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Infographics have fast become one of the most popular styles of linkbait. Savvy marketers and bloggers are using infographics to drive traffic and get inbound links.

Here are some of the reasons infographics make excellent linkbait.

• They can be read quickly—The attention span of internet users is getting shorter and shorter by the moment. People have so many different things vying for their attention, so it’s your job to get your message across to them as quickly as possible. Infographics are excellent for this because they trim all the fat. There’s no introduction, no extensive commentary. Just short, easy-to-understand points.
• They appeal to visual learners—The graphical element of infographics allows you to reach an audience that wouldn’t read the information if you typed it up in a blog post or a report. Many people find visuals helpful for learning, so an infographic lets you share your message in a format they can easily understand.
• They’re easy to share—Infographics are made to be shared. There’s a reason you see infographics constantly hitting the front page of sites like Digg and ReddIt. Heck, not an hour goes by that I don’t see a link to an infographic in my Twitter feed.
• They often trigger an emotional response—The best infographics grab you on an emotional level. Maybe, they make you laugh. Or maybe, they share some information that angers you. Or they could just shock you and make you say “Wow! I didn’t know that.”
• They share interesting information—A good infographic offers really interesting, unique information. The statistics and facts are usually surprising to most people, and they put things into an interesting perspective to make the data even more compelling.

Have you ever used an infographic as linkbait? Share your experiences by leaving a comment. 

Linkbaiting is an important part of building a successful blog and a well-ranking website. That’s why we regularly write posts offering you tips for creating linkbait and even template linkbait headlines.

Recently, I came across a really cool tool that’s designed to help all bloggers come up with linkbait ideas for their blog. The tool is called Linkbait Generator.  The way it works is you enter your own subject into the box, and you click “submit” to generate linkbait. Just keep clicking the “generate” button to get more and more headline ideas for your blog.

Here’s an example. I entered the subject “dog training.” Here are some of the linkbait ideas that this tool generated:

• The 7 most controversial videos of all time about dog training
• 10 ways people have gotten rich exploiting dog training
• 5 amazing things you probably didn’t know about dog training
• 6 shockingly evil things about dog training
• 5 insane but true things about dog training

You can go on and on generating ideas, but you get the point. I’ll say that I’m pretty impressed with some of the ideas this tool generates. I could see any of the above topics working as a successful piece of linkbait if written and promoted properly.

Now, there is something you should know when using the tool. Not all of the headlines it generates will be great. In fact, there are some that just won’t be relevant to what you do at all, but the majority of them are pretty good.

The whole point of this tool is to show you some of the proven styles of linkbait. The truth is there are certain types of headlines and ways to phrase things that gives a blog post a better chance of getting hot. So, even if you don’t end up using any of the ideas this tool generates, I still think it’s good for putting you in the right frame of mind for coming up with successful linkbait.

Give it a try. Check out Linkbait Generator and let us know if it works for you.

Trying to craft the perfect piece of linkbait to land you on the front page of Digg or ReddIt? Want your post to go viral on Twitter? No matter how great your content is, if the headline sucks, it stands little chance of getting the attention it deserves. That’s why I’ve come up with a list of 22 linkbait headline ideas almost every blogger can use.

I’m sure there are plenty of great headlines I left off, so share your own by leaving a comment.

Note: For the purpose of this post, I’m just going to use the number 10 for any list headlines. Of course, you can change the number to anything you like for your linkbait post.

1. 10 Things You Didn’t Know about _______
2. 10 Reasons to Hate _________
3. 10 Amazing Blogs about ________
4. 10 Secrets about __________
5. How Does ______ Work?
6. How to be Great at _______
7. 10 _________ Myths Exposed
8. ______ Myths vs. the Facts
9. 10 Deadly _______Mistakes You Might Be Making
10. 10 Shocking Facts about _________
11. 10 Questions to Ask about _________
12. Everything You Know about _________ is Wrong
13. 10 Amazing ________ Videos
14. The Truth about _________
15. The Science behind _________
16. 10 Inspiring Quotes on _________
17. 10 _______ Experts to Follow on Twitter
18. 10 Funny Tweets about __________
19. 10 _______ Rules You Should Follow
20. How I Increased My _________ Success by 200%
21. 10 Cool ________Tricks You Aren’t Using
22. What (insert celebrity name here) can Teach You about _______

Add your own linkbai

Last month, Tyler wrote a great post with tips to follow when linkbait doesn’t work. He also helped us understand the secret to coming up with linkbait. What does this mean? It means by now you should be more than ready to create some great linkbait for your site.

But do you know what to do if your linkbait is successful? How you handle the success of your linkbait plays an important role in the future of your blog.

Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your success.

1. Have a Good Hosting Plan- If your linkbait really takes off, you’re going to have a lot of new visitors to your site. The last thing you need is for your server to get too busy to handle the new readers. Quality SEO hosting will ensure your website is prepared for the onslaught of new visitors. Don’t sabotage your own success; invest in a good hosting plan now, so you can be successful when the time comes. (more…)