How to Jumpstart Inbound Links, PR and Traffic

How to Jumpstart Inbound
Links, PR and Traffic

Like anything else it can be hard to break into the big leagues when it comes to link swapping. By that I mean when you first put up a new site your links pages will show PR 0, right? Result? You’ll find most will be reluctant at best or at worst completely shy away from trading links with you.

And I don’t blame ‘em.

In their minds there’s a nagging doubt. Are you really a new site? Or have you done something to offend the Google gods and they’ve erased the PR from your links pages? (Extension of that thought. What’s to stop Google from doing the same to anyone who links to you?)

Who knows?

So in most cases (to be on the safe side) with PR 0 links pages you’ll be treated as guilty until proven innocent by many if not most.

An alternative would be to get some directory links to get the PR ball rolling.

But the problem with that is any PR passed will be puny. And puny PR may not be enough to get the ball rolling.

Ooops. Wrong number.

Better Alternative - Buying Links?

So how ‘bout this? Why not buy a one way link or two from high PR sites and really throw some gas on the fire?

That way you may be but one PR update away from at least decent - if not downright audacious PR. And at that point you’ll find it’s much easier to land high quality link partners. (You start to cross into the decent zone when your links pages start sporting at least a PR 4.)

Besides, after you’ve built up a healthy roster of linking partners you can jettison those purchased links. Or redirect them to your next site. And repeat the process.

Still there are several things to keep in mind should you decide to go this route.

The first being to understand there may be some risk involved here. As Google may take a dim view of buying links. (No word yet on how Yahoo feels about this although it may well be the same.)

Naturally sticking with links from sites within your theme may reduce potential problems.

But still, for that reason you may prefer to go with a pro. One who can help minimize any downside risk and guide you around potential pitfalls. To that end here are several link brokers. Or sites that are in the business of buying and selling links:

Text-Link-Ads
TextLinkBrokers
Linkadage
BuySellLinks
LinkAuctions

Generally you can expect to pay more for such links. Because there’s a broker’s fee on top of the cost of the link.

But it may be worth the premium to minimize any risk.

Okay but risk aside, there are several other pointers you want to consider when venturing into the world of link buying. Especially if you’re dealing directly with a private seller. Things an informed link buyer should know like: