What an awful label, "content based link building". Doesn't exactly fire you up to run to your keyboard and bash out ass achingly good linkbait does it? Labels are interesting, within them you can find out lots of stuff. What I specialise in has many labels, linkbait, content, magnetic content, etc. None of which really capture the essesnce of what we do. At the recent … [Read more...] about What is Content Based Link building all about?
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Should I Buy Links to Improve my Rankings
Mark Cook, over at Further.co.uk has written a thought provoking article on why buying links is a dumb idea As someone who offers clients a linkbuilding service using web content it would be a "of course he would say that", kinda thing if I said don't buy links. I'm not an expert on buying and selling links so my opinion is coloured by that fact. But what Mark presents is a … [Read more...] about Should I Buy Links to Improve my Rankings
Getting Links for a Poker site is easier than you think
How do you linkbait for poker or similar uber competitive terms? In fact how do you go about getting success for mortgage linkbait or hotel linkbait. All apparently difficult topics to get links for, not because few people link to such subjects, but because so many want links for those niches. It is important to know why it's hard or why people think it's hard. I've played … [Read more...] about Getting Links for a Poker site is easier than you think
The Most Important Question When Linkbuilding
I'm always surprised when people set aside a period of time to build links to their website. Link building is far too important not to spend at least 24 hours a day doing it. No, I don't mean sticking match sticks under your eyes and putting a pot of Columbian jumping beans on the hotplate. I mean that link building should be a constantly thought about. … [Read more...] about The Most Important Question When Linkbuilding
Smash a Brick into the face Link building
One of the problems of link building that I rarely see addressed in depth, is the issue of attracting the initial attention of the linker. I am talking about someone we have no prior relationship with, someone who we need to reach out to. But my points also apply to our closest link pals. Who are always good for a link or two. You have crafted a piece of content, spent … [Read more...] about Smash a Brick into the face Link building
Getting Links is like Getting Your Flatmates to go Down the Shops for a Packet of Hobnobs
Have you ever shared a house or a flat with someone? You are all sitting around the telly watching repeats of Coast and you ask one of your flat mates to nip down the shops and buy a packet of Hobnobs. There is as much chance of your slovenly flat mate putting on his shoes and coat and heading off to Lidl than there is as getting someone to link to you. The point I am … [Read more...] about Getting Links is like Getting Your Flatmates to go Down the Shops for a Packet of Hobnobs