Most Marketers Forget

Sources of Inbound, One-Way Links:



Links from directories - Directories aren't as popular as they once were
now that people use search engines to find what they want, but directories still
offer free inbound links. All you have to do is apply for them. There are
several companies that offer free software. Just search for a directory
submitter. There are several to choose from. You will find one that is easy to
use and makes submitting to directories a snap.



Links from articles you write - There is probably no better way to get
people to visit your blog than to write good articles. When you write a good
article, you need to send that article to a large number of article directories.



They will post your article at no charge to you and most of them will allow you
to put a couple of self-serving links in the "resource box". The resource box is
where you can advertise your website, tell them what they will find, and perhaps
send them to your subscription optin page.



As you might guess, sending your articles out to thirty or forty sites can be a
daunting task. I would suggest that you do a search for article submitter
software.

You may find an article submitter that works very well and
saves you hours of valuable time. You type the information into the article
submitter once and it will automatically fill it in to the article site. It even
keeps track of your username and password for those sites where you have to
register.



You should spend the time to find a company that will do this for you. It costs
me money every month to submit eight articles to many, many article directories.
I think it is worth the money, but if you are just starting out, perhaps the
free way is better.



Comment on "dofollow" blogs



Some WordPress blog owners have installed a plugin called "dofollow". This
overrides the default of "nofollow" that the blog comes setup as. If the blog
has this plugin installed and activated, you will get a backlink to your website
when you make a comment on that site. (Most blog owners aren't aware that this
may be a reason they don't get as many comments on their articles as they
could.)



There is software that I use that finds blogs that have the "dofollow" plugin
installed. I look for them and I am more inclined to comment on those blogs
because it gets me a backlink.



Search for a blog submitter. It is the software that you use to help find those
blogs. Most blog submitters are free too. All you do is type in keywords that
refer to your website and it will find blogs that have similar keywords.



Free Directories You *Must* Know About:



Most blog owners and internet marketers have forgotten this one. It is right
under their noses, but they haven't listed their sites in local directories.
Here is a short list of local directories that you must do tonight.

•
Google Local

• Yellowpages.com


• Yahoo Local

• Yahoo Yellow Pages


• Superpages.com


• Yellowbook.com


• www.yournearestbigcity.com 
(ex. Atlanta
at a Glance and

•

www.big city chamber.org (your Chamber of Commerce)

Even if you don't have a physical address where you accept
the public, you can still put your website on these various directories. You
don't have to show your physical address, if you don't want it to show.



To Summarize:



Every website marketer needs backlinks. The website marketer's goal should be to
grow their site in size to become an authority site in his area of specialty.



It is not difficult to get backlinks, but it is time consuming and laborious. I
would suggest that you use software to help you speed up these repetitive tasks.
Get free software called directory submitter. Obtain an article submitter
product. Use a blog finder to help you comment on blogs that give you a
backlink.



Lastly, don't forget the obvious. Use the list above to get listed in the local
directories.

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Prabin Francis