SEO Related Articles

If you want to increase the number of incoming links to your site you should aim to place a piece of content on a web page - whether it is an article, blog post, picture, image or video - that is designed for the specific intention of gathering links from as many sources as possible. The posting of high quality, original and useful content is the best strategy for attracting new incoming links to your website. In this article we will be taking a look at guidelines for writing link attractive content.

When writing content your focus should be on gaining a reputation, finding your niche, writing useful and creative content, presenting your ideas, publishing them on the Web and finding people who might actually use them. You are fully responsible for any article or post that you publish on the Web and should always handle your ideas and your visitors with respect.

Guidelines for Writing Link Attractive Content: 

• Primarily focus on a specific topic or niche
• Stay up to date on new developments and product launches - be the first to write about something
• Create room for controversy or discussion
• Be accurate and research your topics thoroughly
• Use search, social media sites, news sites and blogs as resources for information
• Offer fresh ideas and creative approaches
• Write about topics that you really know and enjoy
• Be real, honest and sincere
• Learn from the experts in your field - look at their use of formats, titles and more
• Quote your sources
• Use attention grabbing titles that accurately describes your article
• Provide short descriptions or summaries of your article for easy linking
• Make use of images and/or graphs
• Encourage your visitors to link to you
• Be passionate - people get stirred up when you get passionate and the links will follow as a result.
• Edit yourself or ask someone else to edit your article prior to publishing on the Web
• Be patient and stay committed - it takes time

 Possible Content Hooks: 

• News Hook - fast, up to date news on breaking topics or reviews of new technology
• Resource Hook - Helpful and informative pieces of content
• Humor Hook - People love to laugh
• Giveaway Hook - Offer something for free
• "How To" Hook - People want to know 'how" to do something
• Research Hook - Survey data and statistics are very popular

Great content will attract visitors and will result in new incoming links. Take the time to formulate a content strategy and stick with it. It is also important to incorporate keyword optimization into your content strategy. Content should be keyword rich and focused on your main keywords. Outsource your content writing if you are not comfortable with doing it yourself. Remember that high quality content is an essential part of your search engine marketing success.