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Here is a link to that post I mentioned. http://www.easyextramoneyonlin…..-strategy/

Post edited 5:19 am – April 6, 2012 by jonrhodesuk

Modest Money said:

DO NOT just write good content and sit back waiting for search engine traffic.  They don't throw some magic switch after 6 months.  Search engine traffic largely depends on how many sites are linking back to you.  Commenting on a lot of blogs is a great way to start.  Try to establish a consistent routine where you are commenting lots each week.  Then try to mix in other link building strategies such as blog carnivals, link roundup mentions, directories, forum posts, etc.

 

The onpage stuff is important too, but really won't do anything without good links to back it up.  You will be waiting a long time if you don't get active on other blogs.

 

By the way, you get backlinks here on there forums.  So you might as well setup a proper signature in your profile.

This is good advice. You need to write great content AND get it out there. Blog carnivals in particular are a great way of building links.

As some others have suggested, i think it's a good idea to guest post on other high profile sites in your niche, comment on other blogs, get links via carnivals, share your content on all your social media channels, network and share with and for other higher profile users in your niche (and hopefully get a link down the road), do some research on the topics you're writing to make sure that they get sufficient search volume, and on and on..   Also, when you do start getting traffic from search engines – look at what keywords are bringing people to your site via google analytics – and start tailoring your content towards more popular keywords and phrases.

The name of the game is to write great quality content (which gets links) and to get backlinks wherever you can.  Just be patient, keep at it and it will happen over time.

By the way they do switch a magic switch its called sandbox 

MyJourneytoMillions said:

By the way they do switch a magic switch its called sandbox 

You only fall into the sandbox if you don't satisfy google from the start.  It's by no means automatic getting out of it though.

Eric – NarrowBridge.net said:

Not true. Most comments are "nofollow" be default and have zero impact on your search engine results. Comments are good though. They help you network and join the community. They can lead to traffic, but not from Google.

Yes most comment links are nofollow, in this niche anyway.  That doesn't mean they don't help with search engine rankings.  They help indirectly a lot and I still believe even the nofollow links act in building up a domain's trust ranking.

Ever thought of Market Samurai?

Get lots of links. Guest posts on larger pf blogs (think getrichslowly, bargaineering, etc) are the best source of links. Mainstream media mentions are the next best. Blog carnival links are near the bottom, but still valuable. Links from web 2.0 sites such as ezinearticles, goarticles, squidoo, hubpages, infobarrels, etc are also very valuable, especially if you then go back and build backlinks to those backlinks. There are also plenty of networks out there you can buy links from if you have the capital. Just don't go overboard with that. Look at what happened to Build My Rank. Once you already have traffic, just writing great content works pretty well. Up until that point, it's usually not enough unless you just get lucky.

LaTisha @YoungFinances said:

Make good use of H2,3,4 tags and capitalize on incoming terms that are relevant to your audience. If you write great content that is tailored to your audience you will see your search traffic continue to grow.

But you also need links back to your content so commenting (do-follow or no-follow), carnivals, and bookmarking can help there.

 

no follow links are actually ok even though do-follow are better. You want a variety of links with different anchor text.

1. I haven't been using H2 tags because they are so dang big..but use H3…am I missing some brownie points? 

2. How do I tell the difference between follow and no follow?