What is Link Bait?

[bobo.cx]

I read about link bait that "try to attract visitor's attention calls link bait, you can use a picture, video or content for this purpose". I want to ask you all SEOs is it right explaination of link bait? share you knowledge and experience regarding this question.
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[mobileapplover]

I am believed that makes your website good-looking, with fine content on is the primary step of link baiting.

[RichardSmith]

Hello guys,

Link bait is any content or feature, within a website, designed specifically to gain attention or encourage others to link to the website. Matt Cutts defines link bait as anything "interesting enough to catch people's attention." Link bait can be an extremely powerful form of marketing as it is viral in nature. The term often has a negative or dismissive connotation. The content for link baiting would be a text, image, audio or video clip and it interesting enough to catch the people’s attention.

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Richard Smith

[Pinnacle Web]

Link bait is content on your site to which other sites link because they want to, not because you ask them to. Traditionally, links are hard to get, requiring you to sacrifice your first born child (and at least link back, which nullifies their value in some search engines.) But with link bait, you bait your content and sit back and wait. Of course, you can be a little proactive.

[Smith Jones]

Hello friends,

Link baiting is a process of driving attention of people towards your site by adding controversial, provoking or any latest news at your site. Not necessary that the content should have to be relevant to your niche, but that have to be unique and quality. When you're adding such content then people get interested to read it and luckily many quality sites also linked to your site.

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Smith Jones