4 Link Baiting Ideas That Works Like A Charm
Getting as much linkbacks as possible from other blogs/sites is main goal for every blogger. And we employ any mean necessary to achieve it. And today we are going to discus one such strategy, a strategy that can get you tons of linkbacks in very short time. You all know this strategy very well but only few people try their hand with it (but those who did have seen reasonable growth in their back links).this Tactic is called Link Baiting
What is Link Baiting?
The term Link Baiting is widely talked in BlogSphere, and most of us know what it is. So there is no point in wasting your time explaining it once more. But if some one of you not familiar with the term or have little knowledge of Link baiting then you can read An Introduction to Linkbaiting and The History of Link Bait.
Many blogger looks at it as fishing expedition. In order to catch a fish you need bait. And in link Baiting fish is other websites or blogs, and the bait is your content. And by content I mean specially designed contents to get you linked up by the website or blog you are fishing for. Let see how to craft such designer content that might earn you bucket load of linkback.
Widgets or Plugins:
Anything can qualify as linkbait a useful tool, a cool AJAX widget or a great plugins. If you are good with programming and have unique tool or plugin idea in your mind then you are on your way of lots of link back. Give other bloggers a useful plugin that they can use on their blog which point back to your blog. Those who are not good with programming can hire service of E3Internet who create linkbait content in the form of small applications, games, tools or plugins for popular platforms.
Wordpress/Blogger Templates:
Looking at the popularity of these blogging platforms offering a free theme for wordpress and blogger blogs can result in ultimate LinkBait. If you are designer with litle knowledge of php and xml. You can try your hand with this strategy, or sponsor a free theme or buy an unlimited license for a premium theme and distribute it free on your blog.
An Interview With An Authority In Your Given Niche:
Another Link Bait method that many blogger been using is an interview with an authority blogger in your niche. It doesn’t matter whether you are new or an established blogger, an interview with an authority in your given niche will influence their reputation to bring traffic to your blog. Be sure to ask questions and gather content that is useful and noteworthy to your readers.
Link List:
One thing that can be seen on many blogs now day is Link List, link list can be a great attention grabber if composed well. Of course these days list posts are everywhere so you’ll need to make your list useful and stand out in some way. One such list that I like the most is “The Best Places to Get Quality Backlink by Yan of thoushallblog.com, this list is about high PR blogs that use Top commenter widget, Yan have many top posts on his blog that have earned him many linkbacks but this particular post have earned him 13 linkbacks and have generate more then 125 comments, which is more then an average link back and comments for Darren Rowse of Problogger.net
These 4 topics can be applied by almost any blog for an instant flood of traffic and links. If you are seeking to increase the traffic to your site, I’d encourage you to give one of these methods a shot, and let me know how it goes.
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Wow, I was expecting you to make such a good feedback to one of the most popular articles to date and it’s really an honor to have mine being compared to the likes of Darren.
Thank you for taking the initiative to give me the link love and when the time permits, I will reciprocate the same.
Hey, isn’t this another way of link baiting?
Yan
Sunil -
This was a great read. We all should learn more about techniques to bring loads of traffic to our blog and link building is an essential element for the traffic building. I enjoyed your tips.
Shilpan
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those are some really cool tips
link baiting can be fun if done properly
and as Yan said linking to other blogs and sites
is another form of link baiting
@Paton: You bet it is…
Thanks for the link to us at E3internet, very much appreciated Sunil.
For me content-based linkbait is one of the most reliable methods out there. We have white-papers, tools and plugins that have constantly brought us links and traffic for years now.
Matt Cutts has also provided some useful guidance in carrying out the technique while staying on the good side of Google. Anyone following this method should definitely read the following two articles by Brian Chappell and Darren Slatten.
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I am currently working a free theme that will be released very soon, hopefully it will become extremely popular and earn me a lot of links and comments. Another thing I will soon be working on is a list of some sort, mostly aimed at social media users.
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@Yan
Your post is perfect example of Link List Bait with proof of my claim, so the pleasure was all mine buddy
@Shilpan
Glad you like the post am working on other Link Baiting ideas and they we’ll be out soon
Hi Paton and welcome to Blogger’s Lab
linking to other blogs/blogger isn’t the surefire link bait but in my next post i’ll show you 3 ways that guarantee a link love from other bloggers
PS: Hows NS ROhan and other guys @ Holyplanets
Hi Nick and welcome to Blogger’s Lab
your service is very helpful for peoples who have no knowledge of coding and programing, so it deserve a link here
Hello Rajaie and welcome to Blogger’s Lab
best of luck for your theme buddy if you need any help with it’s promotion feel free to ask me i’ll love to do it for you
PS: But dont expect any coding or designing help
Great post Sunil especially for not so “link bait savvy” folks like me. I never thought the maintanance of a link list such as that by Yan could work so effectively. I guess therefore it is a matter of anything creative that could potentially act as a link bait. Thank you.
@Raj: I saw you on the other blog coming out in defence of me. I should have thanked you personally but as fate has it, we cross our path here and here what I have to say, “Thank You for Your Support”..
Yan
Thanks for these useful tips! It’s my first time here and I think, I’ll be here regularly.
Cheers!
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Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but..
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I hope this is of interest to you (and clear enough to follow as it is my first attempt at doing it properly).
Thanks!
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Nice tips for link baiting. I have played around with the idea of sponsoring a theme but I want to make sure I don’t get distracted from my linkbuilding activities.
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Hi Apol and welcome to Blogger’s Lab
Hello Jordan and Welcome to blogger’s Lab
thanx for sharing your link i’ll be addin it in my resource blogroll
Hi Louise
Sponsoring a a theme is another form link building so how come it destract you from lini building
NS and others are fine buddy
But Rohan Lovelywaz and Neel left the board
BTW whats your ID on HP?
Hi Sunil – great list of ideas of getting more links. The important point with all of them is that there is indeed value offered to people, which is why people are willing to link.
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Right said Al no one will link to you if you dont offer them something or they find somthing worthful in your post
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This list is pretty unique.. these are good ideas when it comes to link bait… keep up the great work
Great advice! Thanks
This is a great post. I like the one about interviewing authority of your niche. I will try that out for sure. Also thanks for the link list. It will be very useful.
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cool. i do see quite a lot of these link lists, and now i have an idea of why the idea has caught on.
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Some of those linkbait programs have really disseminated quickly, and they serve as a huge resource for the programmers of them. At times, individuals won’t notice for months that there is a small link on their site to the site of the creator of a plug-in or widget or other application.
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Thanks for the article. I had some ideas of what I could giveaway but didn’t really think of it as Link Baiting. Now I have to figure out how to lay it out on my site. I want to offer free headers for blog templates that I make myself. I have designed quite a few of my blogs and I think they look pretty good. Then I would offer a service where I would charge a small fee to customize a header for other bloggers.
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The more I read, the more I realise how many roads there can be to get to the same end goal (link building!). This can be overwhelming when you’re new to the game. But whatever path you choose, it’s clear that there needs to be true value in whatever it is being created. A razzle dazzle application is COOL to build and play with, but without an idea that resonates and a clear seeding plan, it will have little value as link bait.
Thanks for the great article and helpful links. I’ve also seen some good link lists around and they can be really useful.
Hiya, i have seen your site when searching a few weeks ago and i really love the design! I just bought a new 3 character domain (cost me a packet) for a niche review blog, and i was wondering if your design is a free or paid one? I’m new to Wordpress and about to set it up, and i would really like to get something with a similar look to yours. Any ideas where i could download or buy something similar? Thanks for your help!
i have added a wordpress plugin to my blog that creates links to my posts in a box. I find a couple of back links emerging from the sand.
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