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2. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait Many marketers subscribe to a vague idea that "linkbait" is something to be avoided. Said the young male owner of a wildly popular blog recently: "What's `linkbait’? I always get it mixed up with `jailbait'. I end up imagining a hottie in a skimpy tank top." www.FreePassHost.com

3. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait The disreputable air around the term 'linkbait' is illustrated even though he was obviously trying to be funny during a lively conversation. The practice of deliberately placing inflammatory writing on a blog which is specifically designed to create a firestorm of comments and backlinks is referred to as 'linkbaiting' so you can imagine why it is demonized by some. www.FreePassHost.com

4. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait But hold on... Isn't that every blogger's dream? It may be but it still boils down to one important thing which is relevancy. This is the intangible but very real characteristic which separates good blogs with a solid reputation from the rest. www.FreePassHost.com

5. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait The sentiment on linkbait is not strictly black or white but has many shades of grey. Just like the Toronto Suns Sunshine girl is featured to attract a predominantly male reader demographic, some documents and blog posts are aimed at a particular audience. www.FreePassHost.com

6. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait Linkbait is nothing more or less than written content that attracts a buzz, comments and, above all, links. Whether or not linkbait is good or bad, shady or perfectly ethical depends on two things: 1. The main purpose and intent of the blog 2. The target of the linkbait post and the submitter's intent www.FreePassHost.com

7. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait A lot of linking is associated with these types of posts and content: Opinion pieces which take the opposite view of popular or universal subject; Guides that are definitive and filled with high value content; www.FreePassHost.com

8. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait Submittals that are of the "exposure" type; Inflammatory pieces intended to defame an organization or person; Titillating dishonest pieces designed to grab links Provocative sexual content. www.FreePassHost.com

9. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait Two definitions of 'linkbait' which are obviously not bad things are definitive guides and controversial opinions. Intelligent controversy not only stops people from becoming complacent but is also guaranteed because of the right to free speech in America. The definitive and high value content in guides is reason enough for this type to deserve links. www.FreePassHost.com

10. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait A controversial piece is only as praisworthy as the motives of the poster. If it is untrue and there to strictly create links it will quickly fall out of favor. www.FreePassHost.com

11. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait "Exposure" type pieces are sure-fire "bait", as well as negative in focus. While this usually attracts passionate reader interest, both pro and con, it's a risky maneuver; one which can result in a sharp loss of subscribers after the initial reader obsession... Or, possibly, a lawsuit. www.FreePassHost.com

12. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait As far as contoversial pieces go inflammatory posts are on the lowest rung of the ladder. No matter how you feel about them, if you have ever read tabloid headlines then you should be familiar with this technique. And provocative sexual content seems to make page ranks plummet. www.FreePassHost.com

13. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait There is a point to all of this and that is, that yielding to the shadier temptations associated with "linkbaiting" is playing with fire. The online world is changing fast and furiously and only one strategy will still draw a steady stream of reliable back links in the long run... www.FreePassHost.com

14. The Pros and Cons of LinkBait Personnally written, original high value content. www.FreePassHost.com

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