7 Powerful Ways to Get One-Way Inbound Links


It’s no secret that having links pointing to your website is very good for search engine rankings, and gives more ways for human visitors to find your website. So, how do you get one-way inbound links to your website? Well, there are numerous ways, and I am going to focus on seven of the most effective techniques.


You probably already know about link exchanges as great way for getting links to your website. However, with link exchanges, you have to give a reciprocal link back to the website that is linking to you. In this article I am going to show you how to get links to your website without giving a link back.


Ok, here are seven powerful ways for getting one-way inbound links:


1) Content – Packing your website full of useful content is one of the best ways to get inbound links. When you have a lot of content other webmasters will naturally link to you because your site will be valuable to them and their visitors.


Some examples of good content to add to your website would be; free articles, tools, tips, and resources related to your website theme. You could also have a blog that you update regularly with fresh content.


2) Testimonials – A big trend on the internet right now is adding testimonials to websites. The site owners typically get the testimonials from their site visitors and business customers. In exchange for the testimonial they usually give a link back to your website.


Every time you come across a great website, or have a good experience with a purchase, send a testimonial to the website owner. If they decide to publish your testimonial you will get a link to your website. After a while these links will add up to a significant amount.


3) Online Directories – There are hundreds of online directories that accept website submissions. This is a very good technique for getting one way inbound links. Many of the top directories require you to pay for inclusion or provide a link back to their directory. You can give the link back if you want, or pay if you have the extra money. However, there are also numerous directories that will accept your website without payment or a link back.


All you have to do is find the ones that accept free submissions and you will get your one way inbound links. You can find quite a few directories, and some other great information about submitting to directories at http://www.directory-pages.com/


4) Articles – Writing articles is one of the best techniques for getting one-way inbound links to your website. Many webmasters are looking for more content for their websites and Ezines. You can provide them with that content by writing articles and submitting them to websites, Ezines, and article directories.


In return for your effort you can put a little blurb about yourself and/or your business, with a link to your website, at the end of the article. You will rack up a very high amount of inbound links to your website by utilizing this technique. I have done it many times with a lot of success.


5) Free E-book – You can write an e-book and offer it for free in exchange for a link to your website. You can also put links to your website and other affiliate links in the e-book. Putting the links in the e-book will increase your website traffic and affiliate profits.


You are probably thinking that you can’t write an e-book. Well, yes you can! It doesn’t have to be some killer piece of work that you spend months writing. Instead, you can just make it a collection of your favorite articles, resources, and tools related to your website theme. As long as it is useful to your visitors they will gladly link to you in order to get it.


6) Blogs – There are actually a few ways to get one-way inbound links with blogs. The first way is simply to host a blog on your website and update it frequently. People tend to link to blogs because they provide content that is constantly being updated.


The second way you can get one-way inbound links with your blog is to submit it to blog directories. Just like website directories, there are tons of blog directories on the internet that you can submit to for free. Just do a search on Google for “blog directory” and you will find many of them to submit too.


The third way of getting inbound links with a blog is to host it somewhere other than on your website. Then, provide a link from your blog to your website. After you have done that, you can submit your blog to directories for the extra page rank and added exposure. Use this third technique with as many blogs as you have time to update regularly with quality content.


7) Free Article Directory – Create an article directory on your website and allow your visitors to submit articles to it. Ask for a link back to your website in exchange for the article submission. This will build your inbound links and create free content for your website. I have successfully used this technique for quite a while. You can see one of my article directories at http://www.work-at-home-jobs-iowa.com/article


Alright, there you go, you now have seven very effective techniques for getting one-way inbound links to your website. Get started on them right away and you should see your search engine rankings rise, your website traffic increase, and your profits explode. If you have any questions about any of these linking techniques just let me know, I will be happy to help. You can find my “contact me” link at the bottom of my website.


About the author:

Trent Brownrigg is a successful internet marketer and home business mentor. Visit his website at http://www.work-at-home-jobs-iowa.com and he will personally help you succeed with your own home business. You can subscribe to his “Biz Tips Newsletter” by sending a blank email to: workathomebiz@aweber.com


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Ok, I did some consulting with Eric Ward.

He has other recommendations.

Find people with complimentary businesses and ask them for a link.
The best method is by telephone.

The next best is by a hand typed e-mail stating how you
think your site will help their visitors. Specifically.

The harder it is to find a good solid site, the better the link will be.
As a rule of thumb.

Trent,
One that you didn't mention specifically was to find "high-ranking" discussion forums (such as this one) and post your articles there.

Yes, this is a bit "tonque in cheek" humor on my part. Still, great article anyway. At least you've mastered the art of spamming a board without being "blatant" and submitting really valuable information.

These are all really great tips.
Just commenting on peoples blogs also will get you one way links, depending on the blog format. This will also benefit you when you leave a really good comment that is, well thought out and gives some good information to the readers. People will click on your link that is attached to your name and you will also get some traffic for that.

It is a good practice to only comment on blogs relating to your niche with your niche url. If you are a regular contributer of good information I have also found the blog owner will often offer to link to you in their blogroll. Be sure to comment when you find, good articles on blogs it doesn't hurt to also stumble and digg them for the people that gave you that information. Social Networking is a great way to help others as well as yourself.

Sarah

Not mentioned: press releases. These have a bigger and more immediate impact on the search engines than articles, from what I've observed.

Marcia Yudkin
Author, "Turn Your Articles into Press Releases for a Second Burst of Traffic"
http://www.pressreleasehelp.com/got-articles.htm

Perhaps I'm just a bit cynical this morning, but I find it odd that a person's first post is to dig up a 3+ year old thread int the Member Content forum that has nothing to do with copywriting.

Outrageous spam post, never ever ever would I advocate such diabolical unashamed spamming. *cough*

Meanwhile, I note this author has a site in competition with my new blog:

www.word-home-no1guide.blogspot.com

So I kindly request that his sig and all references to his site are replaced with mine. Some clever mod must be able to tweak the original post etc a tad?

Wot...no?

Pah

Meanwhile bearing in mind those tips.....

Would anyone like a nice inbound link from my Creative Blogger - What's New site? I have a testimonial page, I can provide testimonials too as long as you're nice to me.


EDIT: ohhhh it's an old post. Well then...s'ok! But it was spam as this was the one and only post the user made!!