While link building is an important for SEO, the million dollar question is, are your building the right type of links for your website? The truth is, not all links are good for your website and not all links are created equal. Depending on (1) your website (2) the keywords (3) your competition and (4) [...]
Here is a simple, but effective SEO tip that leverages the power of related search for link building campaigns. It’s no secret that Google’s search engine algorithms are programmed to identify and potentially penalize overtly excessive or frequent occurrences of inbound anchor text that appear “unnaturally” or en mass. Simple But Effective Link Building [...]
February 18, 2011 – 8:19 am
Building links for SEO is part of the process, but not the entire process for acquiring a competitive keyword in search engines. Below are “links” (no tens inpunded) to informative posts from the past on the topic from SEO Design Solutions. There are different types of links that have different functions. Some drive traffic, some [...]
A few years ago link building was the rave of the day and probably the single most used and abused SEO strategy – people were swapping links, buying links, selling links, and breathing links. And for good reason – the majority of the search engines tended to award the websites that had most backlinks, no [...]
Let’s talk about links. Information retrieval and SEO have a sympathetic relationship, however, built within the fabric of search engine algorithms are specific filters (such as null sets) that when they observe a high frequency of a specific metric have a tendency to dampen or normalize its influence – particularly pertaining to links. This is [...]
Is there a magic SEO bullet for link building or building the proper quality, theme, volume or type of links? Not necessarily, but having a solid strategy and series of tactics at your disposal never hurts when applying the “think before you link” motto. Whoever said links are not important for search engine optimization are [...]
April 26, 2010 – 12:18 pm
The purpose of this document is to (a) identify the various types of links (b) calculate their impact on search engine rankings and (c) provide an overview of the various metrics and link types to create a protocol for SEO best practices. Which types of links are effective for SEO and why? Link building and [...]
Have you ever wondered why trusted links are better for SEO than untrusted link neighborhoods for securing a stable search engine position? Link neighborhood directly correlates to the company you keep online and each link distinctly carries its own equivocal weight in search engines. If you have invested a significant amount of time, energy and [...]
January 8, 2010 – 8:41 am
Knowing how to find what you are looking for is the underlying premise of SEO. Link building requires diversity, but not all links are created equal; which leads to the next point. In order to separate the wanna-be directories from the the real powerhouse domains, you will need to understand how to search for them, [...]
Link building is a time consuming and creative endeavor. In the long run, some links pass value more than others, which is why diversity is the key to creating a stable and trustworthy link profile for your website. First, a brief synopsis of the more common types of links and link building that one typically [...]
October 14, 2007 – 2:54 pm
The importance of SEO and off page optimization is paramount for achieving long term search engine visibility. Now more than ever, it’s not just about what’s on your pages, factors such as who links to you, where you link to, and how many websites with authority you are affiliated with (i.e endorsed with link juice), [...]