The rank of a website in terms of SEO is decided by the number of other websites that link to it. However, the matter is not as simple as just having many websites link to the site you own. The best and fool-proof techniques are usually very easy to know and follow, and I am here to tell you what these methods are so that you can use them to skyrocket your search engine ranking.
Make sure that your site gets backlinks from websites that are related to your website! Earlier, Search Engine Optimisation did not consider the relationship between sites, and you had websites that had links from pretty much any and every site possible to it.
Now, however, SEO is a lot more limited. Google decides your rank based on which related sites link to your website. Thus, if a competing website has thousands of links to their site, don't worry! If those links are not related to their site at all, they're pretty much useless.
Get links only from those sites that relate to your web site design or webpage! These can be found out by a quick Google search, and are usually the best or the top ranking websites in the market of your choice, or be related to your site. Google, among other search engines, rewards this by boosting your rank very fast above your competitors.
There is a myth floating around that says that you definitely need a larger number of backlinks than your competitors. Don't believe it! I have been ranked higher than sites with a hundred times more links than I did, simply because of my SEO techniques - I had better, more related links!
A few links that are good initially from the correct sites are far better than thousands of links from the incorrect or wrong sites. Eventually, this Search Engine Optimization method will save you money and time both!