What is the best backlink? Homepage or specific post?

[dealblogger]

I am working hard to get backlinks from other blogs by submitting deal tips. I am a deal blog so I am wondering - is it better to get a backlink to a specific post that will expire because it is a time sensitive deal or sale? Or is it better to get a backlink to my homepage? I focus on the best blog with PR of 7 and DA of 72 as well as others that are high up there.

In case I am not being clear, which backlink is better?

A. www.mysite.com

B. www.mysite.com/awesome-sale-of-the-day

Sometimes I won't have a choice but just wondering what I should focus on or if it even matters. Thanks!

[cbielich]

Diversity is the best strategy for back linking. Google likes it

[dealblogger]

Good to know! Cause I've been doing it wrong then!

THANKS!

[cbielich]

Check out this guy, he's good http://ericward.com/

His ebook is good too http://www.amazon.ca/Ultimate-Guide-Link-Building-ebook/dp/B00BAHA0Q6

[IOSC]

Make it logical...if the referring blog says "awesome deal for x" make it as easy as possible  for the user to find the deal and convert b/c ultimately a sale is better than a link.

I would also add that once the deal expires on that particular page you might want to either redirect the incoming traffic to a similar deal or change the language on the linked page to reflect that it is no longer live.

[dealblogger]

Well they don't need to see my blog post to learn about the deal. The deal blog I gave the tip to will give all the info. They just give me credit at the very bottom. I won't get a lot of clicks but the backlink is what I want.

Big deal blogs post 20-30 deals a day. They do label things expired if it expires that same day. But otherwise it is just a given that the deals expire and redirecting pages and labeling everything as expired would just take way too long. And no one does that and I figure I should learn from what the best do.

[dealblogger]

Thanks!