DIY SEO Tip 8 - Get High Quality Incoming Links to Your Website

High Quality Inbound Links Can Boost Your Rankings and Site Traffic

Secure incoming links - Most website owners engage in reciprocal linking strategies - agreeing to exchange links with other sites. While this is helpful if you reciprocate with related, high-value websites, it is not nearly as effective as securing one-way links coming in to your site.

Getting a listing in a legitimate and frequently consulted web directory is valuable, even if you have to pay for the listing. The most trusted free directory on the web is DMOZ. The downside to DMOZ is that getting a listing will take some time - even 18 months or so in some cases. Additionally, you need to be careful to request the listing for the correct category for your website. If you don't, you won't get your listing.

More DIY SEO Tips in this Series

• DIY SEO Tip 1 - Select the right keywords
• DIY SEO Tip 2 - Select the right domain name
• DIY SEO Tip 3 - Use keywords in file names and folders
• DIY SEO Tip 4 - Use your keywords in your page titles
• DIY SEO Tip 5 - Use keyword text in your navigation
• DIY SEO Tip 6 - Create useful keyword content - repeat often
• DIY SEO Tip 7 - Make keywords part of your META Description
• DIY SEO Tip 9 - Use keyword text (not "click here") in your links
• DIY SEO Tip 10 - Create a site map

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