Link Popularity
 We all know what it's like to want to be popular. Some of us even know what it's like to BE popular. You can probably think back to a time in high school (or maybe even earlier) when there was something you did really well and wanted everyone to know about it. Very likely, it was your art or craftsmanship! That you are even reading this article proves your committment to increasing your popularity, right now. And
by following the suggestions outlined in this article you can quickly see your popularity increase by putting in only a little effort.
Link popularity has quickly become one of the most important factors in determining
the ranking of your URL in the search engine's search results. In short, link popularity
is determined by how many other websites are linking back to your Artopium profile page. On some search engines
it is possible to be ranked high and thus show up on the first or second
page of search results even without good link popularity, but you can
forget it when it comes to Google, who in some respects has started using
link popularity as its only determining factor. So, if link popularity
is so important, how do you get other sites to link to your site? That's
a good question and I'm glad you asked it as the answer is the crux of
this entire guide to promoting your creative works online.
A good place to start increasing your link popularity would
be to post to online forums and classifieds. Sign up to as many as possible and create
a post with a link using your Artopium profile URL. Be sure to only visit forums or classifieds that are related to your art or music and appeal to your demographic. Also, be crafty in what you say
in these posts, though, as just simply putting a link in your post may get you banned from some forums. A good idea  would be
to create a post that asks others to check out your newest works and then come back to that
forum to post a "topic reply" of those works. Most forum board adminstrators appreciate this as you are encouraging
others to use their forum, not to mention most topics return to the top of the board every time there is a reply, meaning your topic is viewed more.
Another method is to find other
bands of similar taste and music style whom you think would mutually benefit
from a link exchange. Just write them a simple email asking them if they
would like to participate in a link exchange. It is very important that
you link to them first and a provide a link in the email that directs
the person you are asking to the page from which you linked to them. This
way they can see that you are good on your half of the deal and they will be encouraged
to reciprocate by linking back to you. If you do this though be sure not
to spam anyone and make the email very personal by putting their name
and a few other identifying elements in the email. You can put a link to a friend's website onto your Artopium profile page simply by logging in, then inserting the HTML code into your profile comment input box.
All that really matters here is to find as
many places as possible that you can put your Artopium Profile URL. Not only will this
increase your link popularity, but it will also bring in new traffic from
the sites from which you've placed your links. When marketing and promoting
your Creative Works, creating links to increase your link popularity is
the part you should spend the most time on. Make sure to go back to the
forums that you have posted to and maintain those posts.
For more information on link popularity and for free software to help
you gauge your current popularity, you might wish to check out these sites:
Continue to the next section: Using Peer-to-Peer Networks to Your Advantage.
|
