Chapter 6: Building Off-Page SEO

Off-page SEO is the optimization process that you perform to increase your website’s popularity, rank, and traffic. Link building includes a number of steps you take to help increase the high-quality external links that link back to your website’s main domain or internal posts; using keywords known as anchor text is one.

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Find the Domain History

Review Website Backlinks

Gather Website Information

Compare Traffic for Websites

Check a Link Partner’s Page Rank

Submit Your Website to a Link Directory

Submit to the Article Directories

Get Paid Backlinks

Write Guest Posts

Submit Press Releases

Submit Your Site to Link Exchange

Request a Link Exchange

Find the Domain History

Before you start to create your Off-page campaign, you need to understand the market for your website niche and the other related websites within the same category. Because the link-building process depends on the relativity of the link that points to your website, the first step is to check the partner website’s history and other information. It gives you an idea of when the website was established or the website age. Older websites have better reputations on Google than newer websites because Google considers them trusted websites and, subsequently, has confidence in their links.

Find the Domain History

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001 Type www.domaintools.com in your web browser and press ent.eps.

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The Domain Tools website appears.

002 Type the URL in the field.

003 Click Search for Domain.

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The domain information appears.

004 Click Registration.

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The domain history information appears.

Review Website Backlinks

The backlinks are links that appear on other sites on the Internet. These backlinks can link to your website home page or inner pages. These backlinks are very important in the SEO process, because the more links you have, the higher amount of traffic your website receives, which increases its rank. You can obtain backlinks by using guest posts, buying text links, submitting website to directories, submitting press releases, and so on. Backlinks from related and other high-ranking websites that link to your website can help increase your website’s rank in search engines faster.

Review Website Backlinks

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001 Type www.google.com in your web browser and press ent.eps.

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The Google search page appears.

002 Type link: _http://www.mashable.com, replacing the website link with your own website, and press ent.eps.

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The links for the website appear.

003 Hover over the result to see a preview.

004 Scroll down the page.

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The end of the page appears.

A You can click the navigation arrow to show more results.

Gather Website Information

Website information is the most important for the SEO expert. Without the information, you cannot build an optimization plan. The Open Site Explorer (www.opensiteexplorer.org) is a comprehensive tool that allows you to learn about your website in more detail. It shows your website’s authority, which reflects its ranking potential in different search engines, the links to the main domain or home page, and the total links to the website’s pages. If you upgrade to a paid account, you can learn more about the website’s social network information, such as its links on Facebook, Twitter, and Google +.

Gather Website Information

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001 Type www.opensiteexplorer.org in your web browser and press ent.eps.

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The Open Site Explorer appears.

002 Type a website domain name.

003 Click Search.

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The website’s information appears.

004 Click Anchor Text.

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A A list of the keywords that link to your website appears.

Compare Traffic for Websites

Alexa rank is one of the important indicators for comparing your website traffic with other sites in the same niche on the web. Alexa rank gives an estimate for a website’s popularity and you can use it as an indicator for your website’s traffic value. You can use Alexa for comparing other sites’ traffic ranking to yours, and apply this information to your link building plans, such as deciding whether to partner with these websites or just analyze their performance. Alexa allows you to compare up to four websites to the main website and get the comparison details as Graphs on the chart.

Compare Traffic for Websites

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001 Type www.alexa.com in your web browser and press ent.eps.

002 Type the website link.

003 Click Search (9781118675373-ma003.tif).

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The website’s Alexa rank appears.

004 Click Get Details.

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The website details appear.

005 Type the website you would like to compare.

006 Click Compare.

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A The comparison appears on the graph.

Check a Link Partner’s Page Rank

Google assigns a Page Rank (PR) for every website on the Internet, which ranges from 0 to 10 based on a website’s backlink reputation. Getting links from these websites to yours copies this rank to your website and helps it receive a higher rank. You need to get a lot of links from medium rank PR websites to get the same results as you get from high rank PR websites. You can check the PR for the websites that you want to get links from using Page Rank checkers such as www.prchecker.info.

Check a Link Partner’s Page Rank

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001 Type www.prchecker.info in your web browser and press ent.eps.

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The Page Rank page appears.

002 Type the website you would like to check.

003 Click Check PR.

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The verification page appears.

004 Type the number and letter combination shown on the verification image.

005 Click Verify Now.

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A The website’s Page Rank appears.

Submit Your Website to a Link Directory

One of the initial steps in building links to your website is submitting your website to a link directory, which organizes different websites based on category and niche. Some of these directories are free and others offer paid subscriptions. When you submit your website, you have to make sure that the link directory has a high Page Rank. Two of the most important directories are the Yahoo Directory at http://dir.yahoo.com, which charges a fee; and Dmoz at www.dmoz.org, which allows you to submit your website for free.

Submit Your Website to a Link Directory

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001 Type www.dmoz.org in your web browser and press ent.eps.

The Dmoz home page appears.

002 Click a topic to start navigating to a terminal category.

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A The subcategory page appears.

003 Click Suggest URL.

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The Submission form appears.

004 Complete the form, scrolling down as you go.

005 Scroll down to the end of the page.

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The end of the form appears.

006 Click Submit.

The website is submitted to Dmoz for review. It can take few months to list your approved website.

Submit to the Article Directories

Article directories include article archives from different fields and interests. Users submit their articles, creating an information source that others can use or find in search engine results. You can increase your website traffic and backlinks by writing guest articles for these websites and including links back to your website for the related keywords. There are many article directories on the web, and the most famous one is Ezine at http://ezinearticles.com.

Submit to the Article Directories

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001 Type http://ezinearticles.com in your your web browser and press ent.eps.

Note: If you do not have an account, you can create one by clicking Join.

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The Ezine website appears.

002 Click Sign in.

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The Sign In page appears.

003 Type your e-mail address.

004 Type your password.

005 Click Sign In.

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The home page appears.

006 Click Submit an Article.

When you add your article to Ezine, it provides real-time guidance so you can make sure that your article follows the basic rules; this ensures it is well-optimized and does not include excessive promotions. You can fix any issues in your article by following the alert messages. At the end of the article submission forms, there is a resource area where you can promote your links that are related to the article topic.

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The Submit New Article form appears.

007 Click the Title area.

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The Title pop-up message appears.

008 Type the article title.

009 Click Save.

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The New Article form reappears.

010 Continue completing the remaining fields.

011 Click Submit This Article.

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The Terms of Service message box appears.

012 Click the I agree to the Terms of Service option.

After the article is approved, it will publish to the Ezine website.

Get Paid Backlinks

While you can acquire backlinks to your website naturally by getting other sites to link to your website, you can also get backlinks by buying links to your website from related sites in the market. These paid backlinks can occur when users link directly to your website or when they link to specific keywords in an article, which takes them to your website. The second type provides more natural backlinks because they come from related keywords from sites in the same niche as your website. One paid link provider is Text Link Ads at www.text-link-ads.com.

Get Paid Backlinks

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001 Type www.text-link-ads.com in your web browser and press ent.eps.

002 Click Login.

Note: If you do not have an account, click Register to create an account.

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The login page appears.

003 Type your e-mail address.

004 Type your password.

005 Click Login Now.

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The Advertiser Dashboard page appears.

006 Click Text Link Ads.

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The Ad Search & Filter page appears.

007 Type the keyword that you used as a link.

008 Click Search For Ad Spots.

Locate the website on which you would like to advertise.

009 Click the Add to Cart button.

Write Guest Posts

One method for getting backlinks is to write guest posts on other websites in the same category as yours. When you write guest post articles, you include links back to your website content in the article’s resources and related topics. This type of back linking is natural and can help your website get a better ranking though the increasing number of related links. One guest post website is www.payperpost.com. Here you can describe the type of posts you need and your site’s target to get offers from other writers and bloggers.

Write Guest Posts

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001 Type www.payperpost.com in your web browser and press ent.eps.

002 Click Login to display the login message.

003 Type your e-mail address.

004 Type your password.

005 Click Login again.

Note: If you do not have an account, you can create one as an advertiser.

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The Create new opportunity page appears.

006 Type the name of the opportunity.

007 Click create opp.

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The creating opp (opportunity) dialog box appears.

008 Click the step 1 to step 4 tabs to complete the guest post requirements.

009 Click next.

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The terms of service page appears.

010 If your opportunity contains adult content, click this option (9781118675373-ma004.tif changes to 9781118675373-ma005.tif).

011 Click I agree.

Submit Press Releases

Press releases are one of the efficient methods for building backlinks and distributing them among different news sites, news grabbers, and search engines. A press release can include updates from your website or news service that you include on your website. These releases include information about your website and link to the updated content. A successful press release should be well written and submitted to a good press release website. There are many press release websites that provide free submission, such as www.free-press-release.com.

Submit Press Releases

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001 Type www.free-press-release.com in your web browser and press ent.eps.

002 Click Login.

Note: If you do not have an account, click Create Free Account to create an account.

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The Login Account page appears.

003 Type your e-mail address.

004 Type your password.

005 Click Sign in.

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The Submit Press Release page appears.

006 Click Submit Free PR.

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A new press release page appears.

007 Complete the form.

008 Click Submit.

The news is submitted for publishing on the Free Press Release website.

Submit Your Site to Link Exchange

A link exchange is the process of two or more sites exchanging links. The exchanged links can be added to all the site’s pages, which is known as site wide; or to only specific pages. You can do a link exchange with sites in your niche by directly contacting the site’s owner and exchanging links. You add the owner’s link code to your website and vice versa, or you can register your website with link-exchange websites such as Link Market at www.linkmarket.net. With this website, you submit your website and exchange links with other sites in the Link Market directory.

Submit Your Site to Link Exchange

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001 Type www.linkmarket.net in the browser.

002 Press ent.eps.

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The website home page appears.

003 Click Submit Your Site.

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The site submission page appears.

004 Type your e-mail address.

005 Type your password.

006 Type the website URL.

007 Click the Category pop-up menu and select the website category.

008 Click Submit URL.

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The account approval page appears.

Note: When Link Market sends you an e-mail to confirm your account, click the Confirmation link to activate it.

Request a Link Exchange

You can search the Link Market directory for sites similar to yours and send link exchange requests. You add selected links to the Link Market cart and then use the cart to request link exchanges with the affiliated sites. Once the site owner approves the link exchange, the site owner adds the link to the website and you add this website’s link to your website in return. You can manage your links and check their status under the My Account tab. Here you can also learn more about the Link Market platform by clicking the How to Exchange Links link.

Request a Link Exchange

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001 Click Link Exchange Directory.

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The link directory appears.

002 Select the category your website falls under.

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The links in the directory appear.

003 Click Add to Cart.

004 Click Link Cart.

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The Link Cart page appears.

005 Click Request Link Exchange.

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