Top Blogs Linkbait (Or Why Mark Wielgus Is A Genius)

Want this rush of traffic to your site?

Then, create and market a top blogs linkbait.

The Top 100 Make Money Online Blogs

You’ve probably seen this top blogs list Mark Wielgus created. This linkbait has attracted over 1000 links so far. I’ve even linked to it in my last two posts.

The type of linkbait works because many bloggers want to know how they compare with other blogs in their niche. Also, bloggers are looking for other quality blogs to read. And bloggers like to show off their rank.

Creating the Linkbait

Create a list of popular blogs in your niche. If you are knowledgeable about your niche, you should know a good number of those blogs. Also, you can ask your readers for suggestions.

Then, create a metric to rank the blogs. Mark uses a combination of PageRank, the Technorati link popularity rank, and Alexa traffic stats. Also, he automated the rankings by doing some coding. This is a great idea that will save you a lot of time.

If you’re not a programmer, hire one at Elance. Alternatively, you can learn programming by going through online tutorials.

Also, make a way for bloggers to submit their blogs. Put your email on the linkbait or create a contact form.

Marketing the Linkbait

Mark has a great post including a video about marketing his linkbait, so I’ll just link to him: Email Promotions – A Powerful Way To Network AND Promote Your Content. He gives these three tips for email marketing:

1. ONLY promote your BEST content.
2. Don’t sell. Maybe suggest they pass the content along, but that’s it. The ONLY goal is to make people aware of your great content. It’s up to them what to do with it.
3. Never email somebody more than once (twice max) per month for promoting your content.

First-Mover Advantage

Since Mark did a good job with the top blogs linkbait for the make money online niche, it doesn’t make too much sense to make your own list and compete against him.

However, if you’re in another niche that doesn’t have a quality list, this type of linkbait is your opportunity for getting much traffic and many links.

Take massive action and be the first to create a quality top blogs linkbait in your niche. Promote it through email and watch your traffic stats go through the roof. :)