Link building methods have changed from time to time and a specific method that worked yesterday may not work today. This is due to changes in the industry over time and in some cases extreme abuse. If a specific link building method has been abused too much, then that method will not work anymore.

It is therefore very important to know which link building method works today so that you can spend your time in a most productive way.

There are many link building methods out there today that work with some working better than others. Below are some of the today’s popular links building methods:

Article Submission

If you are reading this article, then you know that you can publish your article in article directories. Not only do you gain backlinks to your site from your published articles (see bottom of this article), you will get some traffic as a bonus. Think of you reading this article. There might be many reading your published articles as well.

Article submission is a great way of building backlinks as it provides you with 100% relevant contextual backlinks that Google loves.

Directory submission used to work lot better before, but it is still a popular link building method that still works if done properly. How many directories are out there as of this date is anyone’s guess but one thing is certain: that most of the directories aren’t worth submitting to.

Google considers a Yahoo Directory link as a quality backlink so if you can afford and justify the cost, it is worth submítting to Yahoo Directory. Yahoo charges $300 for a yearly submission and there is no assurance that your site will be approved!

Directory Submission

DMOZ is another directory that is worth submitting to and can provide great benefit in your SEO campaign. It may take months to get the approval from DMOZ and the chance of getting approved is pretty slim. A lot of small directories use the DMOZ directory categories so getting listed with DMOZ would mean getting bonus listings on many other web directories.

Another good directory to submit to is the BOTW dírectory that costs $99 for a yearly submission and $299 for a permanent listing.

Other than the above, you should look for quality directories where you can submit your site. You can judge the quality of the directories by analyzing the number of sites listed, number of backlinks the directory has, PR, age of the directory, etc.

Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking worked like charm only a few months ago. If bookmarked on authority and quality bookmarking sites like Digg, Mixx, Propeller, etc, then you can still make good use of social bookmarking. Other than backlinks, social bookmarking also offers you some bonus traffic depending on where you submit to. If you can manage to put together or collect a good bookmarking site líst, then social bookmarking can still be a useful link building method.

Blog Commenting

This is a link building method where lots of spamming has already been done so to make the best of it, you need to work a little harder here. It is best to find quality blogs related to your category and make on-topic relevant comments. Not only do your comments add value to the blogpost, you now have a greater chance of getting your comment approved and your comments have greater chance of staying on those blogposts.

Press Releases

Submitting to press release sites can get you some backlinks as well. It is however hard to put together a líst of good press release sites that are worth submitting to. If a good líst can be managed, then this method can give some quality relevant backlinks as well.

Social Media and Web 2.0 Pages

There are a lot of quality social media and Web 2.0 sites where you can publish your articles for backlinks. You should write articles that are relevant to your site and publish them on these social media and Web 2.0 sites with your keywords hyperlinked to your site. Some of the authority sites are Squidoo, Hubpages, Blogger, Wordpress.com, etc.

Social media and Web 2.0 links are very popular these days because they work great. They give quality, relevant contextual backlinks that Google and other major search engines love. There are lots of other link building methods out there, but if you can utilize the above ones to their fullest potential, there is no need for any other methods.

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There are many straightforward home based business affiliates to choose from. A affiliate program (another name for a internet business) would give you a entire package to sell right out the box. Most affiliates have custom-made material like banners, email samples, articles and videos, so you can start marketing and bringing in profits the same day. And some have training material and weekly online webminar to teach you on how to market their material. The cost to join most affiliates range from the cost of cigarettes to 1000’s, so you have a wide range of options to choose from. But some of the best virtual home business opportunities online are cheap and some have free trials to join. But if you are on a budget try searching around for a free start up opportunity.

After finding what you like, the next step is how will you sell it. When you are selling via the internet just remember, like the paths we take on highways to get to our locations in the real world, you must have a site for which the world can find your business. And that location is your website, or blog, or splash page (get the point). This is your virtual store for your cyber business, with all the information on your company and products. Attached to your website is the domain (example: youronlinestore.com) to guide people to your business. And lastly, your email address (a virtual mailbox without the monthly bills) for sending and receiving mail to and from your business.

With affiliate programs, a lot of these pieces are part of their regular package. So the need to hire a company to create a website is void. But if you are creating your own business model, like creating a learning course or other produce, you will need a custom website and most media designers know how to set things up. This is step “B” and it’s a major part of what will attract customers to your site. So pick your affiliate and your web design firm well.

And lastly, the “C” of it all… Who will you sell to (your niche) and how will you get them to your site. This is the “make” or “broke” question for most newbies. The “who” to marketing your site will be characterized by your “tags” or “keywords”. These are little labels for the desired niche you are marketing to. For example, let’s say I’m searching the internet for a “home based business for out of work dads” on Google. If this label is part of your meta tags (an area within your website), your website information would come up in the search results and I would find you in the list.

Now the HOW, when it comes to traffic… There are many ways of creating traffic to your site. But the most popular way is with PPC (Pay-Per-Click). This is the brain child of the Big G (Google). Here you would advertise with unique keywords (labels) in their AdWord program for a fee and when your ad is seen and click on, traffic is taken to your website. This is a direct method for pushing unique traffic to your location, but it can be the most expensive. I would suggest to anyone to do some research or consult with a SEO professional before attempting a campaign. And with other marketing methods like, traffic exchanges, blogs, articles and social networks, it’s really up to the individual and how much time you want to spend marketing with these tools.

Three of the most impressive FREE methods of bringing a lot of traffic to your site are by using social networks (twitter, Facebook, MySpace), video marketing using portals (YouTube, Viddler, Revver and many others) and article marketing using article submission services or software. These methods are used everyday by millionaires on the internet, so they must work well.

Now you know the ABC’s of starting a internet business. And It’s not as hard as most people think. Just remember… product, location and traffic. Now do your research, find your niche and start your business. With the way our economy is going, starting a business would help in bringing it back to were it was a short time ago… Prosperous.

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