Common Forms of Linkbait
Informational
Controversial
Humor
News
Tools

Benefits of Linkbait
Links – duh!
Link profile
Traffic
Branding
Bookmarks
Media Publicity

If you are looking to spread the word about a relatively boring industry then search Digg, Reddit, etc. to find what’s worked on these sites in the past pertaining to this industry.

Throw out ideas. Get them up on the whiteboard. Brainstorm.

Once your content is published you have to submit it to the social bookmarking and news sites.
Make sure you tag the story properly. Relevance and popularity are essential in choosing categories.

Keys to Promotion
Power account
Good titles & descriptions
Proper category & tags
Targeted sites

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  • StumbleUpon
  • Sphinn
  • Facebook
  • del.icio.us
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • MisterWong
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo! Buzz