We’ve all seen our share of lists with link building techniques. This list is meant for those with a lot of ambition, who are willing to put in a lot of time or money to see a big payoff.

  1. Giveaway products to online influencers or do them a favor.
  2. Commission a semi-famous writer to produce content for your site.
  3. Host an event for bloggers in your industry or a closely related one.
  4. Create a useful tool that will help webmasters and bloggers improve their own site.
  5. Share a free eBook on Amazon.
  6. Break a story with insider knowledge.
  7. Share an industry secret that people will find incredibly valuable.
  8. Commission a popular graphic designer to produce something for your site.
  9. Hire a popular animator or filmmaker to produce a video for your site.
  10. Submit an article to a popular site like Cracked.
  11. Email several industry experts and collect their quotes into a comprehensive post.
  12. Create a list of the Top 10 in your industry, if it hasn’t already been done, and be sure to let the influencers know about it.
  13. Ask a professor with a.edu domain if they would be interested in letting you promote their research on your site.
  14. Pay top forum personalities to start posting to your blog regularly.
  15. Pay the creator of a previous viral video to collaborate with you on something.
  16. Hire a popular artist on DeviantArt to illustrate something for you.
  17. Commission a collection of semi-popular bloggers to post to your site regularly.
  18. Collaborate with people who are skilled at promoting themselves and will promote you in the process.
  19. Search the web and social networks for mentions of your site online and contact the site owners to see if they would be willing to include a link.
  20. Submit press releases.
  21. Write articles for newspapers and magazines.
  22. Get featured in a syndicated newsletter.
  23. Email to report dead links and recommend your site as an alternative.
  24. Browse your competitor’s link profiles for link building ideas.
  25. Set up a contest for bloggers and social media personalities (do not explicitly ask for links).
  26. Submit videos to YouTube, DailyMotion, and Vimeo, and link back to or mention your site.
  27. Submit to sites with user-generated content that have an online following.

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