Get Quality Links from Sites or Blogs 100% of the Time

First tip:  do not ever ask someone else for a link without something in exchange.

 I have one site that has a very high Google PageRank and tons of traffic.  Naturally, I get an email about once every three days asking something like this:

"I have a website called BooksAboutTrees.com and would like you to put a link to my site on your site.  Thanks."

Can you imagine going into a store and saying, "I would like this pound of sugar, and I hope that you will just give it to me for free."

It's all about "you scratch my back, I scratch yours."  In online marketing, we're looking for an exchange of ideas, money, or just bartering stuff.  And it's the same thing with trying to get backlinks on another person's site.

How to Write a Proper Email to Get a Link

So when I get an email like that, it gets deleted right away.  But a different type of email always gets my response, and I always respond to it positively--provided the message is delivered properly.

The proper message is:

Hi, I like your website [compliment the site owner] and would like for you to put a backlink to my site on your site [just be straight and honest about it].  In exchange, I propose writing an article [here is the exchange], which would be around 350-400 words long on any topic your propose [be specific about the terms of the deal].  If you're interested, just let me know.  Terry Edward, owner of BooksAboutTrees.com [tell us who you are]."

And do not call this a joint venture.  It's a simple deal.  Usually, it consists of one more email from me back to the other site owner giving a few specifics about what I want.  I am well aware of the limited nature of the deal, so I don't make huge demands by asking for linked text, research, etc.  It's just a quick, evergreen article.

Works all the time.