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Building Links That Sell For You                The DO’s: Best Practices of Link                between your content and what it links to.
                                                Building                                        Always place your links on the most relevant
Whether your website is a stand-alone                                                           content, making sure that the anchor text
         business or an adjunct to a brick and  Engaging Your Audience With Relevant            closely describes the content that it links
mortar store, you are probably searching for    Content                                         to or from. Visitors are more likely to return
ways to increase your bottom line. Placing                                                      to your site if there is a close connection
links on your blog or website is an excellent       Your goal in developing a linking strategy  between the page they linked to and the
way to grow a business and to expand your       is to get visitors to remain on your page long  original content.
customer base.                                  enough to buy your product or service. Your
                                                content should be current, unique and well-     Using Link Exchange to Engage
    Effective linking entails creating a good   matched to your intended audience. It should    Customers
match between your website content and          be meaningful, of high quality and written in
the target audience in a way that results in    such a way that it encourages visitors to           A well-developed link profile is a great
a high rate of conversions. The following       remain on your website.                         way to attract visitors to your website so it
guidelines should help you to maximize your                                                     is crucial that you exchange links only with
site’s link profile and increase your chances   Placing Your Links                              businesses that serve a similar customer
of generating solid leads.                                                                      base and whose purpose is well-aligned with
                                                    Visitors are more likely to remain on your  yours. Doing so increases the likelihood that
                                                site if they can readily see the connection

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