| Top 10 Little Used SEO Strategies | | | | |
| | | | 4. If these top sites have discussion boards |
| There are millions of web sites trying to get | | | | or forums then participate. Post questions, |
| listed in the top 20 to 30 spots on the major | | | | answer other peoples questions, and join in |
| search engines. That's a lot of competition! | | | | on conversations. Just make sure that you |
| So if you're having a hard time getting those | | | | include your signature file and link at the |
| spots then maybe you should try some indirect | | | | end of your messages. |
| strategies to get those prized listings. | | | | |
| | | | 5. Ask the owner of the web site about |
| One way to do that would be to do a search on | | | | trading advertising. If you don't get as much |
| Google, Yahoo or MSN using the keywords that | | | | traffic as they do, you could throw in some |
| someone would use to find your website. The | | | | extra incentives or put their ad on more of |
| key then would be to advertise on the top web | | | | your web pages. |
| sites. Now advertising on these top spots | | | | |
| would probably be very expensive. | | | | 6. Give the web site a testimonial for their |
| | | | product or service. Include a text link for |
| If you don't want to spend any money, you | | | | your web site within the testimonial. They |
| could use the ten strategies listed below. | | | | just might include it in their ad copy. |
| Remember though, some of these strategies may | | | | |
| not apply to every web site. | | | | 7. Post your text link on their free-for-all |
| | | | links page, if they have one. You may want to |
| 1. Ask the web site owner if they would like | | | | go back and post your link regularly so it |
| a free ebook to give away to their visitors. | | | | stays towards the top. |
| You could have them link to your web site to | | | | |
| download the ebook or include your links in | | | | 8. If they have a free classified ad section |
| the free ebook. | | | | then post your ads there. Make sure that you |
| | | | have a killer headline so their visitors will |
| 2. Write an excellent article review of their | | | | click on your ad. |
| web site, products or services. Then publish | | | | |
| the review on your web site. Email the web | | | | 9. If they have a guest book, sign it. Leave |
| site owner and tell him or her about it. They | | | | a short but sincere compliment about their |
| may link to your web site so their visitors | | | | web site. Be sure to include your signature |
| can read it. | | | | file and link at the end of your message. |
| | | | |
| 3. Submit content to their web site. Write | | | | 10. Propose a cross promotion deal with the |
| articles and include your links in the | | | | web site. You could promote each others |
| resource box. If they are published, you'll | | | | products or services in a package deal. You |
| get a link back to your website which will | | | | get your site mentioned and links back to |
| help your search engine ranking. | | | | your web site. |