23 Things You Need To Know About Backlinks

23 Things You Need To Know About Backlinks

By Matt Bacak

Backlinks are an integral part of SEO campaigns. Once you have done your on page SEO, everything else you do that involves off-page SEO, has something to do with them. This drives a point that you would agree on, that they are very important.

But the ‘illustration’ above does not really clearly point out the importance of backlinks. I will therefore take you through on some of the importance of them.

1. Backlinks greatly improve search engine ranking positions, especially if it is from authority sites.

2. They direct visitors from other sites to your site, thus improve traffic to your site.

3. Backlinks are important in building authority and branding as they are found in areas of building authority such as forums, comments, article directories and other blogs.

4. Their presence in various places improves the visibility of any website.

After knowing the importance, it is important to note that the quality varies. The categorization of backlinks in terms of quality came about with the wake of various Google updates that slapped many websites.

This has therefore made webmasters look out for high quality links which many people misinterpreted. The next part of this article will show you how to get backlinks that will produce results (high quality).

5. Write a post for other blogs as a guest blogger and link the content to your site.

6. When commenting on blogs, comment on dofollow blogs and avoid those with nofollow.

7. Start threads in forums and link them to your blog posts.

8. Link your blog to high quality forums’ forum signatures.

9. Social bookmarking has become a good source for backlinks. The good ones include Google plus, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious and Digg.

10. Do not buy bulk links from sites such as Fiverr

11. Do not get a link from the footer of websites such as WordPress themes or plugins.

12. Do not go for link networks such as Build my rank. Many of them got penalized and slapped by Google updates.

13. Be careful with article directory links, many of them do not work anymore.

14. Submit your blog to niche directories.

15. Submit your website to quality web directories.

16. StumbleUpon has been proven to be working, submit your articles to it.

17. Add your RSS feed to various RSS directories.

18. Look for website review forums and review your website on these.

19. Create a video; upload it to various video sharing sites like YouTube.

20. Write product and service reviews for top companies and upload them to your blog.

21. Interview some of the top bloggers on your nice and as them to help you share it with their readers.

22. Build linkwheels with web 2.0 sites to promote your blog.

23. Write interactive content on controversial issues and you will get links to them.

 

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How To Get My Videos Ranked

How To Get My Videos Ranked

By Matt Bacak

Knowing how to get my videos ranked was quite a headache some time back. Video marketing was just taking root and being part of the first people to try to find its value, it took quite some time trying things out.

Finally I learned about video ranking and it was a success getting my first rank. Since then I have learned how to make any video rank on the search engines. I have enjoyed additional traffic and you are lucky to have some of my ever working tips. Here they are:

1. Videos are easily found by search engines if they are on the sharing sites like YouTube or Vimeo, host them there.

2. When you upload your material online, make sure that they have title tags and a description of the video.

3. If you host it on your site, make sure that you create a video sitemap.

4. While submitting on a sitemap, define the title, keywords and description associated with it.

5. Use on-page video tweaks to assist in having your videos ranked.

6. Make the titles of your page suite the title of your video. For instance if your title is “How to lose fat”, the page hosting it should have a similar text in its title tag.

7. Go for long tail keywords. This works for txt SEO and the same works for videos as well. This is because long-tailed keywords are more specific.

8. The age of a page does not have much weight when it comes to ranking. Search engines tend to look for new video information to rank.

9. Video marketing does not need any established power to succeed, it is open to anyone to rank.

10. Having your video ranked is all about putting good content that is well optimized to suit your video. This way you will succeed.

11. If you are hosting off your site, place your target keyword phrase in the file name of the video.

12. For videos hosted off site, make sure that the target keyword phrase is in the title of the video, description for your video, list of keywords you submit.

13. Study the top ones in your related videos category. Study the titles and the keywords they use. This will improve the chances of showing up as related videos.

14. Encourage your viewers to comment and air their thoughts about your videos in the comments section.

15. Create videos that can be shared on social media and other sites.

16. Create reply videos to some of the most popular videos in your niche. This will forward some traffic to your video.

17. Hosting these on your site ranks is better because it is free from the competition faced on some sharing sites.

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17 List Building Techniques All Online Marketers Need

17 List Building Techniques All Online Marketers Need

By Matt Bacak

List building remains paramount in online marketing because email marketing is still one of the most effective ways of online marketing. 95% of all the daily internet users check their emails. They do not only use email to communicate with friends and relatives, but they use it to receive important information and transactions.

90% of online marketers owe their success to email marketing done right. This starts with knowing how to build a list which will be responsive to your calls to action. If you know how to build a responsive list, you are 50% done with email marketing.

This remains a challenge to many online marketers, both new and experienced alike. Let this article enlighten you on how to build a responsive list:

1. Freebie seekers can be converted into buyers. Set up a squeeze page with a free give away. Anyone who signs up has some interest in your product.

2. When carrying out article marketing campaign, create a link to your squeeze page as well.

3. Pay per click is normally attracts targeted visitors. Make sure the PPC links go to your squeeze page.

4. Swap ads with someone’s list. Just make sure that both of you are in the niche. You would want electronics subscribers for your weight loss campaign.

5. List building is all about quality, not quantity. I would rather have 800 responsive subscribers than 5000 who would never read my emails.

6. When you promise to give something, make sure you do it first and fast. Don’t steal the show with sales pages; your visitors will be annoyed.

7. Try as much as you can to over deliver when getting opt-ins. This will make it easier to gain the trust of your subscribers.

8. Double opt-ins are normally preferred to single opt-ins. This is to confirm that you are receiving real emails and not fake ones.

9. One Time Offer (OTO) can amazingly increase the number of your subscribers for free. In some cases, this would come with some profit.

10. If you are providing one time offers, single opt-ins would work for you. Otherwise, double opt-in is the best.

11. Be careful when buying clicks, you might get fooled by fake opt-ins which are generated by robots. These will never convert into sales.

12. If you want to buy solo ads, some of the safest places I know of are the warriorforum and Safe-Swaps.com.

13. If you are not sure about the quality of opt-ins you are buying, try 50 or 100 clicks and observe the reaction. This will guide you on whether to continue or not.

14. Choose a good email marketing service to help you plan and manage your list. This will assist in automation and improve your email marketing campaigns.

15. Avail a shareable product after opting in to go viral. Put a link to your squeeze page in the product and watch.

16. Do not hype too much on your squeeze page. It will make your subscribers feel lied to.

17. Set a goal on the number of subscribers you want to have on your list on a daily basis. Hold yourself accountable.

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14 Advantages of an Online Business

			

		
			

14 Advantages of an Online Business



By Matt Bacak


In today’s world, Internet or online business is a powerful communication and tool for small and large businesses. Today, most own a website which makes a powerful impact on the business. The internet has changed the life style of the people. This article deals with the advantages of online internet business.


Setting up an online business is not an easy task. It requires a lot of planning and strategizing. Online system enables small businesses to increase their reach.


The following are the advantages of taking your business online:


1. It is very inexpensive and would reach the new market. Once you have established your business online you can reach people far and wide and grow it.


2. Your website can be viewed from any part of the world. A person sitting at the other end of the world can view your website and thus the internet is a very powerful tool for business expansion.


3. An effective marketing and communicating tool. – It is a very good marketing tool for promoting your business.


4. The start-up cost is very low. The costs for setting up an online business are very low. There are few or no staff required.


5. Unrestricted options to automate your existing business.


6. You can run your business while you are traveling. You have the flexibility to run it even when you’re traveling and at any time you choose.


7. You can sell services and products online. All your transactions can be conducted online.


8. No middlemen required. Your communication and interaction is direct with your consumer cutting out the middlemen.


9. No specific business timings. It works on the principle of 24×7. This flexibility of choosing your time enables you to devote your most productive hours to it.


10. Start-up costs are relatively cheaper. If you are setting up your own website with your own business plan you may only need to pay for a domain name and web hosting which would cost you less than $100. Even the most expensive options, they are still way cheaper than other businesses.


11. Operational and administrative expenses are also relatively lower than other businesses with few or no staff. Many internet entrepreneurs work from home which means that expenses like lighting and heating and office expenses which would normally be incurred in an office are saved.


12. An online business is very flexible in that it can be run from anywhere. One could be on holiday with family and still efficiently run one’s business. This also allows the entrepreneur to spend his time as he wants. He could choose to work from 9pm till 2am if those are his most productive hours.


13. Online businesses can also avail of the benefits of free and cheap advertising through videos, article marketing and social marketing.


14. With online business the potential to grow your business is very high especially if you can effectively drive traffic to your website.


When it comes to having your online business, both the consumer and the business reap the benefits. Being online makes a business convenient, accessible, affordable and better equipped to help its customers, and when businesses are focused on benefiting their customers, everyone wins.


 


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19 Ways To Get More Traffic

			

		
			
19 Ways To Get More Traffic


By Matt Bacak


The need to get more traffic is normally a concern for all website owners and online marketers. Getting traffic is an unavoidable part of any online business cycle. Traffic converts to leads and/or sales, which is the main reason for engaging in any business.


However, the amount of sales does not only depend on the quantity, but the quality of traffic. You need to get more traffic that converts and not just hits to your web pages. This article is here for just that purpose. Read along.


1. You should write well. I’m not bragging but I guess you enjoy reading my content and wouldn’t mind coming back for more because you will find good quality here. Do the same.


2. After writing for a while, your pages will rank and start attracting new visitors. You should therefore write often to keep the flow of repeat visitors as new visitors come.


3. Submit your website’s url to various search engines to keep them on the radar. This will increase the chances of having your pages indexed and ranked.


4. Add links of the sites you like on your blogroll. The owners of the blogs will come across your site and you will stand a chance of getting a reciprocal link, thus siphon their traffic.


5. Commenting is simple but essential in increasing traffic. Quality comments will attract clicks to your blog thus increase traffic.


6. Set up an RSS feed on your blog. This makes it easy for your loyal readers to not only read your blog but to get a notification when you post new content.


7. Links are an integral part of any website. Not only do they improve search engine ranking, but they tap the shoulders of other webmasters who will notice your site and investigate it. They may also be new readers.


8. Add tags to each post you create. It takes a few minutes but drives additional traffic to your pages.


9. Tags also help readers find your blog when they search on blog search engines like Technorati.


10. If you have a blog, consider participating in guest blogging. This creates links and drives bloggers traffic back and forth.


11. Submit your site to social bookmarking sites such as Digg, Reddit, etc. It will boost your web visitors.


12. Remember to perform search engine optimization to your website. Create keyword targeted content and leverage the rest to search engines.


13. Images are important to your blog, not because they improve the beauty of your page, but, when optimized they drive some traffic to your site too.


14. Videos are quickly taking root in the online market today. Create them and post them to video sharing sites like YouTube and Vimeo.


15. When uploading your videos, write a description of the video to help search engines index it fast.


16. Always put a link to your site on the videos you share on the various sites.


17. Email marketing is very important and if done well, provides great ROI and the quality traffic needed.


18. Create a squeeze page a build a mailing list.


19. Find a way to entice your unresponsive subscribers. This can be through free offers and discounts. This will improve their loyalty and improve the needed traffic.


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How to Promote Your Business Using Articles

			

		
			



How to Promote Your Business Using Articles



By Matt Bacak


Promoting your business using articles remains one of the most effective ways of online marketing. It will not cease to be vital in marketing as long as people are still willing to consume written content.


However, unless it is done well, your business would not benefit from it. Marketing through articles is cheap and effective. Below are some effective simple tips you can apply to improve your article marketing techniques for your business:


1. In marketing through articles, content is vital. A well written one with useful information and targeted keywords increases the traffic to your website or blog.


2. In any business, exposure to the market is important and marketing provides the avenue for it. This avenue will then open other doors to possibilities and opportunities.


3. Marketing through articles calls for regular article submission to various directories.


4. A good article marketing strategy requires the submission of about eight a month. This ensures good reach out.


5. Article marketing boosts lead generation. The traffic driven by them is normally targeted thus has high leads.


6. It is a good way of building a mailing list, especially with the leveraged leads.


7. The resource box used in articles is a great tool for promoting your business through articles.


8. Articles give you the chance to reach audiences in other niches. This allows you to target higher traffic.


9. The ones you write should get some readership. This can be done by making it have a catchy title.


10. The titles of your articles should not be too long. Make them long enough to catch attention.


11. Controversial issues have high readability. Therefore, try to incorporate them as you promote your business through articles.


12. Marketing through articles is all about giving your audience a reason to read your articles. If possible, provide your readers with an incentive.


13. Make sure that the content in your article is professionally correct. It would be brand tarnishing to be corrected by your audience.


14. The tone used in the articles used in article marketing is very important. It should not be contrary to your business’ tone.


15. Your paragraphs should not be so long, they should be easy to skim through and pick information. Keep them as short as you can, from 4 – 6 lines.


16. Great articles used in article marketing have quick and direct points. These convert easily across the audiences.


17. The information put in the articles should suit your target audience as much as possible. This creates loyalty and reader following.


18. Read articles written by other professionals in your niche.


19. It is necessary that article marketing calls for correctness in all aspects of the language used. Therefore, read through your articles before submitting.


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How To Effectively Build an Email List

			

		
			
 


How To Effectively Build an Email List


By Matt Bacak


Building an email list is very vital when it comes to email marketing. It is still one of the most important aspects of online marketing. This is because 95% of all Internet users check their emails on a daily basis.


However, building an email list is not an easy task to many marketers; simply because it is not easy to build targeted email lists. Most of the lists built are not responsive. This article aims at helping anyone who would like to build a targeted email list, to do so. Here are the useful tips:


1. Facebook ads are a simple and quick way of collecting targeted emails for your email marketing.


2. E-zine articles solo ads are also a great place to source email addresses. E-zines subscribers are targeted and could provide an easy place to collect emails.


3. You could also build an email list through cross promotion. This is carried out by approaching other bloggers in your niche and agreeing to exchange mailing lists.


4. You could also introduce bonus products to other online marketers’ products. You then put a link to your blog in the bonus and get the visitors to your blog.


5. Email marketing adopts the distribution of your resources in form of PDFs for free. Embrace it too.


6. One simple way of obtaining mailing lists is by buying them from various places such as warrior forum. However, you could not be sure if they are valid or not.


7. Maximize on the possibility that your email form is visible to the visitors. This is achieved by making sure that it is on the most visible position of the blog.


8. Get incentives and post them on social media platforms. They attract targeted visitors and great for e-mail marketing.


9. Invite other bloggers to post on your blog. Some of their readers will follow them and might opt-in to your email list.


10. When wooing visitors to opt-in, do not give out all the information. Hold some to be accessed on subscription. This encourages conversions as you build your e-mail list.


11. Building an email list can be improved by requesting to be on the thank-you page of other marketers’ sales pages.


12. Build forums and invite others to participate in the discussions. It is time consuming but normally attracts traffic.


13. Create a membership site and drive targeted traffic towards it. Email marketing opt-in grows impressively with the existence of membership sites.


14. Email marketing can grow with the help of existing list. Create a squeeze page and request your subscribers to share it.


15. If you have products, invite affiliates to help you sell your products. They will drive traffic to your site and help greatly in building your list.


16. Go for joint venture programs and exchanger traffic with other online marketers.


17. Allow offline businesses to print your content but maintain your links within the content. This is a way of growing your email-marketing list.


There are many strategies to making money on the internet, but nothing makes sense unless you have a big list. Email Marketing is the most profitable way to make money on the internet. When you build a list of hot and hungry prospects you control your future. Discover how to use the internet and turn your computer into a cash gushing machine. Sign-up right now for Matt Bacak ‘s FREE online newsletter to find out how to do exactly that – Go here: http://www.promotingtips.com


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