- Keep Yourself Updated- For both seasoned as well novice link-builders it is important that they keep themselves updated with industry content by subscribing to newsletter, articles etc.
- Creating Great Content- In order to attract organic links, it is important to create informative, interesting, and compelling articles, newsletters or blog posts so that people may wait eagerly for your next announcement. High authority article sites can link you back once submissions are done.
- Using Social Media- Creating engaging content is just half the battle. You have to alert the world what you have for them to enjoy. In 2012, regularly investing time in social media presence is worth, be it a Facebook or a Twitter account. These sites provide a perfect platform to network and connect with other users, mainly key players, in your niche.
- Directory Submission- Don’t overlook directory submissions. Go through some of the best, and relevant directory sites and go for the sites that have traffic and good repute, and submit your link in the appropriate category.
- Forums- If you find an apposite forum in your domain, connect with them. Usually, forums allow signature links. This indeed is a rapid method of building up inbound links to a website. Moreover, targeted traffic can also be created if the website is related to the forum topic.
- Blogging- You can offer to write guest blog post for sites in return most blog authors will happily link back to you.
- Back Link Analysis- The first and the most important step of every link building process is Back link analysis. This is indeed one of the most important strategies and is also a powerful method of analyzing a website.
- Online Contest- You can run online contest to generate links. You can also promote sharing of the contest by providing second ingress to those who spread the reports through social media or linking.