Strategic link building can be referred as a way of creating your competitive position in the “online market worldâ€. When potential customers need a solution to their problem, the first step that they will take is to do a search on Google. They may even scan directories; look out for articles and product reviews. Your linking strategy must get you on to those websites where the potential customers normally visit which finally makes up a market place. One of the best ways to begin any link strategy is with web directories. The two best of which I can think of is “yahoo†and the “open directory†(used by Google). You can generate huge amount of traffic, if you list your website in the above mentioned directories. There are many more directories in which you can get the website listed too. Just run a search for the words “web directory†on your favorite search engine and you will notice a list of directories. However, the directory that is the highest in the search rankings should be considered as the best since it is likely to generate the most traffic. You can also get your website listed in forums. Here, the webmaster forum, allows you to enter your URL in order to get feedback from other webmasters. (more…)