For those who have a vague - or completely no - idea about what the term “Linkwheel” stands for, a Linkwheel involves interlinking at least 7 or more web 2.0 properties in such a wheel-like manner so that they each feed a particular web page with backlinks and traffic. Each web 2.0 property in this case is called a “hub” and the particular page on the web could be a squeeze page, a main blog, or a review site. This strategy is well known for driving tons of traffic to that main page, usually referred to as the “focus hub” or “main hub”. It is ideal to say, the more people use Linkwheel for a particular page, the more links they build for that site and hence, the more their Google page rank and traffic.

Some of the many Web 2.0 properties that could be used to build a Linkwheel are:

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1. Blogger.com
2. Wordpress.com
3. Squidoo.com
4. Quizilla.com
5. Hubpages.com
6. Blog.com
7. LiveJournal.com



The concept may appear complex to the novice but, to those who know how to use Linkwheel, the whole process can be completed within a few hours. In the rest of this article, you’ll discover how to set up a Linkwheel and understand exactly why they’re as effective for generating traffic.

How to Set Up a Linkwheel

1. The very first thing to do when preparing to create or use Linkwheels is to prepare 5 to 6 short but keyword rich articles. Your articles may be unique or spun depending on how you want them. Also, you may write them yourself or hire someone to do so for you; i.e. if you don’t have the time. Just in case you’re wondering, a good place to find such writers is WarriorForum.com or MadContent.com.



1. This is where the whole fun begins. Sign up for some or all, of the above web 2.0 properties and use each of the articles you’ve prepared to create a page. Creating these web pages are quite easy and, besides, most web 2.0 properties come with video tutorials to help you.



1. Next use the following HTML anchor text format to target each hub or web 2.0 property

<a href="/http://www.YOURURLHERE.com">Anchor Text</a>

For example, if you’re aiming to rank high for the keyword “How to Use Linkwheel”, then your HTML anchor text will look something like this:

<a href="http:// www.YOURURLHERE.com">How to Use Linkwheel</a>

1. Now that you have everything set up and linking to each other, it’s time to ping all your blogs or web 2.0 hubs. The best ways to do this is by using Pingler, Pingomatic, or Pingoat. Whichever one you use depends on you really.

Thie above is pretty much all you need to do each time you use Linkwheel to drive traffic to your site. Another thing you could do is to use social bookmarking for all your blog or hub posts so as to have them indexed on search engines in a flash.

How Effective is the Use of Linkwheels for Generating Traffic

So, how effective is using Linkwheels for driving traffic to your web page? Well, simply put, it’s very, very effective. Consider this, when you have these many hubs or blog posts linking to a particular landing page, what you have at the end of the day is a massive set of backlinks all heading to the same place. These, i.e. backlinks, are one of the most important factors in Search Engine Marketing. They will guarantee you tons of free traffic every time, especially after pinging and using social bookmarking.