Source: https://www.seo.com/blog/link-building-strategies-2016/
In building authority over the web, quality links are certainly necessary. Make link building in 2016 more effective. Here are some SEO approaches you should implement in order to stay on top in the new year.
Build links that viewers will want to click.
- Focus more with the sources of your links.
- Gain quality links through eBooks, blogs, press releases, videos, articles, Infographics, and micrographs.
- Diversify the content you produce and the medium you use.
- Check your analytics program to determine which links are sending you traffic.
Quality and useful content never changes.
- Publish content that answers questions and/or addresses the pain points of every customer.
- Get links when people will share and spread your useful content on their website or social media.
- Attract authoritative links by creating content that features tips and guides from industry experts.
- Connect your viewers to relevant or important information.
Make linking to you a natural reaction.
- Collaborate with other companies in the industry.
- Build relationships on the web.
- Brand mentions (even without links) can have meaning for Google.
- Offsite reviews will send Google the signal that people are talking about you.
Avoid spammy link tactics.
- Penguin updates will switch to real-time. You can get penalized quickly.
- Real-time penguin will constantly monitor the quality of links pointing to your website.
- Stick to natural link building methods and follow the guidelines set by the search engines.