Getting links to a blog post
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Hi,
What is the best way to get a "good quality" link to my blog posts?
Thanks
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Hi,
There are a few ways to go about this, but for the best results you have to use all the tricks in tandem.
1. Firstly the copy has to be really interesting, funny and/or look amazing.
Your standard boring 300 word articles do not cut it. There has to be something unique and offer extra value to other info on the web.
2. Promotion - There is no point in creating great content if it's not going to be found I have found 2 effective ways of doing this.
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Getting you post featured on famous blogs. Having great contacts in the blog world always helps, but is difficult to build up a quick relationships especially if blogging isn't your business. So I recommend finding someone with experience promoting content. I would to pay between £200-£400 for a good job. (I charge £400 but I'm sure there are plenty of people that will do it for less, just make sure to have proof that they can do it
Examples:
http://www.rollaramp.co.uk/news/infuriating-wheelchair-ramps/ http://www.airconco.com/news/how-not-to-install-an-air-conditioning-unit-1190.html -
If you are not looking to promote the content then it's important to write about something that people will search for. I wrote an article a few years back about the hottest cities in the world. It got no attention when it was initially published but now it ranks top on google for many search terms and always brings in at least 100 hits a day. Best tip is to use Google Keyword tool to find long-tail questions that people ask, then write about them.
http://www.airconco.com/news/the-worlds-10-hottest-major-cities-839.html
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The two options above are scattergun approaches that bring in traffic to your site but do not guarantee top quality links, however, they significantly improve your chances. For good quality links you need to hustle by going out to respected websites and ask them to publish your blog post. It's hard work but high value. For example find a college website that is teaching people about a specific subject that you can offer extra value on and ask them to put a link to your page.
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Finally, if you become an renowend blogger in your field you get asked to write things for newpapers etc. The New York Times found our blog (ranks first for air conditioning blog on google) and asked us to write a piece for them.
Hope this helps a bit.
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