What is Link Baiting?
Answered across 4 episodes of The Best SEO Podcast
Edited and curated by Matthew Bertram, host of The Best SEO Podcast (produced by EWR Digital).
Writing a valuable piece of content, such as an article or review, for a relevant site and asking that site to reference your website in return, earning a backlink.
How experts on the show define it
Writing a valuable piece of content, such as an article or review, for a relevant site and asking that site to reference your website in return, earning a backlink.
From Submitting your website - Do useful comments on blogs help? -#seopodcast 46
Creating high-value content, such as a top-10 tips article, that other sites are motivated to link to, earning inbound links naturally.
From We discuss the top 10 SEO mistakes - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 65
Creating high-quality or entertaining content specifically so that other websites are motivated to link to it organically, without direct outreach.
From How not to be a douche when creating inbound links - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 60
A white hat technique of creating compelling content such as lists, graphs, or videos that people naturally want to link to.
From GoWalla, Panda Farmer and SEO - Internet Marketing Podcast 100
Episodes that cover this
- Submitting your website - Do useful comments on blogs help? -#seopodcast 46
- We discuss the top 10 SEO mistakes - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 65
- How not to be a douche when creating inbound links - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 60
- GoWalla, Panda Farmer and SEO - Internet Marketing Podcast 100
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