"The world needs ditch diggers too" - Judge Smails in Caddyshack

"The world needs ditch diggers too" - Judge Smails

Remember the day you figured out that the hour you spent finding a decent copy of some MP3, downloading it, scanning it for viruses and then transferring it to your iPod cost you more than the $0.99 that iTunes wanted for the same thing? How much are YOU wasting chasing backlinks? Wouldn’t it make more sense to let someone else with a system do it for you?

I was reading a fantastic article this morning at SEOmoz by Stephanie Chang about creative link building ideas for ecommerce websites. Stephanie lays out a game plan that includes:

  • Creative Category Pages
  • Using Products as Linkbait
  • Leveraging Sales/Deals Pages
  • Personalized Product Giveaways
  • Link-worthy Contests
  • High-Quality Photos
  • Widening Your Audience
  • Using Personal Stories
  • Taking a Risk and Creating Amazing Content
  • Audio Content Marketing
  • Utilizing Pinterest
  • Taking a Risk and Creating Amazing Content

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