How to set up a link bait?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by scolexportal, Jan 12, 2011.

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    I've heard from one blog about link baiting. Is setting up a link bait a good link building method.

    Can you enumerate the exact process in setting up a link bait?
     
    scolexportal, Jan 12, 2011 IP
  2. DanAbbamont

    DanAbbamont Guest

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    It's the best method, but there's no established process. It's different for every situation and requires some real creativity.
     
    DanAbbamont, Jan 26, 2011 IP
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    Create viral content :) create something people will WANT to share :)
     
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    This can't be a serious question. I just joined and it seems that every thread is filled with basic questions by spammers trying to get their post count to 10. Hmm....
     
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  5. School Games

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    All you have to do is come up with a good quality content... Sounds easy . Good luck doing that. I`m still trying.
     
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  6. fr@nc!z

    fr@nc!z Active Member

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    To get good links and grab solid collections of links, here are 3 link baiting tips to try:

    1. Strong research on a popular topic. This is especially functional if you can find a valuable topic that has yet to be covered. This is also more effective if you can be specific. For example, in a market about dog care, doing a study on which species of dog sheds the most (with actual figures, quantitative values) is something that anyone who cares about a canine impact on their home interior would be interested in. And if it’s solid information, they’d be happy to share it with a link.

    2. An instructional guide. Showing people how to do something that is not naturally intuitive is a contribution to the web that is appreciated by both humans and the search engines. The more detail that is put into such a guide, the better. This can be done for all sorts of things, from how to operate machinery to how to practice a skill. Again, being tightly specific will help – a guide on how to properly shoot a pool ball (including the proper way to hold the cue stick, with pictures) will likely get more attention and links then a guide on how to play pool.

    3. Setting up a contest or a competition. This can be of particular value if it’s set up with some sort of reward, specific to the market. Putting a competition up to find the 5 best horror stories about blind dates would be great on multiple levels. If giving something away of relevant value to each winner (free movie tickets, a free dinner at a nice restaurant), it will get good attention from people wanting to win the prizes as well as getting great reception when you post the results. Who wouldn’t want to read the 5 best stories about horrid blind dates? And as the result can also be solid link bait, you can get a double effect from putting together a good competition on your site.
     
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  7. Condorr

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    Find something controversial which will surely bring curious people. This includes topics like celebrities, religion, Darwin award candidates, funny pictures, infographics, etc.
     
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    #8
    Tried, didn't work :D All in all good ideas but...

    Unfortunately, no matter how brilliant your content is, you won't make the linkbait work while your blog is visited only by comment spammers and crawlers. What you really need is authority people to see your blog. Before you attempt link baiting, build relationship with authority bloggers in your niche through twitter and facebook. Otherwise, there simply won't be anyone to pick your content up.
     
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  9. Caitlyn

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    fr@nc!z -- you are telling to write inspiring content and share it. that what we are doing for article submission.
    Writing good fresh content and and submitting is article sites.
    what is difference between link biting and article submission. pls explain me clearly
     
    Caitlyn, Jan 27, 2011 IP
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    can't agree more....
     
    avroraventures, Jan 27, 2011 IP