Although most of you already know, there are some who don't, so I will explain backlinking. Essentially, all a backlink is, is a link which is on one web site that points to a different web site. Which means that if you wish to begin making use of backlink building, you will have to start creating links on web sites that end up leading people and search engines back to your web site or web page. Virtually all of the leading search engines use backlinks as a means of figuring out how relevant your website is to specific keywords. For instance, if you have a website that sells web designs, the more keyword targeted links you have pointing to your website from other sites, with the keyword phrase "web designs" as the link text, the higher your web site will rank for that certain keyword.
As you can see, backlinks are very important to anyone who has a website, but you also need to determine the best way to go about building these links. There are a number of methods for building backlinks, and in this article we will cover some of the best backlink building strategies.
One backlink building method that has been used for many years is the method of submitting your URLs to web site directories. A website directory is precisely what it sounds like: it is a directory that lists web sites. This process is quite simple; you locate a directory that accepts submissions and you just submit your web site. The trick here is to select a title that you believe people would search for in the search engines because the title of the link will be link pointing to your web site. Many directories review submissions so it can take a while for your site to get listed, but once you are listed, you have a backlink. If you do a search on any search engine, you will be able to identify thousands of directories that you can submit to.
Article marketing is another way that Internet marketers start building these types of links to their sites. The process is very simple but can be time consuming. The basics of this strategy include creating articles that deal with the subject of your site, after which you take the articles and submit them to all the article directories you can find. A number of article directories will allow you to include a link within the article body while others will only let you add links in the resource box at the end of the articles. One thing you should bear in mind is to not submit the same article to all the article directories. Rewrite them before submitting so you don't have any links in duplicate content. This helps make the value of the link in the article higher.
Using these methods can help get you started and if you feel you need more links, you can find other methods for building even more links. And if you would like to speed things up a little, you can try finding programs that can help you with your submissions. See to it that you are purchasing quality software. While some can unquestionably help you, others will be basically useless.
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