Comments on: Linkbait in difficult industries

By: Zack Schneider

Zack Schneider — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:30:48 +0000

Every industry has the opportunity for quality links. It takes research and relationships. I have yet to come across an industry where we have not made a difference. If your market is small and only consists of 200 clients it actually makes it easier, because we know exactly who we are targeting. If you are interested in talking or learning more feel free to call 716.228.4946 Zack

By: Yura

Yura — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:26:05 +0000

I have to note that one can linkbait in any industry. People are always interested in:
- interesting facts
- amuzing stories
- bizarre facts/stories/photos

“7 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Funeral Director” or
“7 Ways to Run a Good Funeral”
“Top 7 Spots to Book Your Grave in California” (you can rent grave space before you die)

Ultimately, these have to be very easy-to-digest posts and be still helpful for the general audience.

Humor and images/photos work wonders, especially on Stumble Upon. Helpful formatting, such as:
- simple language
- short paragraphs/sentences
- bulle tlists

help a lot, too (along with other factors that make a site social media friendly).

The same strategy can be applied to mortgage industries. Heck, competitive industries, such as mortgage, do require heavy industry linkbaiting.

By: Malte Landwehr

Malte Landwehr — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:36:41 +0000

Even in industries like insurances and loans it is possible to attract some natural backlinks rather easily. You might have to put in a lot more effort but it is possible!

By: alam

alam — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:17:52 +0000

stumble it, good point for convincing my boss :-)

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:15:55 +0000

there are always opportunities to get a link if you make something worthy of link….

By: maxy

maxy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:01:34 +0000

Then you have a very competitive industry, where you have affiliate programs, everyone replicating your link scheme and no linkbait opportunities. Then what? haha

By: Aaron at FullTiltMarriage.com

Aaron at FullTiltMarriage.com — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:46:02 +0000

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By: Aaron at FullTiltMarriage.com

Aaron at FullTiltMarriage.com — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:53:34 +0000

This is how I got a number one ranking for my “I Love Toe Jam” blog. Toe jam is just not a very competitive niche.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:14:50 +0000

Funeral Directors:
Things to remember when planning a funderal for a loved one/friend whatever

Kitchen Fitters
10 things you need to know before getting your kitchen fitted
how to make sure your kitchen fitters clean up after themselves
worlds 10 most gorgeous kitchen’s
how to make the best use of your floorspace for a spacious kitchen

and hundreds of other ideas,