What is the best way of generating links with our exchanging them
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I have read that google do not look kindly at sites that exchange links so i am trying to find a way of generating links to a new site.
I am building a new site and need to start to get google to index it and build important links to generate traffic. I have looked at link exchange sites but have read that this is not great with google and it is better if you have sites where there is just one way linking.
I do not want to buy links and would like to find a way of generating free links which can help build up traffic and the status of my new site.
Any help would be great
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In addition to Nemek:
Forums: find forums, that are related to your sites topic. Engange in a relevant and useful way. Put a link to your site in your profile. Promote special content (articles, lists, funny stuff) in your profile.
Blogs: Comment on related topics, but don't do the regular "Great article, thanks" stuff. Contact the author, ask for a guest article.
Twitter, Facebook, LInkedIn etc: Create a profile with your brandname (twitter.com/brandname) and link to your site. You might want to use a service like http://knowem.com/
Google Places: Create your places profile and link to your site.
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Thanks for that.
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Just to add to what EGOL has written. In the early stage of your site you really need to be proactive about marketing your content. Get involved in communities where you can promote (in an non-invasive way) your content. Don't be afraid to contact webmasters to let them know about your content. And don't be afraid of the occasional link "exchange".
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The best way to get links is by producing content that is so interesting, informative, useful, funny, beautiful, etc. That other webmasters will be so impressed that they will share it with their visitors. This is not easy to do, but if you can do it you will receive the most valuable types of links with a minimum of effort.
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