Darren Rowse over on Problogger.net gives a few tips on how to get people to link to your blog. These tactics, sometimes called linkbaiting, don’t always work, nor should you always be using them, but from time to time, they can be very helpful.

• Tools
• Quizzes
• Contests
• Be First
• Scoops
• Exposé
• Awards
• Lists
• Humor
• Make someone famous
• Create belonging/community
• Design
• Rants
• Controversy
• Attack
• Shock
• Research and Statistics
• Give something away
• Usefulness
• Cool Factor

Check out the reasoning behind each one of these on Problogger.net.

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