backlinks link requests

Link requests are something that every webmaster should do for their websites.  You want your link on good relevant websites so you can break up your linking profile.

With many webmasters today doing things such as social bookmarking, article marketing, blog commenting and others.  Good old link requesting has gone by the wayside.

But it still remains one of the best ways to get links.  It not only helps you in the search rankings, it also can bring traffic.  And, if done correctly if can bring a lot of traffic and leads.  But how do you make it count so you are not wasting your time?

Find the website owner

When you find a website you really think you want a link from, you will need to go the extra mile and find the website owner.

Just sending an email to the webmaster or IT staff won’t cut it here.  These people are more that likely to say no because they don’t understand the value of links like a website owner might.  You need to think of it as a business relationship when you are requesting links.  You may even need to call the website owner.

Getting traffic from links.

So many people today try and obtain backlinks for better rankings.  While good backlinks will bring you traffic through search don’t ignore the traffic finding links the right way can get your website.  You need to be smart about it.  If you do link building research on the internet check all the websites that are listed in the top ten of the search results.

See if they have a links page.  And no, we are not talking about link exchanges here.  While link exchanges can be ok to do as long as you do not over do it.  Getting one way links is a win win for your website.

Keyword county is one service that will allow you to search for partners via Alexa rank.  You can sort the websites and see who gets the most traffic and from what page gets that traffic.  Then you can request the link.  Anything under 500,000 Alexa rank is a good start.

The last point we want to make here is, it you focus on quality it might not take as many links as you think.  Eric ward, the father of link building sometimes says all it takes is 20 links, while others take more.  However, it may take a while to find those links.  Just don’t shortcut the process.  And you will be rewarded with traffic and rank.

Link Requests – Make it Count!