Archive for the 'Link Building Blog' Category

Coat-tailing on Parasite SEO

August 30th, 2006

We try not to do straight link-drops at LBB, but this one is too good: The Dark Side of Social Media Organization by Graywolf. One of the most common uses for this type of behavior is for reputation management and…

The Final Word on the Yahoo! Directory

August 28th, 2006

I’ve been visiting webmaster forums for several years and one of the yearly discussions is Is the Yahoo! Directory worth it? The answers always range from Hell no! to Hell yes! and the discussion centers on various points such as…

What is link bait worth? (or, Why you should hire a fulltime link baiter and watch the value of your site skyrocket)

August 21st, 2006

Cartoon Barry asks the question: How much is link bait worth?Is there a simple equation? PR6 = $400 per link, PR2 = $25 per link. Link lifetime value = 6 months on average? High trafficked sites that link to you…

Order Matters, Says the Sandbox (Or, Where to start in a link building campaign)

August 21st, 2006

My recently published article, 101 Ways to Build links, shows that you have many, many link building tactics at your disposal. For any given website, you probably need to use at least a few dozen link building different tactics over…

The Death Of Reciprocal Links

August 17th, 2006

Readers, I am curious to know how many of you are still actively pursuing reciprocal links and if so what is your success percentage? Meaning how many emails do you have to send out before you successfully receive one reciprocal…

ASP.NET Now Supported

August 16th, 2006

This was a tricky one but our publisher script now supports ASP.NET Special thanks to Ron Hornbaker and his talented crew at HumanKind Systems for putting this together for us! So if you are a potential publisher and were waiting…

Buying Links at TLA… The Movie!

August 16th, 2006

Readers, Rich over at MindSmack just completed a real cool video that gives an overview on the link buying process at TLA. Their team did a great job on the flash video, if you ever need any help in that…

First Step: I am an Alexaholic

June 21st, 2006

Ok Alexa data is not the most accurate traffic measuring tool in the world but it is very good at showing traffic trends. One of my favorite sites to play around with and compare trends against other ad systems is…

Indented Second Google Listing - Double Your Ranking Real Estate

June 19th, 2006

I have seen some recent success with building links to secure a second indented listing on Google’s first page of search results. Here are some tips for that can cause Google to grab a second page from your site and…

Links to Rankings - A Test Of Wills

June 15th, 2006

One of the biggest changes in the seo world in the last few years is the time it can take to rank a website, particularly in Google. A bit back Rand noted that even established trusted domains were taking 10+…

What do you want from Text Link Ads?

June 11th, 2006

Readers, this is a feedback post. Curious to hear what you want to see in terms of features, concepts, tools, etc from Text Link Ads. We have been working hard to create the best marketplace for both buyers and publishers…

What do you want from Text Link Ads?

June 11th, 2006

Readers, this is a feedback post. Curious to hear what you want to see in terms of features, concepts, tools, etc from Text Link Ads. We have been working hard to create the best marketplace for both buyers and publishers…

Best… SEO Advice… Ever.

June 8th, 2006

Let’s get one thing straight — I disagree with a lot of what Michael Martinez posts on SEOmoz. But I have to credit where credit’s due and I think his comment on an SEOmoz post should get an award for…

Best… SEO Advice… Ever.

June 8th, 2006

Let’s get one thing straight — I disagree with a lot of what Michael Martinez posts on SEOmoz. But I have to credit where credit’s due and I think his comment on an SEOmoz post should get an award for…

DP Members SEO Meet in New Delhi

June 8th, 2006

Pankaj Punks Gupta, DigitalPoint fan favorite and link builder, is organizing an SEO meetup in New Delhi on June 17, 2006. More details: The meeting will be held at the Shalom Lounge Bar in Greater Kailash (see directions). To sign…

DP Members SEO Meet in New Delhi

June 8th, 2006

Pankaj Punks Gupta, DigitalPoint fan favorite and link builder, is organizing an SEO meetup in New Delhi on June 17, 2006. More details: The meeting will be held at the Shalom Lounge Bar in Greater Kailash (see directions). To sign…

On With Shoemoney Tonight

June 6th, 2006

LBB’ers, I am a guest co host for Shoemoney’s new Net Revenue show tonight at 6pm EST. I will be giving out four $250 coupons for Text Link Ads during the show too. The show can be accessed here and…

On With Shoemoney Tonight

June 6th, 2006

LBB’ers, I am a guest co host for Shoemoney’s new Net Revenue show tonight at 6pm EST. I will be giving out four $250 coupons for Text Link Ads during the show too. The show can be accessed here and…

Jim Westergreen’s Linking Guide

June 6th, 2006

I don’t often like to make me too blog posts, but in case you missed it on all the other SEO blogs, make sure to check out Jim Westergreen’s guide to building links. It’s a very good introduction to what…

Jim Westergreen’s Linking Guide

June 6th, 2006

I don’t often like to make me too blog posts, but in case you missed it on all the other SEO blogs, make sure to check out Jim Westergreen’s guide to building links. It’s a very good introduction to what…

Text Link Ads Calculator

May 22nd, 2006

LBB Readers, we have just completed work on a tool that answers the timeless question of, “What is a link from my website worth?” Our new Text Link Ads Calculator can help answer that question for webmasters. For potential link…

Text Link Ads Calculator

May 22nd, 2006

LBB Readers, we have just completed work on a tool that answers the timeless question of, “What is a link from my website worth?” Our new Text Link Ads Calculator can help answer that question for webmasters. For potential link…

Google Doesn’t Like Linking Streetwalkers & the End of ‘Tri-engine’ SEO for Affiliates?

May 18th, 2006

Eric Ward has published a new article titled, ahem, Are You A Link Whore? (My quick answer before I even read the article: YES!) His philosphy is one that I think has hit webmasters harder than ever with the latest…

Google Doesn’t Like Linking Streetwalkers & the End of ‘Tri-engine’ SEO for Affiliates?

May 18th, 2006

Eric Ward has published a new article titled, ahem, Are You A Link Whore? (My quick answer before I even read the article: YES!) His philosphy is one that I think has hit webmasters harder than ever with the latest…

I Can’t Rank for ‘Purple Widgets’… but I Rank for ‘Purple’?

May 10th, 2006

So I have a new (quality) page up on a semi-sandboxed site. The page is optimized for purple widgets. As the resident link monkey, I made sure that no less than 10 out of the top 100 ranking pages (for…