Ways to Get Good Inbound Links

Having many inbound links to your site is a must to make any money. At first you might think its easy but its harder than you think to get good ones.

1. Write articles and submit them to http://www.goarticles.com/ and http://www.ezinearticles.com/ with a link to your site. These sites have good rank and will boost your rank a lot.

2. Submit your site to directories. It takes time to get put on the directories but if you take the time to do them correctly and pick the right category, you should expect a inbound link to be made eventually. Here is a good free directory listing sorted by page rank.

3. Put your link in your signature and post in forums. Careful not to spam though.

4. Post content to social bookmarking sites such as digg.com and del.icio.us. If you're lucky, then you'll get a bunch of traffic if your content makes it to the front page and you're set.

Starting your first website

Are you ready to start a website? A website is the first step to earning a passive income. If you are new to websites, you might want to read this post before going out and getting hosts that are unreliable.

Step 1 - Find a host.
You can find a variety of free web hosts here. A free host is recommended for those starting out. When your site gets more traffic, you want to get a more professional paid host.
Step 2 - Get a domain name
There are lots of free domains names out there such as co.nr and .tk. For a more professional looking site, you should get a .com or .net domain. These typically cost $5+/year. However there is currently an offer than can get you a 100% free domain. You can get a .biz, .com, .net, .us, or .org for free at Domain Lagoon.
Step 3 - Add content
Add content that is original and is interesting. The people who surf your site have to be interested or else they'll just close the window.
Step 4 - Get your site out there
Start telling your friends about your site. Post it in your signatures. Submit it to free directories. Exchange Links. Just make sure that you don't spam.
Step 5 - Make money
Read my previous post about making money through ads here.
You can also earn money through ads by being an affiliate. I recommend MAXBounty for finding affiliates as it manages a variety of different affiliate programs. ClickBank is another similar program.

Thanks for reading, I hope you find success with my advice.

Websites

Many of you may have unsuccessfully created a site in the past with no traffic and was basically just sitting there to rot.

To run a successful site, you need:

1. Good content - information or tools that people actually need.
2. Attractive looking layout.
3. Regular updates

Things that don't work:

1. Spamming your site everywhere and filling up your site with ads.

A good way to get traffic and get more popularity is to exchange links with other sites.

Tools for webmasters:

http://www.seomoz.org/ - Gauges the popularity of your site.