Have you noticed that over the years, link building has become a less discussed topic? I know I barely hear about it anymore, even though SEO in general is still a hot topic that dominates the question of online content marketing. You just don't come across people wanting to know about link building tactics these days.
I think that this has given people a false impression of how useful link building is on the web today. Most probably think that it is no longer relevant, and that traditional link building has been overtaken entirely by social media.. This is probably half true; social media is definitely a more effective link sharing tool than the old school link building we used to do.
But there is still a...
In today’s health-conscious society, everyone has spent at least a couple minutes of their life thinking about (or purposely ignoring) their diet. Is this meal healthy?
How many calories are in this? Does this bacon-wrapped butterball make my butt look fat? The theory and principles behind improving your health and getting better results can also be attributed to what you do or do not contribute to the health and welfare of your website’s SEO. Here are...
When operating a link building campaign, one of the most important things to get your head around is valuing a particular link prospect. The information you glean from doing this will determine how much effort to put into gaining a link, or indeed whether you should even bother in the first place. Most experienced link builders will find that they develop a ‘sense’ for whether a link is worth chasing or not. However, this ‘sense’...
Identifying all of the elements necessary for effective SEO isn't difficult. But for some reason, successful integration of these elements for consistently good SEO is less common than it should be. The tricky thing about producing world-class results every time is that three tactical elements of good SEO must be employed for an effective overall SEO strategy. Leave one of these tactics out—through ignorance or laziness—and your results will suffer every time.
Ideas Matter
Let's face it....
People are always talking about how the growth of Google and its automated search index has killed off all the other search engines and directories. It is mostly considered a problem of reduced choice and less competition. However, Google has actually changed the way we used the Internet.
In the days before search engines people used to surf the web. Also the phrase is still used today its meaning has changed. To surf the web used...
Many people believe that the purpose of getting external links is to drive traffic directly from site to site. While this possibility shouldn't be overlooked, it's also important to understand that search engines look to the number of links pointing to a site as an indicator of how much "authority" or "trust" they should give the site.
Link popularity helps search engines determine the relevance of your site. They look at not only the number of...
Many offline businesses have taken off when the owners made full use of their existing contacts and continued to actively create new ones. Such business contacts are very useful in spreading the word about the business. The same principle applies in online business. By making contact with other site owners and bloggers covering topics closely related to yours, you will be able to generate more links pointed at your website. This will result in high...
Search engine optimization for Google (interesting, but little known fact is that the Danish term is søgemaskineoptimering Google) is a huge part of the fast growing internet world and if you are familiar with it you probably know that links from different websites have different value.
Getting a link from a very reluctant website is not always easy and sometime getting that “yes” seems almost impossible. The way to make people link to your should...
Everyone knows that having links pointing to your site helps you rank high on Google. But not all links are created equal. Some are a lot more valuable than others. Here is all you need to know, in just 60 seconds.
Rule #1: The More, the Merrier
You want to have as many links as possible.
Rule #2: Topical Relationships Matter
If you own a dog training website, a link from another dog training website is more valuable than...
Most users of the internet choose to browse online because they can find what they need within in minutes. However, those that surf the web for no other reason than curiosity, boredom or to enhance their understanding, still want the experience to be fruitful.
As soon as a user clicks on the internet browser icon, regardless of what that may be, it is your duty as a website provider to provide...
