We have already covered few topics on how to check your backlinks, though many people are still unaware of backlinks and importance of backlink for blogs.
What is a Backlink?
According to Wiki Article :
Backlinks (or back-links [UK]) are incoming links to a website or web page. In the search engine optimization (SEO) world, the number of backlinks is one indication of the popularity or importance of that website or page (though other measures, such as PageRank, are likely to be more important). Outside of SEO, the backlinks of a webpage may be of significant personal, cultural or semantic interest: they indicate who is paying attention to that page.
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In simple layman words :
It’s number of inbound links from other blogs and website. More number of inbound links means better search engine ranking. In other word your blog will start gaining authority and chances of getting better page rank in the next update.
Another advantage of backlink is that your website will start getting index as soon as you publish articles. This means your website is gaining authority and Google is giving weightage to your blog.
How to start getting backlinks?
How many times you have came across a mail asking to give you a backlink to your website for money or for link exchange. Even link exchange is an example of backlink. Though Google webmaster rule strictly ask you to avoid cultivating link farm by getting into link exchange program.
Recommended reading : Importance of backlinks
So the question remains how to get backlink for your blog?
- Write Killer articles
- Start Commenting
- Submit to web directories
Write Killer articles
This is the best and simple way to get backlink for your blog, is write killer articles. Tutorials and top ten lists articles are a clear cut example of such post, which has great chances to get backlinks from other website as reference. Such articles are based on proper research and practical examples.
Start Commenting
Comments are the best and free way to get backlinks. Start commenting on dofollow forum, dofollow blogs and also on WordPress blogs using top commentator plugin. Though if I believe in latest news, that nofollow links doesn’t matter much, start commenting on any blog and you will be benefit with link juice. Commenting helps you to get one way solid backlinks and more over you will be getting traffic and better search engine visibility.
Submit to Web directories
This is another easiest way to get backlink by submitting your blog into Web directories. Though this method is not very popular now a days, because finding a legal web directories is not very easy. Specially avoid those web directories, which ask you to put a backlink to their website to get their website into directory. More over Stop using any automatic directory submitter if you are using any. Automatic Website submission will make your blog look spam and it can cost you a lot in terms of your Page rank or completely removal of your blog from search engine.
I hope this article will help you understand the importance of backlinks and why you should start working on getting backlink for your blog.
Do you work on getting backlink for your blog? If not, start working on it from now on and forget about traffic and indexing problem.
Article by Harsh Agrawal
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I try to build quality back links each and every day. Like you said commenting on forums and blogs is the way to go. It is interesting that you mention that the do follow designation might not be that important anymore. That is good because I comment on blogs I like to read, whenther or not they are do follow or not.
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Back links can build better identification of your blog for Search engine crawlers.
Harsh really good job done by you here…
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This is cool! Previously I was having many backlinks on my blogspot url! Now I have changed to my custom and gone are every one of those! Normally how much time does it take for Google for recognizing 301 perma redirection?
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It depends..If you have done everything right..within a month or two google will recognize the 301 perma redirection.. Make sure you check every individual post permalink and that should match your blogspot permalink for every individual post. Because when you import your blog to wordpress, your individual permalink will be borken…
No no! I have just changed the domain! I am still on blogger!
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As per usual a fantastic post!
Very useful and informative. Plenty of excellent tips.
Cheers
Bro! My Blog Is Not Listed in Search Engines Yet!
I am Trying To Write some Killer posts and commenting on others blog! need to wait na?
get me a backlink bro!
Also Check My Killer article on Artificial Intelligence
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All sites would love backlinks and try to increase it everyday. I do my best to increase mine and look at all backlinks before approving them to ensure that they are top quality.
The DoFollow and Nofollow does not matter anymore according to what I have read.
Thanks for sharing this info
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A very useful post.
. Yes I do Agree making Top 10 Like Articles will divert more traffic to your blog.
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yes i too personally think nofollow links are also useful but it depends on why u r commenting on blogs. Commenting for serp & backlinks OR for popularity & traffic. Commenting on nofollow wont help in getting backlinks in Google but make u beneficial in gaining traffic which is the main aim of a webmaster.
i try to comment on every blog i find interesting no matter if its dofollow or nofollow. Most bloggers comment as to build up a group or say get into community and get into limelight in every bloggers eyes. it makes a relationship.
And offcourse Content is the King as to get real popularity and fare results on your blog. Useful content gets ur blog reader turn to a subscriber or daily visitor of ur blog.
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Very true ,if you spend time on other’s blog and leave a genuine comment people will defintely get back to you and then it depends all on your content to make the first time visitor as regular one as Neko said.
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thanks for the information…i think i would have to work a lot on getting backlinks….i need them badly
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Harsh,
You couldn’t have said things better!
I’ve been told by many to avoid link exchanges also, so I stick by that. I get a lot of backlinks from writing quality content.
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How to find good directories for free submission??
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Rahul,
A simple Google search did the job
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=free+directories&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10&fp=5TZlSg8c0wI
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I prefer the commenting – backlink method its the most hazzle free of all.
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And just like that? I have found it incredibly difficult to get quality backlinks. I have submitted to many directories, but they often don’t pan out. Anyone have any suggestions for directory lists?
You can find directories list sorted in a free, paid and niche categories at directorycritic.com and yea submitting to directories wont help in getting much quality backlinks as most of those dirs are spammy with lots of links in lots of categories. Try submitting only to quality dirs which can help ur site and not hurt the rankings
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Very nice website I will study it & I carry your all suggestions hope so they all are good for my site.Thanks a lot for your tips.
Great post.
I also get backlinks by commenting. But, i get very less backlinks by someone actually sharing my link on his/her blog
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I think if the content you offered is important or interested enough, people will be willing to spend time on the surveys that they have to answer ahead.
For example, if you are offering online video clips people are keen to watch online or download, it will make better motivation.
Then, you should be able to get a lot of backlinks from blogs whose owner like your websites.
It is very informative. Thanks for sharing it.
I’m new to the blogging business and looking forwards to learning how to conduct marketing research on different social media like Twitter.
What you’ve offered in your post is very helpful. I’d love to
learn more about this topic. I’ve bookmarked your blog. Looking forwards for your new posts. Keep working.
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The info is good.. I was much worried about my back links. I got good idea from you.. I think i could improve it now.. Keep up the gud work..
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Ever great post for back linking thanks a lot…
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I came to know that Google algorithm is no way relying on the back-links and those click exchange process going to vanish it seems. Is it true?
i heard if we recieve backlink form bad/ban site it could effect our rank..is it right.Maybe we need to be carefull before we leave our link…
Hi, analyzing blog is also give a backlink, because the service will create a permanent page to display the analysis result. I’ve tried it. There are soooo many website analyzer.
I really appreciate this posts…. Thanks Harsh for opening my eyes on the benefits of commenting!! At first i used to think it to be Humbug but now got the idea of what the commenting means….
Thanks for the information. I was very interested in hearing that “do follow” and “no follow” are the same.
Thanks for this post. Very informative. I am going to check out your forum list next.
nice cool dude good information.
Google is ignoring ‘no follow’ meta on comments. Good news for new bloggers like me.
how do i check the difference between quality backlinks and poor ones?
i have been trying to gain backlinks for a week or so now but nothing has changed with the amount of traffic i get ? how long will it be before i see any benefits ?
Thanks for your INFO … Are you also going to visit my blog and leave comments as I do ?…. Once again Thanks.
Well folks, iam a new born in the blogger arena,, have written lots of blogs for other’s but, never started one personal blog.. I have started one and is slowly increasing bit by bit.. Thnx for sharing information like these..
i prefer and use the comment tip, because it’s so easy and social
i have been keep trying to get more links, this info is useful…..tired heh…sometimes…
Thanks a lot, this is some really helpful list of blogs and forums that help in increasing backlinks. Thanks Harsh.
You mentioned avoiding plug-ins that automatically submit your site to search engines. I use “Google XML Sitemaps” to generate my site map and submit it to sites like, Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask.com. Is this the type of plug-in that your referring to?
Thanks for the tip about the Top Commenter Plug-in.
Thanks!
Good work here harsh.. back linking is still the major criteria of authority with major search engines vis Bing, yahoo etc.
Nice work…Thanks for sharing. Back links are the most important parts of SEO. Thanks once again.
Great information I have tried to get backlinks for wholesale but unable to do so this information is very useful.
Thank you
Backlinking is a very nice process and becomes easy if you write some great guest posts on websites like shoutmeloud and callingall geeks. I easily get advantage as me and my other editors of the blog keep writing for other blogs for better backlinking. Recently, concepts like revenue sharing has made it much easier to write posts for other blogs and if you write something good you can published.
Post on the forum and many similar comments in blogs. It was the best way to promote the measure because it combines the public more quickly. I’m not interested of the traffic, I would be interested in people in my niche for us to press to talk about my problems.
They are increasingly available traffic from Google and not your mouth. If the goal is to rank in search engines, the quantity and quality of backlinks are the decisive factor # 1
keep commenting is what i learnt from top bloggers…even jaspal said the same…so here goes my comment…
It depends..If you have done everything right..within a month or two google will recognize the 301 perma redirection.. Make sure you check every individual post permalink and that should match your blogspot permalink for every individual post. Because when you import your blog to wordpress, your individual permalink will be borken