Most Google ranking tips deal with getting incoming links (or backlinks as they are also referred to) to your website. And for good reason. The more quality incoming links (determined by the rank of the site that the link originates from and the relevance of the keyword) you have, the higher your Google Page Rank will be and the more visible you will be to your prospects and/or customers. Here are some tricks to build your incoming links.

Submit your site to search engine directories. some directories charge a fee but many of them are free. If you’re on a tight budget, stick to the free ones. These can get you some free links back to your website. Sign up with as many as you can. The more links you have into your site, the better your page rank.

This is one of the most overlooked but best of Google ranking tips. Join forums that are relevant to your industry. When you participate in forums and include the link to your website in your signature, you will get links back to your website. This is a very effective way to establish your reputation in your industry and raise your page rank at the same time.

Take advantage of article marketing. If you can create (or hire someone to do it for you) articles that pertain to your business, with your website information at the bottom, and submit them to article directories, you will get more traffic and links.

Ask for links from other related sites’ webmasters. This is a rather “old-school” tactic but is still effective, albeit frustrating and time-consuming. Find sites that are related to your industry and write to their webmasters requesting that they link back to you. Some will not answer you. Some will say “no”. Some will ask you to link to them as well. And others will just link to you.

You have higher chances of getting the results you want with this if your site contains valuable information. While your ultimate goal is to have high-rank sites linking to yours, you can start out with any rank (as long as the content is valuable and relevant to what you have to offer). As you bring in more links, your rank will go up as well and you will be able to attract the higher ranking sites.

Create a newsletter. Taking the time to create a newsletter that you can send out to subscribers is definitely worth it. This keeps your visitors up to date with what you are doing and brings them back to visit your website on a consistent basis. You can also submit your newsletter to an ezine directory which will link back to your website and give you more free incoming links.

Hopefully these five Google ranking tips will help you achieve the ranking and traffic you’re aiming for.

Another Wednesday, another batch of Internet Marketing links. As always, tell us what you think.

6 Social Media Mistakes and How to Fix Them

I just recently found the website Social Media Examiner, and I am really glad I did. They have some really valuable information on Social Media as a whole, and really go into some detail about the “who’s”, the “why’s”, etc. of Social Media. It is a good site for both veterans and newbies in Internet Marketing. The article here talks about fixing some of the common Social Media mistakes you can (and possibly WILL) make during the course of your marketing efforts. I have probably at some point made about half of the listed mistakes in the article, and their advice on correcting those mistakes are spot on. Great read!

Are You Spending Enough Time on Your Own Website?

A great topic was mentioned the other day on Freelance Switch, asking freelancers if they spent enough time on their websites. I was so compelled to give me 2 cents I wrote a blog reply on their site. I did see some great comments on this topic, so give it a read.

A lot of small businesses run into the snag where they get popular and busy in new work, and some things fall by the wayside. If your website is one of those items left untouched, you are doing yourself a disservice. Especially since this blog is all about Internet Marketing, it would cripple most online businesses to let their websites go stale. The suggestion is make sure you give your site as much attention as it needs to maintain its current rankings and traffic at least. If you are making enough money, hire someone to help you.

SEO Spreadsheet Functions on Excel

This is a great list of some really useful functions Internet Marketers can benefit from. If you run large databases of data, and have to make MANY similar changes to Meta Tags, I would suggest giving this a read.

I have had to do massive amounts of Meta Tags and Descriptions that were very similar besides a keyword or two, and these functions helped tremendously.

That is all I got this week. Stay tuned next week and I will give you some more great links! If you have a website article, chart, or otherwise any cool link related to Internet Marketing, send it my way.

Welcome back to another week of Internet Marketing links. I only limit these to about 3 each post because I do not want to over saturate everyone who is just starting out. Let me know if I am missing the mark on any of these links, now or in the future.

Google Voice Tips

Workawesome.com has an excellent post for using Google Voice effectively. This is a great service that will help any work at home or small business with their phone numbers. I use my Google Voice number for a specific website I own, and instantly know when my phone rings if it is for this website. This helps me answer the phone with the right greeting. Many other great tips are offered in this post.

9 SEO Mistakes Businesses Make With Content

Everyone starting out in Internet Marketing is bound to make mistakes along the way. The unfortunate thing is, those mistakes can cost you visitors, rankings, and business. Here are a few awesome tips that can help you eliminate some of the major mistakes before you hit “PUBLISH”. I love this quote from the article:

Your Web site is your identity. It tells your story and filters your audience. If you can’t write it yourself, hire someone who knows what they’re doing. Paying $5 a page for content is like hitting the Taco Bell drive thru for lunch. Don’t come running to me when people start running from you.

Google on Beginner Link Building

Google gives a nice primer on how websites can find quality links for their websites. In summary, be active in the online community in which you are looking for links from. Do purposeful and meaningful conversations and do not be fake. Great read.