So what the heck is a backlink, and why do you care about them anyway? Because you want to earn money online.
A backlink is created when another site links to your site. This page, which links back to your blog or article, tells search engines that you must be important. After all, why else would someone link to your page anyway? You must be a very talented writer, or have great advice on how to make money writing online content.
When the search engine looks at your article or blog, it will count the number of sites that link to yours. The higher the number of backlinks, the higher you will rank on the search engine. So, as a writer, if your article has a lot of backlinks, then your chances of making money are increasing.
But don't be temped to cheat. These search engines are pretty savvy, and they will automatically look for discrepancies. There are a lot of people looking to make quick cash, and the search engines don't count reciprocal links (so no link trading!), or links obtained through a free (or paid) search engine submission tool. So play by the rules and manually submit your links.
Labels: promoting your writing
If you have been writing online, you have invested considerable time in your blog, web page, or online articles. In most cases, your income depends upon your page views (how many people visit your page). So if you really want to increase your income, you need to work on promoting your website. After all, big companies spend millions of dollars each year on advertising; it must be a good investment.
Fortunately, investing in our articles is not as expensive. The real cost lies in the time spent promoting our articles, not in actual advertising expenses themselves. Thus, a portion of your day must be spent in promoting the articles that you have already written.
The two primary ways to promote your pages are through word-of-mouth and through the search engines. Over the next few days, I'll touch on both topics and discuss ways to advertise your website, blog, or articles without spending money.
If you have not already done so, sign up for Google AdSense and the Amazon Associates program. These sites pay as visitors click through and/or purchase items through their links. (All click throughs must be legitimate. Never click your own link or click a friend's link!)