9 Step Process for Getting Authoritative Links

There are many types of authoritative links, and different sites require different approaches for getting the link. But the main objective is to build your site into a stable authoritative domain. Here is a summary of the 9 step process to getting authoritative links through relationship building:

1. Build a list of authoritative sites that you would really like to get a link from.


2. Review the content and tools you currently have, or can easily develop.


3. Take your highest priority targets and do some research. Really understand what the site is about.


4. Make your first contact totally focused on helping them somehow, such as solving that stated need from the prior point. Simply help them, and ask for nothing in return.


5. Do it again, or perhaps even several more times.


6. Along the way make sure that they are aware that you have a related site (perhaps the site name is in your signature, for example).


7. After you have established a dialog with them, and they are really responding to you, send them an email that introduces your site, and the killer content and/or tools you think they may be interested in. Don't ask for a link, ask for an opinion, and ask for suggestions.


8. Respond to their suggestions. It's absolute gold if you can get them to suggest some tweaks that are easy to make. After you have made the changes they begin to feel some ownership in what you have.


9. The exact timing of the link request (if they have not linked to your site already) is a judgment call. But now you are in a good position to make the request.

Read more from here...