The whole point of any website's existence is to reach maximum number of people and receive huge amount of traffic. And, this is even more critical for any business establishment which depends on website for leads. Almost every person who uses internet knows that Google is the de facto search engine for many internet users. The fact is that, Google search engine accounts for a large share of the web traffic pie. This correlates to the fact that any website that ranks higher on search engines particularly Google will get a big piece of this pie. Not only this traffic is huge in terms of numbers but is also cheaper compared to traditional mediums such as T.V., radio or print ads.
This important fact has to be borne in mind by any business which wants to achieve success in today's cut throat environment. But, getting high rankings in Google is easier said than done. It has become so competitive that a new breed of professionals has emerged known as SEO Consultants (Search Engine Optimization consultants). These professional's task is to analyze a website and then optimize it such that it ranks higher and preferably on first page of Google.
SEO also includes a very important aspect known as link building. Even a cursory investigation will reveal that the sites with better and more backlinks are the ones which are dominating the Google search results. So what are these mysterious backlinks and how do we get them? Backlinks are links on other websites pointing to your website. These inbound links give valuable pointers to Google spiders about your site's popularity and theme which enables Google algorithm to study your site and rank them accordingly.
If a website's content is well written and informative, then many sites link back as important resources for their users and readers. This is one excellent way to get backlinks but this may not be feasible for every website and in those cases proactive method of link building has to be done which encompasses