What is linkbait

[sonia sharma]

A linkbait is a piece of web content published on a website or blog with the goal of attracting as many backlinks as possible (in order to improve one’s search rankings). Usually it’s a written piece, but it can also be a video, a picture, a quiz or anything else. A classic example of linkbait are the “Top 10″ lists that tend to become popular on social bookmarking sites.

[alka]

It is a piece o content that encourage the attention and encourage more visitors through hyperlinks to the site to improve the ranking of your website.

[sangeetanegi]

Linkbait content with the specific aim to attract links can be effective for Website promotion.