This is a great member submitted article for poker affiliates about Linking Strategy.

The article outlines the top 5 linking strategies for affiliates to increase their poker SEO.

Top 5 Linking Strategies for Poker Affiliates

 When it comes to getting your site to show up in Google, incoming links is what its all about.  This article gives you the 5 best ways to build incoming links to your poker affiliate site.

 1. Reciprocal Link Exchanges

Although this is an old method, it's still a good one.  However, the best way to do this is to find related poker sites, and link to each other throughout your content. 

For example, a link to your Omaha Poker site from their Omaha Poker Strategy page will be far more valuable then a footer link or a link in their directory.

And, please don't go around emailing every poker site you find.  Go to a forum like www.pokeraffiliateworld.com to find poker affiliates who are also looking to exchange links.

2. Submitting Press Releases

This is one of my favorite methods for building quality links.  What you do here is write up a review of your site, or some other article about your site, then put 3-4 links throughout the article linking back to your site.

Then, go to www.arrivenet.com and submit your article there for $17.  The press releases get updated to PR3 or PR4 once PR updates, so you get extremely high quality links for only $17 for life.

3. Submitting Articles to Article Directories

This is another way to get high quality links.  You do the same thing as in number 2, but instead of submitting your article as a press release, you submit it to a site like www.ezinearticles.com. 

Best of all, this method is free, and Google really likes these article directories, so the links are valuable.

4. Purchasing Links

When most people purchase links they buy footer or sitewide links from other affiliate sites.  I advise against this.  What you should be looking for when you buy links is in-content links.

Just like in number 1, find a page on their site that relates to your page, and have them add your link right within the article.  Not only is this more valuable in the long run, it's also cheaper because you aren't on their homepage or sitewide.

5. Starting a Blog

This is one of my most favorite linking strategies.  What you do is start a Blog at www.blogger.com, and make sure it directly relates to your site.  For example, if you own an Omaha Poker site, start an Omaha Poker News Blog.

Then, add a few articles a week, and once your Blog is indexed, start adding in links in your articles back to your money site.  These links are very related, plus they'll be the only outgoing links on your Blog, so they're very powerful.