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Sorry, I have been slacking a bit on this blog.  I’ve been going crazy building other sites, so I have neglected this one.  This post doesn’t just apply to blogs, but can be used effectively for any type of website.  The technique that I’m about to share is deceptively simple but the results can be very profound.  Don’t overlook this method because it can be the key to generating more traffic to your site.

We are going to learn how to use our competition to gain links by utilizing the Yahoo Site Explorer.  First things first, you need to come up with a list of keywords that people will use to get to your site.  Now this is an art in and of itself, so I’m going to save the finer details of keyword selection for another post.  For our purposes, select keywords that you believe are popular that your site pertains to.

Now we want to find the best and the brightest for those keywords.  This is incredibly simple.  Just go to google, enter your keywords and see what sites are ranked on the first page.  Ignore any educational or reference sites such as wikipedia that actually gain links naturally.  Ideally look for the most commercial sites, because they know the game when it comes to link building.

Now take the URL of the competitors site and enter it into Yahoo Site Explorer.  Now you can see all of the links that your competitor has that allows them to rank so high.  Not only that, but Yahoo makes it incredibly easy by listing the sites in their order of importance.  Your goal is to go through this list and get a link anywhere that allows it.  Generally you will find 3 types of sites that you can use: Link Directories, Do-follow blogs, and forums.

Notice I said Do-follow blogs!!  Yes they are few and far between, but this method allows you to find keyword relevant do follow blogs with ease!  Take as much time as you can stand getting these high quality links to your site.  Once I finally figured out this simple technique, many of my sites became very profitable.  It is so easy that a beginner can do it, and so effective that even the pros do it.  Have fun!!

Tags: beginner, links, seo

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