Getting High (no not that kind of high)
Getting to the Top of Search Engines Through One Way Linking
One way links are links that point to your site from
others, but which are not linked to from your website.
Google and many other search engines include link
popularity as part of the way they evaluate and rank
websites. Links are seen as a positive "vote" towards the
quality of the website. As such, the more links from other
relevant websites to yours, the better.
Here are some of the ways to get one way links pointing to
your website.
1. Articles
Writing articles is an excellent way for you to get free
publicity. Getting an article published is free. The
publicity you receive by having your article published in a
newspaper, magazine or website can be worth thousands of
dollars in equivalent advertising space. Well written
articles yield better results than advertisements and earn
you respect from customers who see you as an expert in
your field.
So what exactly is an article???
An article is a short piece of information that aims to
educate and inform people about something, which they may
be interested in. They are usually between 500 and 3,500
words long and at the bottom of each article is a link to
your website as well as a resource box about your company.
An example would be my resource box at the bottom of this
article.
By writing and distributing these articles you are sharing
information, which displays your expertise and gains you
trust and credibility. No amount of advertising can gain
you either trust or credibility.
The best articles are 'tips' or expert pieces. People are
looking for guidance and will purchase from experts who
show them how to solve their problems.
Writing your own articles may seem to be a daunting task,
but you can get your articles written by professional
writers at very reasonable costs and then distributed by
various online services, such as Submit Your Article or The
Phantom Writers.
Also don't forget to set up "Google Alerts" so that you can
see whenever your articles are published on various
websites. The great thing about articles is that if your
articles are well written they will spread virally, meaning
that people will pick up the articles from article
directories and include them on their website.
2. Videos
Over the last couple of years video has become a popular
marketing strategy, as it can quickly generate traffic and
interest. Unfortunately many people are still afraid to use
it and think it's difficult to do. So now is the perfect
time for you to get ahead of your competition.
One of the major advantages of videos to traditional
written marketing is that it saves your visitors a lot of
time understanding what is being offered and there isn't
much effort required on their part. Start the video and
everything is explained to them right there and then.
Hearing and seeing you tell them about your products or
services has more credibility and allows you to connect to
your visitors on an emotional level.
Another great advantage of video marketing is that if you
use the right keywords in your video's tags, you have a
much better chance of reaching high rankings in many search
engines.
3. Submission to Relevant Directories & Search Engines (should be done by your SEO Company)
Your website should be submitted to as many directories and
search engines as possible, especially those relevant to
your country or industry.
4. Blogs
A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web.
The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone
who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically
updated daily or weekly using software that allows people
with little or no technical background to update and
maintain the blog. Blogs give you an increased presence
on major search engines, like Yahoo! and Google. If you
use Blogger (Google's Blogging Tool), every message you
post creates a new page on Google so in a very short time
you could have a lot of pages pointing to your website,
bringing you lots of new visitors.
5. Media Releases
Having a story written about you and your business will not
only bring you lots of new customers (at no cost to you),
but will also provide you massive credibility. Stories
about you in the media are far more believable, powerful
and attractive than any ads you could possibly run. People
will trust and respect you instantly. A media release (also
called press or news releases) should provide enough
details to be informative, but it should leave out just
enough information to be tantalizing so that the media
person calls you to find out more.

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