Incoming links are an important part of search engine optimization. They help you get noticed and ranked by the search engines.
- Incoming links lead the search engine spiders to your site. The spiders follow links they find on other websites. If your link is on a site, the spiders visit your site and gather information that translates into search engine results.
- The search engines use incoming links to measure the popularity of your website. The more incoming links you have, the higher your site is ranked for popularity. After all, isn’t a link from another site the ultimate endorsement?
Anchor Text. Anchor text is the words that form the link. It is wise to use your best key word combinations in the anchor text of the links you have on other sites. This helps the search engines associate your link (your site) with your best key words. For example, the anchor text of the following link is “Search Engine Optimization Advice.”
Search Engine Optimization Advice, Enter The Net
The Link Code Generator below creates the HTML code you can send to people from whom you hope to gain incoming links. It is helpful because it generates the code exactly as it should be to create an optimal link. You will also receive a sample message you can include in an email to others, asking for the incoming link.
Link Exchange. We highly recommend that you create a page on your website where you can reciprocate. It is only fair to place a link on your site for people who link to you.
Here is the Link Code Generator Form. After you fill it out and click send, you will receive an email with your code and the sample message.
Note: Be patient. It sometimes takes up to thirty minutes for the email to arrive.
Tracking. If you want to track who the search engines recognize as linking to you, simply go to any search engine and type the following into the search box:
link:http://www.yoursite.com (or .net or whatever it is.)
Keep in mind that this shows who the search engine sees as linking to you at the exact time you search. It is not a complete list of ALL incoming links.
Links created so far with the Link Code Generator:
Greeting Card Displays, Card Racks, Silver Star Cabinets
Portland Oregon Website Design, Enter The Net
Portland Naturopathic Medicine, Meridian Natural Medicine
