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Creating Back-Links to Generate More Traffic to Your Site

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What is a Back Link and How Do I Get Them?

One of the biggest challenges in SEO or Search Engine Optimization is finding out how to gain effective back links to your site as these crazy world wide web crawlers keep changing the rules on us. It's difficult to know if we are doing the same thing regarding generating traffic.

So, I have put together a couple key components that will really help you understand the core components of seo. Keep in mind, you have to be patient, this typically won't happen overnight, but these processes do work!

This lens will focus on organic and ethical seo procedures that I've learned from the years of research and training as well as my own personal experience.

Note: I got this image from Jolie O'Dell's article http://mashable.com/2011/03/11/add-social-sharing-buttons/.

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Back Ground of BackLinks

By: Jaime at MarketingMania2012.com

Thanks for the image Simplybacklinks.comBacklinks, also referred to as inbound links or incoming links, initially began to link pages within the website so page navigation was easier. Eventually, backlinking became a popular way to get traffic from other resources. So, overtime back-linking has led to a major component of search engine optimization. Now, with all the social networks, social bookmarking sites and other Web 2.0 sites (like Squidoo), getting backlinks from authority sites provide traffic generation avenues that everyone can get involved with.

I've outlined several sites, techniques and tools for the trade to help you generate traffic to your site below. Please, please, please...leave me comments or questions so I can help. My goal is to help 2,012 people grow their online presence in 2012!

High Authority Backlinking Sites

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Each of these links are sites I have a profile on and actually interact with the community. I don't just set up a username and password and leave it. It's important to know this because the more involved you get with the communities, the higher likelihood you will gain more authority and more people will want to learn from you. Every time this happens, the chances of someone linking back to your site, even within a community, builds your "Online" reputation, and the search engine crawlers will see all this activity happening with your domain and this will result in a higher ranking within the search engines. Voila! Here are some of the links I have a presence on and you should too!
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Delicious
Delicious helps you find cool stuff and collect it for easy sharing. Dig into stacks created by the community and then build your own.

My deliciously cool stuff: http://delicious.com/mmania2012
Digg
Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by our community.

Check out my diggs: http://digg.com/marketingmania2012/diggs
Reddit
Reddit is a source for what's new and popular on the web.
Users like you provide all of the content and decide, through voting, what's good and what's junk.

Links that receive community approval bubble up towards #1, so the front page is constantly in motion and (hopefully) filled with fresh, interesting links.

Here's my profile url: http://www.reddit.com/user/mmania2012/
Twitter
Twitter is an information network made up of 140-character messages called Tweets. It's a new and easy way to discover the latest news ("what's happening") related to subjects you care about.

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Facebook
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StumbleUpon
We help you easily discover new and interesting stuff on the Web. Tell us what you like, and we'll introduce you to amazing web pages, videos, photos and more that you wouldn't have found on your own. Feel free to introduce yourself: http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/mmania2012

Questions or comments about back-linking strategies?

Let me know if you need help with anything

Once you start getting into the details of blogging and or writing on the internet, times have changed. You really have to think about what your writing and include the keywords you've identified according to the research you've done. Take the time to do the research prior to each article you author in order to get the most out of it.

  • BusinessSarah Dec 29, 2011 @ 10:01 am | delete
    This is a great overview! Great starting point for beginners and great refresher course for the more experienced. Thanks!
  • marketingmania2012 Dec 29, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
    Thanks BusinessSarah. I am really impressed with your lenses. I stand to learn a lot. Thanks again for liking my lens, as I will return the favor. Thanks.
  • Sfthomas Dec 28, 2011 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    It's difficult starting out, so I'll work on all that I can. Thanks for the great lens.
  • marketingmania2012 Dec 28, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    I hear that...it is difficult...thanks again
  • will bennett Dec 26, 2011 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    high quality backlinks are a great way to get traffic to your website or blog.

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Bonus Link Schedule

Challenge for a free list of sites, articles & directories

Thanks fillsout.blogspot.comIf you would like to get a list of some additional article, social, bookmarking and directory sites, simply comment on my squidoo and one other social backlinking site I mentioned above. Make sure to include #mmbacklinks in your message so I know you are referring to this. Thanks so much!!

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