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

Local Partners

Business recognition

Certifications

Human Traffic Qualified Traffic

Local Testimonials

Educational Organizations

EDU Business recognition

Educational Organizations

Other Local Organizations

Charitable Organizations

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