What's your favorite link building tactic?
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What's your favorite 100% white hat link building tactic?
Well, maybe you don't want to reveal your favorite...just a good one...
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It works better for my sites that offer a valuable services and aren't just shopping or ads. But if you get creative with some useful or helpful content, those outlets will be more likely to link to you.
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Do you find that you generally need linkbait/offer of content to get the link in competitive industries and/or when your site is commercial in nature?
I've only had success with just asking for links in low competition and/or local niches.
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I am a big fan of guest blogging too. My favorite is a bit more traditional though. I just do some advanced Google searches and contact sites that have links pages or are relevant to my site. I make each email personalized. Not too exciting but pretty effective. Sometimes I will offer content or something else in exchange for a link or a mention.
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1 - Meeting other local business owners and sharing a few promising thoughts on internet marketing then asking them for links.
2- Guest blogging. I love guest blogging!
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I'll start off by sharing one:
Choose 2-3 really good communities in your niche to become involved in. If you can get a dofollow link from a profile or signature, great. But the main goal is to use the communities to contribute and establish yourself as an expert, do market research, promote linkbait, form partnerships, etc.
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