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The saying has been around for hundreds of years and it applies to just about anything, doesn’t it? Well I think so…
Lately I’ve been on this mission to generate some quality backlinks from sites that have decent PR so I can get a site ranked for a specific keyword. The keyword, by the way, is “Truck Accessories”. In SEO terms I believe this is referred to as linking to “authority sites”, and these sites have authority due to the fact that the search engines have deemed the site worthy of page rank; which gives the site a little better reputation in the eyes of the Google Gods. Did I say that right? Anyhow, you find these authority sites, you comment on their posts and/or you register as a user and create a “signature”, and subsequently you create a backlink to the site you wish to rank a specific keyword for. Well, needless to say my attempts at ranking this site for truck accessories has been a royal pain! Could I use some help? Absolutely! Am I willing to “buy” a backlink from a high PR site? Not yet… lol Just kidding. I am not at liberty to get caught for doing what is clearly a violation of Google Webmaster Guidelines for any site I have involvement with. I cannot be responsible for having anyone’s website de-indexed! As a matter of fact it is unfortunate that many of the commentators on this site whose websites are aged have zero pages indexed and I have to delete their comment. (See Backlinks For SEO comment policy in sidebar)
The reason for this post was to remind myself that sticking to the basics might be the best method, rather than trying something NEW! I mean, for a couple of years now I have been creating a number of blogs with free Blogger blogs and paid WordPress blogs. I simply create some unique content and write an occasional post every now and then. Eventually the site gets indexed and I have a resource to share and create usable functions with. Is this considered building link farms? Probably not? The sites range from about 30-50 various topics and do not link to one another in any way or form. Their just there for the prospect of generating a backlink some time down the road, or for Google Adsense purposes. It’s just a means of experimenting for me, but I have also found that in some cases it is an excellent resource for getting another site ranked well in the SERPS, or simply promoting an idea or two? This takes a lot of time and effort, and to be quite honest with you I have been getting lazy — hence, trying to find an easier softer way to generate some backlinks to get the site ranked for truck accessories… Well, time to go back to the basics.
What I am wondering is how many of you use this same type of resource and how well it works for you? Do you utilize your free Blogger blogs for the same purposes as I do; Adsense and backlinks? Have any of your sites, coincidentally acquired Google page rank?
Looking forward to some comments and feedback from all of you, and perhaps someone who knows of a good resource that will help me nail the truck accessories ranking issue. Thanks!
