Why backlinks

[apolosgreen]

What is the actual idea behind back links and what are the different ways of building back links?

 

[Andy Walpole]

Well how do you think Google organises its index? There are over 200 factors Google uses in assessing the importance of a website or a web page.

But the most important algorithm that they use for ranking is that which they use for assessing the number and strength of backlinks to any given page or site.

Basically, the bigger and more important a website that links to you the better. Kinda think of these backlinks as a vote for the worthiness of your content (as I wrote, that's a basic explanation)

It all originates in the work of Albert-László Barabási and other network scientists

 

[Clinton]

Backlinks are seen as a vote for your site. They are "citations" and as more and better quality websites link to you search engines start valuing your site/page more and more.

 

[airforce1]

Essentially, backlinks would make your sites ranked higher for targeted keywords and we could use blogging, forum posting, commenting, social bookmarking for this purpose.

Have a nice day,

 

[Deaongrab]

The concept of adding back links is to know how good the page is, the more back links a page has the better it is. And various ways of getting back links involves forum posting, blog commenting, article submission, buying backlinks, linking to various linkfarms, etc.

 

[memejerommel]

You are building back links to increase you traffic and popularity There many ways on how to build back links. Some this techniques in forum posting and blog commenting there still lot more.

 

[riangovar]

To be more specific the ways of building backlinks are classified in 2 ways:

a. Ethical way: Forum posting, blog commenting, article submission, directory submission etc.

b. Unethical ways: Unethical ways involve, purchasing backlinks, linking to linkfarms, linking to unethical sites, etc.

 

[fisicx]

The concept of adding back links is to know how good the page is, the more back links a page has the better it is. And various ways of getting back links involves forum posting, blog commenting, article submission, buying backlinks, linking to various linkfarms, etc.

This is a wind up isn't it?

 

[tomsk]

buying backlinks, linking to various linkfarms,

I would not advise doing these 2 from your list.

 

[Clinton]

b. Unethical ways: Unethical ways involve, purchasing backlinks, linking to linkfarms, linking to unethical sites, etc.

That's patent nonsense.

Who decides what's "ethical"?

 

[TheSlackers]

That's patent nonsense.

Who decides what's "ethical"?

errr Google!

 

[Clinton]

Exactly. When did the Pope, Dalai Lama, Arch Bish of Canterbury and, er, Tony Blair, pass on this responsibility?