Getting Your First Links Using Link Directories

What are Link Directories? Link directories exist to help websites exchange links. These links are also called reciprocal links. If website A and website B want to exchange links then website A links to website B and website B links to website A. This way both the websites benefit. The value of reciprocal links in terms of search engine optimization may not be much. But it is a good start. Link directories exist only for one purpose. They are a meeting place for website owners who want to do link exchanges with like-minded people. The other website owners won’t complain … Continue reading Getting Your First Links Using Link Directories

Submit To Yahoo Directory: Getting into the Yahoo Directory

To submit to Yahoo directory there are two submission options: “Standard,” which is free, and “Yahoo Directory Submit,” which involves a submission fee. If you own a non-commercial website then you can use the standard submission option. There is no guarantee that any Yahoo editor will ever get to review your site considering the volume of sites that are submitted every day. If you want a faster turnaround to get your website indexed quicker then you can go for the paid option even in the non-commercial category. The fee is $299 to submit to Yahoo Directory. The fee for the … Continue reading Submit To Yahoo Directory: Getting into the Yahoo Directory

Free Directories To Submit To: Get Hundreds of Inbound Links

Are you looking for free directories to submit to? There are literally thousands of web directories available today. Almost every day a new web directory is being created and it is difficult to judge the quality and relevance of these websites. But you never know which website will be ranked high by the search engines when the next round of indexing happens. Today the site may be free and ranked low but next week the same site may be ranked high in the search engines with high page rank and become a paid service! So, how to judge free directories … Continue reading Free Directories To Submit To: Get Hundreds of Inbound Links

Directory Submission Software Makes Directory Submissions Fast And Easy

There are dozens of directory submission software available on the Internet today. They make the work of submitting your websites to hundreds of directories really simple. 1. If you have to submit websites by hand you need to first compile the list of the thousands of directories that exist on the web. This itself can take you days if not months of work. 2. Some directories require you to register. 3. Logging in and filling in your details by hand in each of these directories submission forms can take you months of work. With automated directory submission software most of … Continue reading Directory Submission Software Makes Directory Submissions Fast And Easy

Are Automated Directory Submitters Better Than Manual Submissions?

Directory submitters are usually automated software that submit website URL’s to the hundreds of directory sites on the web. Directory submissions can also be done manually but it is a time consuming and tedious process. With automated directory submitters on the other hand the task of website submissions becomes fast and easy. You can submit to dozens of websites in minutes. Most directory submitters submit your website to hundreds of websites. So, you are guaranteed to get at least a few dozen backlinks if not hundreds. Even if you do not see the results immediately over time you will get … Continue reading Are Automated Directory Submitters Better Than Manual Submissions?

10 Steps To Increase Your Google Pr

There is no secret behind the success you can have by increasing your Google pr, but the true secret is how you can do so. There is an array of different ways you can increase your Google pr, but persistence and using a combination of several methods will help you climb up the search engine and increase your pr faster. So, here’s how to increase your Google pr. 1. Link exchange If you link to other sites that are similar to yours, your Google pr will rise because of the multiple links you have pointing back at your site. If … Continue reading 10 Steps To Increase Your Google Pr

How to Choose a Domain Name that Attracts the Right Visitors

Naming your website can be a lot of fun.  I believe that there is, in fact, an art to it. First, choose a name that describes your site.  Try to give away as much information in the title as possible.  For example, JoesClothes.com is a good title because it tells us that Joe sells clothing on his website.  This is a better name than JoesEmporium.com, which doesn’t give us any insight into what is actually on the site.  Next, you will want to keep it simple.  Try to limit the amount of words in your title.  Also, I think it’s … Continue reading How to Choose a Domain Name that Attracts the Right Visitors

Everything You Need to Know About Reciprocal Link Exchange

Reciprocal Link Exchange is still a very popular practice.  It should be– after all there are still many benefits to organizing a link exchange campaign.  First and foremost, a Reciprocal Link Campaign encourages webmasters to explore the various websites in their genre.  It helps establish communication among web developers and creates strong online communities.  This can be a valuable tool for information sharing and promoting the advancement of a specific topic, like education or technology. Reciprocal Link Exchange is still a very valuable practice.  For one, it is easier to acquire reciprocals than one-way links.  This follows the philosophy of, … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Reciprocal Link Exchange

Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Site’s “Link Pop”

10.) Post comments in discussion groups and on message boards.  Be sure to make useful, relevant statements based on topics being discussed.  Comments that only contain a link will usually be deleted or banned.  If you make valuable contributions, people will want to find out what else you have to say by visiting your site. 9.) Give away awards to other sites that you find particularly outstanding.  Provide a graphic with the award title and a link to your webpage. 8.) Email other webmasters and simply ask for a link.  Let them know why your website will benefit their readers, and provide a … Continue reading Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Site’s “Link Pop”

Seven Things to Avoid When Looking For Link Partners

Designing a Reciprocal Link Campaign can be a tricky endeavor.  As a webmaster, you must choose your linking partners wisely.  Generally, a good rule of thumb is to ask yourself one question:  “Will this be a valuable resource to my readers?”  If you view it as a legitimate, valuable website, chances are Google will too.  Below you will find 7 tips for avoiding the major pitfalls new web developers often encounter. 1.) Do not link to sites that are irrelevant to yours.  Search engines only view relevant reciprocal links as a means of improving your Page Ranking. 2.) Avoid sites that have … Continue reading Seven Things to Avoid When Looking For Link Partners

Why Link Farm and FFA Submissions

Before search engines got smart, a site’s page ranking was based on keyword match-ups.  When webmasters stock-piled their sites with keywords, the wrong sites were getting too much attention.  Google decided to focus on a site’s “popularity” instead.  The number of incoming links became the focus of PR criteria.  The theory behind this system was that if a lot of sites link to another site, that site would contain valuable content. But again, webmasters got sneaky.  With this trend, we began to see the evolution of “Link Farms” and “Free-for-All” (FFA) sites.  These pages were essentially a gigantic collection of … Continue reading Why Link Farm and FFA Submissions

How Link Pop Affects Your Website’s Page Rank

What is Link Pop?  Link popularity, sometimes referred to as “Link Pop,” plays a very important role in determining a website’s visibility among the top returned search results.  Your site’s link pop will be determined by the quality, quantity, and relevance of the other websites that link to your page. What is Page Rank?  “Page Rank,” sometimes abbreviated PR, was developed by Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.  Here is how Google describes the “Page Rank” system: Page Rank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an … Continue reading How Link Pop Affects Your Website’s Page Rank