Here are a number of ‘off page’ ways to help build up your site’s link popularity.
* Visit Websites and Blogs within Your Niche.
Visit other websites and blogs within your niche and leave relevant, useful comments. Many sites will allow you to leave a URL to your own site when leaving such comments. Don't leave token comments just to get the backlink but rather leave helpful comments or praise that will help build your reputation in your niche. Some website will have a page of links to recommended sites. If so, request that a link to your site be included and be willing to do likewise in exchange.
* Social Bookmarking Sites (Digg, StumbleUpon, etc.).
You should join several of these sites and create entries in them for your website. Each of these entries will include a backlink to your site. Entries on Digg are often indexed within hours because of its highly dynamic content. However, entries on other sites may take a good deal longer.
* Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc.).
Consider joining Facebook , MySpace and other social networking sites. Create a page for yourself there and be liberal in describing yourself and what you do. These sites exist for this very reason, after all. Find and follow (or become friends) with others in your niche or that share common interest. Be sure to create backlinks to your website. Active participation in various groups and discussions is a great way to raise your profile and authority. Seek to be genuine and helpful. You goal on these networks is not just to build backlinks but to build a reputation as an authority in your area. As you develop a following you will also build traffic to your website.
* Forum marketing.
No doubt, there are a number of online communities dedicated to your subject of interest. Join several of them and begin participating in the forums. Most forums allow users a signature box in which you may place the URL of your web site. With each forum posting a backlink to your site will be created. Be aware that some sites flag forum comments as ‘nofollow’ that instruct search engines not to follow that link. This impacts your page rank negativley. Also, some forums will not allow obviously commercial backlinks and may ban the user from the forum. Be sensitive and know the rules of the forum. Consistent, genuine, helpful participation is the best way to develop a following in a forum
* Visit Websites and Blogs within Your Niche.
Visit other websites and blogs within your niche and leave relevant, useful comments. Many sites will allow you to leave a URL to your own site when leaving such comments. Don't leave token comments just to get the backlink but rather leave helpful comments or praise that will help build your reputation in your niche. Some website will have a page of links to recommended sites. If so, request that a link to your site be included and be willing to do likewise in exchange.
* Social Bookmarking Sites (Digg, StumbleUpon, etc.).
You should join several of these sites and create entries in them for your website. Each of these entries will include a backlink to your site. Entries on Digg are often indexed within hours because of its highly dynamic content. However, entries on other sites may take a good deal longer.
* Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc.).
Consider joining Facebook , MySpace and other social networking sites. Create a page for yourself there and be liberal in describing yourself and what you do. These sites exist for this very reason, after all. Find and follow (or become friends) with others in your niche or that share common interest. Be sure to create backlinks to your website. Active participation in various groups and discussions is a great way to raise your profile and authority. Seek to be genuine and helpful. You goal on these networks is not just to build backlinks but to build a reputation as an authority in your area. As you develop a following you will also build traffic to your website.
* Forum marketing.
No doubt, there are a number of online communities dedicated to your subject of interest. Join several of them and begin participating in the forums. Most forums allow users a signature box in which you may place the URL of your web site. With each forum posting a backlink to your site will be created. Be aware that some sites flag forum comments as ‘nofollow’ that instruct search engines not to follow that link. This impacts your page rank negativley. Also, some forums will not allow obviously commercial backlinks and may ban the user from the forum. Be sensitive and know the rules of the forum. Consistent, genuine, helpful participation is the best way to develop a following in a forum