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Backlink is considered to be the next most important backbone after quality content in every successful blog, coupled with lower AlexaRank as it be considered by an advertiser’s that may want to place direct advert on our blog, since for a blog to move from grass to grace, quality content, quality traffic, and quality backlinks are mostly important. And most often, it’s very difficult to generate quality backlink for any blog most especially new blogs with less authority, popularity, and lower Google PageRank. But the only and the most virtuous way for blog backlinks is following the natural means of blog backlink which we are going to discuss under this headline.
Note that am sharing the simple tricks that work for me in building my blog backlink to its present level within two month of aggressive blogging, and you too can learn from it.
1. Guest blogging: The most effective and efficient way to get quality backlinks is from guest blogging. I previously discuss how guest blogging had helped me within a month of this noble blog you are reading to acquire less than 800k Alexa Rank within 30 – working days of aggressive blogging.
It’s very obvious that when submitting a blog post, at least one or two link will be definitely point back to your site or blog (Author bio for instance) and these links are what I referred to as natural blog backlink.
Many bloggers find it difficult to guest blogging just because they want to update their blog regularly, it’s good but guest post once per week can be of better chance for you to start building you blog backlinks.
2. Comment on other blogs: I can even say the backlink from blog comment supersede that of guest blogging because it does not really required racking of brain before leaving a reply on what you read as an average blogger.
I have read on many blogs where within the period of 3 – 4 months they were ranked 3 on Google page rank. Isn’t that wonderful? What do you think it helps them? Quality contents alone? No! Quality backlink is also one of the reasons.
Although I must confess that leaving comment in every blog is not easy but the rewards deem it fit. For people to click through your comment URL on other blog leading to your blog you need to leave a reason comment.
And how do you leave a reasonable comment? Read the whole article to understand the message of the article before knowing which type comment required of you, not just saying good article, nice post, blog bookmarked, etc. Endeavour to leave a comment like a pre-blogger that warrant quality reply.
3. Submit your blog to blog directory: This can be referred to as traditional method of blog backlinks from my own instinct and it’s often compulsory for bloggers to submit their blogs URL to blog directory but excessive submission might lead to Google hitting your blog from search engine.
One of the best directories with it own algorithm is technorati and it’s more or less like a search engine. I must tell, you gain backlink from this website as well, and you can as well drive quality traffic to you blog from this directory by claiming your site.
4. Article submission: Article submission not only gives you blog or website quality backlink but quality traffic as well. Article submission is a little bit different from guest blog.
All you need is to submit your published article to top rated directory with a link to your site but you article must be the one published by yourself. Some of which are Ezearticle (Your articles will under go some scrutiny before publishing), Blogster, Goarticle etc.
5. Forum: Many called this archaic method of driving quality traffic and gaining quality backlink, but I must tell you that forum still remains one of the best ways to drive quality traffic to blog and at the same time building backlinks.
Responding to users question, leaving a comment on existing thread, creating a new thread with the aim of helping people in the first place will drive traffic to your blog and anchored along with backlinks. Proper use of forum with profile signature is a quality way to generate quality traffic and building quality backlink to your blog as well.
6. Blog community: Gosh, I love this. There are tens of blogging communities on the internet that can be used to generated quality backlink. Although it does not take a day for a new babe to start crawling but notwithstanding the babe will start crawling one day, active participation in blogging community like BlogEngae, Bizsugar will bring back some juice to your blog backlink and also increases your blog traffic. Bizsugar really suck, just try it.
Conclusion: I believed the aforementioned points on how I was a able to building backlinks to this present level will definitely redeem your lost after Google penguin update if you are once a victim and if you are on the best side of Google that you escaped their update, you can still make use of this strategy to build you blog backlink before the next Google PageRank update.
Sep 10. 2013
Boss, you have mentioned the core tricks that is needed in building backlinks. A newbie o9ce asked me that getting backlink is like hell but i guess he thought blogging is all about posting. My advise to him? To get 100 backlinks in a month, simply comment on 3 blogs per day and the result wud be awesome. Keep it up.
Adesanmi Adedotun
Sep 10. 2013
Hi James,
Yes, comment is one of the best way as I have said but I must tell you that three comment per day for a fresh blog may not be helpful enough, if however you want to build your backlinks quickly, I will rather say you should try to involve yourself in aggressive guest blogging and comment as well.
Sep 10. 2013
Hi Man,
I must have to commend you for a wonderful job well done.ALl your link building strategies are really paying off considering your blog age Alexa rank and number of back links.
Guest blogging and blog commenting are both powerful means of getting quality backlinks, quality traffic and above all exposure,any serious blogger should not overlook these strategies you have shared with us,thanks for the share and keep the flag flying
Adesanmi Adedotun
Sep 10. 2013
Hi Ebima,
I learn from you boss, thanks for all your encouragement and all other ways you have helped this blog. I really appreciate your comment here.
Sep 10. 2013
Hi Adesanmi,
Great tips on how to get backlinks to a site. I use some of them. The one that I don’t use is the blog communities.
I have heard so many people talking about the different ones on the internet. I just don’t seem to have the time to do it. However, after reading your post, I may have to give it a shot. Thanks for sharing.
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Sep 11. 2013
Hi Susan,
Online community is indeed one of the best way bloggers should should engage in to build traffic and backlink to their blog and I must tell you it helps me indeed buddy.
Sep 11. 2013
Thanks for sharing your link building strategy my friend. Looks like those tricks works very well here. Honestly I don’t try all of them yet, as part-timer I need to focus on some that really works well for me.
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Sep 11. 2013
Hi Okto,
Being a part-time blogger is not easy Okto, am also a part-time blogger I have to sacrifice some other assignment for that buddy… Thanks for your comment.
Sep 11. 2013
Nice back link tricks Adesanmi. I use forums a lot. Forums have sent me a lot of traffic.
Ugee was here!
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Sep 11. 2013
Hi Ugee,
Am happy to hear that buddy, happy blogging.
Sep 11. 2013
Nice one Bro, i read through you post and i must say you killed it. I like your new blog because last time i visited this Blog it wasn’t like this. Keep It Up!
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Egbo,
Thanks for your interest on adetechblog, we promise to improve the blog appearance so as to satisfy our readers. Do have a nice day.
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Sep 11. 2013
Great work here Ade,
Building backlinks is what every blogger or internet marketer that want his articles to appear on the front page of the search engines should always take serious because, its one of the key ingredient of SEO.
All the methods you shared here are also the best ways to go about it especially Guest posting and blog commenting. Another method I’m planning to experiment soon is using Expired Domains and, I’m sure it will be a very awesome experience.
Thanks for sharing.
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Theodore,
This is another great point out from you end bro, I have not considered expire domain for once as a way of getting backlinks but with this your view, I’ll definitely take a look at and check it out bro. Thanks for you comment.
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Sep 11. 2013
Hi dotun,
I’m glad I’m implementing all the tricks you mentioned. Well I’ve see a blog that got pr3 in just 7 weeks of blogging, which is also great.
I gave up forums sometimes ago and concentrated more on blog commenting, seo, social media and guest posting. That’s the method I use, less stress and it rocks!
You said something about blog commenting being better than guest posting when it comes to backlinking, well you’re right and wrong at the same time.
For alexa, if you post 1000 comments on a blog, it’s just a link, I won’t increase the number your site is linking to in alexa ranking.
But in pagerank, the higher your link on a particular blog, the higher the pagerank juice you’re sucking from the blog and it works best especially if the blog is dofollow.
What I’m focusing on is pagerank and domain authority, if I should achieve that, alexa ranking won’t be a problem.
Oh! No wonder I do see you on all blogs I do comment on, whoa, you’re really doing a great job buddy.
One question, do you have a commenting schedule and what’s the average number of blog you comment on everyday.
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Sam,
Glad to see you here…
You also provided the right information about blog commenting as well, but I must say this; that my blog comment does not concentrate on a blog, I have a techniques in doing that, and I called it comment strategy.
Yes!, I have a schedule for my blog comment, when I did start this blog, I most visit atleast 25 blogs per day to read through (Holiday period) and leave a footprint which I was able to accomplished in the first 30 days but as I time goes on, other activities like guest blogging came in and the level of my blog comment reduce to 75% but I make sure the goal is accomplished before my next update.
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Sep 11. 2013
Hey Adesanmi,
Ah, great list and I’ve done almost everything on this list myself in the beginning to get my blog some exposure. All accept the forums, I never liked them. Bad experiences early on, those people can really be mean you know.
These are all really great tactics though. Are you still doing article marketing? I stopped a few years ago once Google slapped the content farms. My blog went from a PR4 to a PR2 right when that happened only because some of those article sites were slapped too. My content was unique and my own but it didn’t matter. The next update it went up to a PR3 but it’s remained there ever since.
These really do work and I’m so happy for you because your Alexa ranking is fabulous right now. I know people who are blogging weekly but don’t have these numbers so bravo.
Keep up the excellent work.
~Adrienne
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Sep 12. 2013
Madam Andrienne,
Thanks for this chip in about article marketing, many of us bloggers don’t know the side effect of aricle marketing because we have not been slapped by Google for once and since learning from experience is one of the bes way to learn, I have to be conscious of article marketing so as not to fall a victim of Google PageRank negative effect. Thanks for your comment ma.
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Sep 11. 2013
Hi Adesanmi,
Great article! I think you have outlined most of the best ways of creating backlinks!
I use quite a few of them myself but one thing I’m not doing much as of yet is blog communities. I am looking to do more of that though as I keep reading about how well they have worked for people. I’d like some of that for myself too!
Thanks for sharing!
Laura
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Laura,
I believe you will love blog communities if you give it an attampt. Thanks for visiting Laura.
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Sep 12. 2013
Hey Adesanmi Adedotun,
Well researched post buddy.
All are the best ways to get genuine backlinks.
Guest posting, blog commenting and blog communities are really awesome.
Will you please provide me list of blog directories where you do submit your blog because there are lots of sites and I wanna submit my blog only to quality sites
Thanks!
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Ankit,
Thanks for you comment bro, I did try technorati and it did work better also planing to try yahoo but the bill I can’t afford for now.
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Adesanmi,
Thanks for sharing your way to build backlinks as this guide me a lot and newbies too to increase your blog traffic. Great post for all of us.
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Sep 12. 2013
Hi Saleem,
Thanks for stopping by buddy, hope this will also help you to build your blog backlink as well.
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Sep 12. 2013
blog commenting is the bomb. but I strongly believe that quality content should be the primary aim of any blogger
Adesanmi Adedotun
Sep 13. 2013
Hi Obinna,
Thanks for your contribution, and you are welcome to adetchblog.
Sep 12. 2013
Very Good ways to get a Backlinks for websites
thanks for sharing it
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Sep 15. 2013
Hi Barot,
Thanks for your comment buddy, hope this post is very helpful?
Sep 13. 2013
Hey, Ade!
You’ve pretty much covered everything about backlinks…I’d however add that commenting should be done with a bias towards CommentLuv blogs…that way, you use 1 stone to kill over 2 birds.
Regards, Terungwa.
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Sep 15. 2013
Hi Terungwa,
Thanks for your contribution sir, blog comment is also a better way to build backlinks but the single reason why I decided not to include it was that, may great bloggers comments are
nofollowwhich in turn is of no meaning except building traffic.Sep 13. 2013
Hi Adesanmi,
Interesting article. It seems this was your strategy to develop and promote your blog. For the moment guest posting seems the most appealing to me.
Forums are next in line. Archaic or not they are places where people meet so you can build relationships there and get natural backlinks.
Finally, blog communities. I am always interested in new blog communities. What good communities can you recommend?
Have a wonderful day
Adesanmi, read please and then delete this part of the comment. It is just for blog management purposes.
Ok. Now I have some not so good things to say:
1. I don’t know why but the picture on this posts is not here. I can’t see it. Just the alternative text. I checked another post of yours, the first one and I can see the picture there. Only here, at this post there seems to be a problem. Could you check to see what happens?
2. As far as I know you offer a list of 10 posts for those who register on your site. I registered on your site last time and got the list of 10 posts. Now, when I returned here and wrote this comment, it asks me to register again. This is strange. Why register again? I did this once, I don’t want to do it each time.
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Sep 15. 2013
Hi Silviu,
Thanks for your call to action, the issue of the image have been rectified, and I will see to the issue of getting the list of 10 post, though it was intentional and it’s just for a while so as to serve our readers better. Sorry for the inconvenience buddy.
Sep 21. 2013
i think blog commenting and forum is best options great post once again…
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Sep 24. 2013
Hi Prince,
I love blog comment and some prefer forum to guest posting but I think they all work better for me.
Sep 29. 2013
Hi,
Thanks for sharing your backlink strategy which is very useful for us to understand on how you made your blog reputable online. Yes I would see your backlink work through your Alexa rank and its links.
I too will follow up these strategy and soon will make my blog to rank well. Thanks
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Sep 30. 2013
Hi Raja
Thanks for stopping by and do have a lovely week ahead.
Jan 11. 2014
Good tips. One word of caution…you have to be careful with article sites these days. Google has devalues lots of those links, especially if your anchor text is keyword heavy.
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