So, you’ve invested the time into getting a great site built and have fully implemented your SEO plan, but you’re not done yet. Link Building is just as important to your site as…
…any coding you might be able to do.
The goal of link building is distribute your link organically to as many sources as possible to receive traffic to your site through a wide array of sources.
It takes time and can easily come across as spam. But with a little caution and the use of these resources, your link building skills will be up to par and improving traffic to your site in no time.
BackLink Solutions
In about an hour each week, BackLink Solutions provides real results. Their membership is currently closed, but submit your email address and they’ll invite you when they’re accepting applicants again.
BackLink Checker
If you’ve ever wanted to know what sites are linking to you, or any other site, try iWeb Tool’s Back Link checker. Unless you want to shell out money for their paid membership, you’re only allowed five searches, so use this service carefully. But you’ll be glad you did – it’s a handy resource.
FreeTrafficsystems
This site makes getting free traffic as easy as writing a blog post. Just write them yourself (or hire someone to do it), and submit them for thousands of one way links from blogs. Also, if you have a blog, they offer free articles to cushion your content.
LinxBoss
LinxBoss offers you full automated link generating service for only $149 a month. Also, they’re very upfront about being realistic and trying at your own risk.
Linkbuilding Blog
Their updates are sporadic at best. However, their depth of Link Building knowledge more than makes up for it. Check out their previous posts – there are almost 5 years worth! Remember, if you haven’t read it, it’s new to you.
Link Buildr
Since 2008 LinkBuildr has been blogging about the latest link building advancements. I like to browse their archive for valuable information and resources, and I also enjoy their occasional brand commentary.
LinkBuildingDirect
One way links at a charge and free reciprocal linking. $24.95 for paid monthly service of 400+ one-way links (which means, you don’t have to do any advertising or linking on your end) or no charge for reciprocal linking. I like that they have a link directory so you can see ahead of time the type of sites that will link to you.
Link Diagnosis
Link Diagnosis shows you all the information you need to stay on top of the competition. See page rank, anchor texts, no follow information and more.
Link Spiel
Debra Mastaler updates this blog regularly, sharing creative link building tactics, snarky link comments and more. Her sense of humor combined with her vast knowledge of the world of link building make this a great site that I highly recommend!
LinkVana
One-way link building with a great refund policy makes for a site worth trying. They also offer blog post outsourcing directly on the site so if writing doesn’t quite tickle your fancy, you don’t look far for someone that feels differently.
Linker’s Blog
Although it has switched writers several times, Linker’s blog has maintained a steady stream of interesting link building articles and resources. Corry Cummings is now the main writer and takes pride in providing advice for building high quality links and stays away from the spammy stuff.
SEO Training
If you have any questions or concerns about anything SEO related, this training book is most likely going to address them. As far as Link Building, they address everything from the importance of anchor text to why links are so powerful. Of course, they offer a paid service, but their free goodies are so helpful, you probably won’t need to delve any further.
StumbleUpon
Simply put, Stumble Upon is an online community that puts the “cool page discovery process” in the readers hands. It works like this: Users visit the site and give articles thumbs up or thumbs down. Stumble Upon keeps track of these votes and directs users to other users with similar votes so they can see each others articles and suggest and review other posts. Cool, huh? Good site design and compelling content will get you great results from Stumble Upon.
Unique Article Wizard
Unique Article Wizard is top notch for getting a lot of links to a lot of your site urls because there’s an option to spin keywords and URLs in an article. The strength of UAW is that they approve articles quickly and submit a slightly different article to every source, so search engines won’t interfere. Bonus Tip: Use medium and long-tail keywords for the best results.
SEO Moz
For those of us who get a bit…ahem, overwhelmed at the sheer depth of technology, this explanation of how search engines judge the value of a link is the perfect read. Take the time to study it and bookmark it so when you’re going to all the great SEO and linkbuilding tools in this guide, you’ll actually know what you’re doing.
To your success,
-Charlie
