Hi all. iv got a website and what to create back links to it for seo but have no idea where to start?

Question

I'm selling shoes (hope to expand to other items of clothing) and goggled women's shoes and found the top website. Then searched link:www.example.com and it had 608 back links to it (think that's how its done). So does that mean i need like 609 back links to my website to beat them. can i put back links any were in blogs. should i join a linking company where i put someone else's link in to my site so they do the same for me. Is there such a thing as to many back links. Or can it damage my website. I have been doing research but its all a bit confusing and i have no idea where to start. Sorry im a beginner. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

After reading the answers so far, I just had to leave a brief comment.



Why are you all so frightened of Google? Firstly, it is almost impossible to get banned from their index. You would have to be doing some really heavy blackhat stuff to even come close, so don't worry about getting too many links too fast.



But don't use link farms and don't pay anyone to submit your site to 100s of irrelevant directories, that is a scam.



You are never going to compete with the established sites for the most popular search phrases, so don't bother trying. Get a good book on keyword research. Find some long-tail keyword phrases that people use WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING TO BUY SOMETHING that you sell. In other words, forget trying to rank for "Women's Shoes" and start targeting phrases like "Discount Jimmy Choos" :-)



Create multiple web 2.0 properties targeted at EACH keyword term. The Web 2.0 properties should link to your main site. Write and publish articles. Bookmark each web 2.0 property and each article on multiple social bookmarking services. Ping everything. Repeat tomorrow and the next day and so on. Most important is to make sure that your main site converts visitors into customers otherwise the whole thing is a waste of time.



One final bit of advice; don't hesitate, don't wait, start now and keep doing it.



Good luck.



So much for just leaving a brief comment ;-)

Answer 2

Well The best place is to ask is on places like www.seobook.com, searchengineland.com.



While I am here, I will share one or two thing that a lot of people overlook,

Google is getting very clever and have advanced ways of detecting link building and seo efforts that 'manipulate' their results, they dont like this very much as their results are no longer based on the most relevant while up to date results.



Link building is the most important thing do, but try avoid posting more than 75 links a month, Only post your links onto highly ranked blogs & domains that have a good pagerank, The more relevant they are to your business, The better.



I am going to give you an example example.co.uk has a few hundred throusand links, Google only recognises about 500. Its not necessarily about the number of links, its also about where the links are and related articles.



When someone looks for something like clothing on google, google is not just going to count the number of times the word clothing is in your site or the number of links, It will also check, the words around that word clothing, and the links so as to work out the relevancy. I could type all day, but i think going to websites like seobook and search engineland is always a good start. Ohh and a very good habit is to always put a link to your website when you talk about anything online, This just increases the number of links that you have out there, ohh and you can leave multiple links like i have done below.



Anyways hope this helps



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Answer 3

Dear "Confused":



Yours is a normal reaction from those new to SEO. There's so much to learn -- and so much contradictory info on the web -- that it's not surprising this is the first feeling associated with learning search engine optimization.



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Answer 4

Hi there,



I'd agree with the statement that backlinks aren't the only thing which Google looks for - and I think you are missing a trick if you only optimise your site for "shoes".



I'd probably do some offline research first. Get as many of your friends as possible and ask them to write down 10 words they associate with your site and buying shoes - what would they type in to find this sort of site? E.g. wedding shoes, trainers, brand names, cheap school shoes, online shopping footwear etc.



You'll have a massive list of keywords to use on your site, which may produce more relevant visists and be less competitive than "shoes".



Alternatively, if you don't have many people to draw on, try using something like Smartsourcing which is available on Smartsheet. It lets you ask loads of people about stuff for a very small cost. E.g. for each 10 keywords you get it might cost as little as $0.5 and you can select that this question gets asked of 20 different people. It's certainly a really fast way of creating keyword lists!



Hope this helps!

Caroline

Answer 5

Google ranks websites based on many factors, not just backlinks. Here is what is important to Google when ranking.

#1. Domain name.

Usually www.womensshoes.com is going to rank higher than www.crazypersonsshoes.com if somebody searces for "womens shoes" in google. The only way to beat womensshoes.com is to make a website that is stronger in the factors below.



#2 Size.

The larger your website, the higher google ranks you



#3 Backlinks

You already know about this. Too many backlinks too soon will get your website banned from Google. I would keep it to less than 10 a day when starting out, and less than 20 a day once you get to 200 backlinks, and less than 100 a day once you get to 1000 backlinks.



#4 Keywords/Content

The keywords on your site matter alot too when google ranks websites, since people search google for keywords and thats really what its searching websites for first.





If the top website in Google has 609 backlinks, that doesnt mean you will rank as high as them if you have 1200 backlinks. You still need a large website, with keywords, and a good domain name never hurt.

Answer 6

purchasing seo services from some notable website has also proven success for me in the recent days when i launched my first website as a beginner also, i made use of some freelancers and also stumbled on a seo selling platform where i just ran a campaign for 3 months, and my website is already dancing high and high in searches for my 4 best keywords. I recommend this also as it has proven to have worked really well for me

Answer 7

Hi there,



First of all, all back links are NOT created equal! Google has a certain criteria for evaluating back links.



1. The back link should come from a reputable website: no link farms, porn sites, gambling sites, sites with pages under construction, sites with more than 100 other backlinks posted on them.



Ideally you want to have back links on other sites that have similiar themes and content as yours - they should compliment eachother.



The ideal backlink should be a 'text' link. This means no image links.

In obtaining text links, try to get the webmaster to agree to letting you have a backlink which includes a keyword or key phrase that you are trying to optimize your web pages for, in the linking text. Using your domain name as the link text won't help you very much. It's better nothing but try for the optimal link.



Do some research to see if you can find other sites with complimentary themes to yours and approach the webmaster by email or phone if you are able to get a contact# from the website.



Be very wary of firms that advertise that they will do your backlinking for you! Most do not understand what a quality backlink is. Their services tend to be very cheap and well . . . you get what you pay for :-)

It's too important to let someone else screw it up for you.



Don't add a whole bunch of backlinks all at once. It raises a 'red flag' with Google.



Don't add a whole bunch of backlinks that come from one website. Google likes to see backlinks pointing to your website from a variety of different websites with a a variety of different IP's on different "C" blocks.



Try posting to forums in your niche where they allow you to add a link to your posts that points back to your website.



Posting to blogs is another great way of generating backlinks. Just make sure you observe the blog rules for posting comments.



Try writing articles and submitting them to article directory sites. Sites like www.ezinearticles.com allow you to create a "Bio" at the bottom each article you submit that can have a link back to your website.



When articles you write are very popular, you'll find that they get picked up by other webmasters, added to their sites for their visitors to enjoy. Each time they do this, your link back is included, affording you more opportunities to generate backlinks.



Finally, quality is better than quantity. If your competition has 600 backlinks, it doesn't necessarily mean they're all great. If you had a 100 quality backlinks you could easily get more points from Google.



Hope this helps.



Brad

Answer 8

Start as a ghost writer and start writing quality content for different blogs or article sites. Writing quality and unique content helps you get priority in google search results. Gain credibility by writing as a ghost writer or you can try writing about your products or the different aspects of your website.

Answer 9

Hello,



In answer to your question I suggest you take a look at this webpage; Top Ten Link Building Techniques and watch the video entitled 'Awesome Links' by Rand Fishkin, one of the most well recognized SEOers in the industry.



http://www.how-to-build-a-website.co.uk/link-building-techniques.html