have to say that, except for the 3 directories you mentioned, all these tips are already in the mainstream. Still, that doesn’t mean they can’t be useful
I do wonder, however, about why favored LinkedIn over the other similar networks which offer basically the exact same functionality.
Nhu-Chi | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips. Here are my top 5 free directory picks:
1) http://web1.exactseek.com
2) http://www.kellysearch.com/
3) http://www.accoona.com
4) http://www.webworldindex.com/
5) http://www.infotiger.com/
TPI News Daily Update | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Hi, very good linking info. Specially relating web directories. There are many out there, and most of them are a waste of time.
Joseph Ratliff | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Another quick way to get links…
Write a “resource list” of your most popular resources…be descriptive.
Then…
Go to those sources and network with them, getting them to link to you.
Joseph Ratliff
Brucas | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Nice post. You really ought to make this a regular feature, even if it’s only 5 links you can add in 10 minutes or something. I think people are always looking for new and interesting places to add links…
Nikki Backshall | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Great tips!
If you have some articles lying around that you’ve written for your website - submit them to an ezine - a great way to get more backlinks!!
Vertical Measures | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Brucas - based on the success of this post, we are already planning a regular feature with a very similar theme. Glad you think it would be a good idea.
Renaissance Woman | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Nice tips!
My latest find is http://EzineArticles.com/.
Wall Fountains | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Thank you, used them all!
California Tourist Guide | Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Thanks very much for your generosity!
Chris Latko | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great info!
Juhani Tontti | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Nice post. Link building should be a daily operation, just writing comments to blogs is great.
Juhani Tontti
Marianne McEachern | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Great info!! Have you ever tried Comment Hut? The free version is GREAT for 10 links at a time, it identifies Blogs that allow comments and focus on the key words you use.
Just thought you might like to give it a spin!!
Marianne
Colon | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great resources. You just put more work on my shoulders
Juicing For Health With Rika Susan | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for a very useful post. Great, practical info for newbies. Very easy to do.
Gourmet Coffee Zone | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great linking tips. And good link ideas in the comments as well.
Mark
Ted Stalets | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the suggestions. I am just starting to build good quality incoming links for this important book coming out in the Spring of 2008.
Regards,
Ted Stalets
John | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for sharing some great tips for building links.
Marie Marinaccio | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the really great tips and resources especially the free directories.Also addded your site to my Technorati favorites, i’ll he visiting often.
Make Money Online | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Appreciate the info. I have used LinkedIn and Yahoo local already for another business and they are both excellent. I will use your directories mentioned and would suggest another here http://www.internetvibes.net/
Head Lice | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks so much for these tips, I will spend this morning implementing them. Also a lot of great ideas in these comments as well. Excellent to get started on the right foot for the week!
Don | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Great information. Always looking for new ideas.
Stock Investing | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the good advice. Much appreciated.
Herbal Supplements | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply
One of my favorites of all times: Meetup.com
You can get several links with your anchor text that are “do -follow”.
Hope it helps
Bill | Mar 17, 2008 | Reply
Great suggestions, but one drawback (or opportunity for a new article?): the two directories you mentioned don’t allow for Canadian locations. I’m all for international exposure, but I’d like to work locally as well!
Cheers,
Bill.
Will | Mar 17, 2008 | Reply
Great post!
Have you had any experience with linkmarket.net or linkmetro.com? I’ve started using linkmarket.net but, most of the site in the network are really bad and I’m worried that it might do more harm then good.
Vertical Measures | Mar 17, 2008 | Reply
@Will - I have no experience with linkmarket.net or linkmetro.com. We stay away from link networks like those.
@Bill - good idea for a future article. Thanks.
john | Mar 17, 2008 | Reply
Great site.
Will be using all the tips for link building.
Someone said in a comment above that all these tips were out there on the net but what this site does is get them all in one place and shows you which linkbacks actually work and steers you away from sites that the search engines frown upon.
Great time saver.
North Carolina Website Marketing | Mar 17, 2008 | Reply
Great list! I definitely have a few more directories to submit to. The free comment link helps to:)
Zacky | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Cools stuffs..sidewide links works just great.
thanks for the info.
Ronny | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
I will check out the directories you mentioned. thanks mate
David Horne | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Hey all great entry definitely a good read. I would love to see more techniques with specific steps and urls of great links perhaps for specific niches in the future!
Here’s my site:
Unblock Sites
If you are looking for a place to get good links for proxy sites I would recommend using topsites that have PR and either have your entry on the first page always or it is really easy to get to the first page by having a few friends click on your topsite button.
PowerTeam Network | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Thanks so much for this informative article.. Very helpful info !
Doug McIsaac | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the list and the link.
Doug
Daniel Jones | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Hi there!
Many thanks for a great article and a do follow link to boot! Stumbled across your site completely by accident and I’ll certainly be registering with you for further tips and tricks. Congratulations on a great, informative site.
Cheers,
Dan
Deron Dohanich | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Nice post. Thanks! I’ll give them a try.
Empire Info | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
Great post! Thank you! Always looking for new ways to get links.
Casey | Mar 20, 2008 | Reply
These were Great tips to remember to do everyday. Or at least a couple times a week.
Another positive place to post a link is:
business.com
Artur | Mar 20, 2008 | Reply
Thanks a lot for links and some advice. I registered in linkedin a while ago - works very well
NESA | Mar 21, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the great tips!
Van
BJ | Mar 22, 2008 | Reply
Thanks,
New to this web thing, its great to find information that can help the beginner to the expert.
Adam | Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
Super post. And whats more the comments are great too. Thanx all.
Keith | Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
Great Post. I found this site from Jack H and will continue to follow it. Feed Me!
Thanks.
SEO Guide | Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips, found you through Search Engine Land. Link building is one of the most consuming time and resources of the SEO Process.
SEO Guide | Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
I have tried the first two Directories, it seems like they don’t have a free submission any more.
Vertical Measures | Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
@SEO Guide: World Site Index offers free submissions Tue-Fri. Looks like you are right about Webtopia tho.
We’ll be doing more posts like this in the future and will clearly note what is free and what is not.
gabandrei | Mar 25, 2008 | Reply
useful advices, especially the one related to Go Local. For small business, being visible on local searches is very important.
lee | Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
Hey. I love the tips you’ve got here. I am going to use them immediately.
Internet Advertising | Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the useful resources and the link, much appreciated.
Jeff Madsen | Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips, nice to see you sharing some simple places to link to.
ValorGear | Mar 28, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the link building tips. I have use them all and I am happy with the results. Also, I found the other information located on your site to be very useful.
teadog | Mar 28, 2008 | Reply
Good advice with specific action that can be taken. Thank you.
Renate | Mar 29, 2008 | Reply
This blog is very good and you have a lot of quality articles!
appreciate that!
Ron Greene | Mar 29, 2008 | Reply
Excellent stuff!… Your Friday Report kills with your social networking tips, which go above and beyond… Thanks!
Joanne Reay | Apr 1, 2008 | Reply
I’ve just stumbled across this site via Web Mums and any useful help and tips are gratefully welcome. I will take note and re-evaluate what I have already done on my site. Thank you
Nelson | Apr 2, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the directory links. It’s hard to find trustworthy directories these days - I had no idea that worldsiteindex was free.
PayrollServe | Apr 4, 2008 | Reply
Interesting to note that Internal linking is often overlooked at most sites. this can quickly give you more than 3 links in a hurry.
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Hope to put your strategies to work on our other sites too.
Thanks,
PayrollServe SF
t-rig | Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips + the link.
-T
Keresőoptimalizálás | Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I think this is a very interesting and valuable blog. Big thanks for your tips, really!
The Goji Juice Guy | Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Does anyone else ever get tired of seeing the obligatory but boring “great post” line, (in this case it was, as evidenced by the traffic). I mean isn’t that the real goal of any post - traffic - if not what? Something to think about.
So if I could make a couple hard hitting jabs to the gut here. I’d be willing to bet every comment here was placed for the purpose of getting a link, but ultimately the traffic that link represents. So why do we not think - this is an opportunity to stand out from everyone else. Anytime you leave a blog comment the goal should not be to blend in but to standout so people may click through to your site, which may develop a business relationship.
Blending in is like being on the 14th page of Google search results - standing out is being on the first page. Also think in these terms - if your comments lead to further discussion and additional comments and activity you’re not only going to get noticed by the people commenting but also the blog host. Which could lead to you being asked to write a guest blog post or at the very least asked to comment on other blogs.
This last comment is only intended for those who fell off the turnip truck today, but guest post = credibility.
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Chris Lang Social Marketing | Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
WOW I never really thought about how adding the dofollow plug in might change the way my or any blog pulls comments.
That in itself is a link strategy article in itself. I have read Andy Beard on this alot but you have gone much further in demonstarting it.
Calumet | Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Great suggestions. Thanks!
Web Design Lincolnshire | Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Excellent suggestions,
Many thanks
Old Cooking | Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Thank you very much - great article.
Hersh Bhardwaj | Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Great resource. I have a Firefox plug-in called SearchStatus. It can tell you if the forum or b;log your are on, is a NOFOLLOW or DOFOLLOW, so you can leave your link there.
Virtual tours | Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Good article. Anyone know if LinkedIn have in fact utilised the nofollow tag on their sites?? I’m sure this will become more common as time goes on.
ALT web design | Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Very useful information. Thanks!
Frank | Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Great info! Hopefully it helps me grow my website! Need more users
adopting a dog | Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
nice information, getting 1 way backlinks can be a challenge at times but articles like the one published here does add a new spin on link building.
greg cryns | Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Your post is a sight for sore eyes, and a site for sore eyes too!
I understand what Google is trying to accomplish but that company is choking us small guys. Well, just like governments do!
Jim | Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips and info. I never though about internal linking, but sounds like a great idea.
SEO Bedrijven | Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Nice post, but it keeps amazing me that most tips about link building I find online are suitable for .com and .co.uk sites.
Search Engine Marketing | Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the tips. I’m taking care of the ones I haven’t done already right now!
Thanks…
Ron Callari | Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Great starting point. Thanks for the tips.
Ron
Blue Cherry Online Marketing | Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Great post, it is always good to find some new places to get links from and it is rare to find easy to get links.
Self Improvement Tips | Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
I think internal linking is something people often overlook. Good set of suggestions, thanks.
Promotion Codes Man | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
Easy backlinks include:
1) Links for other sites you own
2) Links from friend’s websites
3) Links from your members of your family’s websites
4) Links from any clubs you are members of, e.g. local football team
5) Links from do follow blogs
PotPieGirl | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
This is a GREAT post. While there seems to be some controversy over which sites/directories are quality opportunities to build back links to your site, the over-all moral of the story remains the same…
Get off your butt and build some links!
This post is an excellent example of helping others further their online business!
Thank you for sharing!
PotPieGirl
Vertical Measures | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
Well we just hit 200 comments. Thanks to all of you who supported this post!!
Web Development Blog | Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Thank you for this great link help in finding great links for my websites. Very quick and easily takes possibly less then 50 minutes if done correctly with this methology.
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