Posted June 8th, 2008 by John
When SEO was in its infancy, on-page factors such as keyword density and meta tags were the end all and be all of ranking. However, once search engines overcame that hurdle they focused on incoming links, well at least Google did and everybody else soon followed. Now all it took was buying links from any [...]
Posted August 15th, 2007 by John
Well for years now, actually since the Big Daddy update, webmasters and SEOs have been pondering and discussing amongst themselves and the community whether Google has been penalizing or discounting links to a site because it is a reciprocal link. There is no need to wait any longer though…according to the new Google Webmaster Guidelines [...]
Tags: Google, reciprocal link
Posted March 21st, 2007 by John
Here’s a great interview with 4 of the best in link development; Rand Fishkin, Eric Ward, Todd Malicoat, and Roger Montti. The questions ask by Rae Hoffman included: What are the factors you would take into account before buying a link from a directly contacted site (not a link broker or seller)? In sectors where [...]
Posted January 19th, 2007 by John
A great way to receive links and increase the number of backlinks to your website is by submitting articles you have written to article directories. This technique is being utilized extensively by the search marketing community. But don’t forget, to receive quality backlinks from quality sites, you should commit a significant amount of time and [...]
Posted December 14th, 2006 by John
One of the most important aspects of SEO is link building. There are two main reasons why. First, they offer passages for a web user to find your web site, and second, search engines use links within their ranking algorithm. Nowadays there are many different types of links and values associated with a link. I [...]