It's common knowledge in the webmaster world that Google is not (and has not for quite some time) accurately reporting how many "backlinks" are linking back to a site. So how can a website owner effectively find out who is linking back to them if Google is being "tight lipped"? Use Yahoo. Yahoo has been proven to show a more reliable report on who is linking to a site. Here is what you need to do on your next visit to Yahoo: Type this into the search box: link:http://www.mysite.com ( replace "mysite" with your actual domain name). This search command will show you ALL the … [Read more...]
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Link Building Basics – Start Building Links to Your Website Now
There are many ways to build links to your website. One of the simplest and effective ways I have used for the last few years is commenting on blogs. You do not need any special software; just a little bit of time and the ability to write something that makes sense. Here's how, using "Hi-Fi Hardware" as our niche: Three simple steps Go to Google and search for "Google Blog Search", In the Google Blog search search for "Hi-Fi Hardware" (or whatever niche you're working on), Open up the first blog that comes up and search the page for "comment" (Use Ctrl+F to speed things up), The … [Read more...]