You should always strive to write topics relevant to your keyword. Also, be on the look-out for articles written by other authors, so that you can ask them to link back to your post.

The content you write for your readers and website visitors will have to be amazing. Studies have shown, content such as guides, ebooks, images, videos, and infographics will attract links better than an article without these features. Below you will find other elements that'll play a role in page ranking.

Important Backlink Type

Anchor text: gets a lot of weight when it comes to search engine results. Creating a link using a long-tail keyword phase is an area most website owners overlook. Often times, you'll see a Click Here as a link. For a more desired result, try something like "Anchor Text Descriptive Labeling".

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Research has proven that having a well-established website link back to your relevant content is an excellent marketing practice for increasing your brand awareness.

Editorial Link: With the editorial link, you won't have to ask the website owner to link to your content. This type of link is considered the holy grail of all links. You want to make sure the content you write is worth it for someone to write a column about or offers good sharing points.

The key with editorial links is to try and get the content spread around to grab folks attention, making people wanting to link to it.

Resource Link: Search for other resources related to your niche and ask the website owner to link back to your website content. With this type of link you can help, not only your website visitors discover more relevant subject, but, it will also help you build up the authority of your website. Oh, search engines love it also.

Reciprocal Link: This is a link that you and other website owners agree to place on each other site. You will accept a link(s) to you well-created content, in return, a link(s) will connect to there relevant content.

Forum Signature Link: Forums and discussion broads is a good way to get backlinks to your website. Sites that offer a forum profile link will often get that page index in search engines.

With the profile link, you simply fill in your bio and add a link back to your website or content. Like we all did with our Wealthy Affiliate, Facebook, Linkedin, and other profiles.

Note to self: link_to all your social media sites for a great source of traffic

Image Link: This will allow you to submit to an image directory with a link heading back to your content.

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