This is a very simple and easy strategy that you can use to get free backlinks for your website. I’ve used this technique to increase my search engine traffic, customers and leads… You name it.
I will also share with you some case studies of mine at the end of this post so you can see for yourself how powerful this method is and what kind of links I’ve been able to get.
How to Get Free Backlinks for Your Website
Let’s make this nice and easy – I am going to reveal the strategy and then show different ways you can use this method depending on exactly what you do.
The main strategy I use to get free backlinks to any website is to simply donate products and services or whatever else it is that I have to organizations such as schools, churches, non-profits, good causes or local businesses. You name it and I will try to donate to it if it’s relevant.
Don’t over look the powerful simplicity of this method. It’s all too easy to think it’s foolish and discard it, but if you do, you will miss out on some superstar A+ backlinks with high page rank that you aren’t going to find anywhere else.
Free Backlinks for Your Donations
Here’s the deal. When you donate to schools – you can get .edu links. When you donate to government organizations you can get those coveted .gov links. Even if you don’t have this option, you can get extremely high PR links from top alexa sites and other sources by donating your free stuff.
Donate Physical Goods or Products for Free Backlinks to Your Website
If you are in the business of providing Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing services like I am, then you can do this for your clients as well. Think about the inventory that they carry and get really creative in brainstorming potential places to donate to.
Donate Services for Free Backlinks to Your Website
I’ve donated my time in the form of speaking engagements, presentations and lectures. I’ve also done free consulting work and demonstrations at small events. I always make sure that I get a link for these things.
Donate Your Content or Offer to Create New Content for Free Backlinks
If you are the more traditional Internet Marketer then you will have to be a little bit more creative in thinking of things that you can donate. When you consider my previous two points I guarantee that you can think of something that works.
Case Studies – How I Got Free High Page Rank Backlinks to My Websites
1. I had a friend who sold silicone wristbands. He could custom print anything on them for any occassion or event. He would donate these in bulk to schools, governments and non-profits in exchange for links. The result was one of the strongest natural linking profiles I have ever witnessed.
2. I had another client that sold simple jewelry with messages on it. We found a bunch of non-profits, religious groups etc that the messages were relevant to and we donated to them. The result was a massive amount of high page rank links from non-profit websites and other powerful domains.
3. I have a website in a certain niche that has a popular eBook that I sell. I offered to donate this eBook for free and gave hundreds of copies out to website owners with popular forums. The result was 2,500 people picking up my eBook and becoming exposed to my stuff. On top of all of this, I got massive amounts of forum links and links from these peoples’ blogs that gave me a do of dofollow and nofollow backlinks.
4. A client of mine creates custom t-shirts and sweat shirts. We offered to donate these to a bunch of colleges in exchange for a link back from the department’s main page. We got the link and we delivered the goods. Instant high PR free backlinks out the wazoo from .edu websites, folks.
The Ultimate Link Building Strategy
Please don’t discard this method of link building. It’s one of the most powerful methods around for increasing rankings in the search engines. The links that you will be receiving are free and almost impossible for your competitors to duplicate in most situations which gives you a huge advantage. You also have the added benefit of having your exposure go viral for you.
Even from a non-SEO standpoint… This is still a powerful marketing tactic to use in and of itself. You can generate a lot of exposure and brand awareness no matter what kind of product or service you are promoting.
Remember – think holistically. See the big picture and understand what is really going on here 