Off-Page SEO For Your Home Internet Business

Off-Page SEO For Your Home Internet Business

Let’s assume you have already optimized your blog to rank well for search results of certain keywords that you are targeting. Here comes the sad news – it affects your ranking in only very minor ways. However, as you build your home internet business, don’t skip this step as every little bit helps when you’re competing for search engine rankings.

It’s time to move on to offpage search engine optimization. That is, factors that are not on your blog but affect your search engine rankings very greatly. There are a lot of offpage factors and in this article we’ll discuss the first and most obvious; the number of links to your blog.

As a general rule of thumb, the more links to your blog, the more the search engines think you are an authority in that particular niche and hence the higher they rank you. However, take care to observe the quality of the links. For example, a thousand links from totally irrelevant sites like online dating sites would not help at all because your blog is a technological product blog. In contrast, a single link from a highly authoritative site about technological gadgets will get the search engines crawling about your blog like the Feds storming a meth lab…

Anyway, the most cost effective way of getting high quality links from authoritative sites is simply to ask for it. If your blog contains high quality content that is original and will provide valuable information to the site’s readers, chances are the webmaster(s) will link to your blog or even write about you.

Let’s talk about how we should ask these webmasters of authority to link to your blog. We’re discussing this based on the presumption that your blog is really content rich and offering high quality information to anyone in your niche or topic of discussion. The most viable option would be to send an email directly to the webmaster.

First, let’s look for the top sites in your niche. Simply search the major search engines for the term that you’re targeting. In this case, let’s do a Google search for “technological gadgets”. The first site listed, “Gadgets Club”, is good for our example as it’s a blog, and blogs are relatively more accessible for newcomers (like you?). Avoid purely commercial web sites by the way, stick to community-based sites and blogs.

So, compose an email to the webmaster of Gadgets Club (you can use their “contact us” button ). Start by stating how you came across their site (i.e. “looking for gadget information”, NOT “looking for link partners!”) and how you think their site provides valuable info. Basically, try to say something really good about their site and be honest about it please.

Then, suggest that so-and-so content on your own blog will be a nice complement to their site’s content and vice versa. Put a link on your blog to their site and ask subtly if they might be able to do the same to weld a mutually beneficial relationship between the site and your blog. Check out their blogroll by the way, this is where you’d want to end up having your link.

Now, this approach will work, but not 100% of the time. Along the way, you might find people who won’t even respond to your email, so forget about them and move on. Remove the links from your blog to their site if they have not responded to your email within a couple of weeks, which is a pretty long wait. Key point: This is a numbers game and you should not forget this fact as you build your home internet business. Qualify them as either in, or out. If they’re out, simply say “Next!” and move on.

Keep doing this for the first 30 search results that pop up, and before long you should have quite a few good sites all linking to you.

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Kirk Bennett is a Silicon Valley sales and marketing executive and leader. He has developed a series of systems leveraging automation and outsourcing for internet marketers. Start a home internet business today! Check out his site at http://www.YourOpportunityForWealth.com

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18 Responses to “Off-Page SEO For Your Home Internet Business”

  1. ParisLoOfficialTV says:

    together we exist together we suffer and forever we will recreate each other…. i witnessed a very magical moment just now…. thank you.

    Paris Lo in las vegas ;)

  2. ACEMontague says:

    That’s amazing! It always seem easier to draw on the computer then on paper. Really now, to color like that makes me curious, though everyone’s style of art is different.

  3. Vitaliy L says:

    Contact your state contractor's licensing board.

  4. drew13151 says:

    Hi there, i have found a website with detailed info on starting a small business. I hope u find it usefull

    http://smallbiz.co.nr

  5. sloboomer says:

    Reasonable rates: Make sure you charge enough to cover all of your expenses such as consumables (rods, wire, grinding discs, etc.) fuel for the welder, travel expenses, and your pay. If you don't have a good feel for this, think of a couple common type repairs and call a couple of competitors. See what they tell you they would charge. Their rates are going to ultimately figure into your prices because you need to be competitive.

    Advertising: Word of mouth, tell friends and family to tell people about your new business. Websites such as Craigslist where you can post your services. Get cards or flyers made and leave/post them at local businesses. Think about places people that need welding done might be… farm and feed stores, marinas, etc. As your business picks up, build from there.

    Do's: Have good insurance protection. Service, service, service. Be where you are supposed to be when you say you are going to be there! You will not have a life while you are trying to get the business up and running, because it is all about being available at any time to help your customers. Get agreements in writing. Keep excellent records. You are a welder by trade, but record keeping can make or break your business.

    Don't: Start the business in debt. Don't bite off more than you can chew, build the business slowly. Don't underestimate the value of your services.

    Good Luck!

  6. WilliamsShamir says:

    i use photoshop

  7. ManiekWilq says:

    it’s almost like a photo :) great painting :)

  8. ThePimentanativa says:

    véiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, que difuu

  9. Tera P says:

    How bout The Tie that BINDS… lol j/k i don't know

  10. retarted_genius says:

    When you have a mobile shop you need to consider time on the road and your hourly rate.

    Trip Charge + Hourly rate x amount of time on job = total job.

    Many services start with a trip charge of $25.00-$50.00. I've paid a welder $25.00 per hour or by the piece. Piece work is more profitable if you are fast and good at your job. You can only weld so much in an hour.

    Google "Free __________ Plans" (fill in your blank)
    http://www.championtrailers.com/UTILITY_TRAILER_KITS.HTM

  11. PokeMann61 says:

    dude, you own! this looks identical to a photograph

  12. LeDoux says:

    try to talk to friends and ask them if they can help you out…

    they may know some people who can help you with your business

  13. geezer says:

    First of all it depends on what type of welding you do, like do you have portable self contained welders to do welding out on a job site or do you only do in-house (your place) welding.
    Second it depends on what type of businesses are in your area like Farm Implement, Auto, Machine Shops.
    Third to advertise it's either door to door or your local news paper, which can be expensive.
    Unless you are extremely the best most weld only businesses fail. You have to have a niche. Hope this helps.

  14. Soreanol says:

    HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!

  15. 11Alyt says:

    awesome stuff man,….ama practice hard to get to yo level!

  16. bluelightning0 says:

    You’re an amazing artist both painting and music wise. keep it up ^ ^

  17. momma g says:

    my husband is too! 20 years! Right now though he's gone back to school for a BA in chem…his neck wore out!

    while reaching for that degree he's done work on the side for local companies when asked. It's just about getting your name out there and then asking for referrals. If this is something you want to turn into a business then yes inc. it and you'll sleep better at night. Louisiana is right now attracting welders like crazy from all over the country for the new natural gas shale they are mining there, they are building pipelines and from what I hear from my Father n Law on the ground there it's a boom town! This is in Spring Hill LA, so if your husband doesn't want to travel and be part of that…and wants to work on building a biz locally…

    do the cards, do the slicks(fliers), do the local chamber of commerce to network. You should go out and visit 10 businesses per day in your area, deliver your card and explain you've just opened for full time work. Have a list of former companies he's worked for and his certifications and those "coupons" you know they have to do to get rated! All this on a nice letter head, and I've often tried to convince my husband to open a welding school because there is a need….so take a look at that too!

    I've forwarded your question to him so I hope he can respond directly he's such a great welder! 15 years in the shipyards and then another 5 on the road as a journeyman welder, he's so excited about he Nuclear power plants and the work that could bring! …..

    Good luck and much success!

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