Need to brainstorm good domain names for a Website? It’s about as tough as naming a baby! But why not do what ChubbyBrain.com discovered works well:  7 percent of new online business startups just “verbify” their domain names. Meaning, they choose a word that sums up the business model, but tweak it by adding a snappy suffix such as -ly, -sy, or -ify. Do this and you might land on a coolified site name, too.

Whether you go this route or not, here are some more insights into choosing a good domain name…

What’s Hot In Domain Naming Trends

The reality is that good, memorable .com domains are scarce nowadays. This is particularly the case if you want a short, non-hyphenated name. Beginning in 2003, a couple of domain extension twists hit the Internet scene. Sites with names like del.icio.us made a splash, and a few years later Bit.ly broke through.

More recently the .co domain extension became a stylish new option, amid great buzz and fanfare. The pricier .co extension has been embraced most notably by:

• Overstock.com, which in 2011 rebranded its domain as O.co with a big advertising campaign launch. Overstock said it took the vanity domain — O.co — to simplify its moniker and to unify its international operations.But the snazzy O.co domain confused customers. Thus, Overstock has temporarily retracted its rebranding push.

• Twitter.com, which uses t.co as an auto-generated URL shortener. And it’s a good thing, too. With only 140 characters available to write a “tweet” message, it looks messy to also include a link with a long URL like http://copyclique.com/domain-names-now.  So, thank you, Twitter, for making it look neater, and much cooler.

But let’s say all you want is a catchy dot-com — and not a fancy .co, .us or .me. If that’s the case, it seems that URLs ending with -ify are the biggest winners in the online brand recognition space. And if you’re clever about choosing such a name, you can still claim it as a dot-com!

Here are some of the best known websites that created fun, memorable names using -ify with a twist:

Mobify

Mobify is the domain name for a hot mobile e-commerce and publishing Web platform. Given that smartphones are now outselling PCs, every Web publisher is now trying to get their traditional website mobile optimized. Mobify helps deliver crowd-pleasing mobile theme options to any site visitor, in beautiful HTML5.

 Shopify

Shopify also is a domain naming success story, one of the hottest. If you’re planning to create an online store front, Shopify is an elegant solution. Easy to use with gorgeous theme templates, Shopify is great for beginners. If you’re a bit more skilled, your Shopify store can look this great.

 Spotify

Spotify is the domain name chosen for what’s become one of the top free music sites. So popular is Spotify that it recently joined forces with Facebook, allowing members to see what their friends are listening to, and hit play to instantly hear the music, too. On Spotify, you can listen to free music plus share it online, offline, and via mobile device.

 Storify

Storify is the domain name for a leading social media-focused content curation service. Storify users typically offer snapshots of key cultural events. Most notably the revolutions in Libya, Egypt, Syria and Occupy Wall Street protests have been popularly reported by Storify users. One of the best, most powerful send-ups was created the day that Steve Jobs passed away.

To Magnify the Point…

If you kind of like the -ify trend in domain names, note there are plenty of real words that end in this suffix. In fact, there are 32 such non-fictitious words accepted by Scrabble, using all six letters for bonus points. The winning real words are: aerify, aurify, basify, citify, codify, gasify, humify, ignify, ladify, lenify, minify, modify, munify, nazify, nidify, notify, omnify, ossify, pacify, purify, ramify, rarify, ratify, rubify, salify, sanify, typify, uglify, verify, vilify, vinify, vivify.

Tips for Choosing a Domain Name

Choosing a good domain name isn’t easy, and it’s not something you can (or should) do quickly. Many of your first/best choices have likely already been snapped up by others. So picking something you feel inspired by can be an uphill climb. Apply these tips and guidelines while you do your brainstorming…

1. Great domain names are easy to remember, and easy to type. Keep it on the short side to make it more memorable. They can go up to 67 characters in length, but stay as far away from the maximum length as you can. Consider domain name selection part of your marketing decision-making. If people can’t recall the name of your site, most won’t spend much time trying to figure it out.

2. Try to choose a name with niche or industry relevance. This not only helps potential customers remember how to find your website, it also helps search engines classify your site. When your domain name includes the keywords that searchers use to find what you sell, your site will have a better chance of showing up. Your site has a chance of attracting more visitors when your keyword is part of the domain name.

3. Use a thesaurus or dictionary to explore synonyms. As an example, if you’re selling jewelry, try to choose a domain name with the word jewelry in it. Or give it a memorable twist by checking the availability of the word if you add -ify, -sy, or -ly to the end. Just make sure it’s not tough to spell.

4. Careful about picking a domain name that’s too similar to another site’s. Distinguish your brand from your competitors. Using hyphens between domain name words can be both a blessing and a curse. While inserting a hyphen can sometimes help you claim a word combination you really want, it’s also a little harder for people to remember to type it.

In the End…

In addition to the vanity extensions like .co and .me, the basic choices remain, including:  .com, .net, .org, and .biz. Of course .com is by far the most popular and thus most memorable. But when a dot-com version isn’t available, you have plenty of options.

And again, give some thought to verbifying the word in your domain name. It just may be more memorable than anything else you’d tend to choose.

What’s your favorite domain name? Let us know in your comment!

The “what I do” mystery is so amusing that it inspired me to jump on a popular meme bandwagon. Here’s my attempt to visually show the different answers you might get to the question: Exactly what is a copywriter?…

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WHAT SOCIETY THINKS I DO… Some people mistakenly think that as a marketing copywriter, I process legal copyrights for books authors. I can tell by the occasional visitor to this site — those who land here via a Google search for something related to “copyrighter.” But as I think about it, maybe it’s the Googlebot that’s a bit confused?

WHAT MY FAMILY THINKS I DO… My mother, for example, knows that I write something, but exactly what is a mystery. She kind of gets the ebook ghostwriter aspect of what I do. But whenever I’ve mentioned the sales copywriting part, her eyes glaze over. I first explained my work to my mother decades ago… I give up! Maybe it’s my fault. Clearly, I suffer that deafening disease known as TMI.

WHAT MY FRIENDS THINK I DO… My pals view me as The Answer Lady for everything that involves writing or marketing… One friend needs me to mastermind a video profiling her daughter, to help get her accepted by a big performing arts school… Another needs a resume. And then there’s always someone with a business startup idea — so, can I get them setup on Facebook or walk them through getting a website? Thing is, all of my close friends expect me to push out a great American novel someday. But before I get my Mark Twain on, I am urgently needed to help write a killer complaint letter to that #@! cable company.

WHAT I THINK I DO… If search engine optimization (SEO) were a man, I’d probably be it’s lawfully wedded wife. SEO and me? We’d be eating and sleeping together. Like any other wife, I’d have complaints, though. That’s because “somebody’s” always changing the rules. To keep the peace, I’m always having to sexy-up my copywriting or whip-up an imaginative new content recipe. The latest hurdle in this quirky “marriage” is Google’s latest algorithm change. But it’s okay. It’s been great for this website. The web traffic here has more than doubled since Google Penguin hit. So, complaints aside, I don’t want a divorce. Really, I love SEO. I’m just sayin’…

WHAT CLIENTS THINK I DO… Many expect magic, but I’m no Great Houdini. I’m just a copywriter with a curious case of magical thinking. Perhaps irrationally so…  I believe that just the right words always ultimately will appear. Or magically disappear come time to edit their sales copy. But sometimes I do pull rabbits out of a magic hat. That hat is NPR. Yep, National Public Radio. Strange but true: When I’m writing copy and listening to NPR, some phrase or idea in an interview triggers an awesome idea for my work. You should try it. It’s quite a bewitching way to brainstorm!

WHAT I REALLY DO… What is a copywriter? It’s a person who burns many brain cells trying to think of clever, persuasive ways to garner buy-in for products, services, causes, people and other stuff. Doing it well can be mind-numbing, mentally exhausting. (See this 1955 letter that legendary ad man David Ogilvy wrote for the gory details.)

Professional copywriters have a thirst for learning. We enjoy researching and exploring. The best copywriters are strategic thinkers with a creative flair. They can imagine and connect seemingly disparate ideas. But more than this, great copywriters are relentless copy EDITORS. If as a copywriter, you don’t nearly obliterate your first and your second drafts, you’re missing a chance to discover the best, most effective way to sell it. You’re writing with blinders on.

Image credit: "Brainstorm" by Andy Mangold www.flickr.com/photos/30116130@N03/4455910733

Considering a turn as an ebook writer and self-publishing a book? If so, have you cleared out the mental cobwebs to identify your best ebook themes? There’s easily a mini universe of money-making ideas at your disposal. Right now, they’re just trapped inside your mind!

Perhaps you’ve never thought about it, but you’re possibly losing a ton of potential income. People are willing to pay to learn all kinds of things that come second-nature to you. Some of this information, you rarely even think about these days.

If only you’d get those bright ideas and insights on paper… save your finished manuscript in an ebook format — and let the sales in e-bookstores begin!

Million Dollar You, Inc.

Have you ever calculated the value of all that you’ve learned? You’re probably underestimating your worth. Thing is, there’s no one like YOU. There never has been, and never will be! You’ve learned so many things… How much of that knowledge or experience are you wasting?

As providers of ebook services, we’ve ghostwritten nearly 100 ebooks over the years. The how-to’s we’ve written have spanned a fascinating gamut, from Internet marketing, SEO and social media marketing to natural health cures, avoiding foreclosure, saving a marriage, fashion styling and beyond.

Like our ghostwriting clients, you too have thousands of dollars worth of information locked in your noggin. Don’t believe it? Just copy this Web page to a blank document and immerse yourself in the following worksheet…

Ebook Brainstorming Exercise

Think about the vast amount of knowledge you’ve accumulated during your time on Earth. Go back, waaay back! What do you know or feel strongly about, based on your experiences? Close your eyes and scan your childhood; the milestones along your education path; the random disappointments; and the moments of sheer joy.

Now open your eyes: it’s time to reclaim it. Take an inventory of all that you can “re-purpose” as an ebook or e-course by listing your:

Skills _______________________________________________________

Work Experiences ______________________________________________

Personal Experiences ___________________________________________

Aptitudes ____________________________________________________

Hobbies _____________________________________________________

Ahas! _______________________________________________________

Strategies ____________________________________________________

Systems _____________________________________________________

Techniques ___________________________________________________

Procedures ___________________________________________________

Shortcuts ____________________________________________________

Competencies _________________________________________________

Expertise ____________________________________________________

Evaluate Your Ideas

Could your knowledge help someone get a new job or keep the challenging one they already have? Start a great relationship or improve a bad one? Rear a child better or cure a childhood illness?

Could learning from your failures help someone avoid a trauma or heal an emotional pain? Would someone pay 50 or 100 bucks to learn the skills or shortcuts you’ve mastered? Absolutely!

Now, make a list of 10 lessons you could teach someone. Each of these is an ebook in waiting.

Which ideas do you feel the most eager to share? Because you’re passionate about the subject, these fall in a category you should really consider pursuing for your ebook publishing venture!

Helpful Resources for Ebook Writers

Don’t squander your knowledge, skills and insights. There’s great demand for just about every kind of how-to ebook you can think of. You probably just thought of several ebooks that no one else has written.

What’s the potential cost of not leveraging what you know? How many sales have you possibly missed this month alone?! If you’re ready to take action, the following resources may prove helpful…

• Tools for the Ebook Writer | iTools.com is the one of the handiest sites online for an ebook writer. Here you’ll find quick links to everything from Phraseup Sentence Writer and Dictionary.com to Thesaurus.com, 15 search engines, and lots more.

• Creating Ebooks | A guide on CopyClique explaining exactly how to format and sell an ebook in 6 mega marketplaces: the Apple iBookstore, Lulu,  Clickbank, Amazon, Smashwords, and eBay.

• Free Book Marketing Ideas | Guest writer Kathryn Jones offers a popular blog post on CopyClique titled “10 Free Marketing Ideas for Self-published Authors.”

• Ebook Marketing | A guide on CopyClique providing a good overview of the ebook market — how big it is, how to profit from it, who’s participating in the market, and more about digital publishing.

• Ebook Ghostwriting Service | Too busy or unsure to start or finish your ebook writing project? Learn about hiring a ghost writer via CopyClique. We’re experts at creating fiction and non-fiction ebooks.

Hopefully you’ve generated several good ideas for ebooks through this exercise. What did you come up with? Let us know in your comments!

The evolution of Google Search continues, with the top search engine service announcing it made 50 algorithm changes in March. If you rely on Google to send Web traffic to your blog or site, you’ll want to manage your content marketing efforts against several of its tweaks.

Note, not every algorithm change impacts search engine marketing; some only affect a search user’s experience. But with a 60% share of the online search market, an algorithm sniffle on Google’s part could give an inattentive Web business quite a cold… Not knowing these things could grind one’s Web traffic to a near-halt.

Plenty of search engine optimization experts are trying to decipher each of Google’s updates. But the truth is… much of what Google says it’s done is (intentionally) cryptic! Still, what follows are a few stand-out quotes from the announcement. Along with each, you’ll find an interpretation or action step you might take accordingly.

1. Revamp Your Old Web Pages

Or they’ll be buried / de-indexed on the search engine. We say this based on Google Search announcing it will now feature…

More precise detection of old pages. This change improves detection of stale pages in our index by relying on more relevant signals. As a result, fewer stale pages are shown to users.

Our Recommended Action: You can probably use your old content, but give it an intense recycle and update. Based on observations with having to update two stale, no-traffic-pulling pages on this site, it’s probably best to also give your recycled content a new URL, too.

2. Update Your Blog / Website More Frequently

Clearly, Google is on a mission to serve searchers only the hottest, freshest content. As such, Google announced that it made…

Improvements to freshness. We launched an improvement to freshness late last year that was very helpful, but it cost significant machine resources. At the time we decided to roll out the change only for news-related traffic. This month we rolled it out for all queries.

Our Recommended Action: As challenging as it may be, there’s a higher Web content bar before us. We don’t know yet what Google will consider “stale” content and begin dismissing. So, the best bet may be to work with a quality Web content service. Publishing a healthy stream of fresh blog posts, slide shows, reports and other good content may be more crucial than ever to keep getting strong Web traffic referrals from Google.

3.  Leverage Google Image Search

Web research has shown that rich media and images engage people longer than plain text does. That’s likely why Pinterest, the hot content curation service, is biggest new thing. Our penchant for visuals is also likely one reason  Facebook just paid $1 billion to buy the app photo service Instagram. And likely why Google is now touting…

Improvements to Image Search relevance. We’ve updated signals to better promote reasonably sized images on high-quality landing pages, and

More relevant image search results. This change tunes signals we use related to landing page quality for images. This makes it more likely that you’ll find highly relevant images, even if those images are on pages that are lower quality.

Our Recommended Action: Incorporate more photos / images into your blog posts and pages. It’s probably worth thinking of your photo selections as if choosing ones that could be popular on Pinterest. Don’t choose tiny images, but large eye-catchers. Also optimize photos for Image Search: 1) use your keyword as the filename when saving an image on your computer; 2) use your keyword in the HTML ALT tag; and 3) put the word “image” in the ALT tag. Check this guidelines page on Google Webmaster for more details about optimizing images.

4. Surround Anchor Links with Relevant Terms

A few weeks ago we wrote about Google’s interest in moving toward semantic search aka latent search indexing (LSI). A little different from — and smarter than — SEO, a semantic search algorithm relies on much more than a keyword count to understand what a Web page is about. Semantic search detects what else you’ve mentioned in a sentence or paragraph, and relies on that for more proof of relevancy. So the following algorithm change by Google seems to indicate that LSI has a bearing on anchor links…

Tweaks to handling of anchor text. This month we turned off a classifier related to anchor text (the visible text appearing in links). Our experimental data suggested that other methods of anchor processing had greater success, so turning off this component made our scoring cleaner and more robust.

Our Recommended Action: When creating an anchor text link, the keywords within the link may not be as important as they once were. The above snippet from Google may suggests that an LSI approach is now blanketing anchor links. If so, use a RELATED keyword or two NEAR your anchor link.

6. Create & Optimize Profiles on Social Networks

A few days ago we published a post about using Alexa to find great sites to get backlinks. A key part of that backlink strategy involved using various social media sites to create profiles, particularly on sites that allow you to link to your website or blog. Well here is Google, giving us even more good reasons to create profiles on more social sites than you’re currently on, as they’re finally focused on…

Better indexing of profile pages. This change improves the comprehensiveness of public profile pages in our index from more than two-hundred social sites.

Our Recommended Action: We wrote at length about the importance of getting on-board with Google Plus. And luckily, BlueGlass and blogger Chris Brogan recently unveiled with awesome G+ infographic that explains tons more about Google’s social network. Enjoy!

It’s great for understanding loads about your Web traffic, and tops for researching your competitors’ keywords. But Alexa is also a powerhouse resource when your site needs strong link love, too.

What’s So Sexy About Free Backlinks?

Every business that’s serious about online marketing needs to get backlinks. The existence of strong inbound links is crucial, in fact. Search engines won’t take your Web pages very seriously without them.

When your site is low on lead-in links, your PageRank stays low. Which can keep your pages “buried” on search engines. Which means you can’t attract sufficient Web traffic. And you know what that means in terms of sales.

So, increasing your site’s link popularity — the number of high-quality inbound links — ignites the flames of passion from search engines!

Goal: Create a Profile on Several Quality Sites

Here’s the simple search engine marketing tactic to implement: Create a profile on several top sites that allow you to include a link(s) to your website. Study your competitors’ links for an idea of how many links you should add — and from where — to become their equal.

It could take a year to solidly rank higher on search engines than some of your competitors, so activate your linkbuilding plan now.

And to get the biggest bang, participate on some of those sites. When you do, you’ll get even more value from having your link there. Engage in conversations and leave updates that include your keywords.

Here are two ways to use Alexa.com to compile the above list of sites…

1. ‘Mirror’ Your Competitors’ Best Backlinks

Enter your top competitors’ URL to learn where their strongest backlinks came from. Try to get most of the same links — the very links that helped them outrank you on Alexa and the search engines!

2. Choose from Alexa’s Top 500 Sites List to Get Backlinks

Go here, to Alexa’s Top 500 Sites On the Web list. Pick and choose the top sites you’d like to have a presence on. In some cases, you’ll see that you already are a member of those top sites… but are you maximizing it?

If you don’t have time to create content or update your page, consider hiring a content marketing service to breathe life into it and help send more traffic to your site.

Great Places to Find Link Love

To jump-start your linkbuilding strategy, here are a few of the top places to get backlinks. It helps your SEO to simply join these sites and create a profile. But if you do more than simply set up your profile, you’ll realize an even greater ROI…

Google Plus — Google’s year-old social media site tops our link love list. G+ is on top because your profile page can easily appear near the top of Google’s search results (when any of the 90 million members do a search for a keyword you’ve used). If you care about being found by your target customers on Google, just know that Google Search gives a bit of preference to Web marketers who use their products.

Facebook — Ditto with having at least a profile created on Facebook. It’s the #2 top ranked site on the entire Web. As an anti-competitive move, Google no longer gives Facebook member updates the high search engine visibility they used to. But the big profile backlink still counts. Plus, making your site discoverable on Facebook by its 900 million users can be a business generator in itself.

YouTube — It’s the source of another easy but hefty profile backlink. YouTube is Google-owned. Create and add some videos using your keywords, and there’s a chance your videos will show up in high, coveted slots on Google Search.

Baidu — The top search engine in China, Baidu is not written in English. Yet, it’s actually fairly easy to get backlinks here. Here’s how to submit your site to Baidu, and how to optimize your Baidu links. If you get confused about which 2 or 3 simple buttons to click, download a free language translator and you’ll be set.

Twitter — Unfortunately, Twitter’s deal for prime real estate on Google Search was short lived. Like Facebook, it no longer gets the visibility in search engines that it should. But a Twitter profile page gives you a nice backlink, and it’s still one of the most exciting social networks to participate on.

Blogspot — Google’s Blogger blogs deliver lots of link love. Even if you host a blog elsewhere, create a side blog on Blogger. These links are muscle-bound — like Mr. T. (I pity the fool who doesn’t take advantage of Blogger!) Just be sure to update the blog occasionally. Keep linking back to your main site’s pages via your Blogger blog. You might get a nice PageRank pop after six months.

There are countless other free sites and top forums to leverage for backlinks. For example, you can create a profile on sites like eBay and Flickr. Or create side blogs on WordPress.com and Tumblr, both of which are best when periodically updated. Also interesting: Pinterest, the hot content curation site which has skyrocketed to #41 on Alexa.

So, do you know of any similar linkbuilding gems? Which sites do you recommend as good places to get free backlinks? Let us know in your comment.

PS If you’re interested in implementing a larger, more intense backlinking strategy, be sure to check our blog post on Linkbait Creation Tips and Tools.

The many Web publishers who paid to place countless low-value articles on those blog networks have been dealt a devastating blow. Useless now are the hundred and thousands of paid links placed in those “spammy” articles.

The online businesses those links pointed to no longer rank high on search engines. In fact, many websites that used these linkbuilding “factories” suddenly can’t be found via search, not for any of their money-making keywords.

Now the scramble is on, with marketers at their wit’s end, hoping to clean up the problem…

A Blessing Or a Curse?

There are mixed feelings about this, the latest move related to Google’s “Panda” algorithm update. Many are angered, expressing outrage such this SEO blogger: “Build My Rank De-indexed. What Next for Internet Marketers” at TheGaltHerald.

And then there are people who’re happy to see Google take such a bold action, in its attempt to push down low-quality content so that more valuable blog posts and articles can surface. Read a positive viewpoint and get quality linking tips at “Google Slaps SEO” at Website Promotion Blueprint.

Fixing a Bad Backlinks Problem

It’s unfortunate, but the un-plugging of websites associated with popular backlinks networks marks another victory for content services — services that help marketers gain search engine visibility the old fashioned way: one high-quality article at a time. Commit to taking this safer, sanctioned route in the future…

But to resolve a more immediate problem — if you’ve used one of those services (knowingly or unknowingly) — there are steps you can take to try to fix the problem. Emphasis on try… 

Submit a re-inclusion request to Google

Typically, when a site is de-indexed by Google, you can work HARD to try cleaning up the problem. This article at SEOmoz — Unnatural Links Warnings and Blog Networks — outlines the steps. If your old blog network remains professional, they’ll help you kill off all the article links they posted for you on their blogs. Once that’s done, submit a reinclusion request via Google Webmaster Tools … show deep remorse about what you’ve done wrong. Who knows if Google will be forgiving in the current environment. If they aren’t, proceed to the next tact…

Start a new domain from scratch

If the option above seems too painful and laborious, just start over — buy a new domain. You might be successful in setting up 301 redirects to it from the old domain. This would allow any “good” links that send traffic to the affected site to remain useful. This isn’t a guaranteed fix, but here’s a good explanation on HubSpot about 301 redirects.

Rebuild Your Web Traffic

Every company in online marketing still needs backlinks. It’ll always be crucial to have inbound links — to have many of them, in fact. Search engines consider the links leading to your site like “votes” for your site. The more “votes” there are for your Web pages, the more highly they’re viewed by the search engines when ranking them.

But it’s equally important not to engage in questionable linking practices. Produce high-quality content and share it on sites that follow the rules. Diversify the places you build links leading to your site. Don’t just count on Google Search to send your site traffic. Ditto re: Facebook, Twitter, and so on.

And whatever you do, don’t build every link in your content using the exact same keyword. Diversify your anchor links. In fact, include an entire phrase or sentence in an anchor link sometimes.

A Few Great Ways to Get Backlinks

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every blog post or article you posted online became so popular that scores of people linked to it? It happens for some Web publishers, but most of us have to kick-start our link popularity the hard way, do-it-yourself style.

So, here are few ways to establish safe backlinks — the muscle every website needs for higher PageRank, which is the key to becoming more visible on search engines:

Blogger Blogs:  Google shows favor to its own blogging platform. Using Google Blogger assures that your pages will by found and indexed by Google Search. Occasionally link to your main website from your Blogger blog; send yourself some link love.

Guest Blogging:  Reach out to blogs in your business category; ask about serving as a guest blogger. You don’t normally get paid to guest on other blogs, but if you choose sites wisely, you can gain quite a bit of traffic in addition to accumulate some good backlinks. If you’d like to guest blog on this site, learn how here: Be a Guest Blogger.

Google Plus Business Page:  Google’s new social media platform offers businesses excellent visibility online. Google Search recently began showing updates posted by G+ members as part of the search results. Now, anyone whose logged into any Google service can see discover your Google Plus Business Page (which should include links to your website).

Content Service:  Here’s a great way to acquire ethical backlinks in many ways, article marketing being among them. Although some of the top article services lost some of their PageRank a year ago when Google’s Panda algorithm took effect, services such as EzineArticles are inching their way back. But they’re even tougher about what they’ll accept now. Save time on this by hiring a pro.

Infographics:  Want to superchage your backlink acquisition? If so, investing in infographics is a great way to do it. If you have someone create one of these eye-opening viral marketing pieces, you’ll still have to commit to marketing it. Still, creating an infographic that becomes well-shared is the smartest way to get backlinks — many of them — sending traffic and SEO juice to your website.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of ways to build quality backlinks, but these are some of the best ways. If you have other high-value linking strategies, tell us in your comment!