The Importance of High-Quality Link Building Techniques

Link building is the heart of any search engine optimization campaign. Without it, no amount of on-site optimization will result in success. You absolutely need high-quality links, and many of them, in order to achieve desired rankings. However, there is often too a great a distinction between on-site and off-site optimization. The former is thought of as optimizing title, header, and meta tags, as well as strategically including targeted keyphrases in prime areas of the body. Off-site is imagined as being entirely, as the name suggests, off your site – building links on self-made external blogs, article pages, and forums. The irony is that on-site and off-site optimization are closer than most people imagine, as it is the content of your website which should be delivering most of your links.

As shortly as five years ago, it was possible to rank very well for highly competitive phrases with virtually no high-quality links. Just submitting enough articles and blog comments with your link was enough to secure the rankings you wanted, as long as you were using the proper anchor text for your links. Now, Google’s algorithm has become markedly more sophisticated, and it will take a lot more than simple links to get results nowadays. In fact, having a link profile comprised too highly of low-quality links can actually hurt you. Google wants to see other people voluntarily linking to you, not a profile made only of self-made backlinks.

It makes sense that better links, acquired from non-self-made sources, would be more valuable. After all, rankings are ultimately based on votes, and someone else voting for you is worth a lot more than you voting for yourself. That’s why attracting the attention of bloggers, journalists, and even the common public is so important. They will give you the links you need naturally, and not only will this be easier for you, but the links will have so much more value.

So how do you attract these better links? Content! That’s what the web is, and those who produce the best content get the most links and best rankings. Think about the last time you read something really cool or relevant. You probably shared it through Facebook or Twitter. While the exact rankings contribution of social media posts are debatable, it is generally agreed that having significant buzz around your brand can improve rankings, especially if that buzz is coming from notable people in your industry.

Top 9 Ways to Get Quality Backlinks

Backlinks are the lifeblood of the internet. The quality and variety of the backlinks you have pointing to your site – along with the content on the site – helps it to show up in the search results more often. In no particular order, here are the best places to get backlinks to your site.

1. Local or industry specific directories

These tend to get discounted because directories are considered old fashioned. But local and industry specific directories tend to be quite selective about the sites they feature and are normally moderated by real human beings rather than merely accepting all and sundry.

2. Facebook posts

Facebook is one of the largest and most popular sites on the internet. People use it to chat and also use it to recommend things to friends – which is where the links back to your site come into play.

3. LinkedIn profiles

If you are involved with a company, chances are that you have a LinkedIn profile.

If you’ve neglected it, as many people do, this may be relatively plain and boring. But that doesn’t mean it should be! You can edit your profile and can include links back to your company website as well as other things related to you.

4. YouTube videos

As you probably know, YouTube is the second largest search engine on the web.

It’s used by millions of people daily and videos – even on the most obscure topics – get watched.

You can easily create videos on your phone or even inside YouTube itself. It has the option of recording your webcam or creating slideshow style videos once you log in to your account.

And you can include backlinks to your site in the video description, which encourages real visitors as well as search engines.

5. Articles

Websites like this one are a very effective way to get the word out about your site.

They have a large number of regular visitors and readers. And you are allowed to have links back to your website in the resource box that follows the articles.

6. Twitter

It seems that almost every website you visit has the option to Tweet.

Whilst the links that are used on Twitter are typically shortened because of the limited character space allowed, they still count as links back to your website and are still taken account of as backlinks.

7. Press releases

If you’ve got some news to tell the world, press releases are a good way to do it.

Whilst there are some people on the web who would claim that press releases are ignored, a quick visit to Google News will show you that they are alive and kicking.

You need a story that counts as news but, if you’re stuck for ideas, a quick flick through almost any newspaper or magazine should give you plenty of inspiration.

8. Infographics

Infographics can be as simple or as complicated as you want them to be.

They are best used as a way to simplify otherwise complex topics – I like to use mindmaps for this but other people use image software like Photoshop or get them created on sites like Fiverr.

Then pin your newly created infographic to sites like Pinterest.

9. Guest blogging

This has come in for some criticism in recent months but it still works if done correctly.

You contact websites that are open to outside authors contributing articles to their site – everyone from the Huffington Post downwards – and then contribute a quality post which is then published, including a link back to your website.

Find Out How Successful People Think So You May Be Successful Too

Do you think successful people are just plain lucky?

Successful people did not become successful because they were lucky.

They did not achieve success by accident. Being at the right place at the right time, meeting relevant people, reading the appropriate book, did not come about accidentally or by luck.

Luck is brought about by Labour Under Correct Knowledge.

Successful people prepared themselves. Instead of giving up on anything they started and wanted to achieve they got stronger by learning more.

Success is a methodical, orderly and deliberate process of deciding what you want to do with your life, what are the steps that you need to undertake to get you there, and lastly what you will do once you get there.

One of the most important aspects, if not the most important aspect to success, is the ability to visualise your successful outcome and stay focused on it until you achieve it.

“Imagination is more important than knowledge, knowledge is limited.” – Albert Einstein

Successful people understood the potential power behind knowledge, yet they also understood that, for them to close the gap between where they are and where they wanted to be, they would have to piece together the enigma that is most often referred to as “life”.

They had to build a picture, a vision, of success in their mind, and then go about taking action on creating that envisioned life.

In much the same way, you have to be serious about your present and future, you need to have the knowledge that is required so you, too, may close the gap: you need to be and remain determined to devote yourself to taking massive action to build your business of succeeding in life.

You, too, will need to see the end, your dream and destiny that you desire in your mind’s eye. It is up to you to take the necessary and relevant action to make it all happen. It’s just like going to the doctor with a particular health problem.

The doctor may prescribe a medication for you to take four times a day, yet he cannot be there with you to ensure that you are taking the medication.

It comes back to deciding to be responsible for your life.

Have you noticed how it all stems from that one attitude? Being responsible for your own life.

Your success, your being responsible 100% for you to live your dream life starts here.

When you accept 100% responsibility for yourself and your current life situation, you will have the power to move towards those things you truly desire in life: which is success in all areas of your life.

This life-changing article is about possibilities and opportunities, knowledge and tools. It will help expose your unique course in life.

It will inspire, support and motivate you to excel, to do what successful people do, to have all that successful people have, and to become a shining example of a successful person.

Here, you’re not being told what you couldn’t do, instead you are being told to shoot for the stars. And above all, you are being shown how to shoot for those stars.

“A person is what he thinks about all day long.” – Emerson

Interesting thought, wouldn’t you think? So much so, it’s worth repeating: “A person is what he thinks about all day long.”

Success and happiness cannot happen if you possess the same old thoughts and beliefs.

If you do not change your mind, if you do not get rid of the unsupportive thoughts and beliefs, you will inevitably remain stuck in your old ways. Not much, if anything, will change.

Let’s give you a quick overview on how change comes about:

Your BEHAVIOUR, how you act (or perhaps do not act), controls your success or failure. Your ability to attain high levels of success is dependent upon your actions and behaviours. Your results are the outcome of your behaviour. Now let’s consider where your behaviours come from and what controls them?

Your FEELINGS command your behaviour. Every action that you take is first filtered through your feelings that reside in your subconscious mind. How you feel about something determines what you do and how well you do it. So where do your feelings come from?

Your ATTITUDES create and influence your feelings. Your attitude is your perspective from which you view life. Whatever attitude you have about anything will affect how you feel, which, in turn, affects how you act. Where do your attitudes come from?

Your BELIEFS create, control and influence your attitudes. What you believe about anything will determine your attitude about it, which will create your feelings, and then which will direct your behaviour and action. Belief patterns are so powerful that two people who are in the same situation could perceive things completely differently. It only requires us to believe what we see and how we see it. We all have thousands of beliefs – big and small. And where do your beliefs come from?

Your THOUGHTS create, control and influence your beliefs. Your thoughts are real and are immensely powerful. Everything you accept from the outside world and everything you feed yourself from within is a product of your thoughts. Everything starts as a thought.

So, it goes without saying you need to learn to control your thoughts. And when you do, you will automatically control your beliefs, your attitudes, your feelings and, consequently, your behaviour and actions.

The big secret to success:

Learn to control your thoughts and you will influence your behaviours and actions. It’s all a mind-set. That’s what we’ve been saying all along.

Success is predictable and is not achieved by accident.

Have the mind-set of the successful people and you will achieve success. Believe and it is yours!

“There is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.” – Joel Osteen

Science of success experts have concluded that the brain is a goal-setting organism.

That is fantastic news for us: for whatever goal we give to our subconscious mind, it will work for us day and night, 24/7, to achieve it for us; to make it a reality.

The principal breakthrough that scientists made was that we do not need to waste our precious time and effort trying to change old thoughts and behaviours: we just simply create new ones.

And the other discovery they made was that we can continue to create new thoughts, new memories, new behaviours, new skills, and learn new things for as long as we are alive on this earth.

Now, with the new discoveries in recent years, it has been scientifically proven that our capacity to achieve and succeed literally has no limits.

Our brain has the capacity to continually learn during our entire lifetime.

Our brain can form new thoughts, can have new memories, and can learn new things by the millions, no matter what your age is. By the millions.

That’s how many new things we can learn, that’s how many new skills we can learn, that’s how many new thoughts we can have, that’s how many new behaviours we can adopt.

This is encouraging because there is no limit on your capacity to achieve new things.

No limits whatsoever for the human brain to learn, memorise, develop, achieve and perform at higher levels than ever imagined. It makes no difference what your age is: you are capable of learning anything new that you want to learn.

That adds to what we spoke of earlier: no more excuses.

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

Your brain has the capacity to achieve way beyond what was ever thought possible. So now is the time to break out of your limited thinking and start dreaming big and imagining unlimited possibilities.

Becoming successful is not impossible.

It is a choice you make through a decision. Every day, step-by-step, you may climb the mountain of success if you’ve decided to do so, if you’re committed to accomplish what the others think impossible.

Design your future now.

Prepare to receive what you desire.

Thanks to the phenomenal advances made in cognitive science and the development of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), personal change, personal transformation, has come a very long way.

In fact, personal growth is no longer a mystery.

NLP has brought to light that change, transformation and growth can be fast, reliable, and even fun. It has shown us that we do not need to spend thousands of hours slaving away to increase our creative-thinking abilities.

By practicing a few simple exercises and applications, you can start your creative juices flowing, and you may even amaze yourself at the quality and quantity of good ideas that you can come up with to expedite your success.

It can allow you to achieve something you seek within days and months as opposed to years and decades. That’s the power of the progress science has made on how the brain works, and also how you can have your mind to be your best ally in achieving anything you want.

Learn to live as you like by no longer living as you dislike.

Are you ready to get on the road to success and fulfilment?

Bear in mind, much like everything else in life, success requires practice and massive, consistent action.

“Success doesn’t mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not every battle.” – Edwin C Bliss

Hani Al-Qasem has been a self-improvement educator for more than 18 years.

You can download your copy of “Wealth Attraction: How To Reprogram Your Mind For More Money” FREE eBook where you can begin the automatic reprogramming of your brain for wealth, success, and abundance, in just six easy steps.

Live Your Life To Please God

Open your Bible to 1 Thessalonians 4:1 it says… Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. Go ahead and highlight that scripture.

Will you trust God to teach you in the way you should go? You need wisdom to live for His righteousness, His love and devotion to Christ Jesus. You see, you have to develop the habit of listening to God. He may give you direction you have never had before. Like what? God wants you under the influence of His Word. God wants you to live by godly principles in His Word.

God wants you to give Jesus first place! This is vital for your Christian walk! Jesus is your connection to the throne of God. You see, in this world, it is very easy to become distracted from God. Many people follow some other path apart from God’s will. But the foundation of all spiritual truth is obedience to God through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Bible tells you to praise the Lord! He is truly worthy of worship. Love no one not even yourself – more than you love God. Every morning you should be asking God to fill you with His presence. You want to be filled by the Spirit so that you’re led by Him. You love the Word, study the Word and learn the Word. Why? To live your life to please God. His Word is true wisdom for you to walk in His instructions.

If you want to live your life to please God give His Word a place of first priority! Scriptures will come alive on the inside of you. You’re knowing God for yourself and the importance of being led by the Spirit of God. Many people won’t like the new you, but you’re not living to please people, you’re living to please God.

You don’t need people approval when you have God’s approval! You want the praise of God more than the praise of people. Quit worrying about what everyone thinks and do what God has put in your heart.

God will put a new testimony in your mouth! You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you. God is continually shaping and molding into the person He wants you to be. Stop focusing on what you can’t do, and start focusing on what God can do.

Serve God and worship Him and continue to seek His will. How? You have to establish a passionate relationship with God’s Word. Believe His Word, trust His Word, study His Word, thank Him for His Word. But always remember the devil will do everything he possibly can to lure you away from God. The devil does not want you to grow in the knowledge of King Jesus.

Many people never seriously read the Bible! But you need to be a student of God’s Word and doer of God’s ways. Be a Christian that reads scripture and prays. The Holy Spirit won’t adjust to you, you must adjust to Him! Use your voice to worship Him and lift up the name of Jesus! Now, raise your hands and say, “I live to please God, more and more!”

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