Wanting to arm yourself with a list of link building techniques that work?
Then you are in the right place.
Many studies that have been done like this one and this one has proven over and over again that backlinks are one of the most important factors that Google takes into consideration when they calculating how to rank website using their algorithm.
Therefore earning or getting backlinks to your website should be one of the many things as you should focus on if you want to get higher ranking in the Google Search Engine Result Page.
The challenge, therefore, is not if you should be building links or earning them.
The major challenge really is which link building techniques you can use to get backlinks to your website.
So I have compiled a list of test and trusted link building techniques that I hope can get you started and get that creative juice in you flowing.
51 Link Building Technique That Works
- Image as a link bait
- Creating tools
- Quizzes
- Content promotion
- Press Releases
- Guest Posting
- Competitor Link Analysis
- Link Baiting
- Podcast Listing
- Social Bookmarking
- Journalist Outreach
- Creating Communities
- Participating in Communities
- Product Manufacturer Links
- Scrapping Blog Commenters
- Hosting for Business
- Web Theme and Template
- Case Studies
- Directory
- Side Project
- Video Creation
- Link Out for baiting
- Controversial Link Booking
- E-Book Listing
- Crowdsourcing
- Q&A website
- Events
- Influencer Outreach
- Join Business Associations
- Offering Help
- Surveys
- Webinars
- Interviews
- Scholarships
- Create a ranking list of products or Influencers
- Link Reclamation
- Broken Link Building
- Internal Linking
- Resource Listing
- Testimonials
- Link Roundup
- Profile Links
- Niche Listing
- News Jacking
- Content
- Award Baiting
- RSS Feeds
- Blogger Reviews
- Aggregators
- Infographics
- Acquire websites
A Word of Caution
This link building techniques are not meant to be easy but if you can successfully implement them, you are going to be not only the high ranking for your target keywords but also you won’t have to worry about getting penalized because all of them are going to be used in a white-hat link building way.
#1
Image as a link bait :
The first link building technique we will be looking at is using images as a link bait. What this means is using images as a link building asset.
There are various ways to do this. Some prefer infographic, mapographic or simply the use of a collection image gallery to be used as their link bait. In a later part of this article, you will learn about how infographic or mapographic works and how to use it but in this particular section, we will simply look at how you can use raw images you have to build links.
- Create a gallery or photo album on your website
- Start collecting unique images that only you have access to. This can be photos of your business or photos that are interesting to your target audience
- Let people know they can use this image and specify how they should attribute to you.
#2
Creating tools
Creating tools is one of my favourite and best link building technique. Even though this technique is usually expensive and difficult to pull off, it is one of the best-guaranteed methods to build backlinks. The tool you create will depend on a large number of factors but what is important is that the tool you create must offer value to people within your industry or target audience.
Tools can range from simple calculators to complex tools like this one and this one.
Once you have your tool ready, you need to actively start promoting it. Offer it for free at the beginning so you can get a lot of people to use it and test it. These people are the one who will be your evangelist.
#3
Quizzes
Quizzes are on the overlooked way to build some real genuine backlinks to a website. The major challenge most people have with quiz is that it can be hard to put together but remember that it is those things that are usually not scalable and seems more difficult that will probably give you the most bang for your time.
Luckily, there are tens of quiz building tools out there that you can use to create your own quiz in no time. The advantage of using this quiz builders is that they already have questions you can start with so you do not need to build your own questions from scratch.
But if you have your creative juice flowing, you can use type form to create your very own quiz.
There are hundreds of website that has used quiz to drive links, traffic, and leads. Some of the ones I love includes this fun academy quiz by Growth tribe,
Quiz are fun and when done right, it can work for your brand.
#4: Content promotion
- Press Releases
- Guest Posting
- Competitor Link Analysis
- Link Baiting
- Podcast Listing
- Social Bookmarking
- Journalist Outreach
- Creating Communities
- Participating in Communities
- Product Manufacturer Links
- Scrapping Blog Commenters
- Hosting for Business
- Web Theme and Template
- Case Studies
- Directory
- Side Project
- Video Creation
- Link Out for baiting
- Controversial Link Booking
- E-Book Listing
- Crowdsourcing
- Q&A website
- Events
- Influencer Outreach
- Join Business Associations
- Offering Help
- Surveys
- Webinars
- Interviews
- Scholarships
- Create a ranking list of products or Influencers
- Link Reclamation
- Broken Link Building
- Internal Linking
- Resource Listing
- Testimonials
- Link Roundup
- Profile Links
- Niche Listing
- News Jacking
- Content
- Award Baiting
- RSS Feeds
- Blogger Reviews
- Aggregators
- Infographics
- Acquire websites
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