Prompt Proofing Blog Post: Marketing Tips: Focusing on Backlinks for Online Marketing

Backlinks - that's a term you have probably heard often when looking into Internet marketing.

2012-09-14

VANCOUVER, BC, September 14, 2012 (Press-News.org) Backlinks - that's a term you have probably heard often when looking into Internet marketing.

What does it mean, though? How important ARE backlinks? And, of course, the all-important question: how do you get more of them?

Here's the lowdown:

Backlinks are one factor that Google's algorithm looks at when deciding on a website's search rank. The reason? The more backlinks a site has, the more Google is likely to think that site contains quality content that deserves to be shared - and therefore, deserves a high rank.

It makes sense: good news spreads fast, and people tend to share, tweet and post links to content they find enjoyable/informative/useful.

Now that we know why they are important, here are the ways in which you can get more of them:

- If your website contains a blog, update it regularly, share those posts on all forms of social media and encourage retweets, comments and shares of the link. Then comment on other blogs, as that usually allows you to create a link back to your own blog each time you leave a comment.
- Use social media wisely. As above, with a blog, send your weblinks to your Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Google+ and other social media accounts. Each time you post it that is one backlink - so each time someone shares it and sends it to a friend or retweets it, the links quickly add up.
- Purchase a link in online business directories. They usually sell for one-year periods, whereby if you pay a flat fee, your link to your website and a description of your website will remain in a directory listing for that year. You can then renew or cancel depending on your marketing campaign in a year's time.
- Distribute a press release online. Distributing a press release can cost as much - or less than - a one-year subscription to a business directory, yet you are receiving more than just one backlink per release. 24-7PressRelease's distribution packages, for example, produce anywhere from 20-300 backlinks per distribution, depending on which package you choose.

If you decide to start a blog or send out a press release, consider using Prompt Proofing's blog writing and/or press release writing services. We now offer distribution through 24-7PressRelease at no extra charge. Hire us to write your release and we will send it to you for approval. Then, just pay the price of the 24-7PressRelease distribution package you want, and we will upload your release for free. This saves you lots of time and allows you the convenience of one invoice.

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