link bait

shawn.itchair · #1 Nov 11th 2009, 3:48 pm

What is link bait? How does it work?

murthyseo · #2 Nov 11th 2009, 11:36 pm

Link bait can be an extremely powerful form of marketing as it is viral in nature. Matt Cutts defines link bait as anything "interesting enough to catch people's attention."

newwebseo · #3 Nov 12th 2009, 6:19 am

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Originally Posted by shawn.itchair

What is link bait? How does it work?

Here are some good articles on link bait for your reference:

http://www.brickmarketing.com/define-link-bait.htm
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-two-kinds-of-linkbait
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2...ing-techniqes/

atrivlib · #4 Nov 12th 2009, 7:36 am

One of the best link bait ideas is some sort of contest that involves peope linking back to your website.

isport · #5 Nov 12th 2009, 8:11 am

Clever stuff - though you can't guarantee the links will stay there after the contest is over..

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