Having a consistent linking strategy is important for getting good rankings and therefore free and organic traffic from Google. Consistent links show that your site is well-liked by users, and it also shows that your site is relevant.

Want to know a secret? You can use consistent linking to tell Google that your site is well-liked by users, even when nobody knows about it. But how do you do that?

By simulating the traffic and link patterns of a site that’s getting links organically—even if yours isn’t!

A site that gets links “naturally” well get some links when if first comes on the scene. Then every time it adds content, if people like it, it will get a few more. Then the new link rate slacks off a bit until new content shows up and it gets a little more link love. And on and on and…you get the picture. Read the rest of this entry