{"id":3842,"date":"2015-08-19T13:15:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2024-10-30T16:26:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T16:26:05","slug":"want-backlinks-heres-how-to-create-content-that-attracts-powerful-backlinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/want-backlinks-heres-how-to-create-content-that-attracts-powerful-backlinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Want Backlinks? Here\u2019s How to Create Content That Attracts Powerful Backlinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the main purposes of creating high-quality content is to make other bloggers create backlinks to your website.<\/p>\n<p>Backlinks are one of the most important search engine ranking factors \u2026 and it has several benefits for your online business. For instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Powerful backlinks improve your search engine position.<\/li>\n<li>More backlinks mean better \u201cdomain authority\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>As more and more bloggers in your niche create backlinks to your blog posts, you start receiving more targeted traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many more benefits of having high-quality and powerful backlinks, but there\u2019s also a big problem with them, they are hard to get!<\/p>\n<p>Creating better content seems to be the only proven and long-term method to achieve those backlinks, but not every piece of content does the job. You need to apply certain tactics to ensure your content attracts the most amount of backlinks.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I am going to discuss a few proven tips and tricks for creating content that actually attracts more high-quality and powerful backlinks for your website.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. List-Based Blog Posts<\/h2>\n<p>When creating blog posts, you have many different options on how to structure your post. You can structure it as a question or a how-to post. You can also create a list-based blog post \u2014 which you should do more often if you\u2019re interested in backlinks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/okdork.com\/2014\/04\/21\/why-content-goes-viral-what-analyzing-100-millions-articles-taught-us\/\">BuzzSumo and OkDork analyzed 100 million articles<\/a> and concluded that list-based blog posts attract the most number of backlinks \u2014 except for infographics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-on-the-Right-Type-of-Content.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3741\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-on-the-Right-Type-of-Content.png\" alt=\"Average shares by content type\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, the next time you are feeling the temptation of writing another how-to article, think again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Use the Reverse Engineering Technique<\/h2>\n<p>Fortunately, attracting backlinks isn\u2019t just blindly shooting in the dark. There is a system that you can follow \u2014 a proven system to attract more backlinks.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few tools that you can use to reverse engineer which blog posts are more likely to bring you backlinks. Those tools are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/buzzsumo.com\/\">BuzzSumo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/researchtools\/ose\/\">Open Site Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BuzzSumo can help you find the most socially shared content in your niche. For an example, look at the following image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Buzz-Sumo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3380\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Buzz-Sumo.png\" alt=\"Buzz Sumo\" width=\"500\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I searched for the term \u201cSEO tools&#8221;, BuzzSumo displays the most socially shared content for that keyword. If you have that information, you know which of the posts went viral and why. Find a pattern and try to emulate that in your next blog posts.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, a tool such as Open Site Explorer can help you find your competitors\u2019 number of backlinks and their sources. With that knowledge at hand, you can target the same websites and create <em>better<\/em> contents on the relevant topics to attract more backlinks.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Write In-Depth, Comprehensive Posts<\/h2>\n<p>You can always write and publish 300-word blog posts. It\u2019s your blog, after all. But rest assured that those <em>mini <\/em>blog posts won\u2019t be getting you any backlinks.<\/p>\n<p>Several researches now indicate that longer blog posts with in-depth and comprehensive information are shared most. Moreover, such blog posts also attract the most amount of high-quality backlinks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-on-the-Length-of-Your-Blog-Posts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3742\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Focus-on-the-Length-of-Your-Blog-Posts.png\" alt=\"Average shares by content length\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The above image shows the correlation between the word-count of a blog post and the average number of social media shares it gets.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it is only logical to divert your traffic to a link that has all the information on a certain topic. If the information isn\u2019t as comprehensive as it should, there is no point for a blogger to create a natural backlink to it.<\/p>\n<p>For example, whenever someone talks of Google search engine ranking factors, <a href=\"http:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-ranking-factors\">Brian Dean\u2019s list<\/a> comes to mind. If a blogger wants to create a link to a post that has information of Google\u2019s ranking factors, that\u2019s the go-to article to link to because he lists all the 200 factors in it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. Take a Step Further \u2014 Create <em>Guides<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Producing high-quality, in-depth blog posts is a great idea, and you should do it as often as possible. However, when you\u2019re trying to attract backlinks from other bloggers, you often need to do something different.<\/p>\n<p>Why not take a step further and create a <em>guide<\/em> that explains everything there is to know about a certain topic?<\/p>\n<p>Neil Patel, the famous internet marketing guru, has created several guides. He has definitely invested a lot of time, money, and other resources on these guides, but he is now reaping the results for that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Neil-Patel-Guide.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3843\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Neil-Patel-Guide.png\" alt=\"Neil Patel Guide\" width=\"300\" height=\"501\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, he has a whole list of <em>definitive guides. <\/em>There are two major reasons of creating these resources and give them away for free:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Definitive <\/em>or <em>Ultimate <\/em>guides are more likely to attract backlinks from high-quality and professional blogs.<\/li>\n<li>Search engines prefer such in-depth guides that thoroughly discover a topic. According to a recent research by SerpIQ, your blog posts need to have at least 2,000 words in them to have a fair opportunity for ranking on Google\u2019s 1st page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/average-content-length-in-Googles-first-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3592\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/average-content-length-in-Googles-first-page.png\" alt=\"average content length in Googles first page\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">The above image shows a research that analysed 20,000 keywords. None of the blog posts that was ranked on the 1st page of Google had less than 2,000 words in them. Thorough guides are more likely to breach that front without filler or fluff content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">And there you have it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">Interesting stuff right? If you require any help with your SEO strategy do leave us a comment on get in touch with us directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the main purposes of creating high-quality content is to make other bloggers create backlinks to your website. Backlinks are one of the most important search engine ranking factors \u2026 and it has several benefits for your online business. For instance: Powerful backlinks improve your search engine position. More backlinks mean better \u201cdomain authority\u201d. 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