If you’ve been using search engines for a while, you know that the higher ranked websites usually get the most visitors. Building backlinks to invite organic, targeted, search engine traffic holds the key to successful Internet marketing.
Here is a simple strategy to help new Internet marketers to build quality backlinks and search engine rankings.
Step 1. Choose a keyword phrase and optimize your website with it.
Step 2. Write 8-10 articles in your niche, plant a link to your website in the author resource box with your keyword phrase as the anchor text, and submit them to article directories.
Step 3. Submit your website to free web directories.
There are other ways to build backlinks and generate traffic. However, the 3 step approach above is probably the most effective at the least cost. As you become more advanced in Internet marketing, you can branch out to more fancy ways of exposure.