How to Get Quality Backlinks

In the world of online promotion and with the development of the all important "virality," backlinks reign supreme. Quality incoming links, or links on other sites to your site, boost your ranking on the search engines and spread your website in a cost effective way.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

1. Make your site distinctive. Provide information, entertainment or a look that most other sites don't offer. It doesn't have to be innovative, just different. Something as simple as a directory for phone numbers, other websites or useful facilities may be enough to motivate people to create backlinks to your site.

2. Cultivate many online relationships, especially with bloggers. Respond to any email your site gets since it can lead to a quality backlink. Write to bloggers or other websites that are relevant to your site to compliment them on their site, offer advice or just to say hello.

3. Propose a "link exchange" with any site that can provide a quality backlink. If you don't have the clout of traffic to warrant a good trade, offer something else in exchange for a backlink to your site.

4. Link to sites that you want to backlink to you. Send them many spikes of traffic by sending your own readers there. If the site's owner notices your site, you may be able to arrange a link exchange or high quality backlink to your site.

5. Use affiliate programs that reward sites that backlink, especially if you're selling a product or service. The potential for money is the most effective way to spur quality backlink creations, even if it cuts into your profits.