How to Get .Edu and .Gov Backlinks for FREE

I realise someone has probably mentioned this before, however people continually ask the question: How do I get .edu and .gov backlinks?

What are some words that can describe your topic? For example if your site was technology, then:
- technology
- computers
- telecommunications
etc.

Go to www.google.com

Search for "yourtopic forum site:.edu" or "yourtopic forum site:.gov"

For example, "technology forum site:.edu" or "technology forum site:.gov"

This will return all the results from google which are related to a computer forum, and have the extension .edu or .gov (site:.edu or site:.gov)

This does require a little bit of digging to find the gold, but it's well worth it

Once you find a couple of forums, make GOOD and DECENT LENGTH posts. I personally make around 30 posts over a period of a month, and THEN add a signature link which doesn't sound spammy. That way you go in more under the radar and it doesn't seem like you are trying to just get backlinks.

I saw someone trying to sell information like this, but stuff that, you can have this from me for free!

 

thanks for sharing.
ive tried searching "technology forum site.edu" . no results found.
however ive change the site.edu to site:edu

 

hm..thanks! for sharing...i was gona buy that ebook ;-)..this is very logical..provided we dont end up posting proxy sigs lol

 

It's meant to be site:.edu ... my bad I edited the original post

I was tempted to post in that thread this method... but I'm too nice

I actually got a couple for my proxy... (which has been offline for ages)

http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=U...+-site:www.thesecureproxy.com&y=Search&dups=1

And on a personal note:
Please do NOT spam forums! If you were the owner it would piss you off, so don't do it. Do what I said up above (make 30 or so great posts, get a bit of rep up, get in peoples good books) and THEN add a signature link or two. Chances are 1000% better you won't get banned or your signature removed (plus its morally the right thing to do)

 

thanks for sharing

 

Thanks for the tips
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Glad to help. Tried to return the favour but I need to wait 24 hours (too much given out!)

 

I just found a couple of nice forums that I didn't know about.
Thanks!

 

Thanks for sharing, will give it a go now.

 

Nice idea, I'll give it a shot and see how it goes

 

do you say why .edu & .gov backlink is so important?
I am a newbie for this reason.

 

They aren't, all domains are the same.

But they look cool having them as backlinks

Also a lot of .edu's and .gov's have a good PR .. not because they are a .edu or .gov but because they generally have lots of quality backlinks.

 

This is a great tip, thanks for sharing this.

It only takes a time and work and its free.....hmmmm why isn't everyone doing it.

Cheers

 

Good point above..

BTW..
Domains sell for a a lot more with .edu links as well.. PR-.edu real good

 

Why don't people take some time to make some quality content and then getting their link on high PR sites for nothing, instead of paying ridiculous amounts per month for a link?

 

@ rochow

Dude... This was a very good Idea and actually I liked it.. What is the Google PR of your website??

 

Sold all my old ones, though it was a 4.

 

am surprised a lot of Dp members find this post useful thats mean there is a lot of newbies here this is basic stuff that everyone should know .. but thanks for sharing rochow

 

I had 6 bars of rep and it went back to 5

Seems alot of the 'old timers' (given that I lost 5 points for each one) didn't like me giving this info out. You are right though, it's not exclusive knowledge or anything. I can see kind of why they are upset, seriously though its not like its top secret stuff no-one knows about...

Have to remember though, once we were all n00bs learning stuff from the internet...

 

Valuable info, but most serious marketers wud have already dug this out... Thanks for sharing ...

~G