Jun 22 2008
106 Way To Get Backlinks
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106 Ways To Get Backlinks:
- Create viral linkbait.
- Write and give away a free ebook.
- Write a pillar (authority) article.
- Create a numbers list (10 ways to xxx, 20 different xxxx).
- Hold a contest, and require that they link back to you for an entry.
- Send off interview templates to big bloggers, and post up completed interviews.
- Create a Wordpress plugin.
- Design a hot Wordpress theme, and distribute it for free, requiring they keep your link in the footer.
- Create controversy (be careful and don’t get into something you can’t handle)
- Find a scammer/shady website or blogger, and make the world known about it.
- Join Sindiket Forum for free Internet Marketing Learning (http://forum.sindiket.com)
- Submit a press release about your new product or news.
- Submit your site to free directories (careful, only SEO friendly ones)
- Submit your site to paid directories (dmoz(kidding!), yahoo, alive)
- Submit articles to article directories.
- Submit posts to blog carnivals.
- Email a webmaster, and ask for a link.
- Offer to buy a one way link from another relevant website (keep this on the DL)
- Send unsolicited, yet awesome articles to other bloggers to reference or post
- Let your networked friends know that you’ll do reviews and testimonials.
- Buy reviews on pay-per-post or a similar service.
- Get on the Digg front page (and watch your server melt).
- Exchange Stumbles on popular webmaster forums.
- Submit to Del.icio.us
- Answer a question on Yahoo Answers and reference your site.
- Pick a hot ebook or software program and review it for free.
- If you get paid for a review – make it a great one, and you’ll get a link back.
- Don’t be afraid to link out – share the link love (just don’t get too spammy)
- Be the first to report breaking news (hard, but very effective)
- Review a semi-popular tech gadget.
- Review stuff on Amazon, and put your link in your profile
- Create a Linked-In page, and make sure to put your link on it.
- Speaking of that, do the same for Facebook, Myspace, and others..
- Hire good writers to pump out quality content.
- Join all applicable Chamber of Commerce’s’ in your area for free links
- Join the BBB (Better Business Bureau) for a free link.
- Post a bulletin in your Myspace account about your new site.
- Throw a relevant link in a Craigslist ad.
- Create your own SEO tool.
- Buy TV air time on a small station flashing your URL.
- Buy Radio time for a short commercial spamming your URL.
- Put bumper stickers on your car with your link on it.
- Look for older, higher PR sites with Guestbooks, and sign them! Easy links.
- Comment on Do-Follow blogs (meaning the link in your comment will be followed by a spider)
- Post your link in forums, and your forum signature.
- Don’t forget to link from some of your older, more established sites.
- Buy post level links from other bloggers/webmasters. (usually cheap)
- Don’t be afraid to ask for links, you just never know!
- Do pro-bono work for a non-profit, and they may link to you.
- Offer to be a guest blogger or regular contributor on a bigger blog.
- Apply to about.com for a topic that you can write about.
- Sell items on ebay and agree to donate proceeds to charity – they will link to you.
- Hire someone from a webmaster forum to submit links for you.
- Trade articles with industry related webmasters
- Rewrite old content they may have been buried to fast…breath new life.
- Find out about getting a link on your local libraries website.
- Launch an affiliate program for your site, ebook, or product.
- Technorati tag all of your posts for good Technorati exposure.
- Take advantage of “old world media” (newspapers, magazines)
- Rent links from Text-Link-Ads or similar service (careful with this one!)
- If you have the ability, create a Firefox extension and release it.
- Answer questions on Google Groups and link if necessary.
- Call in to a radio show and shamelessly plug your site!
- A good PPC campaign can draw exposure which could = links.
- Head over to the slums (chat rooms) and mention your site if appropriate.
- Create a controversial political cartoon and get it some attention.
- Most local Fox sites have a blogging community you can tap into.
- Hire someone to do everything in this list. Outsourcing is cheap and fun.
- Get business cards, and distribute the hell out of them for exposure.
- Drop your link on Xbox live.
- Mention your link when you’re playing online PC games.
- Donate a larger sum of money to a small charity in exchange for a link.
- If you’re in school, put your link on your college website (even sneak it in for a free .edu backlink – lol)
- If you have family friendly content, get a link from your Church’s website.
- Set up a Squidoo lens with good content, and link to your site from it.
- Sponsor an event or a big contest – trust me, lots of link love there.
- Enter all the group writing projects you can find – good links.
- Start a community helpful website, and get on the local news – they love it.
- Submit to RSS feed sites – hopefully they’ll link back.
- Make sure to take advantage of trackbacks when linking out to other blogs.
- Set up an award system on your site, and have readers vote on best site.
- Speaking of that, enter all the award sites you can.
- Make a super crazy viral type video, and get it on Youtube.
- Start a podcasting series, and build an audience, they’ll link to you.
- Write a heavily opinionated piece to get people talking.
- Retain a real linkbaiting service. (There are a few out there, but $$$)
- Hire an actual real life publicist for your site (if you can justify it)
- Help with an up and coming web 2.0 project for more exposure.
- Start a content writing service website, and have clients link to you for a discount.
- Crack the top 100 in Technorati, or create the largest MyBlogLog community.
- Go old school and trade links with other relevant sites.
- Check who links to your competitors, and get links from them!
- Provide a sexy “link to me” button or banner, and people will use it, for real.
- Create a good Facebook app, and if it’s really good, the links will pour in.
- Review bands, local restaurants, and small shops and get links on their sites in return for the exposure.
- Speaking of that, sponsor a hot local band’s show one night with big flashy banners with your link on it (in the background)
- When Hannah Montana comes to town, buy up some tickets, offer them on your site as prizes. Local news stations and papers will eat it up alive.
- Sue Yahoo, Google, or whoever, and you’ll get plenty of publicity – lol
- Answer all of your emails promptly and professionally. People love that, and will link to you and let everyone know how swell you are.
- Create a thorough walk through on a game or even an electronic device. People love that stuff!
- Network with like-minded individuals offline. Talk to them about tossing your link up on their site.
- Write about the hottest celebrities, and make it unique. People love Hollywood.
- Submit to http://link.sindiket.com for Free Link Directory
- Create your own Wiki page (it’s nofollow, but could lead to natural links)
- Create your own training program for your field of interest.
- Offer an on-page language translator to reach out to other countries, which can lead to new links







