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Top 25 Places in Nashville to Generate Backlinks for your Business
Top 25 Places in Nashville to Generate Backlinks for your
Business
Agenda
Cover top local backlink sources (applicable to cities outside of Nashville as well)
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Search Engine Profiles
Human traffic Credible directories Customer satisfaction See additional reviews, directions
Google, Bing & Yahoo
Local Directories
Office Directory Listings
Local Directories
Human traffic Credible directories Customer satisfaction
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Local Directories
Human traffic Credible directory Free Ranked highly for searches like “Nashville Business directories”
Business Journal Directory - Nashville
Local Directories
$$$$ - not free Trusted link & traffic Valuable as a trust signal
Better Business Bureau
Local Directories
Highly trafficked websites. Increase traffic to your website. Customer satisfaction See additional reviews, directions Yelp – populates Apple Maps, Yahoo and Bing reviews. Citation Sources by Category
Directories to Avoid
No automatic inclusion! Be wary of directories that let you choose anchor text http://www.howtouseseo.com/business/business-services/directory/9 - example of
spammy link.
Social Media Channels
Human traffic Most reviewed channels Share content Directories within channels
Human traffic Make sure it links!
YouTube
Local Media
Good source of site traffic Business recognition
The Tennessean – (local news
outlets)
Local Media
Well trafficked websites Good source of site traffic Business recognition
Nashville Business Journal – (local business journals)
Identify blogs read by your audience Give them a reason to post about you
Local Niche Blogs
Local Events
Speak at one Sponsor one
Local Events
Host one
Certifications
Human Traffic Qualified Traffic
Educational Organizations
EDU Business recognition
Educational Organizations
Other Local Organizations
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