incoming links Archives ⋆ Nicole on the Net https://nicoleonthenet.com/tag/incoming-links/ Nicole Dean educates and empowers entrepreneurs to create kick ass businesses so they can live life with no regrets. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:46:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://nicoleonthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-heart-darkpink-512x512-1-32x32.png incoming links Archives ⋆ Nicole on the Net https://nicoleonthenet.com/tag/incoming-links/ 32 32 Building One Way Links – Three Things You Need To Have In Place First https://nicoleonthenet.com/4413/building-one-way-links/ https://nicoleonthenet.com/4413/building-one-way-links/#respond Wed, 05 May 2010 20:05:59 +0000 http://www.nicoleonthenet.com/?p=4413 Here's another guest blog post by my bud, Susanne Myers of EasyLinkLove.com

A few days ago, we started talking about what link building is and why it is so important. I'm sure by now you are anxious to go out and start building one-way links, but before you do that, there are a few things you need to have in place to make sure your link building efforts are worthwhile. These are all things you need to have in place on your own site first.

#1 Keywords – The first thing you want to do is a little keyword research. I like to pick a keyword for each new page on my website. For example, for this blog post I chose the keyword “building one-way links” even before I wrote the first word. I then created a title and the content for this post around the keyword I would like this post to rank for.

#2 Great Content – Next, you need to sit down and write some great content. Each of your pages is going to have a goal, something you want to accomplish with it (more on that in #3). In order to reach your goal you first have to impress your readers with some really good content. Put some thought into what you are writing. Make sure it is well laid out and easy to follow. I do this by creating a quick little outline before I write the actual post.

Make sure you also include your keyword in both the title and the first 100 words of your post or article.

#3 Call To Action– Last but not least you want your readers to do something at the end of your post. This could be joining a mailing list, buying your product, checking out an affiliate offer or just leaving a comment. No matter what you would like them to do next, it is important that you tell them. It's called a “Call To Action” and if you keep reading you will read mine shortly.

Once you have those three things in place it's time to start building links. Your first few links should come from your own website. These are called internal links and they will help make sure your new content is indexed quickly by the search engines.

If you are using a content management system like a WordPress blog for example, some of those links will be created for you automatically. If you have a static website, make sure you link to the article from a category page (i.e. your articles page ) and if possible from your home page. I suggest you use your keyword in the anchor text whenever possible.

Once all that is in place, it's time to start building one-way links to your new content. Nicole has some great resources on how to build links here.

I would also like to invite to join my link building class at EasyLinkLove.com. Over the course of 13 weeks we go over various things you can do to build incoming links including social media, link directories, link exchanges, article marketing and guest blogging.

Did you catch that? The invitation to join my link building course was my call to action. Now go sign up 😉
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]]> https://nicoleonthenet.com/4413/building-one-way-links/feed/ 0 List of 20 Internet Marketing Blogs to Comment On for Traffic https://nicoleonthenet.com/3842/list-of-internet-marketing-blogs-to-comment-on-for-traffic/ https://nicoleonthenet.com/3842/list-of-internet-marketing-blogs-to-comment-on-for-traffic/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:33:57 +0000 http://www.nicoleonthenet.com/?p=3842 One very useful method of marketing is commenting (or interacting) on popular blogs in your niche. You simply find a few blogs that have the readers that you want, and start leaving helpful comments on the new posts.

Benefits of Commenting on Blogs:

Leaving comments on blogs is a worthwhile activity as it provides several great benefits:

– You can get more incoming links to your blogs, which the search engines love.

– You can get the readers of the blog to click through your links, which is always good.

– You can get the attention of the blog owner, which can help you to network with him/her in the future.

Of course, we don't want to run around willy nilly spamming blogs with our marketing message. As we've discussed, there is certain Blog Commenting Etiquette that applies, too.

Selecting Which Blogs are Comment-Worthy:

If you're in the internet marketing or affiliate marketing niche, you're in luck as I have a shortcut. My good friend, Doug Champigny posted 20 Must Follow Blogs for Internet Marketers in 2010 this month.

Imagine my surprise when I realized my blog was listed. I was, of course, honored to be on the list, but I also liked how he grouped the blogs by certain criteria (as you'll see below). I asked him if I could reprint the list here with my 2 cents added. Of course, being the great guy he is (and knowing the value of getting free exposure) he said that would be just fine.

Important Sidenote:

But before I give you the list, I have to make an important point.

We are all limited in time. Obviously. In number of hours per day and number of days on this earth. I teach how to be efficient and effective marketers, so it would be hypocritical of me to tell you to comment on all of the blogs listed below every day… unless you really wanted to and enjoyed it. 🙂 Therefore, I recommend choosing just a few of your favorites and keeping up with them. Try to be one of the first to comment when a new post is published so that all of the other commenters have to pass yours to leave their remarks.

ok, so which to choose? The blogs are grouped below as follows:

Group Is “DO follow” Installed?
 Is Comment Luv Installed?
One Yes Yes
Two Yes No
Three No No

In case you're new to the concept of “Do Follow” – it's a good thing. 🙂 However, I wouldn't recommend deciding whether or not to comment on a blog that you love based on whether or not it has “do follow”.

The same with Comment Luv. While it's a nice plugin, I would recommend that you link to deep posts in your blog when leaving comments anyway, not just to your main URL.

So, here's Doug's list, and it will be followed by my additional thoughts.

Group One (Do Follow & Have Comment Luv):

Group Two (DO Follow, No Comment Luv):

Group Three (No Follow & No Comment Luv):

My Opinion?

Well, you may or may not be surprised, but I would recommend ignoring the groupings entirely and choose a handful of the blogs above to comment on regularly based upon MY criteria.

– Relevance to your market. If you're a copywriter, then choose the blogs above that are most likely to attract your perfect client.

– Voice and personality of the blogger. For instance, there are a few bloggers who I wish I could understand, but their communication style is just not in sync with mine. I honestly can't enjoy their writing because the discussions there get way too deep. (I'd rather be making money than analyzing some minuscule details about making money.) I know… there I go with the common sense, again. 😉

– Ethics & Philosophy of both the blogger and the readers. Many marketers recommend products that I just can't endorse. Obviously I wouldn't hang out on those blogs and discuss my opinion when it would just make me look like a trouble-causer. Plus, I want to find blogs where I like the commenters. Certain people just attract good people. Those are the ones I want my name both in front of and alongside.

– JV partners and networking. I'd rather comment on blogs that are run by people that I have met in person. It's a great way to stay in front of people who you'd like to build your relationship with.

– Attitude. Where do you ENJOY commenting? I don't give a monkey's butt whether the blog has Comment Luv or not. If it's got the eye of your potential clients and you enjoy the discussions at hand, that's where I'd recommend spending your time.

Yes, I'm all about the SEO, but I'm more about enjoying my days. And, on that note, I sure hope you'll continue to read – and comment here.

Have a great week!

Warmly,
Nicole

PS. Please leave a comment! 🙂

]]> https://nicoleonthenet.com/3842/list-of-internet-marketing-blogs-to-comment-on-for-traffic/feed/ 44 How to Generate More Web Traffic by Getting Incoming Links https://nicoleonthenet.com/3409/how-to-generate-more-web-traffic-by-getting-incoming-links/ https://nicoleonthenet.com/3409/how-to-generate-more-web-traffic-by-getting-incoming-links/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:10 +0000 http://www.nicoleonthenet.com/?p=3409 Hey guys. You probably don't know this about me, but I'm actually pretty geeky in some ways. I love Star Trek, doing testing on my websites, and I dig SEO (search engine optimization). In fact, I get a ton of traffic to my niche sites from the search engines — it's a pretty sweet deal.

But, the problem is that every SEO course that I ever bought seemed to completely toss common-sense to the side and throw the actual MARKETING part of online business out the window. That's the reason why I've never recommended any of those courses to you.

I've got two huge exceptions today that just make me GRIN. It's like the Google stars are aligning and I'm kind of liking it. So, let's dig in.

JOIN ME IN THE SEO CHALLENGE:

First, I'm a member of Lynn Terry's Elite Club (a GREAT investment for very little money, by the way). Each month, Lynn posts a challenge for all members who choose to participate.

This month, the challenge is to rank in the top 3 places on Google for a term of our choosing. Obviously, she's got all kinds of training in her forum for those members who need help and a lot of it. The thing is that I had been putting my SEO efforts on the backburner the last few years so it's really lit a fire under my butt to focus on that this month. And, it's paying off in spades.  (More about that in a minute.)

FREE SEO TRAINING FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL MARKETERS:

The Second thing that sprouted up this month is that Dan Thies and Leslie Rohde have been offering some free training for their SEO Braintrust course that's opening tomorrow and I'm loving it. Dan & Leslie are both new friends of mine. I met them at Stomper Live in Atlanta a few months ago and they're FABULOUS!

I actually had quite the heated discussion with Dan about how frustrated I was about SEO training in general. I believe I said “PEOPLE buy stuff. PEOPLE can become loyal customers and raving fans. SEARCH ENGINES are just the tool to get them to us!!!” Luckily Dan agreed and didn't walk away thinking “Crazy woman!”

The awesome thing is that, although they are totally SEO guys, they both actually take marketing into consideration when building their traffic. AND – they teach you to build your reputation as a whole instead of gaming the system, so that the next time Google does a little shuffle or dance (which means, they rearrange where everyone sits in their rankings) – we'll weather it just fine.

ok. First my recommendation and then I'll back up for those that need it…

NEWBIES, START HERE:

If you're totally new to the concept of SEO & getting free traffic from Google, and you want to learn more about it – run to Lynn Terry's Elite Forum and sign up. It's worth the investment.

IF YOU'RE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL & LOVE TO WRITE? THIS IS FOR YOU!

If you understand SEO & that you need incoming links – PLUS you enjoy writing, but haven't been doing it enough or are confused about article marketing and link building in general, grab yourself a copy of my Guest Blogging/Blog Tour Guide and you can get as many links as your heart desires.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND READY TO TACKLE SEO?

If you “get” SEO and want to take your training to the next level, then check out the free videos from Dan & Leslie and get thy butt on their notification list, pronto:

STILL LOOKING FOR A NICHE? OR NEED MORE INFO ABOUT GOOD KEYWORDS?

Pfshew. I told you that this was a long time in coming. Now, like I said, I'm a SEO geek, but its really not hard at all. The only really difficult part for me is the keyword research and my friend, Susanne, has you covered for that with her new Niche Research Packs.

She does the research for profitable niches and hands it to you on a silver platter. SWEET.

After that? In a nutshell, without getting too deep, it's just a matter of getting as many quality sites to link to your website that you possibly can. And, that, my friends will be the topic of the next blog post — if you'd like my insight into the matter. 🙂

In the meantime, go check out the resources above. You'll be glad that you did.

Have a fantastic day!

Warmly,
Nicole Dean

PS. I mentioned that the work I've done on my SEO the last few weeks has paid off in spades. Well, check out who's #2 when you search Google for Naked Duvet Covers. I'm just sayin'…

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Disclaimer: Obviously the Naked Duvet Covers is a joke and an attempt to not disclose my actual SEO plans for this site as they come together. I'm not a total doofus. 🙂

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