Have you ever thought of the best method of getting links to your remarkable blog posts? The solution is rather simple.

“Ask for them”.

This was the rather simple but effective advice that I was given, after recently reading a post on seoblackhat.com.  In fact, the advice has proved to work so well, that I have decided to share my success.

After publishing a notable blog post, send emails to fellow bloggers in your niche.  Get a dialog going.  An attempt at a conversation will convey a sense of respect but will also show that you read their blog.

Ensure that your notable post is the most recent and is easily identifiable/locatable from the front page of your blog.

Asking requires sending emails to fellow bloggers. As is suggested on seoblackhat.com, “I’m not talking about an email that says, ‘Please link to this remarkable post.’”

The key in acquiring new links to your blog is in the delivery of the email.

Template Email

Utilizing the email provided by seoblackhat.com, I constructed my own version to send to fellow bloggers.  I suggest you use the following as a guide, but cater the email to fit your blog’s niche.

“Hi [Blogger’s Name]

My name is Gavin Smith, and I’m the author behind BlogaPro (blogapro.com), the site that teaches individuals how to earn money blogging.

You may or may not know that I am in fact an avid reader of your blog. After reading [blog post they did], [blog post they did 2], and [Blog post they did 3], I thought that [remarkable blog post you did] might be something that you would be interested in blogging about.

Would you be interested in doing an article exchange? Your article would feature on BlogaPro and would include a link to your site in return.

Keep up the great work, I look forward to your blog posts.

-Gavin Smith”

The underlining key is to reciprocate the favor and link to other great posts.  Providing an alternative opinion on another post is a great way to lure new readers. Think about it - the other blogger does all the hard work (research, writing, emailing, linking), but you get the visitors. Works for me…

As the author of blackhatseo.com suggests, “The secret to getting your purple cow out of the barn is to get the word out when you have something truly remarkable. It will get you more links, more subscribers, and (if you have a business model) - more money.”

I’d be interested to learn if the rest of you have found the same success in the ‘email approach’…