Can I tell you one of the most common misconceptions in SEO?
Social Media backlinks are not pointless.
I get why many marketers think they are (perhaps including you). It’s because they’re no follow and they don’t ‘count’ in the realms of usual SEO.
But the truth is that social signals play a role as a ranking factor. And, there is a lot of attention on Social Media that just isn’t going away.
If you ignore social media links you’re ignoring a large portion of your potential audience.
People are clicking links and finding new sites in their news feed all the time. It’s time that yours was one of them too.
In this guide I’ve outlined 28 ways you can build social media backlinks that will boost your traffic and your social signals…
What You’ll Learn
Firstly I’ve tried to avoid the obvious ideas like, “Drop a link in your status”. Because you know how to do that.
Instead I want to explore ideas you may not have thought of, or might be overlooking. So here’s what you’ll learn:
- 28 ways to build social media backlinks effectively
- How to track links from social profiles
- How to place links effectively without spamming
How to Track Your Social Media Backlinks
You’re likely a bit skeptical about this whole “social backlinks gets clicks” thing. To help with this, why not track the social media clicks you are getting from your social media.
The easiest way to track social media backlinks is with UTM parameters and Google Analytics. For example, if you used the following links on LinkedIn profile…
https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=content+info&utm_campaign=social+profile
https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=projects&utm_campaign=social+profile
https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=publications&utm_campaign=social+profile
Google Analytics would be able to tell you that you got clicks to your website from your LinkedIn profile from each of these sections: contact info, projects and publications.
You’d find this information in:
Acquisitions > Campaigns > All Campaigns
That’s located here in Google Analytics:
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However be aware that you can’t use UTM parameters on all of your social profiles. For example, on Twitter, you would end up with a really long link in the website field.
On any social network that displays the full URL for your website, you can only use UTM parameters if you shorten your URL with Bit.ly or a similar service. This tactic might not be a good strategy for branding purposes though as people are sometimes wary of Bit.ly links.
So let’s look at all of the places where you can – and should – add links to your social profiles, pages and groups.
Facebook Link Building
First, we’ll start with the most popular social network of them all.
Link #1: Your Personal Profile’s About Tab
When someone visits your personal profile on Facebook, you’ll want to connect them to your website.
To do this, add your website link in the website field under Contact and Basic Info on your About tab:
Be sure to mark this field as public so everyone can see it, regardless of whether they are connected to you. When someone’s not even logged into Facebook, they’ll still see your website link in the bottom right column of your profile.
You can also link up your Facebook page to your Facebook profile by adding it as your current employer.
This link will give visitors to your personal profile two ways to connect to your website and business.
Link #2: All Your Personal Profile And Page Posts
Obviously, you can add a link to a Facebook post and drive traffic to your website. But what about those posts that aren’t links to articles?
Facebook now links any reference to a domain.com. Anytime you post something to your wall – especially posts that are publicly visible – add your website URL in that manner.
For example, you could say thanks to someone for including your website when sharing a link to an article mentioning you:
You could use it when you’re sharing quotes you’ve written, quotes published on your blog, statistics published on your website and so on.
You could sign every post you write on your Facebook wall with your domain like this.
Think of it like part of an email signature.
If the updates are public, your followers and anyone who visits your profile will see your website link in your latest update.
For those currently capitalizing on Facebook’s love of video sharing, this tactic can help you get your website URL out to hundreds of thousands of viewers. Or even millions…
Remember this little factoid – it works just about everywhere on Facebook. Posts, profile tabs, page tabs, groups, etc.
Link #3: Your Page’s About Tab
Your Facebook page’s about tab gives you lots of opportunities to link back to your website, especially thanks to the domain.com links.
At bare minimum, you need to use the website link as that will show up on your page:
You can get double the benefits by including your domain.com in your page’s short description and using a landing page in the website field.
For example, you could have a link to your best lead magnet’s squeeze page in the website field.
Link #4: Page Buttons
As well as your page’s about box, you can also have page buttons that work as a call to action to your followers.
These are the big blue buttons that show up under your cover image. To edit them just hover over them to reveal this drop down menu:
And then edit the button to include a link back to your site.
Link #5: Your Profile And Cover Photo Descriptions
This area is the spot that most people forget. But when someone clicks on your cover photo or your profile photo (on your personal profile or your page), they’ll get the lightbox with your photo.
To the right of the photo, you have the perfect opportunity to link to your website. Take HubSpot, for example. They use their cover photo to advertise a lead magnet:
It’s the perfect way to get people to click on that cover photo and then on through to your website.
Link #6: Your Group Description
Do you have a Facebook group attached to your site? Don’t let the description go to waste!
Get your domain in the first 96 characters so that when anyone visits your Facebook group, they’ll see your website:
Link #7: Facebook Group Pinned Posts
In your Facebook Groups you can also pin posts to the top so they’re the first links that anybody sees when they come to your site.
You can incorporate this and get a big hit of traffic:
This is particularly effective if you’re running a group where members can add other members!
Twitter Link Building
Twitter may not be the powerhouse that it once was; but this bird is far from dead. Let’s look at how you can get some social link juice from here:
Link #8: Your Twitter Website Field
This is a no-brainer.
When you’re setting up your accounts be sure to enter your website so that it shows up as a clickable link on your profile page:
Link #9: Your Twitter Bio
Yes, you have a website field on your Twitter profile. But you can also have a link in your actual 160-character bio, giving you the opportunity to share your link twice!
Why does that spot matter? Not only does it give you the chance to share two different links to your website, but the link in your bio will show up in other places on Twitter, like search results.
The link you put in your profile’s website field won’t show up here.
There are also a lot of sites that lift your Twitter bio information for profiles, such as Klout. It won’t get the URL in your website field, but it will get the one in your 160-character bio.
Some of these types of sites are giving out followed links, so be sure to give them the chance to grab yours.
Note that while Twitter will hyperlink domain.com without the http://, other sites (like Klout) that pull your bio will only hyperlink if the http:// is included.
Link #10: Your Photo And Video Tweets
Notice that box of photos and videos? It is created when you share photos and videos in tweets. If you’re sharing photos and videos to Twitter, make sure you include a link to your website.
This way, when someone clicks on one of those thumbnails, they’ll get your website URL in the lightbox. Otherwise, they’ll just get this.
For those of you sharing viral quote images and funny videos, this applies especially to you. If you get retweeted, you’ll want your link out there for everyone to click.
LinkedIn Link Building
Connecting with professionals? Here are some great social backlinks for your LinkedIn profile, page and groups.
Link #11: Your Profile’s Contact Info
Your profile’s contact info tab allows you to add up to three links. These links will be shown at the top of your LinkedIn profile for non-logged in users.
Be sure to use all three and customize the anchor text for them by choosing other instead of choosing the other options they offer when adding a link (company, blog, website, etc.).
Also, track clicks from these links with UTM parameters.
Link #12: Your Profile’s Projects And Publications
The contact info tab is obscure at best for logged in users. For this reason, you’ll want to add your website link to other sections of your LinkedIn profile. Specifically the projects and publications sections.
Your websites can easily be projects:
Your best blog posts and lead magnets (white papers, ebooks, reports, etc.) can easily be publications.
Both of these sections puts a direct link from your LinkedIn profile to your websites and landing pages without having to rely on visitors clicking that little Contact Info tab.
You can track clicks from these links with UTM parameters too!
Link #13: Your Company’s Basic Information
LinkedIn company pages allow you to enter your website URL as a part of your basic information.
In lieu of the former products and services tab, there are now showcase pages that you can create under the umbrella of your LinkedIn company page.
You can add your product or service landing page URL to the corresponding showcase page:
You can also post updates to both your company page and showcase pages, so be sure to do so to give your followers more chances to click through to your website.
Link #14: Your Group’s Website
If you own a LinkedIn group, you can add a website to the group information during setup or in the group settings:
This information shows up by default to anyone who isn’t a member of your group. So if someone clicks on your group to join it, they’ll be introduced to your website as well.
Link #15: Group Announcements
Owning a LinkedIn group has a special advantage over Facebook groups. LinkedIn group owners can send Announcements – basically large group emails – to their members.
That’s right. Once a week, you can legitimately get in the inbox of people who haven’t opted into your mailing list.
Just go to your group’s management menu and choose the send announcement feature.
If you haven’t been motivated to create a LinkedIn group before, here’s the best reason to now.
YouTube Link Building
Video an integral part of your business? Well it can now be a part of your backlinking strategy, too.
Link #16: YouTube About Page
This about page link comes with two perks. Firstly, you get a prominent placement on your about page where people are likely to click back to your blog:
But this also comes with a second perk. When people land on your YouTube channel page, those links will also be displayed beneath your header image:
Because of the proximity of this button to the subscribe button, it’s going to get a lot of attention. And is a link that is really worth having.
Link #17: Video Descriptions
Every video has a description. And, while it may look greyed out to the naked eyes, it’s a clickable link when you hover over it:
Try having this in the first 25-50 words of your video description.
Pinterest Link Building
Pinning your website content for traffic? Here’s what you need to know about social backlinks from Pinterest.
Link #18: Your Profile Link
You only get one link on Pinterest, so you need to use it!
Pinterest will also ask you to verify your link, which allows you to unlock the next place to get links on Pinterest…
Link #19: Rich Pins
Rich Pins allow you to post photos and images to Pinterest as if you would be doing it with an article on Facebook.
Meaning that you can seamlessly attach a link back to your content at the end of your pin:
Affiliate marketers tip: if you’ve pinned stuff from Amazon, edit the link to include your Amazon Associate’s URL. While Pinterest is cracking down on affiliate links on pins, they haven’t seemed to catch this one. Yet.
Make it an obscure tracking ID for best results.
If you’re linking to your own website, use your UTM parameters to track the clicks.
Instagram Link Building
Instagram doesn’t give you a lot of options for links. But the links they do give you get used. Why else would people be pouring money into the advertising and marketing efforts there?
Link #20: Your Profile Link
You can – and should – add a link to your Instagram profile. Preferably add it with some icons that draw people’s attention to it.
That link will also get some love from the desktop version of your Instagram profile when people find your profile in search.
Link #21: Instagram Stories
Instagram Stores now let you add links when you create them. This isn’t a permanent link and it’ll disappear.
But if you’re creating a story that is relevant to a topic you’ve featured, put on in there with a strong call to action.
Quora Social Link Building
Quora is a social media platform I feel more marketers should be using than they are. There’s lots of referral traffic in it, if you do it right.
Link #22: Your Profile
Like every other platform on this list, you get a link back to your site. Only this time it’s in your description and you have to hyperlink it yourself:
Link #23: Your Answers
Definitely include links back to your site and content in your answers to people.
This content can be seen for months, or years, afterwards. And having one link there can create a good amount of referral traffic in the long run.
But don’t just spam. Be sure to add value with the comment.
Other Ideas For Social Media Backlinks
Link #24: WhatsApp Status?
Did you know you can add links to your WhatsApp Status?
All you have to do is go to settings, click your profile picture and insert the link:
Link #25: Video Streaming Sites
Do you do any live videos as part of your marketing campaigns?
If so, you should consider streaming them through services like Twitch and Periscope, so that you can include links there too.
People can find your videos organically through these sites, so this is a great extra place to have them.
Link #26: Do An AMA
If you get the opportunity to do an AMA (ask me anything) on sites like Inbound, you’ll get some followed links in your introduction.
Since people are coming to get your expertise, they’ll likely be interested in learning more about you and connecting with you through your website.
Link #27: Add Comments To Online Discussions
Sites like Reddit can be brutal if they deem you a spammer. But they’ll love you if you’re being helpful.
Dropping a link in as part of a discussion helps you get a followed link and keeps you from being deemed a spammer if you do it the right way. Like this.
It’s a discussion in the appropriate subreddit as opposed to a link share. And it performed pretty well.
Link #28: Check Out Other Social Backlinks
Did you know there are over 500 social networks out there? KnowEm has them listed on their website.
You can even have them create your profiles for you for a fee.
Wrapping It Up…
I hope that you’ve gone out and created some social media backlinks with the profiles, pages and communities you have – or that you are going out to do them now.
And I hope that you’ve discovered a few new ways to build some clickable social media backlinks!
Did I miss any social link building opportunities? If so, share them in the comments!
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Another great post again.
Google Plus links works great :)
Hope it helps you out!
awseome post but do you have a list of sites with good do follow backlinks??
Great Article
Thanks Nardi
Thanks you very much
Another extra ordinary stuff out of Matt’s Box. Thanks
Please let us know how you get on!
Thanks!
I didn’t realize you could even put in naked URLs that end up being links in those areas in the Facebook profile. Thanks!!
One other great places to get social links is a YouTube channel header. You can add multiple links there.
Taadaaa =D
Yes that is another great one!
Can you explain how to multiple links at youtube channel?
Again Matt, You are rocking with your strategy about social media.
Lot of new tips and opportunity grab from this post.
Keep it up!!! :)
Thanks Chirag!
Hi Matt,
Very powerful post, but perhaps too many profiles (knowem lists hundreds of social media sites) without activity could damage. Do you recommend some type of autopilot to keep alive some of them?
P.D. I was reading this post in my mobile and the lateral widget (Rankcracker and Subscription form) just appeared and cover all the screen (could read the article only to the point of the trigger). Perhaps this plugin is anti-responsive.
Actually I have most of them setup but mainly as a branding/protection exercise than anything else.
I believe I read somewhere that Google doesn’t like mobile sites that use whole page email collection boxes. They say it annoys users because they have to close the box to see any of the content.
That is true
The last link to Knowem website is the thing that I was searching for from months. Thanks matt, like always, I got something new from your blog.
Hello matthew you posted some videos on youtube about link building that method is white hat or black hat …
There is no such thing as white hat. The second you build any kind of links you violate webmaster guidelines regardless of what it is or how you built it.
If you’re making only 1 backlink then it’s black hat in front of Big G. lol! everything is grey and black hat…
This was awesome – very smart. I went through all of my accounts and added links. Thanks.
Good job :)
Another great post Mat. Looking forward to seeing what you are offering at the SEO meet up in London in a couple of months.
Social noise is going to matter even more after April 21st and Google’s split search for mobiles. I’m predicting (oh dear, I might regret this) that The Big G will value social noise even higher for their mobile index. Maybe reducing the value on desktop searches, but pretty certain mobile will rely heavily on social proof.
And a almost real time index as well. So you can experiment and promote without too much concern of the re-assessment process taking weeks or months.
What say you Matty :) ?
Hey Paul,
Which meetup?
And its not often we know the exact date a Google search update is going to happen – April 21st. You can be sure I have everything in play to meet that deadline as well :)
I’m not sure if Google need to seperate mobile/desktop algos over and above the mobile layout update and site speed.
Ungagged :)
Ahhh I see yeah there is a couple around that time frame in London :) I actually didn’t decide what I’m going to do yet, I got the 4th or 5th email chasing me for details this morning lol
useful and great tips as usual :)
Thanks man :)
No problem :)
I’ve been using Facebook, Twitter, G + and LinkedIn to create some backlinks. But I’ve never tried to optimize Pinterest and Instagram. Never thought of before.
Thank you for a very useful article.
Optimise all the things!
Very Nice
Thanks a lot
Great all-in-one post! A complete social profile including the website information gives out a signal that you care, but many (i’ve been guilty of this) keep postponing that. A minute spent doing that goes a long way in establishing better credibility.
Getting the link through Instagram profile was new for me. The Reddit example is good as well.
Finally: “did you know there are over 500 social networks out there” – all we now need is a tool to create profiles on all those sites in 15 min flat :). Suggestions?
This article is like a hard slap on my face. Honestly I already know like half of them but still not doing it until now. Thanks Matt (for the slap)
Actually me neither :P
Thanks for the info. I have been using most of these but there were some I had missed. I may give Reddit a go next.
Good luck =D
Great post, Matt!! :)
Got an idea or two to take action on. Never thought about using Instagram to advertise my site. I have Facebook group – I’ll have to get a link in the description as well.
Cheers
Every little helps :)
I have created business pinterest account. How do i drive in the traffic and followers
Post useful things, good content, engage community – behind every ‘click’ from pinterest is a real person. Just influence people like you do in any other marketing channel.
Hello Matthew, you have been a Blessing to my blogging experience. Each time I Read or watch a tutorial/guide you publish, I always have positive values added to my business. G** bless you.
I have watched your tutorials on spinning (Best Spinner ) & backlinking. Please, what is your view about using “No Hands SEO” software? I know it might not be best, but I’m considering cost also. It’s just a one time $77 price software.
Thanks so much.
Tony
Thanks :)
I used that a couple of years ago and I wasn’t impressed at all, Scrapebox is a better buy as it can do pretty much the same thing but a million other things as well.
Simply Brilliant !
Thanks Alex
These were some great tips Matt! I knew most of them but definitely learned a few. Like the Klout link not working if there is no HTTP. So I simply changed to custom bio on Klout and fixed it! Also the CTA on your FB banner is clever. Not sure how many people actually click on that, but everything adds up. I have recently found Reddit to be a great source of traffic. I usually link to “how to” articles on my site and as long you help them fix their problem they won’t be flagged as spam/removed.
Great tip for Reddit, something I’m considering having a play with soon =D
Hi Matthew.
You have included some great ideas here.
I don’t use social media nearly as much as I do. However, I learned a lot from this post and have bookmarked it to refer to when trying out some new suggestions.
Thanks.
Nathan.
Make sure you come back :)
Hey Matthew,
It’s been awhile since I visited your blog and something compelled me to stop by and see what you’ve been up to. As I scrolled down the page, I saw my own avatar show up in your screenshot from your Facebook Page (example #3) — now I feel like a giddy school girl!! lol
So great to visit here and get these great tips. I’ll be sure to share this!
Cheers!
Hahaha glad to feature you :)
O**, you wrote all of this to the world. Thank you for another great tips. I will read it line by line to get the future opportunity. :)
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Hello Matthew,
Link building still works?
I have read in many forums and sites that links building and seo is dead now and content is the king .
I want to know your thoughts .
Thanks
SEO means, search engine optimisation. As in, optimising for search engines. So as long as search engines exist we can optimise for them. Anyone that says SEO is dead is an idiot that should be ignored and/or are an unskilled SEO.
Thanks for your reply !
And what about link building ?
Its still working for getting better serp ?
Thanks
Yes of course :)
Thanks dude, I have many social profile and realize that i haven’t optimize these for link building.
Very inspiring!
Glad to help :)
glad to be here again, new technics,i got this.
You do indeed =D
That’s a pretty comprehensive roundup of all the major social players. Really like the trick of popping a link in the text by the cover image / profile photo. Had done that over on G+ but forgot to do the same on Facebook, so thanks for the reminder!
Possibly one to add would be Tagboard, which gives you the option of linking not just to your website but also to your main social profiles as well, e.g. https://tagboard.com/smrtlcl/83890
Nice extra share thanks Nick!
I’m on #8 and still working though the list, making changes at every stop. Momsvilleusa.com thanks you Matt for sharing.
Keep on hustlin :)
Love it, great stuff.
Thank you :)
Wow! that was an awesome post and I’ve implemented some of the changes already. For a change Google search got is right and this was the best link in the search results. :-D
What did you search for?
hi, thanks for this great article, I went through all of my accounts and added links :)
Good job :)
I always use google plus as social media for share my best article..
Thanks for info :)
No problem :)
Great tut on linking, perfect for someone just starting out and wondering what next, link building can be bewildering at the best of times well done author.
And these are all easy wins for anyone :)
This was awesome – very smart. I went through all of my accounts and added links. Thanks.
Glad to be of service :)
Thanks Matt , I got It (y) (y)
Glad to be of service :)
awesome, very helpful
thanx friends
No problem Riyan :)
hay Matthew
i’m newbie..your post very usefull and inspiring for me…
so..link building still work…very glad..
waiting for your nex post
keep sharing dude..thanks..
sory my english is bad..
Thanks Stef :)
thanks for sharing, it’s very helpful
No problem :)
Really good tips, I like the twitter method, definitely going to try it out for my sites. Thanks
No problem!
i dont have any social media to my website yet, i just run a website, it is better to build a website first and social media to second, or build them at the same time? thanks for share it matt :)
Website first :)
hai matthew,
i’m newbie..your post very usefull and inspiring for me…
It was an super post, I think that the website be on google SERP only one backlink alone but apparently share of social media is very influential, thanks article
Glad to be of service Adem!
I see, there’s only a little thing , sometimes we ignore it because we think it not necessery.
Lucky I’ve read your article… and change all my social media setting while reading, LOL I feel so dumb not doing it from the first time and I keep think oh my G**, how can I ignore this part… :D
Hahaha no problem glad it helped you out!
Wow, these are so easy and super strong. Will be using this and making some groups, communities and pages!
Thanks Matt
No problemo =D
Thanks for the idea to improve my social media backlinks
No problem :)
good information matt it is useful but still in a dilemma whether it will work out or not.
Well its pretty easy to find out…
Useful and great tips. Thanks man :)
No problem :)
Hey matt
Another great post I really like your style and you always add really good information, thanks for writing a quality post!!
Have a great day!
Thanks Shaun!
Hello
I am just trying to make seo through my social profiles and I accidentaly found your post. I wanted to ask you if this facebook posts that we make with the links, are countable backlinks for google or not? Is there a point to do them or are just only a way to gain traffic?
Great post
Thank you
If the post is public and indexed by Google yes but its better to do it like the tutorial guides you :)
You have one of the best post I have seen that details some awesome seo links. Matthew keep up the great work!
Thanks Johnny :)
Thanks for wonderful post. The article was very informative and I personally learn a lot from it.Thanks to people like you we still can be able to find material that we can learn from it.
No problem Ali :)
thanks for the info wish them all success
No problem :)
thanks for this great article,you wrote all of this to the world.
No problem Munad :)
Thanks for Nice article, that very informative.
No problem :)
yes. backlink is so important to improve my blog. but i dont have social media group to improve my blog. i will try it. thank you :)
No problem :)
Thanks for wonderful post. The article was very informative and I personally learn a lot from it.Thanks to people like you we still can be able to find material that we can learn from it.
No problem, glad t be of service :)
Thanks for wonderful post.
No problem Seputar :)
Awesome! i could find another place to put my website on social media.
Thanks so much Matt :)
No problem – what other place did you find?
very good info . i am new bloggrr it will help me a lot . thanks buddy
No problem Amit :)
Thank you sir
sir how to use social media for link sharing if you are new blogger and don’t have high budgets
Take a look at some of these https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tips/social-media-marketing-tips/
OK thank you sir
Very useful tips to get high quality backlinks.
Thanks for sharing this usefull info to boost website traffic
No problem, happy to help :)
This article is like a hard slap on my face. Honestly I already know like half of them but still not doing it until now. Thanks Matt (for the slap)
No problem, it’s what I do :P
Very Userfull Information , I Like This :)
No problem :)
sir, This was awesome – very smart. I went through all of my accounts and added links. Thanks.
No problem Alensa :)
Thank So much
No problem Kinh!
many do not want to tell about it, I’ve been trying to find nowhere, and here I really got a very precise review …
Thank you very much
Glad to be of service!
Wow. Thanks for wonderful post Matthew.
I will try this method for my blog.
I hope that work excellently. Hahah..
Please let us know how you get on Herbi!
I’ve been using Facebook, Twitter, G + and LinkedIn to create some backlinks. But I’ve never tried to optimize Pinterest and Instagram. Never thought of before.
Thanks Matt
No problemo :)
thanks info content, no prablem
=D
Great post again.Google plus links works great :)
They are nice and easy to get as well :)
This is really good post,i never think of adding website address in profile area,very useful.
No problem, glad it helped you out!
Reading this I noticed I wasn’t using my about us links on my Facebook page – as sad as that is haha. Matthew, do you suggest anywhere to get headers custom made?
Helpful article btw, thanks!
No problem Linden, you can probably find facebook headers on Fiverr
Great article Matthew, I had missed the 3 hidden links on linked profiles along with the ‘other’ method – very handy – cheers
Mwahaha, pesky hidden links :P
Hey thanks for this great info that i didnt know… thank you so much!!!!
No problem, I hope you put it to good use :)
Thanks for the amazing article Matthew, There are a lot of social media backlink i don’t know before. :)
No problem Bagas :)
Nice article! Really helpful info. Thanks
No problem David!
amazing tutorial. after do it. i have backlink more than before
Good, that is kind of the purpose of the article haha =D
Hello Matthew, thanks for shareing ^^
No problem =D
Really simple… thanks so much.
Hope you put it to good use!
Hello Matthew, Thanks for the amazing article, I had missed the 3 hidden links on linked profiles along with the ‘other’ method thanks for shareing ^^
No problem :)
The last link to Knowem website is the thing that I was searching for from months. Thanks matt, like always, I got something new from your blog.
Read more: https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tutorials/22-social-media-backlinks/#ixzz4H5yPZjVB
No problem :)
Thank Matthew
No problem :)
Thanks for a great article and useful for me. Very open my inspiration about backlink. regards
No problem Dak!
very informative article. thank u
No problem
Great post. I’ve got some brilliant ideas based on the things you shared. Well written and tons of value.
I believe it will help many people build better traffic to their websites! SHARED!
Great work
Kamil
Thanks Kamil :)
Hi Mathew
Thank For Sharing never think of adding website address in profile area,very useful.
Let us know how you get on!
Nice Article, all these tips helping to make social profile strong to earn strong back links. thanks for sharing.
I hope you put it to good use!
Hey Matt. Does this work for new sites too? I mean, I don’t have too much content but I’m trying to get them out there. Yeah and another question, I don’t have much social media followers. So will it work as links regardless of the people clicking on it?
Thank you for your article.
Yes it will work regardless of the age of the site and social profile
useful and great tips as usual
Thanks you
Thanks Mus!
Very informative and seems like you researched well about all the networks and went through every single of them! Thanks for sharing,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really need this give me a proper insight
No problem Guy!
I never noticed this much potential backlinks from social networks. Thanks man.
No worrys :)
thanks fore sharing information
No worrys!
Thanks for sharing. I will to do with my domain to get backlink from social media. I hope to increase rank of my website in search engine. Thanks for all.
Let us know how you get on!
useful and great tips as usual :)
No problem Sri!
Breaking down a complex issue into a simple process – thanks for sharing.
Glad to be of service!
nice information. i wil practice step by step to increase my website. Send me email if you have another article like this. Thanks.
No problem :)
very good..thank you
No problem Carisa!
again..!!! another great stuff you shared. I didnt give a concern to this kind of thing, advance. Since many said it wouldn’t give any effects. But after reading this, probably, I would change my mind..
Thanks for the enlightment, pal !
No problem Nicky :)
nice information, very good thank you ……………………
No problem Elzam!
Good strategy mate ..
SEO whitce .. i like it
No worrys Peluang!
thanks for the info wish you all the best ya guys. i always waiting your post.
No problem Klinik!
This was awesome – very smart. I will try it.
Thanks
No worrys Okejal!
Hi Matthew,
Thanks for the excellent tips, I am new in this blogging field, and I was getting worried about getting backlinks as everyone tells you horrible tales about how good or bad backlinks can be to your blog.
Thank you. :)
No don’t worry about that, just focus on getting your first 100 email subscribers
Thanks for sharing this, Matthew. I do believe that social media links play a defining role in establishing your site trust in google’ eyes as long as you’re not spamming.
Yes it sure does!
Great content guys. I love It.
Thank You for information
No worrys Hadad!
Thank knowledge, all this time I just ignore Social Media in the promotion. Articles I post also less unique and quality. Warm greetings from us
I suggest that you up your game :)
Great guide Matthew Woodward! I share this material.
Thank you kindly Fakta!
Thank you for the info. Great article!!
No problem Augustin!
Great Article! I have gone through the article,
Instagram works for me,Thanks for the tips
I really love the way you provide information.
I am looking forward to see more information on related topic.
Thank you
No problem Linda :)
These article truly motivates most of the bloggers since most of the bloggers are aware of Facebook,Twitter ,Reddit and P Interest since these are the one’s which creates most of the backlinks and Traffic.
Yeah and it makes for some easy backlinks!
Nice Article it was indeed helpful. Thanks
No worrys Larry :)
hi
This was awesome – very smart. I will try it.
Thanks
Good luck!
Pinterest made some changes so pins links are nofollow now.
Thanks for the update :)
Yes, I found social backlink is very powerful. If i search my site social links appear first before my site link.
Thats a problem, build more links to your site!
Great Article!
I personally use Instagram which gets me some good traffic
I’m too old for Instagram :P
Hi Matthew. Thanks for the excellent information. I’m new at affiliate marketing and this article is a great resource! Please forgive me if you covered this already, and I missed it, but I’m not sure which name I should be using for social media profile names.
Should I use my personal name or website name (not the entire URL, but the shorten version, like MyBlog) for the profile name. I understand my url needs to go in the URL field. Thanks!
Use your website name
Hi, thanks for your tips. Your tips is can help anyone who want to learn about SEO like me :) . G** Bless You dude :)
Thanks Ricky!
It seems like this article was satirical, almost everything in the above I explain the use :p
Thanks for sharing
No problem Rezza :)
Thank you, the article is very useful for me and I gained knowledge by reading this article
Awesome =D
Nice Article. Thanks
No problem!
I’ve been using Facebook, Twitter and Google plus. Now going to use these other great sites. Thank you for a very useful article.
No problem Raj!
Thanks Matthew, you shared excellent tips about social media backlinks. Social media still plays role in SEO and promotion. Your guide is quite helpful for me to implement.
No problem :)
very nice tips about social media backlinks. This shows how social media is still a powerful tool for SEO purpose. Thanks Matt…
No problem Rajen!
Hey Matt. Does this work for new sites too? I mean, I don’t have too much content but I’m trying to get them out there. Yeah and another question, I don’t have much social media followers. So will it work as links regardless of the people clicking on it?
Thank you for your article.
Yes for new sites is no problem!
Hi Matt,
I’m a big fan of you <3
Drop many many link on social without activity have threat for SEO?
Thanks,
Toai
No its fine to do
super article that changes the way I think about social bookmarks
No worrys Jim!
really informative article that lays to waste the myths about social bookmarks.
No worrys Paul! But this isnt about social bookmarks
Thanks for sharing. Wonderfull list of social media backlinks. Will surely help me to rank my wine website.
No worrys
This article motivation for me, and very touching in my cheek, like a slap: D
No problem!
Hi Matthew, Thanks for great read. An excellent article for anyone who is embarking upon journey of online marketing.
Glad to be of service Amit!
The article is great. And I’m also trying to link building links for my website
Thanks May :)
This article opened my eyes, it turns out the things that we visit every day is very beneficial for backlink .. thx a lot matt
No problem Ardy!
Useful and great tips as usual..
Thanks Bro…
No worrys Mahesh!
I was trying to get backlinks info for our web site. This artickle is awsome. Thanks.
No problem Russel!
Yes you are right very good article
You are Extraordinary SEO Expert. Thank you bro for your patience while you write big blog like this.
Thanks Babul :)
I can not get the words to read the super-complete page guide, I really like and help me. Thank you
Hope it helps you Firan
I was trying to get backlinks info for our web site. This artickle is awsome. Thanks. and Hopefully your success continues
No problem :)
This is really a very helpful article for backlinking in social media websites, this article is full of great information and knowledge thanks for sharing it with us
No problem Waseem
Hi,
Very nice article.
Thanks for sharing this valuable information with us.
and I will surely follow your tips to increase traffic for my site.
Would love if you share more regarding socia lmedia optimization.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
Welcome….
thanks for tutorial, now i know how to make social backlink, cause i don’t know about this, thans for sharing
No worrys :)
useful and great tips as usual :)
Thanks man :)
No problem Dwi!
Very helpfull tips and thnks once again
No worrys!
Hi Matthewwoodward!
Thanks for share good actical.
No worrys!
Shame on me :D
some new social Links i learned in this GREAT article
thanks.
Haha no problem
Hi
This was awesome. I went through all of my accounts and added links.
Thanks
No problem :)
Thanks for share, You are magnificent!
Glad to be of service
This article is like a hard slap on my face. Honestly I already know like half of them but still not doing it until now. Thanks Matt (for the slap)
No worrys, let me know if you need another one
I think i need to try these. Nice post , I will always wait your another article
Thanks Akbar!
Thank you I love you Blog Very Help Full
No problem Khan!
It`s fantastic. Its good to build connection with strong pages such as the social media you gave us. I will ad quora.
No worrys :)
That was a very very useful and extremely helpful article. Thanks Matt, for the tips.
No problem Mike!
Thanks for this article matt. I have bookmarked it. This is very useful for me as a new blogger and don’t have much experience. So far I just use facebook, in the future I will utilize other social media for my blog backlink
No problem, make sure you come back and take action!
Hi
This post realy great, i was use Google+ for share my link
Glad it helped!
It was a great informational list to get back links from social media websites. The great part was how one can build links & its description, rather than just random points. Great work Matthew! You are awesome!!
No problem Purpal :)
I am reaaly interested in this…
it Might just work
Let us know how you get on
I have created backlinks with all social media sites you have mention.
Good job on taking action!
Wow, Very nice article. I was searching some of the beneficial ways to create and add backlinks of my site. And found this article really very useful.
Will you please tell me apart from backlinks, how I can get more traffic on my website ?
Just search the blog theres a ton of tutorials
I found this article really very useful for creating and adding backlinks of my site.
No problem!
It was a excellent informational list. Thank you
No worrys :)
it was so helpful
tnx alot
No problem Mohammad!
It’s a awesome topic so really by doing this we will get the backlinks as i am newbiew to bloggin i am little bit concers about it
It’s easy to do!
Its really a ultimate site to catch the details now i easily make powerful backlinks for my site. I will make backlinks by follow your steps. I’ll give you 5 stars for this keep giving details to us.
Thanks Rudra!
Very complete. Thanks
No problem William!
Wow.This is really epic post for social media backlinks.Do you think that using ifttt network can help you to increase Google ranking?
Yes for sure!
thanks a lot
No worrys Keef!
Nice post, thx for info
No problem!
This is great Matt. I’ve always ignored social media links as last resort because I find they dont index easily and provide no real immediate benefit. I like Quora and Reddit.
They are a good starting base
23.1 Add your link to Quora credentials!
That’s what I do before starting anything just to let other aware that we are up with another topic.
Good and well balanced blog Matthew, But can you please something more interesting about social bookmarking and its link structure.
What do you want to know exactly?
Awesome Post Matthew, Really cool stuff according to latest trends, social links will never harm any website, further, i will use all of them according to your explanations in this post.
I could not get completely “Link #10: Your Photo And Video Tweets”, could please explain again, please?
That is true :)
What don’t you understand?
IMO, Instant Messengers are under rated for link sharing
The WhatsApp tip you mentioned have been on my mind for past 4 months and recently started suggesting my clients to use IMs for link sharing.
Another way to use IM is to use the “Status” feature of WhatsApp to promote time sensitive offers (perfectly fits the “1 day left” promotions”) as it lasts for 24 hours.
One can also add a promotional image in place of the DP. This tip can work for any Instant Messenger.
Yes they can be effective as well for traffic rather than links
Dear Matt!
You are rocking with your strategy about SMO
Thank You
Descoonline.com
No worrys Desco!
Thank you Matthew! Got some new techniques like “AMA”, starting them right the way.
No problem :)
Great links sir. I never considered most of those links but now I will try them
No problem Mark!
Thanks for the tips Matthee,I really don´t understand the tip of the twitter pictures. I type the URL in the tweet, and add the picture, but the picture is not clickable. could you please explain the way to set a link into a twitter picture? Thank you
Setup twitter markup on your site
This is great, but you need to have a share button for Facebook so I can share it more easily. You only have a Like button. Thanks.
There is one at the top and bottom of the page
It been a while since I’ve visited this site but as always your post are always magnificent. Do you have a post on social media sites with followed links or some other relevant sites.?
Thanks alot this post was helpful.
Isn’t that was this post was about?
Base on what you said
”Can I tell you one of the most common misconceptions in SEO?
Social Media backlinks are not pointless.
I get why many marketers think they are (perhaps including you). It’s because they’re no follow and they don’t ‘count’ in the realms of usual SEO.”
I know the post is about social link but what I was asking for is a followed link.
Well thanks for the great post.
how many can i put backlinks perday on the social media pages??
bcoz i know that is google dont like many put much more backlinks perday
allowed only 7
and thnx u
You can do them all in one day no problem
Yehh a good explanation on improving SEO.
As today’s world is going online it’s necessary to improve your SEO rank on your website.
So I think you provided the best info regarding this.
The information is really valuable to improve your SEO skills.
Hope you provide us with such useful info in future
I try my best :)
One of the most useful content I read in a while. I created some profiles while I was reading your article, and added links in profiles I already had and was missing the opportunity. Great job!
No problem Feras!
Hi, Matthew!
This post has covered nearly all areas of link building opportunities at the mentioned social websites. Thanks for the article.
No problem Hari!
Nice article on backlinks
No problem!
This blog is very helpful for that who are learning SEO or SMO like me. i want to say thanks Mr. Matthew for sharing this information with us.
No problem Ankit!
A great list to work through. Thank you for sharing this Matt. I know a lot of people just not have the time to go through this one by one. Just because of this article I received a few new clients because being a virtual assistant a few clients contacted me to go through this list and get the links added on their profiles. Saved them a lot of time and the new business coming in was good for me too :). A great help.
That is great to hear Navin, would you mind submitting a testimonial at https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/submit-your-testimonial/
G**, it’s been ages but good to see quality posts on your blog, Matt.
Great suggestions.
One comment though: For Pinterest. Watch out when you’re submitting multiple pins (that are your own/link to your own stuff) to groups on Pinterest. Pinterest has a weird algorithm and your account can get suspended indefinitely or banned from the social media site, if they smell too much self-promotion.
1 pin per day submitted to a group/a board is safe, though. :)
Hugs from Bucharest.
Roxanne
Thanks for the extra tip and glad to see you are still here!
Great article! There are a TON of items that I added AND I found a mistake in one of existing links. Thank you for the information.
No worrys Larry!
I checked through and I see that I already do many of these ways you listed. It is cool though. I am off yo subscribe to your lifr for the SEO material. I so wanna be a guru lol. Thanks
Haha no worrys Jim!
Although not all of me apply, but some point above can help me make anchor in some social media
I hope you put it to good use!
If you ave more than one link pointing to the same page on any one page, Google will only count the first one. Is that right Matt?
Yes
Thanks for help us with this post
No worrys Rakib
Great list. I am going to try each technique one by one for my growing blog
No worrys Rafia
Amazing tips to build social media back links. Just had a quearion,is Whatsapp link just for getting traffic or will it add some seo value to my site?
Traffic at the moment
This is interesting Mathew. To be sincere I gained alot here. Though am using many of these methods before but I will make sure that I add those am not using now.
Thanks so much….
No problem!
Another great informative post from you I will start implementing these techniques on my new niche site.
It’s a great foundation for any site :)
Hi Matthew,
Thanks for share your Social Media Back Link Knowledge. This is a very helpful link building strategy.
Please if you have some Google+ business pages link building tips please share.
They are all on this post sorry
Nice, Useful Artical. Thanks
No problem!
Hey Thanks Matthew :)
For such an Informative Content, Love it
Regards
Soni
I hope you put it to work Soni!
Another great piece of info from matthew!! Let me see how it goes.
wigh you luck always sir :)
No problem Sandeep =D
Thanks for the amazing article.I will try all these tips to promote my blog
No problem!
Hi Matthew,
Socia Media Backlinks are cool, really cool because it also gives more exposure to your blog which means more traffic!
I have tried just few out of all these, and would definitely check other ones too.
Have a nice day!
Yeah make sure you make as many of them as you can :)
it’s amazing post about backlinks and I liked it so much…………………..thanks matthew
No worrys Sahil!
Hi Matthew,
I think this method is very useful to get backlinks from social media. I would definitely try it out. Thanks
Hamza
Please let us know how you get on
The post has been pretty much done. The methods of this post can be used for the site. Thank you
No problem Saju!
great post. getting so much help using your suggestion. keep posting information like those. thanks a lot.
Glad to be of service Rudro!
This is a very helpful article. I have learned a lot from here. Thanks for your great job.
No problem Tuhin!
Hi Matthew,
I just don’t understand how you do come up with such ideas. Truly wesome.
No worrys John :)
Excellent article Matt! It’s so refreshing to see genuine, actionable insight amongst all the noise!
No worrys I try my best!
First of all, this is an amazing article and a wonderful source. I know that I’ve implemented some of what you mentioned and I’ll keep working on it to make sure that I get as many backlinks as possible from social media sources.
Second, I’m stunned by how you take the time to answer each and every one of the posts. I can tell that you’re taking it very seriously and treat every comment like it’s the only comment on the post. Amazing, well done.
No worrys, without the readers the blog is nothing!
nice
Thanks Saju!
getting so much helpful , thanks
No worrys Shohan
First time I learn about Twitter description link :)
No worrys Muzammil
Great article, I liked the Whatsapp one, this is totally different. I would like going with Deviantart and getpocket as well
Great tips thanks!
Thanks for the http://knowem.com citation Matt. I am going through each social network they list and creating a profile for my business with link back to my site. Some of them also have their own lists of even more networks.. Most of them can link to each other as well which I believe could also be helpful.. By the time I’m finished I will literally have hundreds of new backlinks and business citations scattered all over the net and all linking to each other like a big spider web.
No problem Sam!
I really enjoyed the article! I learned and you gave me some ideas! Thank You!
No problem Jesse!
wow, thats great.. this is fortunatelly i can get the secret of facebook link building. thanks a lot off, Mr.
No problem
Thanks for the great tips! I’m glad I found your article this helps me a lot.
Pleased to have helped
Hi Matthew,
I think this method is very useful to get backlinks from social media. I would definitely try it out. Thanks
Glad you found it useful
Great Article. Thanks for the tons of information you shared.
No worries Brian, hope you found it useful
Hey,
This is a great article. I knew we could take advantages of social media links but this article brings all the ideas on one page and that is some great resource. I got some new link ideas from this.
Thanks for sharing this article.
Hey Aishwar, no problem
Social Media backlinks are awasome and thanks for this post
You gotta love those social media backlinks :)
Nice article, thank for always sharing the knowledgeable
Knowledge is power, good luck to you
Nice This article is like a hard slap on my face. Honestly I already know like half of them but still not doing it until now. Thanks Matt…
Hahaha, get going with them then
Nice Website for some important data to get it….
Thanks Malik
Recently found this amazing site. Many useful articles and tips for SEO. Thanks for the great post.
Cheers Eddie, I hope the articles have been useful
Some usefull tips. Good reading
Thanks Peter
so amazing tips finally got some idea about social media link building.
Glad the article gave you some good tips
Thank you for a very great article
No worries Alfian
Wow I thought I had done all I could but there are plenty for me to add … Thanks for the great post off to get cracking then lol
Hi Martin, haha always more to do :)
Thanks for the great info – always looking to add to my backlinks and you had a few tips I have never seen before.
Thanks Jason, always pleased to help
Thank You,
For Posting a Nice Article
Great Work and Keep Continue
Will do, thanks
Very good post. It was of help. Thanks
Thanks Carla
So nice information
Glad to help
Thanks for the info. I have been using most of these but there were some I had missed. I may give Reddit a go next.
Sounds like a good idea to me
Thank you for your information.
No problem Ann
Great post, Thanks for this informative article.
Cheers Rakibul, glad you like the info
Thank you for your useful information.Thanks a lot
No problem Ann
To be honest with you, I’ve never seen any post about SEO that is as brilliant as this one. Very unique with some overlooked tips that can actually make a difference. After reading this post I had no option but to trust whatever you say from now on. I will like to let you know that I am your newest subscriber. I just launched my e-commerce shop 24th November 2017 and was looking for some good link building methods when I ran into this post. I have bookmarked this URL and implemented few of your tips. My goal is to implement all tips in this post.
Keep it up man, you are doing fantastic. Looking forward to getting more from you.
Special thanks to you for this post.
Hey, thanks very much and good luck with your new shop!
thi s articel is very helpfull…
Cheers Mary
Great guide. As much as I thought I had my social profiles nailed down, your guide helped me squeeze quite a few extra links out of Facebook particularly. This is a blog I’ll be following now.
Thanks Brian, there is always a little extra room for links :)
Hi, Matthew Thanks for this awesome article which explains the process to build social media backlinks, I used to scratch my head whenever I hear about social links. Thanks for explaining in detail.
Glad I could help Satish
nice information
Cheers for the feedback Jahangeer
great article thank you dear matt
Thanks, you’re welcome
Thanks for the amazing article!!!
You are welcome :)
Usually, I never comment on blogs but your article is so convincing that I never stop myself to say something about it. You’re doing a great job Man, Keep it up.
I am glad to break the mold!
thanks for sharing, this is usefull article and i’ve been share this article to my social media account, keep it up!
Thanks for the shares
Really helpful info. Thanks Matthew
No worrys
Nice article. Really useful. Did not know I could so easily add some extra links to our business templates website.
Super easy!
I agree. This article was great. I learned a lot from it.
Thanks Daniel, now just need to apply it :)
Matthew , loved this post. Lots of terrific tips that can be put to use to get links. Thank you.
Cheers Bill
Hey Matthew,
Thank you for that awakening. From now on I will start using back-links for social media hope to get more link juice and rankings from Google.
You’re welcome Paul
its very grest article i was really looking for..a special thanx to admin.
Glad you found it then :)
Thanks for sharing this article !! Its really helpful
No problem Sunny, glad I could help you out
Of Great Bro Keet. You Are Owesome
Cheers Asad!
Yes. Great. First time I came to know that backlink can be gain from whatsapp status. Thank you.
No problem Bharat
Thanks Matthew Woodward for this killing article! G** bless you and keep up the work.
Hi Rahul, I am happy you liked it!
Nice article dear keep it up..
Thanks very much, I intend to.
nice article you know
Thanks hope it was helpful
Thank you for your content
No problem, thank you for taking the time
Nice informative blog for SMO marketer….. Definitely sharing on my social network at Lynkpal
Thanks for the share
wow great sir, IG & google + i’ll trying
Thanks Rainer
Very nice thanks
No problem Andy
it is really helpful information thank you for sharing
Glad you found it helpful Azhar
Thanks For sharing the do-follow Backlinks.
My pleasure
It’s been a great article. I look forward to the continuing of your writings. I wish to study well …
Well I hope you take what you learnt and apply it! Good luck
Thanks a lot for this valuable share. These tips are just superb
You are welcome
thnk for sharing this information
No problem Shalini, I hope it was of use to you
thank for sharing this article this is very helpful..!! keep it up..
Will do! Thanks
nice post…this post very useful and helpful thanks for sharing this information
No worries! Glad you found it helpful
useful article for seo and backlink
Thanks! Now you just have to take what you found useful and get cracking :)
HI,
Great Article,I love this post,and people will too.You got many comments on your article it means people know this article is very useful.
Thanks :)
i find it very useful this article for me that info i want am getting here nice content and matter
Pleased you found what the post useful :)
Learn lots of new ideas from it. Great work you have done by posting this information. Thanks & keep it up!
Hi William, no problem, I am glad you liked it :)
Hello
Hi Sunil