11 Easy Ways To Build Backlinks
Hey, here’s how to weave a “web of links” that will automatically attract more traffic to your blog – using the hidden power of backlinks.
“What are backlinks and why do I care?”
Simply put, backlinks are links that lead back to your website.
The more backlinks you have, the more popular you are, the more web traffic you get, and the more Google loves you.
Sometimes they’re called “incoming links” or “inbound links”.
If you think of your blog or “nerve center” as a spider then your backlinks are the threads of your web. And visitors are juicy flies waiting to be devoured.
O.K., that went to far. Anyway…
Here’s 11 Easy Ways To Build Your Backlinks
- Comments - You don’t have to spam.
- Forums - Put your links in your signature file.
- Twitter – Share some of your links on Twitter.
- Facebook - Link back to your site from Facebook.
- Bookmarking - Start social bookmarking on StumbleUpon.com, reddit.com, del.icio.us, or Propeller.com. Whichever sites fit your category.
- Directories - Submit your site to popular directories like dmoz.org . Avoid directories that charge you for their services. They’re usually not worth the trouble.
- Links - Swap links with other bloggers
- Articles - When you write articles link back to your site.
- Video - When you post videos link back to your site.
- Content - Create content that people actually want to link to.
- Ask - Ask people to link back to your site.
A Strategy So Simple It’s Stupid…
If you link back to your site an average ten times a day for the next five years you’ll have 18250 links leading back to your website.
I’m not even counting the number of times people will link to your site on their own.
Now, imagine how much web traffic that would drive to your blog.
It’s not even sane.
Sure, some links will disappear over time. Some links get thousands of visits while other get zip.
But realistically you could expect more web traffic every single month.
And you can do this in two 10 minute breaks a day:
- Reply to 3 forum posts.
- Comment on 3 blogs.
- Write 3 tweets.
- Put a link in 1 article.
- Done.
The problem is, most people don’t have it in them to do this every day.
They’re sprinters not marathon runners.
When you know this, it’s easy to dominate the competition.
Now, if you’re wondering how important backlinks and comments are then here’s the facts…
After visiting www.jasonbetter.com:
4.08% of my traffic visits joshgarcia.com
2.77% of my traffic visits drivetheline.com
1.96% of my traffic visits waynevassell.com
Yep that’s right, every time I write an article or e-mail I’m actually driving loads of free web traffic to the top 2-3 comments on this blog.
You’re “hijacking” 4% my web traffic, blood, sweat, and tears…
That’s like being forced to give 4% of your income to every person who says:
“Hey, how you doing?”
Another good reason to leave your two cents today. 
See you soon,
-Jason The “Better Networker”
-The Jason Better Blog
P.S. One more tip: Did you know that every time somebody “retweets” a blog post they’re building your backlinks? Yep, it’s another reason why your Twitter “retweets” and Facebook “shares” are a vital part of your traffic strategy.
117 Comments
Kurt Henninger on March 15th, 2010
Very cool that you listed all those above.
Of course….good luck getting your blog listed with DMOZ…… the wait is months and months, and they are very selective in who they actually list.
It IS funny you mention about blog commenting, as so many people worry about if a blog comment is “do follow” or “no follow”, and they fail to forget that comments (when adding value to the blog posts) can drive quite a bit of direct traffic back to your site.
Let me add one other that people rarely use for links….guest blogging.
There are people out there who are just starving for content.
Offer to write a unique article for them of the subject of their choosing, with the agreement that you get a link in a resource box back to your blog…..even better with anchor text.
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Hey Kurt,
Awesome tip.
Guest blogging is also good for your credibility too. If you get featured on a top marketer’s website your name is as good as gold in some circles.
Interesting point about dmoz.org too.
I thought it was just me, but there’s entire lists of free directories too… if somebody really wants to ramp things
up… I definitely wouldn’t pay for listings though. Not without really good reason and some traffic data to back up the investment.
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Harold Hutchinson on March 15th, 2010
Great info Jason. I’ve been looking for a way to convince my IT folks to backlink from our corporate donors and sponsors to our non-profit website. Tell me what you think of our new test website for our special needs clients. Please take the time to visit http://www.villagelac.org/test/. I do all this for free and I don’t mind asking for free help. Your comments appreciated.
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Hey Harold,
Nice site. You’re right about the backlinks. It could have a major impact on your web traffic.
Just a few ideas…
You would get even better results if you treat this site the same you you treat your own page too.
Sometimes simple is best. A big concern is that when people go to most of these sites they get lost and never take action because of that.
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Dwayne Huggins on March 15th, 2010
Hey J
Backlinking is essential.
I do not consider my ‘blog work’ completed for the day unless I implement my backlinking plans for the day.
My whole blog post today was about Commenting where I let people know the power of backining.
The Comment Ninja was mention on there also. (Hey Josh).
Great post
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Hey was probably the first one to comment too. haha.
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
The commenting ninja was beaten on Dwayne’s blog…
I’ll throw some ninja stars next time.
Hi Ya!!
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Hah,
You might need a katana over there…
Mitcehll Dillman on March 15th, 2010
Howdy Jason,
Great to see you’re on the ball as always…
The Backlinks are indeed critical for traffic and your list is Rockin on Jason!
I’ve sure enjoyed learning and implementing these techniques. It’s Real exciting stuff when you can start tracking the links you’ve left out there and see tangible results with traffic…
As always Thanks!
Mitchell Dillman
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Tracking is a whole other topic my friend.
But that’s the fun part. There’s nothing that makes me smile more than a boatload of fresh visitors in the morning. 
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Madiba Thompson on March 15th, 2010
Jason I appreciate the detailed yet simple explanation on backlinks. I understand it is extremely important for gaining organic traffic. This is what people appreciate, when they get no hype, no fluff but the real deal on how to increase their skills in business and relevant traffic is obviously good stuff. Keep it coming bro.
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March 15th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hey Madiba,
Nice to see you here.
Most people underestimate the power of links. It’s really the heart of all web traffic. I’m just happy to help.
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Dan on March 15th, 2010
Thanks for posting this information Jason. Sometimes we get so busy doing what we think is the important stuff and forget about what back links can do for your site ranking.
Have a great day
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March 15th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Hey Dan,
Simple but powerful…
those are the kind of tips I like.
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Amy on March 15th, 2010
Hey Jason,
Thanks for simplifying this. I’ve been doing all of these things but it’s so refreshing to see it all summarized in a neat little list. Reminds me what I need to do to make sure all of my bases are covered.
And I LOVE the stat about the 10x a day for 5 years… it’s the proven Slight Edge philosophy… doing a little bit each day consistently over time leads to extraordinary results. Soooo true! And so true that most folks don’t bother spending the 10 minutes per day…
Anyway, thanks again for your extraordinary knowledge and ability to communicate in an oh-so-easy-to-understand way . Much appreciated!
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Actually I was blown away when I did the math.
You’re right on. Consistent daily action will easily yield extraordinary results. The problem is keeping at it every single day. Even if it’s only for ten minutes a day.
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Jerome Ratliff on March 15th, 2010
Morning J
Awesome tip here – Create backlinks in two 10 minute breaks each day.
Hmmm! That’s not that difficult now is it… lol
You’re right though, it doesn’t take very long to do this. And, doing this overtime you’ll experience the compounding effect.
One I simple enjoy leveraging.
Thanks for being the marathon runner! Although, I consider yourself to be an Ironman. 
Jerome Ratliff
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Jason Ironman Better!
Has a nice ring to it.
You’re definitely cut from the same meteorite Jerome. You never stop.
I laugh at the “that’s not that difficult…” hah…
Yep, not for one day… but for 365 it’s a hearty challenge.
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Rebecca Geiger on March 15th, 2010
Gee Jason..
This is soo weird.. I have been so busy with building my own site I have neglected my brain.. and then today of all days I decided I need some brain food.. so I troddled over to your blog.. and what do I discover? BRAIN FOOD BACKLINKS for the information I was looking for.
Your blog is worth it’s time in gold.
Big star for you today!
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Rebecca,
I’m running out of room for those stars you keep giving me. It looks like I need a new notebook.
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Cristian on March 15th, 2010
Hey, Jason!
Just a short comment –
from an purely SEO perspective.
Hope you don’t mind but I have some objections concerning the effectiveness of some link sources, namely:
# Comments # Forums # Twitter # Facebook.
These are all genuine nofollow links so your site’s link popularity won’t benefit from them. I know, you could argue that Yahoo and MSN are starting to disregard nofollow attribute, but the big daddy Google isn’t – at least not so often as we would need it .
Cheers,
Cristian
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Hey Cristian,
Definitely understand the nofollow drawbacks from an SEO perspective.
But I think what people miss is the cumulative effects of having loads of links out there.
I mean, look at Josh Garcia pulling 4% of the traffic that leaves this site here! Crazy.
Let’s say you have a link on a site where the nofollow attribute applies. It wouldn’t matter if you were still getting visitors to your site years after the fact because you were one of the top comments on a popular article.
Very true though, it’s something to keep in mind when you’re spreading your links around. It’s awesome that you took the time to bring this up.
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Derek Fobert on March 15th, 2010
Hey, Jason. What timing… I am about to back track and study the guide, “Make Your Links Work” through SBI! After viewing your article, I am thinking I must be on the right path. LOL!
Take care, my friend.
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
I wasn’t worried about you…
Some people don’t even know what path they’re on. 
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Eric McMillan on March 15th, 2010
Hey Jason,
One thing that I do with all of my backlinking is point the links towards a blog post or piece of content on my blog. A lot of people struggle with SEO because they are trying to get brand new blogs ranking (not gonna happen). Instead, point your links back to content on your site instead of just the homepage. I have had blog posts that I linked back to rank in less than a week on page 1 of the Oogle, sometimes less than a day. Over time, the main blog with gain authority and will start ranking, but it won’t happen immediately with a brand new site.
Good Stuff, I think I do all of those things plus,
Eric McMillan
“The Redneck Ninja” (since we are all ninja’s today)
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March 15th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Eric, thanks! That’s a HUGE Gold Nugget about linking back to a blog post instead of the homepage. I have noticed Chris Owen doing that.
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Hey Ilka,
No problem, you can really get video and articles moving up the search engines with the right backlinking campaign. A really great way to get instant traffic for brand new sites quickly.
Eric
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Awesome tip!
This is something that I try to do every time I post articles on Better Networker but I link back to my silo pages. Seem to do the trick… as opposed to linking to the home-page all the time.
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March 15th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Yea, I point the backlinks to the content on my blog and then use anchor text in the content posted on the blog to transfer the authority to other relevant content or the silos. You can thank Fong and Ferny for the trick icky.
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Those guys totally rock.
You’re in good hands.
March 15th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
oooh that is a cool tip.. and a nifty one too!
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Ilka Flood on March 15th, 2010
Haha, now I know why Josh is thriving for that top comment spot Way to go Josh!!
Another value packed post. It’s all about being consistent. Thanks Jason!
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
It’s crazy how much traffic that gets…
I was really surprised when I looked into it and Josh was getting that much traffic from here. Makes me think I need to comment more too.
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Volker Schaefer on March 15th, 2010
Don´t forget to put your link into all your social bookmark profiles and video profiles.
And put your videos with http://www.tubemogul.com with one upload into many video sites with your link in the description of the video.
And with http://www.onlywire.com you can sent your links to many social bookmark profiles with one click.
I wish you much fun
Volker
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Totally,
I think everybody would be driving more traffic if they spent a day vamping up their profiles. I’m guilty of this mistake myself.
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Mary Thayer on March 15th, 2010
Guilty as charged!
I have to admit even though I am not usually the first to comment my tracking shows I so get visits from your blog! Thank you for that and also thank you for the quick and concise little list you put together as well!
My favorite is to comment on great blogs that have incredible content. It is like a two for one deal!
Mary Thayer
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Lynda Cromar on March 15th, 2010
Wow really good stuff as usual, thanks Jason!
Lynda Cromar
303-386-4666 anytime
Most people who learn to tell a 2 min story save years of failure and frustration
and those that don’t well they stay frustrated and broke…..
Would it be ok if I shared mine with you
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Gayle Buchanan on March 15th, 2010
Morning Jason, wow, yes the actionable steps are fab, no, they are awesome, especially to help keep on task and cut the hours of ‘wondering’ in a day.
So comforting to know that a little a day is still the best way (for everything I’m tackling at the moment)
Thank you so much for your wise words – you keep me on task every day.
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
No prob,
And thank you for making me smile.
Take it slow, one step at a time. It’s consistency that matters in the end.
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Wayne Vassell on March 15th, 2010
Hey J,
(ha) Oh no! you caught me siphoning your traffic! I thought I hid the siphon tube out of sight!
On a realistic note – some powerful tips here that any serious “wannabe pro blogger” (me) needs to take a look at.
Oh, and thanks for the link there J.
Wayne Vassell, signing out….
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March 15th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
No problem Wayne,
Nothing slips by me here but your opinion is always valued. I actually think it`s kinda cool that you`re able to get so much traffic just by participating here.
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Derek Alvarez on March 15th, 2010
Wow Jason!
What can I say… Thanks, first and foremost!
I guess I need to take you out to dinner sometime, man
==>P.S. I have another great tip for getting some free backlinks:
Go to:
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
And list your blog in as many feed directories as you can.
Or get your kid(s) or a high school student, etc., to do it for you (Cheap labor
I think I’ll write a post on this…Stay tuned…
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Nice Derek,
No need to thank me. You’re doing all the work.
But totally sweet tip.
I think I need to look into the high school student work pool. Running behind on time.
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Yep, sweet tip, Derek! Thanks!!
I’ll get right on it.
Oh, and btw. if you’re dipping into “the high school student work pool” as Jason termed it, make sure they’re not your own kids. I couldn’t get mine to do anything for me, LOL
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Not even with pizza?
Or ear pinching?
March 15th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Well, pizza maybe.
Ear pinching, definitely not
March 15th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
The old pizza trick always works.
Gayle Buchanan on March 15th, 2010
Morning everyone, would someone please help me get my picture up.
Much appreciated
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Hi Gayle,
To get your picture to show up on your comments, go here: http://en.gravatar.com/
The email address you use in your comments needs to match the one you register your ‘gravatar’ with…. just something to keep in mind.
-A
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Amy – thank you very much
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
You’re so welcome, Gayle! I look forawrd to seeing your smiling face .
Tommy DiPietro on March 15th, 2010
Hey J
I have been learning little by little how to drive traffic to my blog. My blog was able jump up in ranking by a couple “million” spots in less than two weeks according to Alexa. I found some great tips online and have been using every method you mentioned. My favorites are commenting on other blogs & commenting in forums. The amount of traffic can be insane especially if your comments hold value.
Here is a small piece of advice to all if you are commenting in the same forum. This is to avoid having the post flagged. On some forums if they see your link more than once they may flag your post but what I like to do is only use the same link once. If I answer someone’s question I may use tommydipietro.com/the-main-event/ and on another question I would us this link tommydipietro.com/how-about-them-apples/.
The best part of commenting on other blogs are the relationships we are building with other network marketers. You are meeting new people that share a common interest and this can lead to a partnership in the future.
Hey Josh: I ate a lot of cotton candy, lol.
Have a great day everyone!
Tommy D.
“The Prospecting Hero”
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
“The best part of commenting on other blogs are the relationships we are building with other network marketers. You are meeting new people that share a common interest and this can lead to a partnership in the future.”
Cheers to that Tommy.
This is why I love getting up in the morning. Seeing what everybody else is up to and dropping my two cents whenever I can help.
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Gayle Buchanan on March 15th, 2010
Amy – thank you
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Richard Walsh on March 15th, 2010
This is great stuff Jason, thanks. I love having things “To Do” instead of “think about” and this is really directional. You are an invaluable partner in my success. All the best and keep crank’n it out brother!
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March 15th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Definitely Richard,
And if you ever have any suggestions… pass them on… I like to pick the brains of my readers here. Some of my best ideas are borrowed.
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Nelson Montanez on March 15th, 2010
Thank you Jason on yet another fantastic article. A reminder for me to stay consistent in my actions. Be blessed everyone!
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Good day Nelson,
Glad you enjoyed. This really is a blessed crowd here.
Lots of good people and great ideas.
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Rhonda Miller on March 15th, 2010
Thanks Jason,
This post is just what I needed today. And thanks to everyone for adding additional valuable information.
I had come across this quote today “The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” Margaret Carty.
Besides your great posts, this is what this blog is all about. Everybody helping each other. Can you imagine what the world would be like if this phenomena caught on say like the internet did.
I’ll definitely give you some “link love”.
Thanks,
Rhonda
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
I love it,
The feedback here is fantastic. Also helps me see where the advice went off track too.
It’s almost like everybody is writing the article.
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Twila Jacobs on March 15th, 2010
Wow, what a wealth of infomation this is today. Unfortuatly, I’m running way late today : ( Partly thanks to the “commenting ninja” : )
I love how you broke it down into two 10 minute breaks, and the math is astounding! You are blessed w/the unique ability to take something that seems overwhelming and put it in such simple terms that anyone can comprehend!
Thanks again!
Twila
P/S- You are posting later in the day when I have to pick my son up from preschool. Therefore, I don’t have a chance in Hades to beat Josh to the punch! : )
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Hey Twila,
That’s okay… while he’s over here commenting you can steal the top spot in his blog comments… show him who the real ninja is.
And very true, I have been posting a bit later these days. It turns out that my open rate is way different at different times of the day. Hmmm… but you’re making me think.
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uberVU - social comments on March 15th, 2010
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Joe Remington on March 15th, 2010
Great article Jason, thanks so much for sharing. Just wanted to let you know that you had a double “for the next for the next five” in your post. Sorry for the attention to detail on such an awesome article with such valuable tips. Thought you might like to know though.
Have a great day my friend, and thanks for BetterNetworker. I find so much value in being a member.
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March 15th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Hey Joe,
Thanks for letting me know. It almost fits the last post about mistakes.
But attention to detail is never bad thing. I hope to see you back soon.
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Bill Bolmeier on March 15th, 2010
I love to see blog posts like this become even more valuable via the comments. There are some great tips here.
I accidentally ran into the video link tip where I recorded a short video using screenr.com. I uploaded the vid to YouTube (screenr does it automatically for you as well as twitter) with a link back to a website I had been promoting.
The video ranked on the first page of google for the keyword driving traffic to the video and then traffic to the website.
It still brings in trickles of traffic every week.
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Video is crazy for that.
It’s like the wild frontier of Internet Marketing these days. You would have to be crazy not to do some video these days.
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Mitchell Dillman on March 15th, 2010
Hey Jason,
This is simply AWESOME! I just gotta make another comment today.
You know, I was first introduced to you a few months back during the live Traffic Formula 2.0 course…I’ve been sitting back watching you grow this site over the past few months and I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your leadership.
It’s been a real kick watching the growth on your blog..and the following you continue to attract on a daily basis is simply Outstanding…
I don’t know about anyone else, but it sure is exciting sitting here in the front row, participating in this whole dialog…and learning, Wow, what a great place to be!
Jason, you sure have been able to attract some top-notch Online marketers and some real first rate up-and-comers too…
Thanks again buddy, for all you do!
Your friend,
Mitchell Dillman
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Thanks Mitchell,
You’ve been here since practically day one. I have to say the same about your blog. It wasn’t long ago that it was almost blank. Now, I travel there and you have video, and other craziness. I don’t know how you juggle all your roles but you’re one crazy dude. Glad to be a part of this too. Watching everybody grow over time. Helping when I can.
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Wow Mitchell – Sounds like I should check out your site – what is it? Mine is http://dynamicmarketingcenter.com
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Al Caccarile on March 15th, 2010
Hi Jason
You really offer remarkable info – your leadership is what inspired me to start http://dynamicmarketingcenter.com so that I too can help internet marketers discover the keys to building an online biz.
Keep pumping out this great content.
Al
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Hey Al,
Thank you. I’m sure that I will be learning from you over the years. We all have something to teach and learn.
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Chris Owen on March 16th, 2010
Hey Jason,
This is so cool. Before I left out at 5 this morning I put up a forum post a Better Networker about SEO strategies and talked a lot about how to link inbound to your blog, and then anchor into your static pages.
Check it out in the forum under main mlm discussion. It is titled “strategies that work” and already had 103 views last time I checked. Since I am going to end up in the spam box till you get me out anyway I will leave the link.
http://www.betternetworker.com/forums/main-mlm-discussion-f2/strategies-that-work-t21488.html
I am encouraging members of the community to give out top notch information to help others out. I used a piece of a course I have coming out.
I see I owe you a thanks again. I clicked on your “popular today post” at BN and saw that you had me on top of the second look post. Has anyone ever told you that you are a great guy.
I think my wife is going to beat me on viral post though. I got her to write my blog post today and it had 5 facebook shares in just a few minutes. I think she is going to make a great author. I would greatly appreciate any support and encouragement anyone could give her in the comments. I am trying to get her to play a bigger role in my business life.
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:27 am
I dug you out again!
I wish there was an easier way. But short of deleting Akismet and ending up with thousands of comments about Viagra, Cialis, and Ugg boots… I haven’t found it yet.
I hope your wife takes a liking to your business. It’s hard, sometimes the dreams that fuel one person aren’t enough to fill two. I know I’ve been through a few in my time that couldn’t put up with my devotion to daily improvement.
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March 16th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Thanks for the digging me out. I definitely got my tail kicked in shares by my wife’s post. I keep refreshing and it keeps going up. It was up to 33 and I just went back and refreshed again to check before I posted and it wemt up to 37.
She is already coming up with idea’s for her next post.
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March 17th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Nice!
I’m heading over to see what it’s up to now.
Peter Grimes on March 16th, 2010
Hey Jason,
Just dropping by to say thanks for another great post. this topic was one that I didn’t totally understand. Thanks for the clarity, appreciate it
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:27 am
Hey Peter,
No prob, I trust you’re keeping busy over there?
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John Rothstein on March 16th, 2010
Hey Jason,
Another great post full of very useful information. You are the best!
John Rothstein
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:29 am
No no no…
The Better.
But thanks John. It’s not every day that a post takes off like this one but I hope it helped a few people out.
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Devendra Patel on March 16th, 2010
Really Simple But Powerful Secret that gives result in SEO without any much more complex methods. love this post. Thanks a Lot
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Marcus Baker on March 16th, 2010
Always so much awesome content here Jason and not only in the post itself but in the comments too. In fact all of the tips I know about back linking have been covered which means all I can do is leave this comment and thank you for the opportunity to do so!
Cheers
Marcus
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:32 am
Hey Marcus,
Thanks man. I finally clicked that little button on Facebook that made me a fan of your Alphas Tribe. Can’t wait to see what crazy comments are going on over there.
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March 16th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Cool, thanks Jason and welcome! I am sure it will be interesting!
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Kellie on March 16th, 2010
Hi Jason, I’m pretty new to your blog & blogging in general & already I see the value. I’m adding my 2 cents & thanking you because you let me know I’m on the right track. I have a daily to do list that includes commenting on 3 fashion blogs a day, when I tweet,I actually do something where I say I’m catching up on what happened while I was asleep and will give little blurbs of what others tweeted through the night to my followers as well as adding my own links occasionally hopefully my sharing others info, eventually they will share mine too. I have yet to write articles but will start soon & I never thought much about forums until your post. Thanks so much for expanding my blogging knowledge. Have a great day!
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March 16th, 2010 at 10:46 am
No problem Kellie,
Marketing is marketing. You’ll find that the more you share other people’s content… especially if they’re in the same market… the better your results will be. Some people drive nearly all their traffic on product reviews, in video, articles, and even Tweets.
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Andrew Suta on March 16th, 2010
Very proper ways to get back links. Thanks for your article post. I’ve save your blog to my bookmark for my frequent reference in SEO. Thanks
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Stephen Bolin on March 16th, 2010
Great post, Jason! Here are two more ways to build backlinks and more Google love that I’m sure you probably know.
1) Every time you make a comment on a blog before you leave, bookmark it. If you use Sharaholic, it is real easy. This helps you AND the blog you are bookmarking.
2) When you get trackbacks to your blog, go visit the trackback site. It should have your article or blog post staring you in the face. Bookmark it. Again, Sharaholic makes this easy.
You are right Jason, most people won’t take the time to do this. It is like The Slight Edge teaches, “it’s easy to make a bookmark! and it is real easy not to make another bookmark.” It’s the little, sometimes mundane things that we do day in and day out that spell success.
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March 17th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Hey Stephen,
Totally agree.
Sweet tips too.
I like the trackback one… never would have thought of that.
I need to do more bookmarking.
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Tommy DiPietro on March 17th, 2010
For Anyone Keeping Track:
I have been researching how to generate traffic and have been utilizing Js tips, here are my results since Wednesday:
Website Ranking Results are from Alexa.com
3/15- US 353,994
Alexa Traffic 2,442,677
3/17- US 236,437
Alexa Traffic 1,969,846
A week and a half ago my Alexa traffic was around 9,000,000
Thanks J!
Tommy D.
“The Prospecting Hero”
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March 17th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Way cool Tommy,
That’s a crazy change.
You’ll noticed a lot more after a while to. It’s almost like the miracle of compound traffic or something.
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Jacqueline McGinnis on March 22nd, 2010
Jason,
I didn’t know what I was going was called backlinks. I knew the importance of it however. The idea of leaving backlinks everyday is the golden nugget I got out of your post. Thank you.
JacquelineMcGinnis.com
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March 23rd, 2010 at 9:08 am
Hey Jacqueline,
No problem.
I hope it sparked a few ideas.
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Anne Theriault on March 24th, 2010
Thank you Jason,
Your content is always helpful. We sometimes forget the little things, while running around the web doing our business.
Thanks for reminding us to pay attention to the details we may not think about.
Anne Theriault
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WebService: Web Design Company on June 13th, 2010
Thank for writing this. I really am starting from tomorrow to make at least 20 backlinks a day.
I have a question: what do you do when you are a developer and all your projects need backlinks?
You do this for every project you make, every day?
Or you just hire someone to to this for you?
Thanks
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homebasedbusinessleads on August 6th, 2010
Retweets are incredible backlinking tools. So easy to use and such a great feature that so many people overlook.
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Hey Jason,
First I like to say Thank You for everything you put out and for dropping my blog on your post.
Now, yes Jason is correct I do get traffic from this awesome blog.
You mentioned Four of my favorites way to create backlinks. Commenting, Bookmarking, Facebook, and Twitter.
Have a wonderful day…
Josh
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March 15th, 2010 at 10:11 am
No problem Josh,
You’re like the comment ninja…
Slowly sneaking 4% of my traffic away to your uber cool blog. Haha.
Love it my friend.
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March 15th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Commenting Ninja… Haha!!!
That is great! I’ll finish off by saying…
Hi Ya!!!
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March 15th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Hey I actually came up with something that caught on. Finally success. The comment ninja has gone viral on the JB comments. LOL
I don’t know how you do it Josh, I have even tried to beat you before, but your comment shows up before I get mine submitted. Maybe I need more time to meditate.
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Yeah, he’s a little too good at it.
He must have an RSS reader that auto-submits comments!