My starting point was to first create a site
directory for me to place links to other
peoples sites.
Then search Google for the keywords I want
to be top of the list for, to get the top
ranking sites, find out which websites link
to them (Google search
link:www.thedomain.com gets this for you),
then start contacting each of these to get
links, often they had a specific process to
follow, but almost always they wanted to see
a link to them first which is where your own
site directory comes in.
Finding one-way links is a very valuable
exercise too (i.e. they link to you, but you
don't need to link back to them). Start with
DMOZ (www.dmoz.org) and directories listed
here
http://www.highrankings.com/forum/index.ph...?showtopic=1102,
but also search for niche directories to
submit your site to. One way to find these
is:
- Search Google for your main generic
keyword (e.g. fishing)
- Use Googles "Search within results"
option for the term "directory"
This will give you a great list of related
websites that are likely to have a directory
your can submit to, some of which will be
proper directories than don't require a
backlink.
Here's some tips for link building I find
work
- Play this as a long game, don't
think you'll sort it in a week or even a
month.
- Be picky about the sites you get
links from - it'll pay off in the long
term (choose sites with relevant content
and with PR3 or more).
- Keep track of the sites you've
asked, and when they place a link back
to you, it'll help you see progression
and keep you motivated!
- In the first month or two, if you
can, put aside 1 hour a day to find
links
- Create a page in your own directory
to make it easy for people to request
links from you, so in time your can
start getting people linking to you and
asking you to link to them.
As you're new to SEO, I'd also make some
off-topic suggestions and recommend you
spend sometime reading the postings in the
SEO Optimisation and Copy Writing forums
(http://www.highrankings.com/forum/index.php?showforum=15
and
http://www.highrankings.com/forum/index.ph...p?showforum=11)
as this will help you build and tweak your
copy.
Also subscribe to Jills newsletter from her
home page on
http://www.highrankings.com/ as it's
full of great stuff to help you get up to
speed.
