Exposed how to obtain Free PR links
This is a method of getting free links. The links:
* Have Google PageRank (PR)
* Allow you to use your keywords as the anchor text
I’m not going to argue about how accurate PR is. At the end of the day, it’s a quick and easy way to see how much a link is likely to help you. If a page has a PR4 for
example then the chances are it has at least a few external links going into it and wil benefit you in the serps.
After you have done your on-page SEO, it comes down to links links links! If you want to rank for the word “Bingo” then go ahead and buy/spam/socialise(link bait etc) 1,000 links from high quality sites with the anchor text “bingo”.
I was actually using this method quite a few years ago but in a slightly different way which I will save for the next post :)
Quick overview
The basic idea is to look for forum posts which already have PR, we then signup to the forum and post a relevant message on the post. After a day or two, we return to the post and edit it to include our link.
Full process
Step 1
Install an add-on for your browser which allows you to view the pagerank of each search result in Google. This allows us to quickly see which forum posts have PR without having to visit each individual page. You could use SEO For Firefox or SEOQuake
Step 2
We start by searching for forums, it’s that simple. For example, we might perform a search for vBulletin Forums.
Step 3
Select one forum from the results of step 2 and do a site: search on it.
In the screenshot above you can clearly see there is an internal thread which has a PR2 (a tell tale sign for vBulletin forums is the use of a default URL structure.. showthread.asp?t=xxx).
Step 4
Signup to the forum and verify your account. Make a relevant post on the previously found thread.
Step 5
Repeat step 2-4 many times and ensure you keep a note of all the posts and your login details.
Step 6
Leave it a day or two and return to each of your posts, login and edit the post to include your link!
Great, a free link with my chosen keywords as the anchor text from a PR2 internal page!
Top Tips
* Ensure the thread you’re looking at has only one page worth of posts, so that when you make your post, you’re also on the page with PR :)
* Take the time to write a relevant on-topic post. These are free, reasonable quality links and worth putting the few minutes of time! If your first post is spammy or “Wow, great thread!” then it will be removed as spam within minutes on most forums.
* Most of the threads with PR will be reasonably old, this is because toolbar PR obviously only gets updated every now and then. As such you should come up with a convincing reason for why you’re dragging up a post that is 3 months or even 3 years old! The way to do this is to associate yourself with the thing being discussed, if someone is talking about a problem then describe how you have the same problem and even if there’s a solution, state that it doesn’t help you and request further advice.
* The longer you can leave the post without editing it the better. If you leave it for a short amount of time only then there is a chance someone will notice the edit and report you to the administrator. Be aware that some forum software does put a time restriction on how long you have before you can edit a post, I haven’t ran into this problem many times.
* Mix up your search in step 2 so that you don’t hit the same forums as other people.
Side note
Because I’m making this blog post, there is a good chance that the owner of the forum I used as an example will notice and remove the link. Don’t be put off by this :)
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