Every once in a while, especially if you own a new blog, you will have to ask other bloggers to exchange links with you. Very often you will need to send emails to other bloggers that have higher Google Page Rank than you. This is part of the life of every blogger who wants to achieve success with his blog. Starting a new blog might not be easy, as your blog has either Page Rank 0 or is even unranked. To make things easier, I would like to share with you a few tips on writing emails asking for a link exchange. You will need to know how to compose a message that will be well received by its recipient. Here you go:
1. Always try to be nice. Do not threaten anybody using expressions like “You would better link to me or I will…” Emails like this will probably get ignored.
2. In the beginning of your email introduce yourself in a few words. Tell the blogger who you are, and what is the reason you write to him.
3. Only ask blogs for link exchange that have a similar topic to yours. Otherwise, you might just waste your time and the time of other bloggers.
4. Suggest that it will be you who will first put a link on your site. Show the person you are corresponding with how seriously you treat other bloggers and link exchanges in general.
5. In a few words explain why you want to exchange links with that particular blog. Was it something that read on his blog, or you generally liked his posts?
6. Encourage the other blogger to link back to you. Mention a few benefits that this person will gain after linking to your blog. This might include traffic or SEO benefits.
7. Thank the blogger in advance.
8. Include the URL of your blog, and encourage your fellow blogger to visit your site.