So you want to get backlinks? There are many methods developed for this purpose, some are good, some not so good. Some involve money, others are free. Here’s one often overlooked tip how to get backlinks free.

Create link bait pages. A link bait page is a page that screams to be linked to. It can be a little online tool or a helpful resource. For example, a list of top sites to get free links from would be a great link bait page because it would make easy and useful recourse to link to.

Here’s how to find ideas for link bait pages. Search Google for “list of” +your keyword. You will get a ton of examples of the kind of resources I’m talking about. You’ll see that many of them will be outdated. You can simply create an up to date list and post it on your site.