Today, more and more search engines are ranking web pages based on the number of links that point to a web site (link popularity). Google uses link popularity as one of its most important criterion in ranking sites. HotBot, AltaVista, MSN, Inktomi and others also rely on link popularity to determine a particular site’s rank.

All factors point to the fact that in the not-so-distant future every major search engine will use link popularity. Thus working on your popularity is essential if you envision a bright future for your online business.

For a good ranking on Google, Inktomi and AltaVista, you need reliable one way links to point to your site. The advantages of one way link building include:

• Attaining targeted traffic on your website.
• Attract more customers and increase sales.
• Build new business contacts.
• Receive a higher ranking on search engines.
• Achieve higher link popularity.
• No reciprocal links are required.

Another piece of news that places link popularity on a high pedestal is Google’s implementation of LSI Keywords. It has already prescribed penalties for link farms, and is taking steps against pointless paid links. Thus, for any SEO firm or webmaster, the most favorable route forward for one-way link building is directory submission. However you need to ensure that incoming links to your sites are ‘relevant,’and precious time and resources are not wasted in hiring incompetent link building services .

The best way to build links is to locate a firm that undertakes manual directory submission, and selects high-profile directories based on pedigree and reliability. Any major search engine that actually catalogues and indexes a directory, has its own criteria for selection. The key to link building is to ensure that each directory submitted to, has been thoroughly researched and is not blacklisted by any search engine.

This article has been written by an expert from Link Popularity.

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