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  • 5. Get Your Store Ranked in Google
  • Types of Backlinks to Get For Your Ecommerce Store

Types of Backlinks to Get For Your Ecommerce Store

HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Blogs & Forums
  • Forums (like the Store Coach Forum)
  • Blogs (like the Hermansen Brothers Blog)
  • Links obtained: Submitted in signature or within your post (website owners moderate)
  • Value: Low (except for ones that are highly targeted)
2. Article Directories, Website Directories & Press Release Sites
  • Article Directories (like EzineArticles.com)
  • Website Directories (like Dmoz.org)
  • Press Release Sites (like PRlog.org)
  • Links obtained: By submission of website info or unique articles
  • Value: Medium
3. Social Websites
  • Social networking websites (like FaceBook)
  • Social bookmarking websites (like Digg)
  • Links obtained: By creating a profile and posting or convincing others to post for you
  • Value: Medium
4. .GOVs and .EDUs
  • All websites that end in .edu or .gov
  • Considered authority websites in many cases
  • Links obtained: By requesting a link from the website owner on a related page
  • Value: Medium to High
5. General Websites
  • All websites that don't fit into one of the above 4 categories
  • Examples: ecommerce stores, hobby sites, info sites, small business sites & organization sites
  • Links obtained: By requesting a link from the website owner on a related page
  • Value: Medium to High (depending on quality and how related they are)
REMEMBER: Quality always trumps quantity. Link building is not a race!

YOUR GOAL: Get a good mix of links from all categories and not too much of any one type.

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