90% of trying to get your website on the first page of Google involves building backlinks TO your site. On page SEO is important. Make sure you have your keywords in the tags and metatags and so forth but until you have a substantial amount of quality backlinks, you will be no where to be found.
And what’s the point of having a website that will make you money if no one can find it right? We all want to be found.
Here is why backlinks are so important
Having a website link back to yours is like giving your site a vote. When Google runs all of its scans and it sees that some good quality websites are linking to you it deems your site as important and you will get a big boost in the SERPs.
The single most important factor in getting on page one of the big G is backlinks!
Not all backlinks are created equal
There are websites out there with 30,000 plus backlinks but they absolutely stink in the search engine results. Why is this? because they are getting links from low quality and low PR (page rank) websites. You are assigned a PR from Google and this page rank is determined by the quality of your site. In this post I will not get into all the details of how to increase your PR but I will say that you want links from websites with a high PR. The numbers rank from 0-10. Get a few links from a PR6 or PR7 website and you will see any long tail keyword jump to page one in no time. So don’t try to get as MANY backlinks as you can… try to get as many QUALITY backlinks as you can.
How I used to get backlinks
Here are some methods I used for building up backlinks. Some of them I still used today, but I have found a MUCH better system that is amazing. To get those precious links you can post in article directories, post in forums, post comments on do-follow blogs (like this one=), ask for reciprical links (which I do not recommend), you can pay for links (which Google frowns upon), or you can simply ask webmasters to put your link on their site out of the kindness of their heart.
How I Get Backlinks on Tons of PR4 and PR6 sites:
Forget using any of those blog networks for backlinks. Why? Well since the Google Panda update and since Google is only getting smarter when it comes to finding automated sources of backlinks, it’s pretty much a death wish to try to beat the system. Instead, go for backlinks that will directly result in TRAFFIC! After all, that’s the goal here isn’t it? You want to build traffic to your site so you can generate revenue.
And Google is looking for sites that have backlinks that also result in traffic. After all, those blog linking networks like Linkvana and Build My Rank do NOT produce links that get clicked on. They just exist to try to give you a boost in the SERPs.
SO what do I use? Well I really like Ann Smarty’s website at www.MyBlogGuest.com. It allows you to connect with other blog owners who both need content and need exposure to their own sites as well. Keep in mind that this is NOT a link building system. Rather, it is a way to network with other site owners which can result in links and more traffic. I have seen huge traffic bursts from having a guest post on another site alone.
Be sure to check out my article on the Ultimate Guide to Getting Backlinks too!
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Hey thanks for the info on linkvana. I’m going to go check them out right now.
I found your site while looking for great dofollow blogs and I really enjoy the content. I’ve browsed some of your previous articles on linkbuilding and squidoo. Much of it is extremely useful.
I am also going to use the nofollow free on my own wordpress blog. It is not a marketing blog but I’d like to reward my commenters.
-Miracle
Thank you for a great article. I’ve been doing some SEO for our company’s website so I agree that links are very important for the site. I mostly used directory submission, article submission and blog commenting to build links. I’m glad I found your post. I haven’t heard about Linkvana before so I think I should try it.
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I had not heard of Linkvana before a few months ago as well, but if you ask ANYONE who has used this service you will get very high commendations so it will seem like a hoax, but the links you build with Linkvana are really high quality. You don’t have to use my link in the post to check it out, but just so you know, it IS an affiliate link, and if you use it to sign up I will help you get set up… no pressure though.. lol
I checked out Linkvana last night. I added it to my wishlist (promise will come back to your affiliate link). Its price makes it out of my needs right now, but one day I will be running for it.
Linkvana costs a bit of money but you definitely get some value if you can afford it. Quality links from pages within your niche is critical.
Linkvana? Never heard about it but maybe I’ll try it out now. Thanks for this recommendations.
Yeah it does cost about $150, which is too much for some people. But after I bit the bullet and went ahead with it for a month I am seeing revenues that I never had BEFORE Linkvana. So far, I am a happy customer. I wouldn’t be paying that much a month if it were not working though.
Great article on backlinks. I will definitely be checking out Linkvana. I also found your site while looking for great dofollow blogs and this looks like a very helpful one for me
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Thanks for the great article. I have been looking for good information on backlinks and I will be checking out linkvana. Going to have to figure out if the cost will result in a payoff, but like they say it takes money to make money..
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I would be a bit worried about Google finding out about the whole network and banning all those sites. How can they hide from Google?
Thanks for the info about Linkvana. Looks like it’s time to bite the bullet and spend some money!
I had the same concerns but the beauty of LInkvana is that they don’t really have a “network” that can be found. Here are some things that will keep your sites safe with them:
1. The websites are on different IP’s (so they are not lumped together at all. Totally seperate.)
2. New sites are being added regularly.
3. Users are never shown what websites the links are going on (although you can check with Yahoo explore or some other tool)
Linkvana sounds very pricey. Doesn’t seem like it would be worth the cash. Backlinks are a huge key to success, but its also not meant to drain your income getting them. I’d have to see some stats from someone’s use of this to become a believer in this. Maybe someone should make a project/experiment out of this and blog about it?
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It is pricey which is the only drawback, and I do mean the ONLY one. I have seen websites with only a handful of these backlinks soar to page one in google. But I don’t only use this service. I also use forums, do follow comments, and other resources for links as well, so it’s good to mix it up.
Interesting article, I agree with you about quality over quantity. Getting on the first page in search engines is not that is easy but it’s possible, it takes a lot of time, money and effort to this, and back linking is one way to increase your ranking.
So how much money have you made from this since you started?
Tnx for this but does linkvana works also for other languages then english?