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One of the methods that I use to try to improve traffic to this blog is by adding backlinks.

In case you are not sure, a backlink is simply, what you are probably already thinking, placing links on other high ranking sites that lead to your site.

The most effective backlink is one that comes from another site that has a similar topic, or niche of your own site. This is most effective when the site is a higher ranking site than your own and also when the link is one way. In other words, you do not link back to that site in return.

What is the best way to build links to your site that will look as genuine as possible? The easiest way to start is to post in forums.

Your first step is to find an active forum, register as a user, then create a user profile with a link to your site. This will be visible to other forum users who wish to see your profile and, most importantly, it will be visible to the search engines.

Next, start posting.

Create your signature file and start to make some posts. You can attempt to answer someones question, comment intelligently on a previous post, or just thank someone for an interesting or helpful post. Most forums have ‘dofollow’ links which ensures that your posts will be picked up by the search engines. Make your forum posts interesting, informative, and if possible, entertaining.

Write Articles

Clearly, this will also help to boost your site in the search engines. Create a good article about 300-400 words and submit to the article directories. My preference is Ezinearticles.com, because it is the highest ranked article directory, and as a result, will give you the best boost in the search engines.

Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking sites are sites that allow users to place links to websites that they like. It is possible to purchase software that will do this for you automatically, but this is far less effective. There are two reasons for this, they often use lower quality sites, and the site moderators can often recognize links placed by software. They will then be removed and your account deleted.

No matter what you do, take the time to do it right. You will be rewarded down the road for hard work and perseverance, not for taking shortcuts.

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