Table Of Contents
"Best of..." Lists ......................................... 8
"Contributor" Badges .................................... 10
"Expired Domaining" .................................... 12
404 Link Reclamation .................................... 14
Acquire Content ........................................ 16
Alumni Directories ...................................... 19
Alumni News/Spotlight ................................... 21
Ask Customers/Clients ................................... 23
Awards Badges ......................................... 26
Be Controversial ........................................ 29
Be the "Grammar Police" ................................. 31
Be the First to Review Something ............................ 33
Become a Columnist ..................................... 36
Become an “Influencer” ................................... 39
Better Business Bureau ................................... 41
Blog Carnivals ......................................... 43
Blog Commenting ....................................... 45
Blogger Reviews ........................................ 47
Brand Mentions ........................................ 50
Broken Link Building .................................... 52
Build a Self-Hosted Client Directory .......................... 54
Business Directory Submissions ............................. 56
Case Study ............................................ 57
Chamber of Commerce ................................... 59
Coin a New Term ....................................... 61
Community Links ....................................... 64
Competitions & Contests .................................. 65
Contribute to Community Newspapers ........................ 66
Convert Mentions to Links ................................. 68
Copy/Paste Protection .................................... 71
Create a "Jobs" Page .................................... 73
Create a Browser Plugin/Extension ........................... 75
Create a Community ..................................... 78
Create a Glossary ....................................... 81
Create a Toolbar ........................................ 83
Create a Wikipedia Page .................................. 85
Create a Wordpress/Joomla/... Theme ......................... 87
Create an Affiliate Program ................................ 90
Create an Event Checklist (or other resource) ................... 93
Create Crazy Products/Services ............................. 96
Create Educational Content (for .edu links) ..................... 97
Create Fake Products/Services ............................. 100
Create Link Roundups .................................. 102
Create Quote Graphics .................................. 105
Create Simple Images from Data ........................... 107
Crowdfunding ........................................ 109
Curate Industry Quotes .................................. 111
Curate the Web ....................................... 113
Dead Content Recreation ................................. 115
Debunk Myths ........................................ 117
Deep Broken Link Building ............................... 119
Discounts ............................................ 121
DMOZ (The Open Directory Project) ........................ 123
Do a Charity Run ...................................... 125
Donate to Charities/Non-Profits ............................ 126
EBook Directories ...................................... 128
ECommerce Partnerships ................................ 129
Embeddable Charts/Graphs ............................... 131
Embeddable Games .................................... 133
Event Photography ..................................... 135
Event Recaps ......................................... 137
Exchange StumbleUpon Traffic for Links ..................... 140
Expert Roundups (group interviews) ......................... 143
Fight Viagra Hackers ................................... 146
Film Interesting Product Demos ............................ 148
Fix Malware-Infected Websites ............................ 150
Fix Wordpress Vulnerabilities ............................. 153
Flippa Link Building .................................... 155
Forum Posting ........................................ 157
Get Interviewed ....................................... 159
Get Manufacturer Links ................................. 161
Get Pingback/Trackback Links ............................ 163
Give away blogs ....................................... 165
Give Pingback/Trackback Links ............................ 168
Give Them Hosting ..................................... 169
Giveaways/Contests ..................................... 171
Guest Posting ......................................... 174
Guestbooks .......................................... 177
HARO (Help A Reporter Out) ............................. 179
Help Update Old Content ................................ 182
Hire Industry Veterans .................................. 184
Hire Veteran Link Builders ............................... 186
Host Events for Others .................................. 188
Host Your Own Events .................................. 191
Icon Set Directories ..................................... 193
Image Credit Links from Guest Posts ........................ 195
Improve Popular Content ................................ 198
Industry-Specific Directory ............................... 200
Infographic Directories .................................. 202
Interactive Content ..................................... 203
Internships ........................................... 205
Interview "Influencers" .................................. 207
Inverted Broken Link building ............................. 209
iOS/Android App Directories .............................. 212
Link Out to Medium-Level Bloggers ......................... 213
List Posts ............................................ 216
Live Blogging ......................................... 218
Local Visitor Services Pages (.edu) .......................... 221
Logo Design .......................................... 223
Logo Directories/Showcases ............................... 226
Memes .............................................. 227
Mention Influencers (and tell them) ......................... 228
Microsites ........................................... 230
Military/Senior Discounts ................................ 232
Monitor Competitor Mentions ............................. 234
Multimedia & Document Directories ......................... 236
National Days & Events .................................. 237
Newsjacking .......................................... 240
Newsletters ........................................... 242
Niche-Specific Directories ................................ 244
Non-English Directories .................................. 245
Offline Marketing ...................................... 246
Paid Reviews ......................................... 247
Parody/Spoof Something ................................. 249
PIN (Private Influencer Network) ........................... 251
Podcast Directories ..................................... 254
Podcast Transcription ................................... 255
Press Release + Local Newspaper = Link ...................... 257
Press Release Submission ................................. 259
Pro-active Image Sharing (with other websites) ................. 261
Product Comparisons ................................... 263
Profile Links ......................................... 265
Profile Page Link Reclamation ............................. 266
Promote Content to Previous Linkers ........................ 269
Publish an Industry Survey ............................... 272
Publish Original Data ................................... 275
Quizzes/Tests ......................................... 277
Reacquire Lost Links ................................... 279
Reciprocal Link Building ................................. 281
Reclaim Links from “Scraped” Content ...................... 283
Repurpose Existing Content ............................... 286
Resource Page Link Building .............................. 288
Reverse Engineer Successful Content ........................ 290
Reverse Guest Posting ................................... 292
Reverse Image Search (Link Reclamation) ..................... 295
RSS Directories ....................................... 298
Scholarships .......................................... 299
Second Tier Link Building ................................ 301
Send Gifts ........................................... 303
Shopping Mall Directory ................................. 305
Short-form Link Reclamation ............................. 307
Social Coupons ........................................ 310
Sponsor Contents/Clubs/etc. ............................... 312
Sponsor Events ........................................ 314
Start a Petition ........................................ 316
Steal Links from Inferior Content ........................... 318
Student Blogs ......................................... 321
Target Link Roundups .................................. 324
Testimonials .......................................... 326
The "Go-to Resource" Technique ........................... 329
The "Missing Link" Method .............................. 330
The "Product Hunt" Technique ............................ 332
The "Ranking for Links" Technique ......................... 335
The "Shoulder Niche" Approach ........................... 337
The "Twitter Upsell" Technique ............................ 339
The "Yahoo Answers" Technique ........................... 342
The Beggar Technique ................................... 344
The Comment Collection Technique ......................... 346
The Content Gap Technique .............................. 349
The Copycat Technique .................................. 351
The Crowdsourced Contributor Technique .................... 353
The Influential Commenter Upsell Technique .................. 356
The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Technique .................. 359
The Moving Man Method ................................ 360
The Skyscraper Technique ................................ 362
Tools ............................................... 368
Trade Guest Posts ...................................... 370
Tutorials ............................................ 372
Twitter Link Building ................................... 374
University Discounts .................................... 376
University/College Lecturing .............................. 378
Video Embeds ........................................ 380
Video Submission ...................................... 382
Video Transcription .................................... 384
Web Design Directories .................................. 386
Web-app Directories .................................... 388
Webcam Directories .................................... 389
Webinars ............................................ 391
Website Feedback Site Submissions ......................... 392
Widget Directories ..................................... 394
Wikipedia Broken Link Building ........................... 396
Write a Personal Story .................................. 399
Write a University Curriculum ............................. 401
Write for "Content Partner Networks" ....................... 403
