29 Great Backlink Sources To Consider
For the last few weeks I’ve been working on a huge master Excel document with most of the satisfactory to high-value backlink sources I can think of. A checklist if you will. Needless to say the list is extremely long and I’ve gotten a little burnt out now. I’m sure I’ve overlooked some very obvious ones and could really use your help identifying them. In no particular order, here is how I have the link sources categorized right now:
- Free General Directories
- Paid General Directories
- Location Specific Directories
- Industry Specific Directories
- Blog Directories
- Business Profiles
- Misc. Profile Pages
- Certifications
- Associations
- Donations
- Sponsorships
- Testimonials
- Case Studies
- Portfolios
- DoFollow Blog Comments
- Third-Party Blog
- Business Partnerships
- Relevant Link Exchanges
- Forums
- Social Bookmarking
- Third Party Web Stat Tools
- Article Submissions
- Press Releases
- Guest Posting
- Guest Books
- Client Websites
- Banner Ads
- Classified Ads
- Employee Profiles
This list doesn’t include getting back links from social media or link-baiting such as high-value blog posts, badges, widgets etc. Just backlinks that are acquired more manually. Link baiting and social media will be on my next list.
I’m sure this list of possible backlink sources is far from perfect, and would appreciate it if you shared some of your ideas here too. Would love to know what I’m forgetting, or haven’t even thought of yet.
Do you have any to add? Feel free to leave your comments below.
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June 16th, 2010 at 1:40 am SEO Services India said:
Great advice,
thanks sir,
Actually i was really not so much aware about back link in SEO services. here i have noticed that we should get more back link of our site using article submission,directory submission,social bookmarking,press release,forums,relevant link exchange . its very
interesting and tricky for a SEO person
Thanks again for sharing it.
June 21st, 2010 at 10:47 pm SEOP said:
Great list. However, I won’t rely too much on directories because it takes time before you get listed. I say you can submit your website to them, but move on to other techniques.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:06 pm Wesley LeFebvre said:
Very true! A few can be helpful though.
July 20th, 2010 at 4:09 pm Backlinks said:
You pretty much got the list of things you can possibly do online down pack, Very good! Some things I never knew about.
September 19th, 2011 at 10:22 am Anish said:
Nice list. Web 2.0 directories can be very beneficial too. I use Squidoo, Hubpages, WordPress, LiveJournal, etc. extensively in my link building campaigns, and they work great. Just my 2 cents.
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