The internet is called the 'World Wide Web' for a reason (because it's a web of sites all linked to each other via links on their sites). Without links, the internet simply wouldn't work. When people refer to 'backlinks', they're talking about links from one site to theirs.
If you've ever wondered why some sites rank at the top of search results pages (such as Google's) and why some rank nowhere near the top, it's partly down to how many backlinks they have. Obviously there are lots of other reasons that affect the ranking of a page (such as how optimised the site is for that particular keyword, how old the site is and how much authority that site has) but it is often said that the number of backlinks a site has pointing to it is the single most important feature of all.
So how do you create a backlink? The easiest (and possibly the best way) to do it is to submit an article to an article directory. Within that article (or in the signature box) you can create a contextual link that points back to your site. Additionally, you can post a comment on a blog post and include the URL of your site in that blog comment.
It's worth noting that not every backlink will give you the same amount of 'juice' to your site, and that some of them can actually harm your site (if they're from what's known as a 'bad neighbourhood'). For example, a link from a highly respected news site (such as bbc.co.uk) will be worth a thousand links from sites that are completely unknown.
If you've ever wondered why some sites rank at the top of search results pages (such as Google's) and why some rank nowhere near the top, it's partly down to how many backlinks they have. Obviously there are lots of other reasons that affect the ranking of a page (such as how optimised the site is for that particular keyword, how old the site is and how much authority that site has) but it is often said that the number of backlinks a site has pointing to it is the single most important feature of all.
So how do you create a backlink? The easiest (and possibly the best way) to do it is to submit an article to an article directory. Within that article (or in the signature box) you can create a contextual link that points back to your site. Additionally, you can post a comment on a blog post and include the URL of your site in that blog comment.
It's worth noting that not every backlink will give you the same amount of 'juice' to your site, and that some of them can actually harm your site (if they're from what's known as a 'bad neighbourhood'). For example, a link from a highly respected news site (such as bbc.co.uk) will be worth a thousand links from sites that are completely unknown.
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