what is Link baiting? how to do it? can any one tell me briefly? if its discussed by already plz be specify the URL.. thanks in advance
good question Link Baiting is a website marketing strategy and great way to increase your website link popularity (SERP), PR and backlinks.
Link baiting is a process of building back links for the site, there are various methods of building back links like forum posting, blog commneting, social book marking etc. All are very effective methods of building backlinks.
it is the content on your site to which other sites link because they want to not because you ask them to. it's just the same as link building.
Link bait is any content or feature within a website that somehow baits viewers to place links to it from other websites. Matt Cutts defines link bait as anything "interesting enough to catch people's attention." Link bait can be an extremely powerful form of marketing as it is viral in nature.
Link baiting (or linkbaiting) is the latest buzz word in the SEO world and has come to be the preferred way to natural link building.
Link baiting is aquare back link which can be get from many way reciprocal link, one way theme based link, free link like directory submission, article submission, forum posting, blog comment, press relise etc
So many answers, so little truth... shreeonlinejobs has given the most accurate description. Link baiting is not just a link building. There are thousands ways of building links - exchange, purchase, ask for, sig links and many many more. The significant difference of the link baiting (which is one of the link building methods too) is that others are willing to link to you without your explicit efforts. You don't tell people "Hey, link to me", but they still do. Why? Because the content you provide is intersting and valuable enough to share it with others. Before starting a link bait you should thoroughly think it out. What are you going to offer? Why do you think this will be interesting? Or will it? What in it for me, if I link to you? (not literally for me, you know - for your visitors) One of the most frequent examples of a link bait is a discount - you provide a discount for some product or service and let others know, hoping that they will spread this info out. A successfull link bait always offers some value - a valuable information, or a valuable product, or some funny picture (it is an emotional value), or ... you name the rest. Link bait = value.
One of the easiest way to link bait is to post something controversial or funny or very entertaining that people will link to your site just for the sake of sharing. The Lol cats is a good example of link baiting.
Link baiting is a link building method where you get links from natural way. There could be something good in your site that get other sites link to it.
Link baiting is natural way of link building. When you have unique and quality content in your site your site will be referred by the other sites.
there are many government and edu sites, which are getting back links in natural way.They get those because they are very worth full and informative to the users. Considering this many websites have the links of these sites in their websites, with out nay efforts made by .gov and .edu sites they will get back links.This is the very natural way of getting the links.
Link bait (or linkbait) refers to anything on a website that encourages links from other websites. It can include content, online tools, downloads, or anything else that another site owner might find compelling enough to link to. Link bait is important because most search engines use backlinks as a major factor in determining ranking.
Link Bait is more or less anything you create anywhere on the web page that inspire other people to link it.
Its the process for making the website popular..Like baiting or buzzing about the site.. So that it will increase the traffic...some link builders make it for getting link building stuff too... Its a part of buzzing the SEO technique
Link baiting could be content or feature within a website that baits viewers to place links to it from other websites.