First steps for off-page SEO

Make a list of 100 blogs or websites that have your target audience already visiting, then contact each and every one of them, asking them to link back to whatever piece of content you think their visitors will find most valuable (that they don't already have a version of).

Even at a shitty conversion rate you should get 5-10 links from this, and if you've targeted the right sites they'll send a tom of traffic too.

Them repeat the process again, and again, and again etc etc

Also start a PBN....

Hi,

Personally the best by far is Guest Blogging because its very niche targeted. The important thing to do is find blogs in your niche which are accepting guest posts and work on creating some awesome content. If you get published, that alone is probably all that‘s required in ranking your page and going viral.

Google has made some tough changes so what use to work link linking building through article directories does not have that much power anymore. If you are spending time writing articles for article directories, you might as well do some research and gather a handful of targeted blogs which will accept posts from you. Time the time to write even one guest post and you‘ll notice enormous benefits.

Trust me I‘ve tried everything but the momentum I built from guest posting, nothing else can compete.

Thanks for the input, people!

It's funny, because I actually did contact about a 100 blogs/websites that have my target audience, offering them quality guest posts. Unfortunately, most of them either declined or didn't even respond. I believe only two websites offered to take my guest post; others are already aware of Google's changes (info spreads very quickly in the IM world).

I assume that asking for random links to my website is completely out of the question then.

^ This was usually my standard way of ranking a new website, but with that gone... that's why I created this thread. PBN is a different story, of course.

AskAnAffiliate, which article directories are you referring to? Do you mean Ezine and HowTo websites? If so, aren't they now considered spammy, based on what Matt Cutts said? I think Google doesn't want them any longer.

I do write very good quality content, interactive, unique and long articles; I put a lot of thought into those. That used to work for me 100% before, but isn't working at all now. When I share on reddit, people seem to enjoy them, but it ends there.

Read this you will know every tactics of off page this is a complete road map for new seo campaign i hope this will help you. How to Rank: 25 Step SEO Master Blueprint - Moz

After completing the on-page of a website first we start doing social bookmarking on popular sites like Reddit.com, Delicious.com, Stumbleupon, scoop.it in-order to index it. Once it is done we start doing web2.0, guest posting on high authority sites. Buying links can leave an adverse effect on your website so please don't rely on it.

I am agree with my friend @AskAnAffiliate. I also tried my best in article directories but not much better than guest blogging. Guest blogging is best technique if you do not post only for making back link. We need to understand all about the meaning of Guest Blogging. It gives best results if you really know. Guest Blogging does not mean only for back links. If you will do only for back links than you may be traped.

When you start doing SEO for your blog/website first time you need to make a plan. I think only guest posting or forum posting or blog commenting is not enough in 1st time, you need to do everything according to a plan. Make a list of blog, forum, directory, social book marking sites which are related to your site/blog and then contribute to those site regularly by forum posting, blog commenting, guest posting, social bookmarking etc.