Link Popularity – Link Exchange

link exchange

Let me first explain the concept of the general link exchange between websites:

Contact Established, Relevant websites, and request to exchange links.

This is a pretty straight forward explanation on how a link exchange happens. You contact the business or website owner, most likely sites that have good placement themselves within the search engines. These sites should be relevant so the information etc. relates / ties to your website. Through this contact you request to exchange links.

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Link Popularity – Informational Sites

knowledgeCreating and starting informational sites are a great way to create inbound links and you are creating them from relevant information and potentially a huge information source. I recommend this method over all forms of marketing.

You may not want to incorporate loads of information on a product website but adding information to a business blog with a solid structure and proper setup can certainly create a lot of inbound links.

Benefits
I recommend this method over any other link building strategy for the following reasons.

  • You have control over the information
  • You are seeing visibility infront of readers just looking for information that your website would have not otherwise captured
  • You have multiple sites / avenues to capture traffic

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How to build link popularity?

building linksThere are many ways to build link popularity for a business so I want to focus on the key areas of how they work. I try to keep any topics informational so you as a business owner can decide whether or not it is going to be beneficial or is right for your business. You can do many things online from building a website that may hinder your overall ability to be successful so doing things effectively and correct is important.

Unless I have otherwise forgot a specific way of creating links most will fall under a one of the following methods:

  • Link Exchange
    • Exchanging links means having to contact website owners and getting them to willingly add your site to their ‘recommended sites’ / links page and is mainly a waste of time.
  • Directories /Shopping Malls
    • How do you justify weeding through the endless lists of other sites? But is it worth the link.
  • Networking – Blogging
    • A great way to become a voice in the world of readers / potential customers interested in information related to your business, credibility anyone?
  • Article submissions
    • I lump this together with many forms of submitting articles to be distributed including press releases and directory articles but what is the exposure of this for of promoting?
  • Informational Sites
    • Creating an interlinking ‘network’ of sites related and controlled all by the business owner. Can you say recipe for success? With web 2.0 being talked about so much, don’t you think it is time for your business to upgrade how and who you are reaching?