Here are 11 legitimate ways to build quality links to your site:
- Article Marketing – where you write and publish articles to article directories.
- Directories – does your town have any websites that list local businesses? Also search for directories specifically for your niche; real estate, automotive, plumbing, storage, etc.
- Press Releases – most press release distributors will allow a link, sometimes with an extra fee, but it’s worth it.
- Association Sites – Does your Chamber of Commerce post the links of their members’ websites?
- Social Media – Facebook, Digg, Delicious are all great places your site should be although not all will count towards SEO.
- Link to Others – gets their attention and they may reciprocate.
- Make Contact – yep, good old fashion asking. Ask colleagues, associates, family and friends to put your site in their blogroll, please.
- Blog Comments – Comment on other blogs most allow you to post a link. Again, not all will count towards your SEO but some will and it will get the attention.
- Forum Posts – Along the same lines as blog comments but your link is included in the signature file of your posts.
- Guest Posts – See if you can do a guest article for blogs that would benefit from your information.
- Hub Sites – Create pages on sites like Squidoo, Hubsites.
