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linkbaiting

linkbaiting noun: the practice of creating content that attracts a lot of inbound links and generates buzz.

Noun

linkbaiting (countable and uncountable, plural linkbaitings)

  1. The practice of creating content that attracts a lot of inbound links and generates buzz.
    • In its simplest form, linkbaiting is the practice of creating content with the intent of generating incoming links from outside sources. Linkbaiting is sometimes perceived as being unethical because inbound links are one of the primary ways a search engine gauges how hey they will rank a website2009, Mitch Joel, Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone Is Connected. Connect Your Business to Everyone., Hachette, →ISBN

Forms of linkbaiting

plurallinkbaitings
alternative formlink-baiting

Origin of linkbaiting

From link bait (verb).

Questions about linkbaiting

What does linkbaiting mean?
Linkbaiting means the practice of creating content that attracts a lot of inbound links and generates buzz.
What part of speech is linkbaiting?
Linkbaiting is a noun.
What is the plural of linkbaiting?
The plural of linkbaiting is linkbaitings.

Words near linkbaiting in the dictionary

  1. linkage sections
  2. linkages
  3. linkback
  4. linkbacks
  5. linkbait
  6. linkbaiting
  7. linkboy
  8. linkboys
  9. linked
  10. linked in
  11. linked list

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linkbaiting (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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