Back Link Building Checklist/Cheatsheet/Guide ’07/’08
I was cleaning out some files on my computer and came across my (old) link building checklist that I used late last year and for much of this year. I currently use a revised version, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to publish this versus deleting it from my computer. It’s not meant to be published. These are just notes. It’s pretty random, but I guess so is the rest of my blog.
PageRank, Trust Rank, Inbound Link Quality:
- How will you acquire Page Rank?
- What is trust rank? How will you acquire trust rank?
- Can you figure out the PR totals of all the pages linking to you?
- Can you figure out the total traffic (Alexa rank) of the sites linking to you?
- What kind of sites are linking to you?
- Search Operator: Link:site.com -site.com
Different Domain Links:
- Incoming links from different domains?
- How many links do you have in MSN, Yahoo & Google?
- How many different types of domains?
Links from differing class C IP address:
- Make sure own websites linking are on a different server.
Percentage of deep links:
- How to check how many links are pointing to other pages on your site.
- Any software recommendation for this one would be awesome. Site Explorer & Web CEO can only do so much.
Directory Submit:
- Submit to directories before submitting to search engines. So site has relevance before getting crawled by spiders.
- Submit to search engines. Not recommended by SEO’s but recommended by the Search Engines. Your choice.
- Yahoo!Directory & DMOZ are as always a must!
Blogs, WordPress & BlogSpot Links:
- Find Blogspots with high PR’s.
- Find WordPress blogs with high PR’s.
- Get on Blogrolls – Whose Blog?
- Get mentioned by blog with high amount of RSS readers.
- Links from blogs with similar titles and content.
- Blog Commenting, MyBlogLog Following
Sitemaps:
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Can be a content rich page with keyword-rich links pointing to rightful pages within own site.
Webring:
- Linking with other sites in community/industry.
- Usually large link exchange or require banner on site.
Link Exchange:
- Create link exchange page and find links… email. Still works!
- Something like linkmetro.com InfoWizards FreeRelevantLinks.com rankready.com Linkmarket.com. Good way to find willing link exchangers and to start link building.
- Check to make sure links are reciprocated. SEO Tools
- Create a “link to us page” and if possible an automated script to allow fast link building.
- Sending trackbacks (for blogs)
Ways to Find Links:
Relevant Links:
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Placing your link on pages with matching page titles and proper title and description usage.
PDF eBook Directory:
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Submit pdf to ebook directories and give to people for PR, branding and linking building.
Anchor Text Tunneling:
- Create page with link partners info with a link pointing to his site. & Vise Versa.
- Link tunneling through giant sites.
Article directories:
- Write keyword-rich article with keyword-rich link pointing back to site and submit to all article directories. (Especially EzineArticles).
- Submit to Yahoo News (Must have amazing Press Release).
Signature Links:
- Join Forums and comment good and valuable information with sig-link back to site. If you have a blog, you could answer the question on it and mention it in the forum using your back link as a reference.
- Link in Email Signatures for bookmark/other stats.
Wiki Links:
- Add links to wikis and other education and dictionary sites.
Deep Linking:
- Make sure every page has at least 1 Google indexed inlink and try to build page rank from bottom up.
- Deep, deep linking (inbound and internally)
Surrounding Content:
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Check the title tags, META’s and surrounding text of links pointing to site. The more relevant, the better.
Local Links & Local Business Listings:
- Links from other websites registered in the same area code, zip code, city, county, state, etc.
- Local Business Listings List
30 Minute Backlinks:
- Create Software, submit software to software directories with links to your site.
- 30 Minute Backlinks Review
Web 2.0 Tagging:
- Every tag creates a page with a link back to page tagged. (Internal)
LINKS:
- Are any links buried too deeply in your site, not linked to from a primary page?
- All pages/links must be at most 3 pages away from home page.
Enter Site to Win Awards:
- momsnetwork.com/aemporium.shtml awardsites.com websiteawards.xe.net projectcool.com/sightings netguide.com coolsiteoftheday.com http://www.incrediblyuseful.com/
Banner & Logo Links:
- Create a banner or submit your logo to directories in exchange for links.
- Or purchase placement. clicksor, banner exchanges, blogs, Adbrite, etc.
Templates css galleries:
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Create a CSS stylesheet or wordpress theme. Author it your company and submit it to directories.
Query Topic Links:
- Anchor text links with query (targeted) words from sites about query topic.
Target smaller sites willing to link to you for content in the early stages. They are easier to get links from. But aim for big authority sites and NO linking to weak sites.
.edu, .gov, and city services are the best links…
I’m in the process of creating a link building manual/checklist that I plan to release at turn of the year. So far it’s 49 pages long and I’m not even halfway. I’m pretty sure I am going to sell it through Clickbank. But, it’d be free for all my subscribers, twitter followers and friend feeders.
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Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.
Tom Humes
Thanks for this very comprehensive list on link building. It is very useful and I’ve bookmarked your blog.
complete Cheatsheet, it will be more helpful if you make it in PDF version, so we can save and read the file ofline. :D
Nice tips thanks for sharing.
What is your opinion abour social media sites? Are they helpful in building links?
Hey Tom, Thanks. I have so much more to write about. Look forward to reading you around.
Hey Jenn, Thanks!
Yo Busby, It was a good cheat sheet. But if I put the time into creating a pdf version of something, it’d have to be worth it. And for it to be worth it, it would have to explain how to do each with examples. But, that the plan Busby, soon ;)
Steve, No prob, thanks for reading… About social media sites for link building. It depends on what you’re building links for. Branding, traffic, search rankings, pagerank, etc. I personally love social media sites because I feel they can help in every one of those categories if used correctly. Social media sites possess huge pr, contains niche categories and subjects and has very active search bots. No question social media should be included into link building. But it should not be the only method just link blog comments and directory listings shouldn’t be your only method. If you use social sites correctly and what they are meant to be used for, the links you create will surpass any of those links you created just to get another link.
Should I go on….
When creating links and submitting to social media sites, it necessary to build friends lists, comment on other thinks, cast votes, join groups, etc. This create internal linking pr. Just look in any social site and notice the page ranks of various users, some have more pr than others. Most of the time its because that person ‘gets around’. A link on the profile of the most popular kid on digg or stumble upon goes a long way compared to an un-named, 1 link, no activity profile.
So, I guess the question is, is building pr and a strong page within a huge site worth the time? Well that leads back to the goals. Branding, traffic, search rankings, pagerank, etc…
Sorry for such a long answer Steve, sometimes I get caught up in Social SEO.
I only use a hand full of social sites, they either have to be in Alexa’s top 500, follow their links or provide a bulk upload option for me to spend any time on them.
Thanks for so detail information. Really, you write well and your advise will definitely help me.
i just started seo for one website. I have heard that Google now does not give much value to directory submission, though I think directory submission is very helpful , even pr0 directories also.
Wide circle is a social media networking that delivers your ads to a large number of websites.
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Britney
SEO
Really nice list with the great points…
Thanks for sharing them….
Hey this is a great list! Thanks for sharing. One of my new favourite tools is SeoMoz’s LinkScape. You should check that out. It’s awesome.
wow you’re good. thanks
HI
Really liked the tips/ideas on this page lots of quality stuff. I have lots of new ideas to create links to my website.
Just bookmarked your blog
Thanks
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There is a theory about how link exchange won’t work anymore like how the did the last time. I never knew the truth about the theory but what is absolutely sure, it is worth more doing one way link. Great list pal. :)
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I really enjoyed this post James. I think it’s pretty cool that you put something collective like this together. I’ve heard of many of the tips, but a lot of them were new! Thanks for putting together a thorough list, and let’s keep this SEO train movin’!
Thats an extremely well compiled list, thanks for posting.
Great list here, I will certainly use this as a cheatsheet each time I’m crossing my t’s and dotting my i’s.
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good tips man do you have any list of free directories and blogs? I opened my blog on 26th jan so want to make some good backlinks. thanks
This one is definitely worth referring to. It’s very informative. Thanks for sharing!
Gut!
amazing post.. thank you very much for sharing your checklist with us
but what is Trust rank???
and what is the deference between Trust rank and Page rank??
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Thank you for tips!
This list is looking very imprassive lots of hard work in making this post. Thanks. I would say great tips by u james.
very good post. something to take for our SEO team.
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really great help full article for seo people..thanks
Interesting post, some of these are really useful! Great post on link building :) Will look forward to more of your helpful posts. Thank!
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thanks!You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.
Thanks though, i’m glad some people share good stuff like this! It will greatly help me in my SEO activities.
Wow Really interested Information about Link Building process and how to get quality links really nice thanks for share all those information:)
Thank you for your tips its interesting and helpful :)
Hi James can you explain in detail about Trust Rank…
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Great blos. Very informative. Thanks
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