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Article #121: How Do You Know When You Have Enough Backlinks?

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We all know just how important it is to search box. Don't click the "check"
get as many incoming links as possible. button just yet.
The top search engines love backlinks; 4. Go back to your search engine window
and you don't need to be a rocket and click to page two and capture the URL
scientist to figure out that link that is in the top of that page (#11 in
popularity plays an important role in the overall results).
their ranking algorithms. 5. Return to the window and paste the #11
Incoming links aren't just important to URL into one of the additional search
the search engines. The more links that comparison boxes.
you have that link directly to your site, 6. Enter your own site's URL in one of
the more opportunities there are for the remaining boxes and then click the
people to click them. Every opportunity "check" button.
to click a link is an opportunity to get Now look carefully at the results. You
a visitor to your web site. now have two targets to aim for. You know
So, if the "arrow" is your targeted how many links you need to beat the site
visitor, then the incoming link is your that holds the #1 position; and you know
bow. Now, I'm not suggesting for a moment how many links to get your site into the
that you take up archery! But I am top ten position on that important first
suggesting that you get as many bowmen as page of the results for your keyword.
possible to send targeted traffic to your Surprisingly, now you know what you are
site. aiming for, you are much more likely to
How do you know when you have enough succeed and by using the tool you have
bowmen? an easy way of keeping score.
How many incoming links is enough? In my link building experience, having a
Here's a step by step process to get you clear target and measuring progress can
the answer... be a great motivator. However, it's
1. Choose your primary keyword and run important not to feel overwhelmed when
off to your favourite search engine and you first start and see that you're going
run a search. to need thousands of backlinks. Just set
2. Identify the URL at the very top, the yourself a realistic target to aim for
number one position, and copy the URL to within your first week, or month, and get
your clipboard. started.
3. Now open another browser window and Building link popularity isn't a one-off
get to this page: and paste the #1 URL project, it's an ongoing and important
from the search engine window into the part of building long term traffic.






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