Content is king, and the best way to get people to link back to your website is to produce *remarkable* content. But what type of content is remarkable? In other words, what type of content naturally encourages others to link back?
Here is a list of five types of content that anyone can produce to help you build links into your blog.
1) Publish informational graphs or images.
This is especially effective when they are your own creations. Do analysis on data or trends. People will credit you as the source, and link back to your site where the graphs are located!
2) Include lists in your blog articles. Like this one! Lists are very digestable and helpful. Often people will want to refer back, or react to your list, linking back to you as the author.
3) Make videos or screencasts. One of the most successful recent articles on this blog was Mike Volpe's post, 4 Minutes to Optimize a LinkedIn Profile for SEO . It included a webcast that showed you a view of his screen so you knew exactly what he was doing. People love videos they can embed on their own site, and then credit you with a link.
4) Compile a collection of resources and links on a subject. You can do this by searching Google, finding resources that you like and publishing a comprehensive list. People will love that you did the hard work for them!
5) Publish something creative. A music video , perhaps? By being original, entertaining and enjoyable, people everywhere will love to blog about your content. By giving them something fantastic to link to, you're actually helping them provide value to their own readers!
Do you agree? Not agree? What other types of content can you not help but link back to?
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DJ Waldow 8:03 AM on June 17, 2009
I especially like the video concept. However, it takes time to produce, right? Not everyone is a superstar like that woman in the music video...
dj
@djwaldow
Mike Rogers 9:22 AM on June 17, 2009
@djwaldow,
Its does take time, but you would be surprised at the content you could create just by hosting webinars or seminars, video recording them with good audio and then posting that content. Also, a good camera and iMovie go a long way. I think people are accepting of the fact that business can create great content, without having CNN level production. Just make sure your content is great/funny/engaging/worthwhile. Videoing a ring-and-run on your neighbor won't get you much traction, unless your neighbor is Bernie Madoff.
Mary Lawler 11:31 AM on June 17, 2009
I have great success with "How To" videos. Short basic answers to "How To Cut Glass" for example. http://artid.com/members/calligraphy/blog/post/2547-how-to-cut-glass. I listen to peoples questions on blog posts and comments. If I have any knowledge of the answer then I make a short video about it with my lowly Canon PowerShot and available light. It's not Hollywood but it does the job.
Seng Rean Sey 11:44 AM on June 17, 2009
All your post very usefull
Jamie Favreau 11:54 PM on June 17, 2009
Great concepts! I will try and work on them!
kashif Ali 2:29 AM on June 18, 2009
great post, and quite helpful as well,
i just started my blog so this post will help me a lot in order to improve my contents.i have 2 questions:
i want to know what should be the frequecy of posts that i need to follow? that is 1 post per day or 1 post per week ?
secondly, what should be approprate length of a post, i often come across long posts.
Looking for comments:)
Yogacharya Tapan Bose 3:41 AM on June 18, 2009
Kriya Yoga
Meditation
Science without
Religion is Lame,
Religion without
Science is Blind.
Albert Einstein.
Kriyayoga
(A Non-Sectarian & Scientific practice)
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Basudevaya
Mahavatara Babaji Maharaj
Yogiraj Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasaya
Swami Sri Sri
Yukteswar Giri
Paramhamsa Yogananda
Author “Autobiography of a Yogi”
Paramhamsa Hariharananda
Author of "KriyaYoga"
Paramhamsa Premananda
Yogacharya Tapan Bose
(Swarupananda Brahmachari)
Author, Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is a Science of Body, Mind & Spirit. It contains a few techniques, which are:
* Very ancient
* secret and
* scientific.
This Yoga gives simultaneous development of our body, mind and soul i.e. spirit. The very moment we start practising Kriya Yoga, we can easily and instantly elevate ourselves physically, mentally, morally, intellectually and spiritually.
Kriya Yoga develops socio - economic condition of the practitioners.
Age Bar:
There are no age restrictions for practicing Kriya Yoga – even a child of 8 years can practise it easily.
Physical Attainments:
Kriya Yoga strengthens our heart and lungs. It cures indigestion and increases appetite. It protects liver, kidney, pancreas and other organs within our abdomen. This Yoga removes retarded health, gout, depression and nervous debility and brings about healthy gloss of skin and luster of body. It prevents oldness and rejuvenates elderly persons. Kriya Yoga is very essential to women for the hormones, estrogen and progesterone. It also controls the master gland, pituitary. This Yoga is a panacea for all diseases.
Mental Attainments:
Kriya Yoga makes our mind calm. Deep inhalation of oxygen associated with other helpful chemical ingredients makes our memory strong. It also gives us energy and agility. The veering mind attains rapt attention, which ultimately turns to concentration of mind. By practising this Divine Kriya Yoga, we can easily overcome common day-to-day human problems such as stress, tension, anger, fear, jealousy, frustration and what not.
Spiritual Attainments:
By practising Kriya Yoga, we immediately perceive three Holy presence of God within ourselves i.e. Divine Light, Divine Sound and Divine Vibration. Kriya Yoga awakes our Kundalini Shakti within a short time. We, therefore, achieve cosmic consciousness stage, the Supreme Goal of Divinity.
Contact for Post Kriya Yoga Problems.
Kriya Yoga
+91 9830311460
E-mail: tkb03@rediffmail.com
T.J. Cantwell 11:36 AM on June 18, 2009
Thanks for the tips. Just making plans to start a blog. These will be helpful in getting me started right.
T.J.
@nonprofitadvice
Justin 10:48 PM on June 18, 2009
Great tips Rebecca. Thanks for the useful information.
Mrs. Smritikana Basu 6:43 AM on September 02, 2009
Yogacharya Tapan Bose, Author of "Kriya Yoga" is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Hariharananda.
He teaches kriya yoga and initiates people with much care