There is a lot more to link building than simply getting as many as possible. It is well known that Google has over 200 criteria by which to rank a website, and also that links is a big part of that... A big misconception though, is that links is just one factor. There are several link based factors that can impact your search ranking. Quantity This one is really obvious. But all other things being equal, more links is of course better than less. Not all links are built equal though. So build as many links as you can. There is no such thing as a bad link - you can't control who links to you, so no inbound link will ever have a negative effect...
*This is a guest post by Danny Cooper* Link building is a very consuming task, in fact it's the most time-consuming part of SEO (aside from explaining SEO, of course). Because of the time consuming nature of link building you really can't afford to waste time by making mistakes or building worthless links. In this article I hope to show you five of the most common mistakes so you can avoid them! Anchor Text This is the most...
*The guest tip was provided by Pradeep Sahu* My excel sheet, containing list of blogs, social bookmarking sites and forums that allowed me to get dofollow backlinks, used to be a great SEO asset. Not any more. With the release of tools like open site explorer, the competitive advantage that I enjoyed because of that list has become close to zero. Any competitor can now put my website...
Tonight's SEO Tip has been provided by Kalai Ganesan of The Picky and may be useful for first time publishers and newbies. Enjoy :) Improving your search engine rankings is the first step to get traffic, the more traffic better profits. Optimizing your website for SEO is important. Search engine optimization simple is how you organize your site content more useful in a particular category. Here are some important steps for site to get notified by...
Sometimes when you're on the prowl looking to acquire links via link trades, buying links or contributing optimized content to a blog in return for a link or two, you can run into some sites which may seem like you've struck link gold .. but these opportunities may prove too good to be true. Case in point, you may find some site owners who are more or less giving away good links on sites with...
After launching Daily SEO Tip, I wrote an article about how to turn your site into a link magnet, which makes it easier to not only attract links - but also will boost the response return on your push oriented link building strategies. Today I would like to follow up with a very simple networking tip, and apply it to SEO and link building. Whether your website is a business oriented site or a vertical...
Launching a new blog is a lot of fun, and so is building links to it. I have written about blog directories in the past, and used to own one, and honestly have been very shocked about how bad the quality has gotten with some of the blogosphere's first directories. That being said, here is a round up of some of the top resources to submit site to. Submitting your blog to an established human...
Attracting links to a site can be a tough job, as link building has become an incredibly important part of the SEO mix, and more of a challenge as search engines are discrediting link brokers. Organic linking still has its place in the SEO mix because the art of building a natural link can be time consuming and at times frustrating. Recently I helped my wife launch a new fitness site, and by doing so I've...
