So you've found a great keyword (Part 1) and written an informative WordWolf article (Part 2) for your reader but no one is finding it! What's up? Well to get your article noticed you need to get some links from other sites. Some links will occur naturally from satisfied readers and these are the best links you can get, but there are some other things you can do to help yourself along.
The first place you can get yourself some links is from some sites that are a lot like WordWolf. All of these sites offer revenue sharing of one kind or another so they can boost your earnings both by helping your article ranking here, and by giving you some more web real estate. Just like at WordWolf you should always write good content and provide value to your readers with your links.
Site 1: Hubpages is a site that allows you to build a social page on almost any topic. You can include everything from videos to google news feeds. Build a solid page here and link it to a similar WordWolf page to get some link juice.
Site 2: InfoBarrel is a bit more of a basic article site but it too has some social features as well. They take a while to approve articles but offer a good source of linking.
Site 3: Squidoo is the most social of the three of these sites and likely has the least linking value, but it is a fun place to build a site. This is where I got my start building sites like these online.
Article directories are another great source of links, but the problem is that most of them have very little trust in the eyes of the search engines. There are a couple of places though that can still provide you pretty good bang for your buck.
Directory 1: EzineArticles is a good site that has a lot of trust because of its high editorial standards. They allow you to place a couple of links in your signature that can give you a good boost.
Directory 2: GoArticles is another article site that has managed to keep some authority and is a great place to get links. Their editorial standards aren't as high as Ezine and your posts are automatically approved.
When you're link building the general rule is just get them, but there are a few things you should keep in mind to get the most out of your links and to make sure you don't send off any google red flags.
Tip 1: Vary your links with different anchor text. Use different tenses of your keywords and anchor some long tails as well. This looks a lot more natural, and it will help you rank your article for more than one term.
Tip 2: Send link from similar articles on similar topics. It doesn't look natural if you send a NASCAR link from a site about baking, so don't do it. Links should always be sent from pages that are about similar things. The closer the better.
Like I say, build your links. Getting links is the most important off page factor when you try to get your articles ranked high in google and the other search engines. The key is to keep your links natural and organic.
