For years now, online marketing bloggers have made tons of money using the simple blog. But it is readers that makes it tick, so if your blog doesn’t have targeted readership, it’s lacking in the most important area. One of the preferred methods for bloggers is going for number one search engine position.
But for that, your blog needs some link juice, and if your blog isn’t popular then the links aren’t going to fall from the sky. One of the most powerful type of backlink can come from other bloggers, but you must know how to ask them for it.
Blogging is about relationship building, so make sure you give a brief introduction about yourself to the other blogger. It doesn’t matter how big or small the blogger is, it’s just common sense to tell him about who you are. Before you go out there and ask for a link, your efforts should be directed towards building and establishing a relationship. One good paragraph of about five sentences will do fine and accomplish this objective. You will find that not everybody will agree to give you a link, and then it will come down to being a numbers game. Learn from every experience you have. As they say, experience is the best teacher. As you move forward, you’ll make your share of mistakes. All of your experiences and what you learn from them are important. Try to tap into that as much as you are able once you’ve started to gain it. No book, no course, no school can teach you what experience can. You will see which bloggers will respond back to you and which bloggers will not. You will gain some firsthand experience in how that whole “asking for links” game gets played. You need to make sure that every step you take is a progressive one and that you do not ever stop moving forward.