I got asked the question below after a link building webinar I did this week. It is a great question, and one that is asked to me often by many people. I thought I would take the time to really answer it, and provide some useful tips for overcoming the link building block that we all hit. I even got some link building ninjas to help me answer this, so sit back – buckle up, and get ready for a great ride!
Question Asked:
I’ve contacted some of the sites that have linked to my competitors and requested that they link to me, but have never heard back. What do I do?
Link Building
Link Building, link requests, linking, linking strategies
For those of you that have been in the game (Internet marketing/SEO) for a while, just reading my title will be enough for you to guess what this post is about. Yep, you guessed it – Reciprocal linking emails and other link building offers you get in your inbox. I get these everyday too, almost as much as the spam I get on my blogs!
The reason I wanted to do a post about it is because of an email I got from a client, who happens to be a really smart guy (a contract lawyer in fact) but still to new to Internet marketing to have a clue about the things to embrace and the things to toss out. He received the usual email that started off “I visited your site today, and really liked it” – and went on to flatter more - then the question came to me:
Link Building
Link Building, linking, linking strategies, reciprocal linking