Aug 24 2010

Link Building Basics: How People Actually Build Links?

There are various ways of getting links these days, many of which cause a lot of arguments between competing SEOs. Some SEOs say that the paid links are not as powerful as they used to be 6 months ago, whereas some SEOs say it is still very powerful. Who knows what paid links are? I personally think all these arguments are useless. Directories Let’s not forget this used to be one of the most beneficial methods of link building. But does it still work? I believe so, yes. It might not be as powerful as it used to be but it does appear to have a slight effect on rankings. There are thousands of free directories out there which...

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Can Link Building Give Your Company A Bad Online Rep?

Reputation Management is one of the fastest growing concerns on the web. It's not only something companies are worrying about but also individuals. These days it takes a person under two seconds to quickly look up your brand (or personal brand) and find out what you have been up to on the internet. So when it comes to link building you want to make sure you keep your reputation in mind. Obtaining links in a shady manner can easily damage...

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New Improved Link Research Tools

Link Research Tools, one of the must-have link research tools for any link builder and marketer (and also one I will be giving a detailed review next week - stay tuned!), has introduced a major update this week. The updated toolkit spots a new awesome look, an enhanced usability and a few cool new features, including: New Site Type and Theme values - see which theme and site type (blog,forum,etc) EACH LINK has New Missing Links Tool...

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Simple But Catastrophic Errors With Canonical Links

The canonical tag, introduced by Google early in 2009 was supposed to resolve many duplicate content worries. It seems to simple to be true though and even though Google claim that the canonical tag is a "hint" rather than a directive, many people have had catastrophic results just because they didn't apply it right. In theory, pages with duplicate content (but different URLs) are the ideal ones for canonical tags to be in place. Even though...

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How To Acquire High Quality Links By Leveraging Wikipedia

Link building while trying to leverage the authority of Wikipedia is one of the biggest frustrations to SEO's industry-wide - and it's pretty easy to see why. Which reason do you typically go with? High rankings for almost every keyword query. Nofollow attributes on all external links. Incredibly picky human editors. Because of that perceived lack of value to improving search engine rankings, many SEO's avoid Wikipedia all together in their link building campaigns. When it comes...

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Basic but Essential SEO Link Building Tips

Link building is a very important part of the SEO process and probably the most affordable and quick way to increase your website’s popularity. There must be thousands of different ways to gain good amount of quality backlinks, but in this short article I will show you some of the simplest and free techniques to do just that. Of course, if you are already running...

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7 Essential Press Release Tips

Writing press releases that grab the attention of editors and get published is a skill. Here are a handful of tips that will help your press releases gain the attention they deserve: Start with a killer headline. Make certain that its attention-grabbing, encouraging the reader to at least skim the story. Kick off with an introductory statement that summarises what the press release is about and provides further encouragement to read on. Introduce...

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How to Turn Content Theft to Your Advantage - and Get Hundreds of Links in the Process

You've spent hours crafting the perfect link bait. You've interviewed people, conducted surveys and bought images, confident that a plethora of links will soon shoot deep into your site. Then, without permission or attribution, a competitor grabs your material, puts it on their site - and possibly even starts ranking above you. Do you feel a wave of anger? Don't. Because we are going to teach you how to turn copyright theft to...

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How Do You Choose a Link Building Company?

Go to any forum which has a market place and see which service has the most popularity. It’s definitely something that will be regarding building links to your site either through directory submissions, web 2.0 link wheels, article marketing and many more legit and black hat techniques. I personally have tried some link building companies and sadly some of them have let me down completely. I have been burned quite...

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How to Improve Internal Linking on Your Blog

For most bloggers, internal linking is a “let’s wing it” process.  Think of the recent posts you’ve made, and where they fit, and insert them into the post. This isn’t an efficient process, and more than likely, you’re missing plenty of good opportunities to link out! The thing is, our brains are generally more preoccupied with things like the post itself to be too concerned over where we can throw...

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