IS http://ezinearticles.com/ good or bad for backlinks?

[vanplus]

Hi Everyone,

Is http://ezinearticles.com/ any good to use?

Thanks

[KevinBudzynski]

No, I wouldn't not use them. Rule of thumb--if some or all the content looks spammy, it doesn't help you by putting your links there.

Try building relationship with bloggers that you can submit beneficial content for both your sites.

[vanplus]

Yeah thanks for that! Do you have any idea where I can find bloggers? My business is in the transportation sector in London in the UK.

Thanks

[KevinBudzynski]

I typically go to Google and look up kw's you want to rank for. Take a look at the sites and if you see a site that you could potentially use your content, approach them. Make sure to make the content "useful"  to them. Good luck!

[jesse-landry]

Twitter helps too! Follow people in similar industries whether they would be potential clients or not and start participating in their postings. Comment on their blogs, develop a relationship and show them that you can actually provide interesting insight.

[vanplus]

Great thanks for the advice! I have also started my own blog on my website, what can i do with my blog? Would you recommend to get people commenting on the blog?

[jesse-landry]

Yes definitely get people interacting with your blog. This will get them to share it and ideally build you backlinks organically. Since your blog is (hopefully) tied to your domain, this will only work to improve your SEO efforts!

The best way to do this is via social media. Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus -- develop a presence on there. Find groups and communities that match your niche and get them to remember you and be interested in your postings.

It's all about content! Once you have interesting content, promoting it becomes easy. If you can comment on other people's blogs and have a relevant blog to link back to you will definitely gain readers. Keep in mind those links will most likely be nofollowed so don't just throw a link out there to get a link. Put it out there only if you truly think it adds to the conversation and people will naturally follow it and hopefully link to it themselves.

Good luck!