Building backlinks to your blog
Posted by Cyrus Jackson | Posted in link building | Posted on 09-10-2009-05-2008
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A bunch of time is spent by bloggers attempting to get other blogs to link to them. A large amount of traffic can be gained by doing this with blogs that are both related to your subject and blogs having a lot of readers. This can occasionally be really tough for new bloggers because they don’t yet have enough readers or page rank to concern the bigger blogs. Talk to other bloggers who are in the same position as you now and develop a long-lasting relationship.
You link to them, they link to you and as both of your blogs grow those links will pay off for you. Many of us find a blog they like, then will take suggestions from that blog about other blogs they would like. So someone goes to a blog you have traded links with and likes them, then they follow your link and if your content is good, they add you to their reading list. The same occurs in reverse for the one you link back to. Earlier than you think both of your blogs will become ones a circle of folks read. The more blogs you do this with, the more your circle will finally grow. Do not be too engaged with page rank. Lots of the established blogs with good page rank aren’t going to link to you till you build up your readership at least a little bit.
There’s a reason for this and it is not audacity, though it may feel that way at times. The reason is that many folk start blogs, but few folks basically become bloggers. Blogging daily takes a commitment that many aren’t ready to make. The established blogs might link to you irrespective of page rank and traffic issues if they see you have a commitment to writing your blog and becoming a blogger.
They do not want to link to somebody’s blog that might or might not be around this month. It’s a disservice to their readers and a trouble to get rid of your link later or check and see if you’re basically still blogging. They don’t have time to hold your hand on it. If they check out your blog and you’ve been posting to it each day for quite awhile, say six months at least, then they’d give you a helping hand and welcome you to the blogosphere. Put it into your schedule to make a post every single day, even if it must be a short one thanks to lack of time.
When there’s a time you know you won’t be able to post for a couple of days, make a post for every one of those days and if you’re using wordpress you can timestamp the posts so that every one appears on the prepared day. That is a method to keep your blog fresh for your readers each day. Another tip is, as we post to our blogs daily, there are occasions when you have 2 or 3 things you need to blog, but if you’re finding it difficult to post daily, timestamp the second or 3rd post for other days instead of posting them at this time unless it is something time delicate. Try and stay 2 or a few days ahead so that if you miss a day, it will not hurt you. If you’re using blogger or other blogging software that doesn’t have the timestamp feature, save them as drafts, then log in when you have little time and post your draft.
If you have the time to blog a post, then leave the draft there till you want it. Do not let yourself get annoyed if everybody does not want to link to you straight away. If you’re blogging good content, you will find they’re linking to you before you even ask!

