The Quest for PageRank – How to Increase PR
As we learned before, getting links is the only way to increase your Google PageRank. So the question that would follow is, how do you get links? But there’s a little more to it than just getting links. Some links have more influence than others… the better the content the greater chance of links… so there’s more to it.
Now, I know this horse has been beaten to dead, so I won’t make this complicated.
Without further ado, let’s dive into increasing PageRank.
First of all, good content gets you links.
Plain and simple.
If you don’t have good content, no one will link to you – no matter how many strategies you use.
Beyond that, it’s mostly chance and timing.
But what can be done, I’ll share.
Different strategies work better for some people, and others work better for others.
So I’ll share what has worked for me.
In my experience, commenting on other blogs is the best thing you can do.
In the past, commenting on other blogs has been my greatest source of visitors.
By posting high quality and in-depth (that’s key) comments on similar blogs, you get the attention of that blogger and it’s regular readers and commentators. Then that blogger (or those readers) will get an interest in your blog and check you out. Those visitors will then (most likely) subscribe to your RSS. When they’re subscribed to your RSS, they’ll stay up to date with your articles, and give you links.
Further more, if the blog you’re commenting on has DoFollow enabled (Learn more about DoFollow), then you’ll get some PageRank credit from that as well.
After commenting on other blogs, participating in forum with a link in your signature would probably be best. The same principals apply – so I shan’t repeat myself.
Another great link and traffic source is Wikipedia
Wikipedia is ranked 8 by Alexa (11.28.07) and it’s traffic is still climbing. That’s a lot of visitors. Granted, they’re browsing a lot of pages, but why not get a link to a page on your web site on this traffic monster?
Note: Your link MUST pertain to the article. If the link isn’t relevant, and you’re persistent – your entire web site shall be banned from Wikipedia. (Read the Wikipedia policy on External Links for more info.)
I have done this for one of my previous sites (that is now offline) – and I got a lot of traffic. I don’t remember the specific statistics, but I got most of my traffic from links from about three Wikipedia pages.
Ok…
so those tips weren’t out of the ordinary…
but sometimes we all need to be reminded of them.
Do you have any other strategies that work for you?
Further Reading: Freedom Ideas: Make Your Site Known – Link Building Strategies and Tips
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