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Backlinking for Amazon Niche Site?

by zspuckl
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Okay, so how do you bulid up backlinks for an amazon niche site, you are targeting a product name, so blog comments and articles are tough, help me please?
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    If you are targeting individual products, don't waste your time with backlinks. Focus on the lower-competition products and you will rank without ever needing to do ANY manual backlinking.
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    • Profile picture of the author dreamtoreality
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      If you are targeting individual products, don't waste your time with backlinks. Focus on the lower-competition products and you will rank without ever needing to do ANY manual backlinking.
      The problem with this is that there's only so much time in a day.

      You can spend your time writing reviews for lower competition products - which are low competition for a reason - and hope that you hit the jackpot with a certain product - i.e. it gets loads of searches. Then again, you'll get outranked immediately when sites which actually build backlinks review the product.

      Or you can target products that you know are selling - look at Amazon's bestsellers list - and then spend a bit of time backlinking, thereby making the use of your time much more efficient.
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      • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
        Originally Posted by dreamtoreality View Post

        The problem with this is that there's only so much time in a day.

        You can spend your time writing reviews for lower competition products - which are low competition for a reason - and hope that you hit the jackpot with a certain product - i.e. it gets loads of searches. Then again, you'll get outranked immediately when sites which actually build backlinks review the product.

        Or you can target products that you know are selling - look at Amazon's bestsellers list - and then spend a bit of time backlinking, thereby making the use of your time much more efficient.
        I think you've got the wrong mindset. There's a seemingly unlimited amount of products available on Amazon. Plenty of those products have all sorts of viable keywords that you can target. And low traffic does not equal low sales. You just need to target buyer keywords. Keywords searched for by people already in the "buying mode."

        Also, EVERYONE looks at the Amazon Best Sellers list, which opens you up to more competition. Again, there's a nearly unlimited amount of products to promote. There's no need to only promote products from the Best Sellers list. That's not to say you should avoid it entirely. But it shouldn't be your only source of products.
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        • Profile picture of the author dreamtoreality
          Originally Posted by JSProjects View Post

          I think you've got the wrong mindset. There's a seemingly unlimited amount of products available on Amazon. Plenty of those products have all sorts of viable keywords that you can target. And low traffic does not equal low sales. You just need to target buyer keywords. Keywords searched for by people already in the "buying mode."

          Also, EVERYONE looks at the Amazon Best Sellers list, which opens you up to more competition. Again, there's a nearly unlimited amount of products to promote. There's no need to only promote products from the Best Sellers list. That's not to say you should avoid it entirely. But it shouldn't be your only source of products.
          I actually use both methods: lower competition and best sellers but, as you can probably tell, I have a strong preference towards more popular products. I always target buyer's keywords, like "Product ABC Review" along with a few useful articles and a buying guide.

          Of course, competition is important, and I often find myself targeting products that are #100-1000+ in their category, yet still get traffic and sales.


          I'm just saying that I don't think that solely targeting low competition products WITHOUT backlinking is a good idea. As soon as a product becomes popular, other webmasters will notice it and will then write a review. All of a sudden, your ranking has dropped. The niche also plays a role.
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          • Profile picture of the author zspuckl
            The how are you backlinking dreamtoreality?
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  • Profile picture of the author zspuckl
    What should I do with a site that I already have, great, would be fairly easy to make page one with a few backlinks, and could generate a lot of income
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    I find it to be far more enjoyable to focus on content. My backlinks come naturally. I have sites that still receive tons of traffic from reviews published a year ago and are still ranked on page one.
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    • Profile picture of the author dreamtoreality
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      I find it to be far more enjoyable to focus on content. My backlinks come naturally. I have sites that still receive tons of traffic from reviews published a year ago and are still ranked on page one.
      Care to share? An example of a product, that is, and not the site. I just don't see how you can get plenty of traffic if you're only targeting low competition products, without volume.

      As you said, you find it more enjoyable to focus on content, but if you're just focusing on a handful of products that you know will get plenty of searches, then the quality of the review will be better. You won't be churning out reviews hoping to find a winner.

      Oh, and define "tons of traffic."
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    I have a few sites that receive hundreds of visitors per day and some that receive a few dozen. One thing that my sites all have in common is that they all target low-competition products.

    There are two ways to generate organic traffic.

    1 - Target a few high-traffic / high-comp terms, create content, and backlink the hell out of them monthly to maintain rankings.

    2 - Target several lower-traffic / low-comp terms and do nothing else but create content

    I prefer to spend my time creating content rather than chasing down follow/no-follow links, emailing webmasters for links, etc.

    It all eventually comes down to preference. If you enjoy linkbuilding, #1 is best for you. Otherwise, #2 fits the bill. I happen to prefer #2, personally.


    EDIT: Oh, and what he said ^^^^^^
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