| In the famous baseball movie "Field of Dreams" | | | | You can also build out links by utilising social media |
| Kevin Costner wonders why nobody came to | | | | resources such as forums related to your |
| play on his home-made baseball diamond. Building a | | | | market, as well as Twitter, Facebook and |
| successful website, much like building a sports | | | | numerous other social sites. Make sure that your |
| field, starts with an idea and must follow up with | | | | posts are relevant to the content at hand and |
| messaging, communications and connecting with | | | | add genuine value to the individual sites. Resist the |
| potential visitors. To take your site to the next | | | | temptation to just post your link - by adding true |
| level and to generate increased levels of targeted | | | | value to the sites you will gain a respectful |
| traffic, you will need to begin creating high quality | | | | following and are much more likely to benefit by |
| back links to your website. | | | | generating new visitors in addition to pure link |
| In order to begin a successful link building | | | | value. |
| campaign, it's best to start refining the look and | | | | A Quick Round Up |
| messaging of your own site - make sure that | | | | The most valuable website back links come from |
| when you reach out to link partners, you have | | | | authoritative sites, such as high quality blogs, |
| the right domain, design and on-page elements | | | | content sites including online magazines as well as |
| that will give them confidence in linking back to | | | | information sources such as sites for experts in |
| your site. | | | | your particular niche. Gaining high quality links on |
| Quality Back links are Essential | | | | these pages often requires developing |
| At a base level, there are a number of back links | | | | relationships with their owners - while blog |
| you can create to your site through directory | | | | commenting might provide some link equity, these |
| submissions. Directories are designed to provide | | | | links are often discounted by the search engines. |
| users with a list of topical sites which are checked | | | | To gain true, in-text links including reviews or |
| for quality and reliability - always make sure that | | | | mentions of your site, it's best to introduce |
| you submit your site to the proper category and | | | | yourself to the owner of the site. An even more |
| include a relevant, unique description of its content. | | | | effective way is to ask a mutual friend for an |
| Some of the largest directories on the web are | | | | introduction - this begins your conversation with |
| DMOZ (The Open Directory), Yahoo Directory | | | | an element of trust and helps to transition beyond |
| and - these directories can take patience to gain | | | | a purely business transaction. Always begin by |
| admittance, and some charge listing fees for | | | | getting to know the site owner, asking them |
| processing. There are also a number of prominent | | | | genuine questions and establishing a relationship |
| local and regional directories in your area, including | | | | before talking about ways you can offer them |
| City Search and Yelp where you can add your | | | | content topics. |
| site or business. Having a physical business linked | | | | Conclusion |
| to your site can help improve your ability to | | | | Creating back links is just one way of generating |
| generate back links through local search, such as | | | | long term quality traffic to your website. Other |
| Google Maps, and can also give your business | | | | quality ways to generate long term organic traffic |
| more credibility when seeking out link partners. | | | | which with the right keywords will get you highly |
| Using Social Media Back links | | | | ranked are articles and videos. |