When asking for links, what are good incentives to offer?
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New to SEO and want to stay clean,
What are white hat incentives you can offer in exchange for links?
Giveaway for their readers? Give them helpful advice? Record video of me drinking a gallon of milk within 5 minutes?
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You could write a positive article about them or provide them with a testimonial that they can add to their site.
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I'm sure you've read this as much as I have Brett, but a top 10 list is a good way to spend a brain-dead writing day.
Top Ten Prizes for Hole In Ones or 10 Worst Prizes Ever Used for Hole In Ones
or
10 Reasons Why I Shouldn't Have Ate That Burrito Before the Back 9
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I prefer writing a short blog for a link. They can either post it in their blog or your own. We all know sometimes coming with ideas for blogs for your own site is very tedious.
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I second that idea. Guaranteed re-tweet on that video.
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Exactly! Things like cheap wine, cigars etc are all good ways.
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Cheap wine?
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Do it! Do it!
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I've never tried it. But that gallon of milk sitting in my fridge looks rather tempting right about now
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I would link to that as well. Its gross but awesome!
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Back to the milk thing:
If you make it funny it could be a really good link bait scheme!
Create a separate website all about doing the challenge, generating tons of links*, and then just 301 it into your main website when the fad is over!
*Not exactly sure what kind of links you would get from puking on camera...
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The best incentive you could possibly offer is great content. Something that truly benefits their readers/visitors. But the non-utopian answer would be what Shannon said - free random offline item that isn't really e-traceable and is inexpensive.
On a side note, I may give you a link for the gallon of milk thing... just saying...
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Anything that is OFF internet to get links is usually a good way to go. Send them paint and tell them to make a painting and to tell there users about it and you. People love to get messy with paint
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