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Fogday StudiosThe number of excellent resources that have come out since the beginning of the year on attracting links and building traffic has really mushroomed. Plus there are some timeless classics that are still very relevant today.
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How to Attract Links and Increase Web Traffic – The Ultimate Guide
<!-- The following two sections are for a noteworthy plugin currently in alpha. They'll get cleaned up and integrated better -->Links and traffic… who wants some?
The number of excellent resources that have come out since the beginning of the year on attracting links and building traffic has really mushroomed. Plus there are some timeless classics that are still very relevant today.
I think it makes sense to compile the very best in one handy location and share it, so here’s my entire collection. If I missed your link and traffic resource let me know and I’ll take a look.
Now, it doesn’t matter if you like the term “link baiting” or not. It’s the process that one goes through to attract links that matters, not whether you prefer to think of your content as bait for links. I like to think that creating content that increases web traffic and builds links simply falls under the general social media
optimizationmarketing buzz phrase that is gaining in popularity.So, here’s your ultimate “how to” guide to creating content that attracts links and drives traffic in the social media environment:
101 Ways to Build Link Popularity in 2006 | SEO Book
25 Tips for Marketing Your Blog | Online Marketing Blog
10 Remarkably Effective Strategies for Driving Traffic | SEOMoz
8 Reasons Why Lists Are Good for Getting Traffic to Your Blog | Problogger
7 Ways to Get to the Top of the del.ico.us Popular Page | Problogger
5 Rules of Social Media Optimization | Influential Interactive Marketing
3 Ways to Immediately Increase Search Engine Traffic | Performancing
How to Get Traffic For Your Blog | Seth Godin
The Art of Linkbaiting | Performancing
The Art of Blog | SEO Black Hat
What is Linkbaiting? | Modern Life is Rubbish
SEO Advice: Linkbait and Linkbaiting | Matt Cutts of Google
Problogger Link Baiting Series (in progress) | Problogger
Secrets to Beating the Sandbox 2.0 Revealed | Link Building Blog
Using Digg to Attract Hits | Slate
Using Digg and Netscape to Get Traffic | Pronet Advertising
Social Bookmarking for Traffic | SiteProNews
The Sandbox and Delicious | Graywolf’s SEO Blog
Unleashing the IdeaVirus | Seth Godin
Viral Copy | Copyblogger
The New Rules of PR (PDF) | David Meerman Scott
Publicity Stunt Case Studies | About
Publicity Stunts Still Earn Attention | All About Public Relations
The 10 Greatest Publicity Stunts | Guardian Unlimited
The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing | Wilson Web
How to Build a High-Traffic Web Site (or Blog) | Steve Pavlina
How to Build Traffic to Your Blog | Web Pro News
Building Traffic to Build Your Fan Club | Copyblogger
Trust Rank and Your Domain | Link Building Blog
Generating Buzz With Link Baiting and Viral Campaigns | Search Engine Watch
Linkbaiting for Fun & Profit | Search Engine Journal
Linkbaiting, How Hard is It? | ISEDB
Link Building Guide | Jim Westergren
Real Search Engine Optimization Linkbaiting | Search Engine Guide
Linkbaiting With Attack | Problogger
Link Baiting & Effective Link Building | Search Engine Journal
Link Baiting and Viral Search Success | Search Engine Roundtable
How Much is Link Bait Worth? | Cartoon Barry
Link Baiting (How Nick Wilson Created SEO Even Seth Godin Could Love) | Stuntdubl
Link Baiting Case Study from Search Engine Journal | Search Engine Journal
Link Bait | SEO Book
The 8 Free Things Every Site Should Do | Seth Godin at Squidoo
The Low Down on Article Marketing | Associated Content
Search Engine Success Through Article Marketing | flyte
Building Traffic With Article Marketing | Copyblogger
Article Marketing 101: The Perfect Author Resource Box | EzineArticles
Traffic-Building Ideas From Your Log Files | Web Developer’s Journal
Link Building Blog | Text Link Ads
Link Building Wiki | Text Link Brokers
Advanced Link Building Tactics | SEOMoz
Let me know in the comments if I missed something that isn’t covered by one of these resources. Happy reading!
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<div class="post" id="post-180"><div class="entry"><p>Links and traffic… who wants some?</p><br/><p>The number of excellent resources that have come out since the beginning of the year on attracting links and building traffic has really mushroomed. Plus there are some timeless classics that are still very relevant today.</p><br/><p>I think it makes sense to compile the very best in one handy location and share it, so here’s my entire collection. If I missed your link and traffic resource let me know and I’ll take a look.</p><br/><p>Now, it doesn’t matter if you like the term “link baiting” or not. It’s the process that one goes through to attract links that matters, not whether you prefer to think of your content as bait for links. I like to think that creating content that increases web traffic and builds links simply falls under the general <em>social media <strike>optimization</strike> marketing</em> buzz phrase that is gaining in popularity.</p><br/><p>So, here’s your ultimate “how to” guide to creating content that attracts links and drives traffic in the social media environment:</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" id="more-180"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.seobook.com/archives/001792.shtml">101 Ways to Build Link Popularity in 2006</a> | SEO Book</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2006/06/25-tips-for-marketing-your-blog/">25 Tips for Marketing Your Blog</a> | Online Marketing Blog</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.seomoz.org/blogdetail.php?ID=1220">10 Remarkably Effective Strategies for Driving Traffic</a> | SEOMoz</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/09/15/8-reasons-why-lists-are-good-for-getting-traffic-to-your-blog/">8 Reasons Why Lists Are Good for Getting Traffic to Your Blog</a> | Problogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/06/7-ways-to-guarantee-getting-to-the-top-of-the-delicious-popular-page/">7 Ways to Get to the Top of the del.ico.us Popular Page</a> | Problogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rohitbhargava.typepad.com/weblog/2006/08/5_rules_of_soci.html">5 Rules of Social Media Optimization</a> | Influential Interactive Marketing</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://performancing.com/node/3422">3 Ways to Immediately Increase Search Engine Traffic</a> | Performancing</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/06/how_to_get_traf.html">How to Get Traffic For Your Blog</a> | Seth Godin</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://performancing.com/node/38">The Art of Linkbaiting</a> | Performancing</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://seoblackhat.com/2006/08/24/art-of-blog/">The Art of Blog</a> | SEO Black Hat</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/what-is-linkbait.asp">What is Linkbaiting?</a> | Modern Life is Rubbish</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-linkbait-and-linkbaiting/">SEO Advice: Linkbait and Linkbaiting</a> | Matt Cutts of Google</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/19/an-introduction-to-linkbaiting/">Problogger Link Baiting Series (in progress)</a> | Problogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.slate.com/id/2144785/">Using Digg to Attract Hits</a> | Slate</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pronetadvertising.com/articles/using-digg-and-netscape-to-get-traffic.html">Using Digg and Netscape to Get Traffic</a> | Pronet Advertising</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sitepronews.com/archives/2006/mar/22.html">Social Bookmarking for Traffic</a> | SiteProNews</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/the-sandbox-and-delicious/">The Sandbox and Delicious</a> | Graywolf’s SEO Blog</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sethgodin.com/ideavirus/01-getit.html">Unleashing the IdeaVirus</a> | Seth Godin</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.copyblogger.com/viral-copy/">Viral Copy</a> | Copyblogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://advertising.about.com/od/publicitystunts/">Publicity Stunt Case Studies</a> | About</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.aboutpublicrelations.net/ucyudkina.htm">Publicity Stunts Still Earn Attention</a> | All About Public Relations</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/toptens/story/0,,1078404,00.html">The 10 Greatest Publicity Stunts</a> | Guardian Unlimited</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt5/viral-principles.htm">The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing</a> | Wilson Web</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/how-to-build-a-high-traffic-web-site-or-blog/">How to Build a High-Traffic Web Site (or Blog)</a> | Steve Pavlina</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.webpronews.com/ebusiness/sitepromotion/wpn-3-20041210HowToBuildTrafficToYourBlog.html">How to Build Traffic to Your Blog</a> | Web Pro News</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.copyblogger.com/building-traffic-to-build-your-fan-club/">Building Traffic to Build Your Fan Club</a> | Copyblogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.linkbuildingblog.com/2006/07/observe_sandbox.html">Trust Rank and Your Domain</a> | Link Building Blog</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3623287">Generating Buzz With Link Baiting and Viral Campaigns</a> | Search Engine Watch</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=2541">Linkbaiting for Fun & Profit</a> | Search Engine Journal</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.isedb.com/db/articles/1515/1/Linkbaiting-How-hard-is-it/Linkbaiting-How-hard-is-it.html">Linkbaiting, How Hard is It?</a> | ISEDB</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jimwestergren.com/link-building-guide/">Link Building Guide</a> | Jim Westergren</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.searchengineguide.com/degeyter/008194.html">Real Search Engine Optimization Linkbaiting</a> | Search Engine Guide</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/10/linkbaiting-with-attack/">Linkbaiting With Attack</a> | Problogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=2797">Link Baiting & Effective Link Building</a> | Search Engine Journal</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/004349.html">Link Baiting and Viral Search Success</a> | Search Engine Roundtable</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cartoonbarry.com/2006/08/how_much_is_link_bait_worth.html">How Much is Link Bait Worth?</a> | Cartoon Barry</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stuntdubl.com/2006/02/13/linkbait-2/">Link Baiting (How Nick Wilson Created SEO Even Seth Godin Could Love)</a> | Stuntdubl</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=2823">Link Baiting Case Study from Search Engine Journal</a> | Search Engine Journal</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.seobook.com/archives/001113.shtml">Link Bait</a> | SEO Book</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/55816/the_low_down_on_article_marketing.html">The Low Down on Article Marketing</a> | Associated Content</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flyte.biz/resources/newsletters/06/01-article-marketing.html">Search Engine Success Through Article Marketing</a> | flyte</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.copyblogger.com/building-traffic-with-article-marketing/">Building Traffic With Article Marketing</a> | Copyblogger</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Article-Marketing-101:-The-Perfect-Author-Resource-Box&id=17172">Article Marketing 101: The Perfect Author Resource Box</a> | EzineArticles</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://webdevelopersjournal.com/articles/site_promotion/site_promotion_logfiles.html">Traffic-Building Ideas From Your Log Files</a> | Web Developer’s Journal</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.seomoz.org/articles/advanced-link-building.php">Advanced Link Building Tactics</a> | SEOMoz</p><br/><p>Let me know in the comments if I missed something that isn’t covered by one of these resources. 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said:</div><br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_text"><br/><br/><br/> <p>And how many links will this <strike>link bait</strike> post get?</p><br/><p>As always, thank you for your excellent (self-reinforcing) post!<br/></p><br/> <br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/> </div><br/><br/><br/> </li><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <!----><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <li class="item" id="comment-4541"><br/><br/><br/> <a rel="nofollow" name="comment-4541"></a><br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_meta_data"><br/><br/><br/> Sep. 20<br><br/><br/><br/> <span>2:01 pm</span><br/><br/><br/> </div><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_person_author"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.copyblogger.com" rel="external nofollow">Brian</a> said:</div><br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_text"><br/><br/><br/> <p>Richard, I’m sure I have no idea what you’re talking about. <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://copyblogger.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)"> </p><br/><p>Thanks!<br/></p><br/> <br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/> </div><br/><br/><br/> </li><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <!----><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <li class="item" id="comment-4542"><br/><br/><br/> <a rel="nofollow" name="comment-4542"></a><br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_meta_data"><br/><br/><br/> Sep. 20<br><br/><br/><br/> <span>2:05 pm</span><br/><br/><br/> </div><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_person"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.toprankblog.com" rel="external nofollow">Lee Odden</a> said:</div><br/><br/><br/> <br/><br/><br/> <div class="comment_text"><br/><br/><br/> <p>I’d like to think these posts about driving links and traffic would qualify for this list:<br><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2006/04/link-building-for-blogs/" rel="nofollow">Link Building for Blogs</a><br><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2006/03/10-creative-traffic-building-ideas/" rel="nofollow">10 Creative Traffic Building Ideas</a><br><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2006/06/25-tips-for-marketing-your-blog/" rel="nofollow">25 Tips for Marketing Your Blog</a><br><br/>But then again, I’m biased and this is Brian’s post - not mine. <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://copyblogger.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)"></p></div></li></ul></div>
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paul reidThe number of excellent resources that have come out since the beginning of the year on attracting links and building traffic has really mushroomed. Plus there are some timeless classics that are still very relevant today.
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