Essay Reveals a Writer in You

During your study at college, many eyes will evaluate your essay, many heads will be thinking about its content. And your aim is not to disappoint them, not to hand in just another ordinary essay. There are some fundamentals common for all the essays we want to share with you. Though it may appear too obvious to you, but please DO read the essay topic very attentively and thoughtfully. One of the most common mistakes I come across when checking the essays is misinterpretation of the topic. Some students stick off the point, others don’t answer the target problem of the essay. Avoid this mistake.

Some tutors assign their own topics and very often they might be too abstract. Others offer the choice of the topic to the students, mentioning the necessary type of the essay (e.g. comparison/contrast essay comparison/contrast essay). In either case don’t despair! Your tutor wants you to demonstrate your abilities in thinking and your skills in committing them to paper. Impress him, because you can. Though essay excludes plagiarism, you can’t do with referring to useful literature. Read a lot, read diverse literature… Then you will put down all the sources into your reference list.

It is a good thing to discuss your topic with someone. An ideal variant is your tutor, because he will give you useful advice and will clarify his own opinion on the subject. If he is not available, discuss your issue with a person you respect. The essay answers the question WHY? (E.g. a persuasive essay answers the question WHY do I have such an opinion on the point?). In other words, essay can be defined as some kind of a letter to your imaginary friend (your perspective reader) who asked you the question “WHY?”. So, the first section of your “letter” is - introduction. Here you inform the reader about the essence of the problem and prepare him for the course of the discussion.

Then you continue your discourse in supporting paragraphs. Your aim is to gain the reader over and to capture his imagination. How can you do it? Examples: A lot of sound, pertinent examples make a convincing and effective essay. Especially rich in the examples must be expository essays which aim at explaining something to the audience. Last sentences of the essay make up a conclusion. It is your final word with the reader. So, use it efficiently and make a strong notable conclusion. Though essay is not the easiest task, but if you give a conscious approach to it, if you treat it with spirit, then your essay will help you to win the tutor’s respect. And what is more important you will believe that you are creative and inventive!

The Islamic rulings regarding Women's dress: According to the Qur'an and Sunnah

A summary of The Islamic rulings regarding Women's dress: According to the Qur'an and Sunnah   About the author: Abu Bilal Mustafa Al-Kanadi was born in Italy on July 4, 1950. At his 4 he immigrated with his family to the Lakes District of northern British Columbia. In 1965 his family moved to Vancouver BC where he completed his secondary education. In 1968 he embarked in the BA program at the University of British Columbia, and he graduated in 1972 from the faculty of Arts with a major in English Literature. During his final semester at S.F.U., he embraced Islam. 

Afterwards, in quest of Islamic education he traveled to Makkah during Ramadan of 1976 and performed Haj and entered the Arabic Language Institute at Umm Al-Qura University and completed the language program in two and a half years. In 1983 he graduated with honors in the field of Qur'anic and Hadeeth Sciences. In May 1989, he obtained a Master's Degree in Qur'anic Sciences from the same university. A few weeks later he passed away at the age of 39. During his short span of life he wrote a number of treatises on various topics and was actively engaged in writing, translating and Dawah work. To make a human judgment, his premature death apparently seems to be a great loss for the Muslim Ummah. But we must submit to the Grand Design of Allah. Summary of the book: The writer, at the outset of the treatise, gives a precious introduction where he deplores the fact that some Muslims have become lax in wearing dress and in the mutual relationship between man and woman. It is because of the blind imitation of the western life-style infiltrated in the Muslim countries. Against the western perverted culture the writer suggests us emulate 'Hishmah' which designates modesty, decency, honor, purity and chastity. In fact the paper is confined to an exposition of the Islamic dress code for the women. The paper is richly documented with the verses from the Holy Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah as well as the "dependable" views of the classical scholars.

 Firstly the writer refers to the verses 24:30-31 that epitomizes the Islamic position of modesty and decency as far as the relationship between man and woman is concerned. The verses state:"Tell ( O Mohammad!) the believing men to lower their gaze and to guard their modesty. That is purer for them. Verily Allah is acquainted with all that they do.

 And tell (O Mohammad!) the believing women to lower their gaze and to guard their modesty, and not to display their adornments, except that which ordinarily appears thereof, and to draw their head veils over their necks and bosoms, and not to reveal their adornments except to their own husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands' fathers, or their sons, or their husbands' sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants free of physical desire, or small children who have no sense of women's nakedness. Let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they conceal of their hidden ornaments. And turn unto Allah altogether, O you Believers; in order that you may attain success." 

The phrase "not to display their (women's) adornments, except that which ordinarily appears thereof" is a matter of interpretation and it is because of the differences in the interpretation that the scholars give diverse opinions to the extent to which a woman should cover her physical appearance. And in this respect the writer mentions the various interpretations of the classical scholars: The Companion Ibn Mas'ood says that the "appearance of adornments" means woman's clothes and Ibn Jubair says it is her face. According to Sa'eed bin Jubair, Ata'a and Al-Awzaa'i the phrase means "The face, the two hands and the garments".

 The Companions Ibn Abbas, Qatadaah, and Al-Miswar bin Makhramah says, "By this phrase is meant the wearing of Kuhl (a black material powder used for darkening the eyelids or for medical purposes), bracelets, hand dye… and other things of that nature, which are permitted for a woman to wear and for others to see displayed on her." A famous interpreter of the Holy Qur'an Al-Imam At-Tabari concludes, "The most correct of these sayings is that which states that the intended meaning is the face and the two hands. This is because there is agreement between this view and the others in which are mentioned Kuhl, rings, bracelets and hand dye. Indeed all of these latter things must necessarily appear on the face or on the two hands. We say that this is the most correct of the mentioned opinions because all of the scholars agree that every person must cover his/her awrah during salaah and that a woman is allowed to uncover her face and hands while praying (no matter even if 'strangers' see her while praying in this state); but she must cover other than these of two areas…. 

Thus if there is unanimous agreement between the Ulama regarding this matter, it is obvious that a woman may display of her body that which is not awrah, as is the case with a man; because it is not forbidden to display what is not awrah. Consequently since the woman is allowed to display the face and hands, it is obvious that this is the exception made by Allah, the Exalted in His saying: 'except that which ordinarily appears thereof'; because these are precisely the parts which appear exposed on the woman." (Quoted from Jami'I-Bayaan 'an Ta-weelil-Qur'an, vol. 18, pp. 118-119; published by Mustafa Al-Baabi Al-Halabi, Cairo, 1968.) 

There is another opinion regarding this matter. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and a number of Shaafi'ee scholars are the proponent of this view. What they understood by the phrase "except that which ordinarily appears thereof" is as follows: The woman can't display any of her adornments whether natural or acquired like her jewelry, eye-show etc. But if it appears accidentally, she will be exempted from the blame. According to them a woman must try always to cover her body in front of a male stranger. However, a minority of the jurists conceive such view and it is also "not supported by the authentic narration of the Sunnah.

 Furthermore, it is in contradiction to the view held by the vast majority of the Islamic scholars." Imam Qurtubi says in this regard, "…since the face and hands are by habit and during worship (her salaah and her performance of hajj and Umrah) most often ordinarily displayed, it is most reasonable and befitting that what is meant by the exception to the rule mentioned in the phrase except that which ordinarily appears thereof is precisely the face and hands." The following prophetic tradition will make the matter clear. 

"Aishah (R.) reported that Asmaa, her sister, entered into the presence of the Prophet (SAWS) wearing thin transparent clothing. So the Messenger (SAWS) turned away from her saying: O Asmaa' if a woman reaches the age of menstruation it is not allowed that any of her body should be seen except this and he pointed to his face and two hands." (Quoted from Al-Qurtubi's Al-Jaami fi Ahkaamil Qur'an) The second Quranic verse that the writer discusses in regard to the topic is as follows: "O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the women-folk of the Believers to draw their outer garments about themselves (when they go abroad). That is better, so that they may be recognized and not molested. And Allah is Forgiving, 

Merciful." (Surah Ahzaab; verse 59)

 There remain different opinions regarding the meaning of the Quranic word of the verse mentioned above "Jalaabeeb" ("outer garments"). Al-Haafidh Ibn Katheer mentions in his famous Tafseer that an outer garment is in effect the "rida'a" (a large piece of cloth; much larger than the ladies' usual headpiece). This is the view of the Companion Ibn Mas'ood and a number of Taa'been scholars like Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Qataadah, Ibraheem An-Nakha'I, Ata'a and others.

 In fact the purpose of the outer garment is to better cover the women's regular casual housedress which is normally not sufficient for wearing out in public. The four famous schools of jurisprudence are basically divided into two opinions regarding the contention which part of the woman's body must be covered. The Maaliki and Hanafi are on the view that she can expose her face and hands to male strangers. On the contrary the Hanbali and the Shaafi'ee opine that a woman should cover the whole of her body including face and hands before male strangers. However, the former opinion (that of Maaliki and Hanafi) seems to be stronger according to the Hadeethes mentioned below: Jaabir bin Abdullah said: I attended prayer on Eid day with the Prophet (SAWS).

 He commenced with the prayer, before the sermon, without any Adhaan or Iqaamah. Then he rose, leaning on Bilal and addressing those before him, commanded them to fear Allah and exhorted them to obey Him. He further admonished and warned them. Then he moved on until he came to the woman whom he addressed saying: "Give charity, for verily most of you are fuel of the hell-fire of Jahannam, whereupon there rose from the middle ladies' congregation, a dark-cheeked woman who said: "Why is that, O Messenger of Allah"? He replied: " Because you women make too many complaints, and you refuse to acknowledge your husbands' good treatment." Upon hearing this, the women began tossing their jewelry in charity upon Bilal's outspread cloth. (An authentic Hadeeth reported by Muslim, Nasaa'i and others). Ibn Abbas reported that a woman came to the Messenger (SAWS) on the day of sacrifice, during his farewell hajj, seeking a religious verdict from him. 

Al-Fadl bin Abbas, a handsome man was Prophet's riding partner at the time…and he began to glance at the woman-, as she was beautiful-and she was too glancing at him. So Allah's Messenger (SAWS) upon seeing this grasped Al-Fadl's chin and turned his face in the other direction. In another narration Al-Abbas (Prophet's uncle) later asked him: O Messenger of Allah, why did you turn the neck of your cousin (i.e. Al-Fadl)? The Prophet's reply was: "I saw a young man and woman in such a situation that I feared what effect Shaitan might have upon them. (An authentic Hadeeth reported by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and other compilers of prophetic traditions). In the first Hadeeth we have a proof that women used to keep their face open. 

Otherwise the narrator could not describe the woman as dark-cheeked. As regards the second Hadeeth, the woman's face is described as beautiful. If face were to be covered and hidden from view, the Prophet (SAWS) would not have allowed the woman to appear before him and the other men without veiling her face. (Face includes the forehead vertically down to the chin inclusive. Horizontally, it extends from ear to ear, not including them: for the ears are part of head, not the face. Thus the hair, ears, and neck are not part of face. The hands up to the wrist point not including the protruding wrist bone.) In fact the purpose of the Sunnah is to clarify the Qur'an and so it has specified the matter of covering of the body of woman which appears ambiguous in the Qur'an. 

"Finally, the fact that the vast majority of reputed scholars of this Islamic Ummah-from the earliest times up to the present-have been of the view which allows a woman to display only her face and two hands; this too is weighted evidence for its correctness and preference in regard to this issue." "The position we have taken is correctly proven balanced view, for it avoids the excessive fanaticism committed by some and the unfortunate inadequacy advocated by others. Excess is committed by those who stubbornly insist on the woman's whole body being covered, from head to toe, at all times. Inadequacy is the lot of those who claim that a woman can display more than her face and hands; e.g. the forearms, forelocks, ears, feet, etc.

" Seven Conditions for the Acceptability of Hijaab: In way of conclusion the author defines some conditions to be fulfilled when pursuing Hijaab. And he is not dogmatic in the actuality of this numeration. Some may differ with him keeping the spirit of Islam intact. In fact Hijaab is a comprehensive term that implies the covering of woman's body, concealing her adornments and it also indicates the rules and etiquette that govern her behavior in relation to the opposite sex.

 The first condition: A woman's clothing must cover her entire body excluding her face and two hands. This is the foundation of Hijaab and without which the following conditions are "invalid and useless." Her clothing must not be so thin or delicate as to display the form, color, or skin of her body underneath it. Otherwise it will simply tempt and mislead the male strangers. The Prophet (SAWS) says in this regard, " There will be found amongst the latter day my people of my nation (Muslims), women who are dressed, but in reality naked (displaying skin color and the form of the body), their hair will be rolled in a bun at the tops of their heads like the camel's hump; curse them, for verily they are cursed." (Related by Al-Tabaarani with an authentic chain of transmitters.) The clothing must be sufficiently loose so that the size and the shape of her body are not displayed. And otherwise it will simply be an invitation of immorality in the name of wearing dress. The Hadeeth mentioned below clarifies the matter. "Usaama bin Zaid said: Allah's Messenger (SAWS) gave me a gift of thick Coptian cloth which he had previously received as a gift from Dahiah Al-Kalby, so I gave it to my wife to use for her clothing.

 The Prophet (SAWS) later asked me: 'What is with you that you don't wear the Coptian cloth?' I replied I gave it to my wife to wear. The Prophet (SAWS) then said: "Order her to wear a gown under the Captian cloth, for verily I fear that it might reveal the size and shape of her body parts." (Ahmad, Al-Bayhaqi and Al-Haakim). A woman's cloth must not resemble a man's cloth. There is no concept of unisex garments in Islam. The following two Prophetic traditions make it clear. One Hadeeth is that Abu Hurairah (R) said: "Allah's Messenger (SAWS) cursed the man who wears attire which resembles women's clothing, and he cursed the woman who wears garments resembling men's clothing." (Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah and others). 

The other Hadeeth is related by Abdullah bin Amr and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: "Women who resemble men are not of us (Muslims) nor are the men who resemble women of us." (Imam Ahmad and Al-Tabaraani). A woman's garments must not have bold decorative patterns and designs because such captivating dress invites the attention of man to the woman wearing it. Allah says, "And let the women not display their adornments." Her dress must not resemble the clothes normally worn by the non-believing women. Abdullah bin Amr Ibnul Aas said: 

The Messenger of Allah saw me wearing two portions of a reddish cloth dyed with safflower so he said: "Verily these are the clothes of the disbeliever, so do not wear them." (Muslim and Ahmad). And Abdullah bin Umar relates that the Messenger (SAWS) said:"Whosoever resembles a people (other than Muslims) he is one of them." (Ahmad and Abu Dawood). The last one is that a Muslim woman's dress must not be ostentatious or showy due to pride or worldliness, to gain high reputation before people. The Prophet (SAWS) said: "Whosoever wear ostentatious dress in this worldly life, Allah will clothe him/ her in a dress of humiliation and disgrace in the Day of Resurrection; then He will kindle it with fire." (Abu Dawood and Ibn Maajah). 

In the conclusion of his paper the writer mentions a Quranic verse from the Surah Al-Ahjaab where Allah says: "And let not the womenfolk appear in the manner of the times of Ignorance."It is unbecoming of the Muslims to resemble the people of darkness, disbelief, and ignorance after Allah (SWT) has taken them out of darkness, disbelief, and ignorance. So a Muslim woman should guard her modesty and conceal her private adornments from all those who are forbidden to see them. And she can achieve Allah's pleasure in this life and the eternal blissful life in the Hereafter. 

Goodness

In The Name Of ALLAH Most Gracious And Most Mercifull.

The Prophet (PBUH) Said

" Pass On Knowledge From Me Even if it is Only One Verse "

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'Ala Rasulillah 

 Assalaam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

`Abdullah Bin `Umar (May Allah Be Pleased With Them) Reported :

The Prophet (PBUH) Said,

 " The Finest Act Of Goodness is That A Person Should Treat Kindly The Loved Ones Of His Father ".
[Muslim].

30 Reasons To Eat Eggs

Study showed that those who consumed 4 or more eggs per week had lower cholesterol than those who only ate one egg per week.

Eggs are good for you! Here’s why:

1. Eggs are Full of Vitamins and Minerals- Including vitamins B, C, D, E, K, and more.

2. Lower High Blood Pressure- The peptides present in eggs were shown to help reduce high blood pressure.

3. Great Source of Protein- Eggs are a great source of protein, one egg contains 6 grams of protein.

4. Omega 3’s- Eggs contain a high level of essential omega-3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient and good for your heart.

5. Nine Essential Amino Acids- Eggs are known as the perfect food as they are the only one that contains all 9 of the essential amino acids.

6. Can Lower Your Cholesterol- Eggs do contain cholesterol, however as mentioned above, studies have shown that those who consume eggs regularly had a reduced LDL and an increase in HDL (the good cholesterol).

7. Boost Brain and Nerve Health-One egg contains 20% of the daily recommended intake of choline. Approximately 90% of Americans are choline deficient. Choline is essential for phospholipids used in all cell membranes. Adequate levels of choline are essential for brain and nerve health.

8. Contain Lutein and Zeaxanthin- These carotenoids are an essential component for eye health and defend against the damaging effects of free radicals.

9. Contain Tryptophan and Tyrosine- Two amino acids which have great antioxidant properties. Tryptophan is also important as it is converted to serotonin, a mood enhancer and converted into melatonin in the pineal gland, which benefits sleep.

10. Reduced Risk of Macular Degeneration- Eggs protect your eyes from developing age-related macular degeneration due to the lutein and zeaxanthin present.

11. Good Source of Vitamin B12- Vitamin B12 is an important vitamin for the process of converting homocysteine into safe molecules, such as glutathione, an important antioxidant.

12. Eggs Contain Calcium- One egg contains 50mg (5%) calcium. Although not a large source of calcium, an increased intake can reduce the risk of colon polyups and breast cancer.

13. Eggs Do NOT Cause Heart Disease- The choline in eggs is a crucial nutrient to help reduce the inflammation that leads to heart disease.

14. Reduce Birth Defects- Eggs contain folate, a nutrient which studies have shown to help prevent birth defects when consumed prenatally, one egg contains 44μg (11%) of folate.

15. Good Source of Vitamin A- One egg contains 19% vitamin A which plays an important role in improving the immune system.

16. Promote Healthy Hair and Nails- The sulfur contained in eggs and the additional vitamins and minerals help promote hair and nail growth.

17. Reduce Oxidative Stress- Selenium, an essential macronutrient contained in eggs helps reduce oxidative stress.

18. Reduce Risk of Tumors- Eggs are an excellent source of selenium which has been associated with preventing cancer and in particular reducing tumors affecting the prostate.

19. Eggs Protect Your Eyesight- Not only do they prevent macular degeneration, but the antioxidants in eggs also have been reported to protect eyes from damage related to UV exposure.

20. Reduces Risk of Cataracts- The antioxidants have also been linked to reducing the risk of developing cataracts in old age.

21. Improve Immune System Functioning- The iron contained in eggs helps support a healthy immune system and normal red blood cell production.

22. Lose Weight- In a study from Louisiana State University, participants who ate eggs for breakfast instead of bagels, lost more weight and reported having more energy.

23. Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer- A recent study found that women who consumed high amounts of choline, an abundant nutrient in eggs, were 24% less likely to get breast cancer.

24. Source of Vitamin D- The majority of the population is deficient in vitamin D which is essential for boosting the immune system and preventing cancer. One egg contains 41 IU of the 600 IU recommend daily amount of vitamin D.

25. Reduces Inflammation- The choline in eggs aids in reducing inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation has been linked to increasing the risk of osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, cognitive decline, and type 2 diabetes.

26. Beneficial for Fetal Development- The choline present in eggs is essential for pregnant women as it is crucial for proper fetal brain development and preventing neural tube defects.

27. Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke- Several studies have shown that the nutrients in eggs help prevent blood clots which reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

28. Improved Memory Function- The high amount of vitamins and nutrients in eggs, in particular choline, improves memory function and cognition.

29. Eggs Can Be Inexpensive- Many are able to get eggs for a great price when bought from local farmers. Another option is to raise your own chickens! Not only does this help save money and provide you with more nutritional value, but you could sell eggs to those in the area to cover the cost of caring for them.

30. Egg Variety- There are many ways to prepare eggs, whether you eat them raw, scramble them up in coconut oil, or boil them. You can also add great variety by adding in nutritious vegetables and herbs, such as to an omelet.

Internet Marketing Strategy

44 Link Popularity Secrets

Enjoy These BENEFITS:

-Quality targeted traffic from backlink & reciprocal link partners

-Sustained long-term free search engine traffic

-Recognition as an authority in your specific field

There are enormous benefits to be had if you master and use these link popularity secrets. These 44 linking strategies and tactics are organized into three sections:

Link Popularity Resources, Tools, & Techniques
(1-11)
Backlinks (Incoming Links)
(12-37)
Reciprocal Links
(38-44)

(1-11) Link Popularity Resources, Tools, & Techniques

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You will need a comprehensive script to manage the many tasks of a complete link popularity strategy.
First step:
Download and install Duncan Carver's Link Management Assistant (LMA):
http://www.onlinemarketingtoday.com/software/link-management/
The best link popularity software.
Other leading link building products are:
Arelis4
http://www.axandra.com/
Reciprocal Manager
http://reciprocalmanager.com/
Zeus
http://www.cyber-robotics.com/
...but all have significant price tags attached.
LMA is the Rolls Royce of link popularity software.
In a class by itself!
Oh yes, did I mention that it is free!
This link building software is the best option for building a niche directory for a mini site or niche site.
Even if you currently use other link popularity software, you should add LMA to your Internet marketing arsenal.
Download now or bookmark this page:

http://www.onlinemarketingtoday.com/software/link-management/
For an example of a link directory established with LMA see the "Work At Home Website Directory" that I have started to develop on this website:
http://100FreeWorkAtHomeTools.com/lma/directory

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Read this important article:
Keyword Phrases In Linking text:
http://linkingmatters.com/linkingtext.html
Linking text, sometimes called anchor text is the clickable text that takes people to another page or resource.
Mastering the skill of using keyword phrases in your linking text is one of the critical secrets to understand in developing an effective link building strategy.
Take special notice of the importance of using this technique in your INTERNAL links within your website!

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You should be aware of the penalties search engines can inflict.

Vary keywords in linking text:

http://www.articlecity.com/articles/marketing/article_1287.shtml

In your linking strategy you should offer multiple anchor text options for other webmasters to choose in linking to your website.

Change these options AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH.



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Subscribe to these link popularity newsletters:

http://linkingmatters.com/Newsletter_Subscription.html
Linking Matters Newsletter

http://www.linking101.com/newsletter.htm
LinkingNews Newsletter

The dynamics of what's effective on the Internet can change at a frightening pace. Subscribe to these ezines and keep current.


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Bookmark this website:

http://www.ericward.com/articles/index.html

Free articles on strategic link building, linking strategies and tactics, and link popularity.

Eric Ward is one of the most knowledgeable individuals in terms of link popularity on the entire Internet.

Visit this site on a REGULAR BASIS.


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Use keywords in your domain name.

The links that you are sowing all over the Internet will show up more often in search engine results, if you are using important keywords in your domain name.

Use the knowledge you gained from SECRET #2 concerning "keyword phrases in linking text".


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Download this ebook which contains a collection of link building tactics:

http://www.searchengineworkshops.com/131LinkPop.html

An array of link popularity strategies that you won't find anywhere else.

The strategies are not numbered so make a page notation for link building tactics that fit your situation.


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Download and install the Alexa Toolbar.

http://download.alexa.com/index.cgi?p=Dest_W_b_40_T1/

Important toolbar to improve your link popularity.

Use of the toolbar positively affects your Alexa ranking. Since some webmasters take into account your website's Alexa ranking the better your ranking the higher your success rate in getting reciprocal links.


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Install a robots.txt file in root directory of your website (server).

Google's robots (and other SE robots) need to track your links (both internal and external). Give them help and proper guidance with the robot.txt file.

For a valuable tutorial on this technique visit:

http://www.searchengineworld.com/robots/robots_tutorial.htm
Robots.txt Tutorial

For other helpful robots.text info visit:

http://www.searchengineworld.com/cgi-bin/robotcheck.cgi/
Robots.txt Validator

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum93/
Robots.txt Forum

Search engine spiders particularly need help indexing pages that are MORE THAN TWO LEVELS removed from the home page.


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Use this Text-to-Hyperlink Conversion Tool

http://thephantomwriters.com/link-builder.pl

If you have an HTML ezine or publish articles online, you should MAKE SURE ALL OF THE URLS IN THE ARTICLE ARE HYPERLINKED. Hyperlinking only the url in the resource box is not enough.

If your articles are online, and you have referenced your own website in the article, check to make sure the links are live.

You will find some article banks where the urls within articles are not hyperlinked. Whenever you encounter this state, alert the editor to the above easy-to-use tool.

Also, express your strong preference for articles with live links.

By the way, you can edit your own articles with some article banks to include live hyperlinks. Where appropriate use the above tool to make your article links live and improve your link popularity.


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Download this powerful free ebook on time management.

http://www.howtomanageyourtime.com/

This is a talking ebook, plus a written transcript of the audio.

You will learn the powerful concept of the TIME QUADRANT, plus 12 critical time management rules.

No one can take advantage of all 44 link popularity secrets in a couple of days or weeks. There are a tremendous amount of productive steps you can take overall.

Therefore, you should SET GOALS of completing a certain step or number of steps by a SPECIFIC DATE.

Once you have put all of these link popularity secrets in place, your website will become a powerful force on the Internet!

http://www.howtomanageyourtime.com/



(12-37) Backlinks (Incoming Links)



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Write and publish articles online.

Informed opinion has it that BACKLINKS, that is, one-way, incoming links are MORE VALUABLE than reciprocal links.

If the backlink is from a high PR, high traffic site, it should prove to be extremely valuable both in terms of traffic and link popularity.

The absolute best way to get backlinks from high quality sites is to write and publish articles online.

Therefore, I have included extensive data for you to utilize.

There are five main distribution channels for your articles that you should concentrate on:

(1)Article Banks or Directories

(2)Announcement Lists

(3)Ezines that have an online archive

(4)Ezine Editors

(5)Individual websites that publish articles

Article Banks or Directories

Here are a number of different sources:

http://www.coachmaria.com/articles/articlebanks.html

http://www.arcanaweb.com/resources/article-directories.html

Announcement Lists

http://www.homebiztools.com/article-lists.htm

http://1clickprofitst.com/article-directories.html

Yahoo Groups

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Free-Content/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce_list/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/articles4you2use4promotion/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/articlesubmission/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/free-reprint-articles

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Free_eContent/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecontentarticles/

Ezines That Have An Online Archive

You should make it a top priority to start and build a file that lists ezines with an online archive.

SUBMIT TO THESE EZINES FIRST.

Use your judgement. How up to date is the archive? How many subscribers?? What's the Alexa rating?

By the way, if you ADVERTISE in ezines that have an online archive, any links in the ad that reference your own websites will add to your link popularity.



Ezine Editors

You will be using mainly ezine directories:

Some editors print their ezine online but do not have an online archive.

http://eclaunchsite.com/ECLezinedirectories.htm
Important list of ezine directories.

http://www.internetmarketing-success.com/email-marketing/ezine-directories.htm
Comprehensive list of ezine directories.

Copy and paste this list of urls in your email program and send it to yourself so you will have a hyperlinked list.

Here is a PAID alternative.

This list is selective so it should contain quality ezines with no out-of-date listings:

http://www.ezine-editors-list.com/

Individual Websites That Publish Articles

If you go to http://Google.com, type in:

"target keyword phrase + articles"

You will find websites where you can post articles for that keyword. As an example:

"link popularity + articles" yields this:

http://tinyurl.com/85z2j

Submit Articles To Web Rings

Here is an individual website that has integrated the online publishing of articles with submission to web rings:

http://www.e-syndicate.net/a17492.htm

Fee Based Article Distribution

Here are two paid article distribution services that I have used with good results:

http://thephantomwriters.com/x.pl/tpw/info/distribution/index.html

The service above was the first I used for the article below:

"Internet Marketing Strategy:The Advertising Co-op"

If you copy and paste the article title above, including quotes, at http://google.com, you will see the extent of this article's distribution.

Most of these links are BACKLINKS!

I manually submitted this article to about 10-15 websites, but it was very time consuming. After using Phantom Writers the distribution grew to about 250.

After six months I used isnare for further paid distribution.

http://isnare.com/distribution.php

This service has a very moderate cost.

Blog Posts Re: Articles

Look for June 20th post at:

http://wetrack.it/eza/af.cgi?aid=733&ent=28

Click on "Oh no... here come the critics:

http://www.joltinc.com/blog/?p=3

Then read comment #12.

Then read comment #19:

http://www.joltinc.com/blog/?p=1#comments

Powerful stuff!

Critical Secret Re Article Titles

Article Marketing & Copywriting Secret: How To Make Your Article TITLE Sell

http://100freeworkathometools.com/archives/volume6_issue10.php

After reading this article you should realize that you can get two gigantic benefits from your online articles:

improved link popularity

free website traffic from search engines when your article shows up

If Your Writing Skills Are Poor Or Insufficient

Writing and publishing articles online has such a tremendous benefit, but what if you can't write well, or worse, don't feel you have enough knowledge??

Pick a hot topic and get a ghost writer!

A ghost written article means the article is published with your name as the author.

http://guru.com/category.cfm/505

The benefits you receive will more than make up for the cost when your ghost written article becomes widely distributed.


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Submit your website to these directory sites:

http://www.dmoz.org

The single most important directory listing you can have. There may be long delays in getting your site listed. Be prepared to follow up. A free listing but very powerful.

https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro/

WARNING: Paying the fee does not guarantee inclusion in the directory.

http://joeant.com

You can avoid the listing fee by becoming an editor.

http://www.Business.com

An important widely used business directory. To submit your site click "Advertise With Us" at bottom of page.

http://www.directory-pages.com/

A comprehensive resource that is very valuable if fully utilized. Ranks directories by how "powerful" they are.

http://www.best-web-directories.com/

Great structure. Offers separate FREE and PAID directory listings.


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Here are some meta directories that list directory sites where you can submit your Web site:

http://www.beaucoup.com/

Beaucoup.com is a large directory which lists more than 2,500 search engines and directories.

http://www.search-engine-index.co.uk/

This directory lists more than 900 specialized search engines and directories.


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List your link or niche website directory with these directories:

http://www.incominglinks.com/
Extraordinary resource!

http://www.directoryarchives.com/

http://www.wmdirectory.com/

http://www.internet-search-engines-faq.com/submit-url-free-directory.shtml
Valuable resource! An annotated directory.

http://www.talkingcity.com/showthread.php?t=12
See multiple post re lists of directories by Megri

http://www.massivelinks.com/

http://www.incrawler.com/

Be sure to give your directory a name that includes important keywords.

Having a niche directory with a narrow focus can add tremendous value to your website since it can save an interested party a huge amount of time in locating valuable resources.


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If you have your own website or niche directory, PROMOTE IT!

Submit it to the directories of directories referenced above.

Advertise your link or niche directory using free advertising resources such as:

http://www.free-internet-advertising.co.uk/index.htm

http://freesoloads.100freeworkathometools.com

http://freeadvertisingforum.com

http://www.dailyclassifieds.co.uk

http://www.subscribeme.net

http://adlandpro.100freeworkathometools.com

The focus is not on promoting your overall website but on advertising your link or niche directory specifically.

Your intent is to promote and secure backlinks.

You hope that other websites, once they discover it, will want to link to a valuable resource, YOUR DIRECTORY.

So make your directory exceptional and link within it to high quality websites.

Your Promotion should be RELENTLESS.

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Submit your blog and RSS feeds to directories:

http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/

For details on setting up your syndicated feed, read this article by William Bontrager:

http://www.homebiztools.com/syndication.htm


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If you have the appropriate files, submit your site to directories for .pdf files, multimedia files and image files.

http://searchpdf.adobe.com

http://www.blinkx.tv/

http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/submit.html


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List your ezine in these ezine directories. Make sure you have a SEPARATE sign-up page for your newsletter or ezine.

Such listings will give you a permanent backlink to your website.

http://emailuniverse.com/bestezines

http://ezinelocater.com

http://www.topezineads.com/demo.html

This site has a comprehensive list of ezine directories:

http://internetmarketing-success.com/ezine_directories.htm/


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Post to forums, blogs, and newsgroups.

When your website has appropriate useful information, your responsive answers to forum members' requests can include a direct link to the appropriate page of your website.

Your post must be DIRECTLY RESPONSIVE to the topic, not just an attempt to gain a backlink.

In addition, many forums allow a signature file, where you can include a backlink to your website. Use the knowledge from SECRET #2 in your signature file.

Here is a link to a site with solid information on forums complete with a list of active and prominent forums to investigate.

http://www.imarketing-university.com/internet-marketing-forums.html/
Valuable resource for Internet Marketing forums.

An extremely valuable FREE ebook on posting at forums can be obtained at:

http://100FreeWorkAtHomeTools.com/forumsupertips.php
Link popularity and posting at forums

All of the powerful knowledge and wisdom in this ebook can be applied to posting at blogs and newsgroups.

Highly recommended!

*******

Google indexes the content of newsgroups.

An easy way to post messages in newsgroups is to create a Google account and to post via their Web interface:

http://groups.google.com


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Get free publicity, free traffic, and valuable backlinks through using free press release distribution services.

http://www.prweb.com/

http://www.prfree.com/

If you want a serious infusion of valuable publicity and public relations knowledge, an excellent place to start would be subscribing to George McKenzie's FREE Publicity Pro Newsletter.

Learn from a pro and master this knowledge, and your mastery should pay huge dividends, in terms of valuable backlinks, increased traffic and increased profitability.

http://www.publicitygoldmine.com/newsletter/

Key Paid Service

URLwire is one of the best fee based services available. URLwire is a web site announcement network started in 1994.

URLwire reaches the KEY ONLINE CONTACTS who specifically write about, review, and link to new web content.

An investment of your resources that rates to pay very big dividends.

http://www.urlwire.com/


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Post a helpful "comment" to Google Answers.

http://answers.google.com/answers

http://answers.google.com/answers/faq.html

http://answers.google.com/answers/faq.html#providecomments

Use your IMAGINATION!

You want questions that are relevant to valuable information and answers supplied by your website.


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Set up an affiliate program. Here is a source of affiliate scripts:

http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Affiliate_Programs/

Make certain that the script you choose is reliable.

Under no circumstances should you start to use a script without asking on at least a couple of forums whether anyone has had experience with your script of choice.

You can also use affiliate management software such as easyClickMate. See the link below for a free ebook that explains in detail this strategy.

http://www.supertips.com/vm/

A successful affiliate strategy should result in thousands of backlinks from theme related websites.


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Develop a simple strategy to induce members of Furl.net to establish a public link to one or more of your website pages.

You want them to store your website page with the PUBLIC SAVE FUNCTION in their individual Furl.net accounts!

http://Furl.net

This free system is one of the absolute best information resource tools you can use to store valuable information in a format that you design and use with ease.

Highly recommended. Act now!


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Link to http://amazon.com

Have someone write a review of your website for Amazon.com, and you will be automatically included in the Alexa.com. data base.

http://alexa.com

The reviewer should first do a search with your complete url in the search box at the above link.

Then look for:

User Reviews for your website.com

Be the first person to write a review of this site on Amazon.com!

The reviewer clicks the hyperlink and writes the review for Amazon.com


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List your ebook for sale with http://amazon.com.

Click "Sell Your Stuff" from the top menu.

You will enjoy listings and links from other major retailers such as:

Target.com, CDnow.com, Borders.com, & Waldenbooks.com.


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Use testimonials as a linking strategy.

These are testimonials that you provide to webmasters of high traffic, high page rank websites.

Give genuine testimonials of appreciation for tools or resources of a particular website.

When you send the webmaster the testimonial, give permission to quote you using your FULL NAME and specific city, state, and country.

Politely, request that a hyperlink back to your website be included in the citation.

By the way, what Internet marketer has used this technique the most?

By a wide margin I'd say it's Joe Vitale!


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Write a review of a high traffic website.

Contact the webmaster and offer the free use of your review (in whole or in part) in return for a backlink.

Use keyword rich anchor text in your backlink.


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Develop niche website software where the user must leave intact a small notice that links to your website.

LMA uses this concept. Over time Duncan Carver, the originator of LMA, is likely to have hundreds of thousands of websites linking to his chosen website or sites through their use of LMA.

You must give this tactic some deep thought and try to come up with suitable software that would be installed on a user's website.

All you have to do is come up with the IDEA.

You can always go to an appropriate website and hire a programmer to develop the software for you such as:

http://www.guru.com/index.cfm

The return on investment could be huge!

Be sure to have a Confidentiality Agreement prepared, that interested parties have to sign and return to you before you reveal your software idea.

http://www.bitlaw.com/forms/nda.html

Make sense??


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Develop software that can be downloaded free from your website, and have download websites list it and link to it.

http://download.com

http://www.simtel.net/welcome.php

Also, post to forums, blogs, and newsgroups to alert them to your free software and state anyone can link to it.

As an alternative you may have the software resource, exclusively to be used at your site (no download function).

By the way, do you think it would be a good idea to make the linking text keyword rich?? (lol)

Remember to vary the suggested anchor text as you post notices around the net. (SECRET #3)


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Be Interviewed!

Complete with backlinks to your site or sites, of course.

Use your imagination. Radio, TV, print media, ezines, even an email interview.


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Join associations or trade groups within your industry. Make sure their online sites have good page rank and have backlinks to their members websites.


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B2B websites should have contract language that specifically requires a backlink in pages that have already been indexed by search engines. This contract language should apply to all:

partners
subcontractors
suppliers or vendors
resellers or affiliates


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Host a Top Site

You will need a cgi program.

"Top Sites" are a ranking system. Websites that sign up with your "Top Site" are given a text link or button with their id, and they post this link to you on their site.

The more visitors the website sends to you, the higher it ranks. You know which sites send traffic due to the cgi script and the imbedded id.

A source for scripts:

http://return.to/topsite1


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Host a web ring.

All the links on every Web ring banner point to your site and redirect to member sites.
You will need a script to host your web ring, and a source is:

http://return.to/webring1


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Use paid link text advertising.

Placing paid text link ads on high traffic websites that have a theme directly related to your website is a powerful strategy when used in combination with the above link building strategies.

Below are two good sources that have two different processes for you to achieve this goal:

http://www.linkadage.com
Text link ads through an auction process.

http://www.linkworth.com
Direct placement of text link ads.

Trade One-Way Text Link Ads that are Relevant and Human Edited.

http://www.relevantadvertising.com/


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Get backlinks from these 100 top rated websites:

http://www.pubsub.com/linkcounts_top100_inlinks.php

As part of your link popularity strategy you should make it a goal to get an incoming link from at least several of the sites listed in the 100 top websites.

Devise a strategy so that something you produce, an article, press release, etc., is picked up and linked to by one of these highly rated sites.

You can always benefit from news or media backlinks, but otherwise seek backlinks from theme related websites.

Knowledge that you gain from an authoritative source such as Publicity Pro Newsletter (see SECRET #21) should help you get backlinks from these high profile sites.

http://www.pubsub.com/linkcounts_top100_inlinks.php



(38-44) Reciprocal Links


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Use existing link partners and online ezine archives as sources for reciprocal links.

Search the resource pages and link directories of sites that already link to you. Seek links with high quality websites that would offer significant value to your website visitors.

Do AD SWAPS with ezines that have an online archive of past issues. Naturally, in your ad you will have an url leading to your own site.

Of course your ad will include anchor text rich in appropriate keywords!


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Find quality websites with this reciprocal link exchange:

http://value-exchange.sitesell.com/tuition.html/

Take this step once you have installed LMA and are ready to request reciprocal links.

If you have other link management software in place, fine, but you should have a defined procedure for adding and maintaining links.

This exchange, originates from Ken Evoy of SiteSell.com, so you know it is a highly valuable asset. A good place for QUALITY reciprocal links.

Also, take advantage and download the free ebook, Make Your Links Work, while you are on this site.

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Sign up with these 4 additional link exchange programs:

First a point of clarification:

Your primary goal in using these exchanges is to find useful and valuable info and resources for your website visitors. A by-product of your listing valuable websites is increased link popularity.

SO LINK TO QUALITY WEBSITES.

http://linkpartners.com/
Valuable directory of quality websites that trade reciprocal links with other sites.

http://www.links-pal.com/how-it-works.html
Join this human-compiled directory that lists websites who actively swap links.

Your referring page will need to have a page rank of 5 since that is the minimum required by this exchange.

http://coopadnetwork.100freeworkathometools.com
This is a free-to-join coop advertising network.

You exchange text links within this network on regular web pages not inside link directories.

Highly recommended!

******

http://links-for-you.com/
This program emails willing reciprocal link partners to your inbox.

Taking advantage of these programs should be a very productive use of your time, because the other program members have joined with the specific intent of developing reciprocal links.

Be selective!

Approve links to quality sites that have a similar theme to yours or offer goods or services you know your website visitors would be interested in.


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I'll be the first to confess that I was on the Internet for five years before I knew that there was such a thing as The Google Directory?!?

You can use this directory to find websites with a high page rank and request reciprocal links with appropriate sites.

Check out the Google directory at:

http://directory.google.com/

If you locate the category or theme of the websites you want to target, they will be listed with the highest Page Rank (PR) websites at the top of the list.

Most of the sites near the top of the list will be PR4, PR5 or higher. These are the websites to target as priorities for reciprocal links.


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Obtain reciprocal links from websites that are linking to your competitors.

(A)Determine which websites are your main competitors. Make up a list.

(B)Sign up with Google alerts to determine who is linking to your competitors.

http://www.google.com/alerts (Due to technical difficulties you may have to "copy and paste" this url to bring the site up).

Enter link:www.yourcompetitorsurl.com in the "Search terms" box.

For "Type" choose web.

For "how often" choose once a day.

Be aware that you can use multiple queries and keep tabs on multiple competitors.

This is easily done by adding an "OR". For example:

link:www.xyz.com OR link:www.abc.com OR link:www.roi.com

(C)Request a reciprocal link from suitable sites that link to your competitors.

These requests should have a HIGH SUCCESS RATE since you know for sure the target sites are actively adding links.


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Find theme related websites that offer reciprocal links.

http://yahoo.com

Your search inquiry should look like this:

"Submit a link" + "Your keyword goes here"

So a request for websites based on the keyword phrase "link building" would look like this:

"Submit a link" + "link building"

Be sure to include the quotes.

You can use other phrases instead of "submit your link" including:

"add your site"
"submit a url"
"add a url"
"add a link"

This is a sound technique to use for niche or mini sites, because it can be very hard to get search engine traffic for a mini site.

Add the link to your site first, then invite the reciprocal link.


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Exchange teaser articles with other webmasters.

What's that??

A teaser article is one that has been cut short, and the reader has to go to another location, like your website, to finish reading the article.

If you get a few teaser articles on high traffic, high PR websites, you will get two huge benefits:

free targeted traffic

improved link popularity

I don't have to lecture you about how much more valuable TARGETED traffic is than random website traffic. Obviously, you want to tease an article of yours that is relevant to your website content.

You should tease both articles in the exchange.

By tease I mean deciding where the cut off point should be. In other words do all the work and present a completely done package to the other webmaster.

Of course, you will have keyword rich anchor texts for both links (yours and the other webmasters links) as part of the package. And you will explain the value of keyword rich anchor text to your reciprocal partner.

Lastly, make the links open in a new window.

Tease outstanding articles and you will definitely see positive results with this technique.

Final Thoughts

Implementing all these secrets will take a long time and considerable effort.

Therefore, break the overall task down into several small manageable steps (MINI-GOALS) that you can meet by a SERIES OF SPECIFIC DATES.

The time management resource detailed in SECRET #11 is a powerful force that you can apply to maximize the tremendous impact you should get from following these link building strategies.

Start RIGHT NOW!

Best of success!