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class="cap">W hilst
It is an inaccurate perception
traditional methods of to assume that building links to
researching and subsequently your website is relative to how
contacting related websites for much you are prepared to pay. But
both one way and reciprocal links even with a greater dedication of
might offer limited success to time to research and contact a
your link-building efforts, it is range of complimentary websites,
a dated process, and one becoming forums and blogs you will still
ever more difficult to reap be presented with perhaps the
rewards from. most unpredictable character
This notion is given further within the link building process
credence by the recent decision –the site owner.
by Google–in an attempt to quash
Site owners or web masters and
manipulations of its ranking blog authors have noticeably
algorithm through the sale and become more closed to sharing
bulk buying of links through link their websites, promoting ‘for
brokers and automated submission profit’ causes and recommending
software- to drop the PageRank business or websites they have no
(the formula Google used to rank prior knowledge or experience of.
pages) from many of the offending And whilst a review of how and
websites, blogs, directories and why this has developed would not
forums, rendering those links assist the situation, there are
worthless.
important points to consider:
Automated submissions and
Search engines ARE getting
outsourced ‘black hat’ link smarter in how they rank pages
building efforts haven’t helped and how they detect genuine,
matters and the whole ‘link paid, reciprocal and three way
building’ industry has been links and users ARE becoming ever
tainted with connotations of savvier and critical of what they
view whilst online. - Recording a podcast or a range
“So if building high quality of.
links to your website is a - Developing an online game
problem, then a solution would be - Launching a resources section
to add value to your of your website in order to
website.”
‘share knowledge’
Adding value that naturally - Developing expression and
attracts links, generates buzz consumption widgets for your
about your product or service, users to download to their
stimulates conversations amongst desktops or embed within their
the social spheres or perhaps blogs and social networking
crosses over to the mainstream profiles.
(offline) press is perhaps a far - Create new pages of your
more interesting proposition, website welcoming user generated
offering the potential of content and reviews of your
increased brand awareness, products and services.
traffic and one way links to your
The power of “adding value” to
website.
your website can be seen in all
Examples include:
sorts of sectors – from travel to
- Creating compelling video technology and from FMCG’s to
content fashion, but don’t just rush in
- Writing thought provoking without conducting some form of
articles research. Instead, take a step
- Engaging with your customers back from the business, the
and actually listening to what product and the focus on sales in
they have to say order to create something your
- Regularly updating the company readers, your community, your
blog customers will actually want or
- Interviewing high profile welcome. The reward for doing so
figures on your blog will come to fruition as users
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