Yesterday we talked about backlinks from forums. Today I want to tell you how to get backlinks by blogging. There are many free blogging sites on the web. Today I want to talk to you about Tumblr.com Tumblr is a micro blogging site. You can use Tumblr as a full blog but I would not do that. Tumblr do not like spammers be warned. If they deem you to be a spammer they will delete first and ask questions later.
MicroBlogging vs Blogging
Micro blogs are blogs that basically are used to do quick short articles. I use Tumblr because it gives me the advantage of a Tumblr this toolbar. When I find something interesting about my chosen field I tumbl it. I copy a section that really grabs me and I post it to Tumblr. I post random stuff from other peoples blogs and websites to my Tumblr and they get backlinks from my efforts.
Share the backlink love
I also use Tumblr to write articles that point back to my website. The reason I add other peoples stuff to my Tumblr is for two reasons. I share the love and my Tumblr does not look like it is purely to promote myself. My tumblr site will get good traffic from people interested in the subject because I am adding regular good content, yet they will see my links back to my site and best of all Google likes Tumblr and I have seen Tumblr Site ranking higher than the site they promote.
More Blogging sites
Mweb is a smallish blogging community, They have a lot of sparkly brain dead bloggers with a few worth reading. Blogging here allows you to add backlinks to your blogs but expect complaints if your blog is purely commercial. If you blog here keep copies of all your posts. You have been warned.
24Blogs is another small community, Staying under the radar is easier here than most as most pages don’t stay on the front page for extended periods. If you blog here keep copies of all your posts. You have been warned. These guys are owned by the same people that own MWEB.
WordPress Do what you want here, I have not yet heard of anyone being banned or having their blogs deleted for commercial activity.
Blogger Googles blogspace, I have seen some pretty offensive blogs and know that they don’t often get censured.
Hubpages differs from the traditional blog in many respects. A Hub page is more like a wikipedia entry. You have a number of categories that you need to add content to and each hubpage is a stand alone information pack about the chosen subject.
Squidoo like hub pages is not a traditional blog site. Each lense is a stand alone info pack about the chosen subject.
If you know of more like this please add them to the comments.
Guy McLaren is an SEO and webdesign fundi. He has been doing this since 1996. If you need help with your website visit his website about Search Engine optimisation here.
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September 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
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April 20th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I strongly recommend that you turn the No Follow off in your comment section.
I’ll watch Google Webmaster Tools, and if the links don’t show up after a couple of weeks — I won’t go back to that blog again.
Another suggestion: you should have a Top Commentator widget installed.
Do Follow and Top Commentator will ensure that you have a successful blog with lots of readers!
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I have to comment on this one, more so on your editing of “spamming prick’s” comment lol.. I got one in my spam inbox this morning, saying I should remove nofollow and use a top commentator widget.. so, knowing it was obviously spam as I already do both of those things I decided to google a sentence from that comment.. 111 results lol.. and the isiot has obviously done it so many times that akisment picked up on it and shot it right to my spam folder… so, mr Spamming Prick, nice move getting yourself blacklisted
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May 28th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Serious question: we are trying to share our ideas around and build some presence – just honest marketing stuff, no black hat nonsense intended. I just get this that everyone is now beginning to look at Twitter and wonder what the hell it is….does it do anything for the average small guy like us? And as for Tumblr, is it just another short-term fad or is it really connecting you in a meaningful way? Please comment some more on what it is actually doing for you: I am personally trying to get connection and backlinks – is that possible? Thanks, Malcolm (real name)