Link Building for a New Blog

[The_Zero_Wolf]

We are setting up a new blog and I was wondering what is the best way to build good quality links for a new website? I have been researching this quite a bit on the forums and a lot of people talk about writing good content which I agree with however no one will find that content if we are not ranking in Google for our keywords.

From what I have read the following is what I should be doing

Directory's

Creating Link-bait (Info-graphics)

PR Releases or Getting News Sites to link to us

I have heard a lot of mention of using Articles sites like ezinearticles but I have also read that Post Panda that they dont have as much link juice as they once had and also I don't think that for a Blog that we should be using it as well but maybe I am wrong?

Would appreciate some peoples suggestions

[EGOL]

First place social sharing buttons on your site so people who can see it will easily have ways to share it via facebook, twitter, google, email.

When you have superb content share it with a site such as slashdot, reddit, stumble, digg, which will quickly get your title and a sentence in front of a lot of people (not your entire article - these sites deliver the traffic to you - not someone else).  If your content is really good that could entice some people to your site and they - if they like your content, will share it with others and they with others and so on.

Study what is succeeding on these sites from your niche and learn what you need to beat.

Getting that type of sharing is not common.. so your content has to be really really good - some of the best on the web in your niche.

You can also contact some bloggers who observe your niche and link out to what they think is interesting.  But don't do that often. Only when you have superb content.

Don't overestimate the quality of your content.  When you think it is great, improve it, add images, get photos, interview an expert, add video, hire an editor.  It has to grab the reader's attention at the start and hold it through the details.

[JaredBroker]

Hey Mark,

Also, as you add content, let your analytics guide you towards long tails that you can write about.  Focusing on incoming search keywords will allow you to drill into micro niches within your market as well.

I used to put much of my time into manual back links, but I had to learn that it is far more valuable to analyze my stats and write a good post or two instead.

This leads to more long tail and more micro niches.

[activitysuper]

Totally agree with EGOL on this one, I find running some long tail keywords from PPC, around the quality content helps to get the sharing process going, like EGOl said add some social sharing buttons, make sure the content is above the norm and you should see some sharing going on through the buttons.

I know EGOL doesn't really like this but you could use myblogguest to post some content on other related blogs in your niche.