3 SIMPLE STEPS TO 300,000 STUMBLES
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John CrenshawRazorlight Media (RLM)
WTF is link bait?
link bait [lngk beyt]noun
1. any content or tool designed with the specific intent to encourage others to link to a website
The gospel according to Crenshaw:
Content• Infographics• Curated content / reference **• Humor• Videos• Flattery
Tools• Widgets / plugins• Design packages (icon sets, backgrounds, etc)
• WordPress templates
Success rate?
Depends on how you define success.
The 3 Simple Steps
Step 1: Know your strengths(but be opportunistic)
• Software company? Make a tool.
• Solid writers on staff? Write something.
• Great designers on staff? Infographic.
• Terrible at everything? Cheat ;-)
WordPress Themes FTW!
Theme Metrics (wphackr.com + wordpresshacker.com)
• 345,508 links
• 1,680 referring domains
• 334 EDU links from 11 domains
Step 2: Pick a target
• Develop a “target profile”
• Create a list of potential targets (linkerati)Not all traffic is created equal! (Cracked.com)
• Better be “linkerati”
Step 3:
Execution• Don’t be lazy!!
• See: How music travels• 13,685 links from 825 domains
Don’t be scrrrd:• Push the envelope if the piece calls for it
• See: Bark! Infographic• 210 links from 54 domains• 293,000 stumbles• 215,869 unique pageviews to date
Don’t forget outreach
Step 3a: Cheat
• Social votes/shares to get the ball rolling
• Build a team or find someone with a team
A few social tips
• Mix up the referrer
• Join, start, or pay for a voting team
What NOT to do(aka. mistakes I’ve made)
• DO NOT use a shared host
• DO NOT rely on a single piece
• DO NOT get lazy!!!
Questions?
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