Link Building with Instructables

February 14, 2009 by Collin LaHay
Filed under: Link Building 

How-to content, such as tutorials on how to build or create stuff has always been in the top most popular search items. There are literally millions of things you could search on “how to _insert words here_”, and that is why sites like eHow, Wikihow, and others have become so popular.

Today, I have come across a website called Instructables. Instructables is a community powered web2.0 website that allows anyone to register a free account and submit “how-to” articles on any topic they choose.

Instructables is great because it allows you to write optimized content around any niche that you are promoting, and it also provides you with dofollow anchor text links in your content, which is the best kind of link you can get. The site is great because anyone can write a simple unique how-to guide and that means it doesn’t matter what your site is about, if you get a little creative you can build a link in the next 15 minutes.

With Instructables, you can also nominate your how-to articles for different awards/contests and get a lot more publicity by doing this, however I would not recommend it unless your article actually provides real value and you have put hours of time into it.

Comments

16 Comments on Link Building with Instructables

  1. Nick Jones on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 9:57 am

    2. Hi Collin. Nice one thank you.

    Are there an optimimum amount of articles (and hence links) that one should aim for? Are ten better than one for example?

    I could put up loads, but it’s all time. Just wondering how much effort is ‘best’ before it drains my time.

    Hope that makes sense.

    BTW. I am now No.1 for my chosen optimised term on Google UK! Woohoo! Been no.5 or so for a couple of years. With thanks to you and your tips, as this has helped a good deal. All honest stuff on my part too.

    Nick

  2. Collin LaHay on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 11:03 am

    3. There really isn’t a “set number.” Obviously the more you post the more links you will get. You should do at least 1 minimum and then think about adding one here and there when you have some free time.

  3. Mike Giraldi on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 3:38 pm

    4. Thanks for the great info Collin. I found your blog from digital point forums and am enjoying it. Keep up the great work!

  4. Sacramento Weddings on Mon, 16th Feb 2009 9:48 am

    5. Thanks for yet another great link building idea!

  5. Scott on Wed, 18th Feb 2009 12:01 pm

    6. I love do follow text links. Thanks for another great optimization recommendation. I learn most of my knowledge from your blog. Good stuff as always

  6. brad on Fri, 27th Feb 2009 8:15 pm

    7. what’s the right number of article directories to submit your article to ? should you submit it to a bunch of them, or just pick one very good one and that’s it ? thanks.

  7. Air Jordans on Tue, 24th Mar 2009 12:33 am

    8. Any another premium post …I will do them today and i wish it will rocks

  8. Alex Panait on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 6:27 am

    9. Actually instructables.com provides no follow link. I created an instructable and after I published I noticed that the links are nofollow…

  9. Steven on Thu, 23rd Apr 2009 7:48 am

    10. Thank you for the post…. your tips just rock.

  10. allxclub review on Mon, 29th Jun 2009 10:35 pm

    11. i love these sort of sites where you can just use one account and create as many article type posts with links back to your desired webpages… killer !!!

  11. Neodymium on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 12:57 pm

    12. I’ve posted two comments/links on an instructables article and I do indeed have some people visiting my site every now and then.

  12. Water Harvest Online on Mon, 3rd Aug 2009 2:14 pm

    13. I have posted quite a few comments on instructables with the hope of link building… are the links really no-follow?

  13. nike dunk on Thu, 6th Aug 2009 11:32 pm

    14. Hello, it’s looks like a b2c site, not like a link building site, how to link exchange with others?

  14. Bob on Thu, 15th Oct 2009 8:14 am

    15. The links in instructables are no-follow. The links you can post in “Answers” art however are still dofollow.

  15. Michael on Mon, 26th Oct 2009 4:16 am

    16. Colin,

    This is an excellent quick way to get a link..I really appreciate your advice and bringing it to my attention

  16. Michael Pierce on Wed, 2nd Jun 2010 9:32 pm

    17. another excellent tip on link building. Thanks1

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