Do you guys spend more time backlinking or more time on-site?

[bigcat1967]

Basically, what is your breakdown?

For an example -- 33% on social sites (promoting your own site)
33% backlinking

and

33% on-page

What is your breakdown?

 

[StackCash]

I personally view on-site SEO as just part of the process of making a new post/page. For me, it's just a step in the process of adding content to my sites.

As far as off-site, I will build out a bunch of social bookmark/directory links immediately to gain a base of links. After that, I will spend the majority of my time gaining highly relevant backlinks and building wheels/pyramids for popular pages/posts.

 

[Wuoshi]

I focus alot on content, allowing the sites to age. Much is gained "free" then, it just takes a little longer.

 

[James Martell]

Great question.

In my affiliate efforts I spend at least 60-70% of my time backlinking through guest writing on other sites. I found over the years that the real money is in the creation of high quality content on other people's sites with a couple great backlinks in each article back to my sites.

This allows me to gain the top search rankings and get in front of a whole new audience. I had these two articles published in the last couple days.

• Your Affiliate Business Could Be Your $1,000,000 Retirement Plan
• Backlinking for Bucks – 10 Tips For Building Solid Backlinking Campaigns

James

 

[buddy007]

I try to focus on providing "decent" content of 500 or more words for starters, then focus on the on-page optimization aspects. If I were to break my activities down, I'd say it was something like this:

Content creation - 25% (unless outsourced)
On-page work - 15%
Link building - 60%

If the content is outsourced, on-page changes from 15% to 20% and linking moves to 80% or so.

Keep in mind, those are rough estimates and each site varies depending on the level of competition and potential revenue. Small micro sites would receive a slightly different break-down of work.

 

[Hulbert Lee]

Basically, what is your breakdown?

For an example -- 33% on social sites (promoting your own site)
33% backlinking

and

33% on-page

What is your breakdown?

Currently, I am spending more time back linking. I can't do both at once. I like to focus on one aspect until it's good, then move on to the next one.

 

[Yana]

how many website do you optimize a day?

 

[genshes]

no, iam against your opinion , it must be 50% back links , social sites 30% and 20% on page

 

[Jen32MS]

Well, I'm spending over 40% on backlinks building, but also I'm working very much on the website itself, google loves fresh content as much as they love backlinks..

 

[StackCash]

Now that my site is pretty much up and running...it requires less optimization time than when I first started it. I'm spending about 80% of my time building links.

 

[mlevenhagen]

There isn't one right answer.. depends on your model, keyword, marketing and traffic goals. There isn't one way to develop and drive traffic to a site.. I have sites I spend a majority of my time back linking.. but then I have a profitable growing network of sites where I spend no time. ..very different.. monetized in different ways. Different keyword strategies..