To get a better ranking in the search engines you will need to build a lot of good anchor text backlinks. It is hard to predict exactly how many you will need, but to get an idea, go to a backlink checker tool and check how many links your main competitors have. This will give you an indication of how many links you need to overtake these sites in the search results.

Here are some of the main methods and tips for building anchor text backlinks:

Write articles on a regular basis and submit these to the best article directories. As well as getting you some nice backlinks, if your article is interesting and useful it may also be picked up for publishing by other webmasters, giving you even more links.

2) Get involved in as many forums as possible and make sure that your link is included with your signature. Forums get updated all of the time and search engines love this type of content. Make lots of posts in the forum but be careful not to spam. Ask questions and make useful comments.

There are many blogs online and it is easy to find one, add your comment and include a link to your website. This is reasonably straightforward and not too time consumingA. Find blog posts that interest you and leave a useful comment. Be sure not to spam with a comment like “nice post” or “I agree” as this is the easiest way to get your comment deleted.

4) Submit your site to online directories. There are hundreds of directories online and you can submit your site to a few quality directories on a regular basis. Miss out the directories that ask for reciprocal links as these are not as valuable as one way links.

Don’t stick to one keyword as this will restrict you. You can optimize each page on your site for 1-3 keyword phrases and build links using different keywords and different links to your site. This is much more natural and will also give you more traffic as you are not just building links to one page on your site.

Remember to do link building regularly and evenly and most importantly include your keywords in the anchor text of every link that you build.

Using anchor text backlinks can help you to to improve search engine rank quickly.. Choosing the perfect set of keywords is important and also knowing how to use your backlinks is a must. When you master this skill, you will know how to optimize your backlinks and your traffic will show it.