Comments on: How to perform Switchbait

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:08:33 +0000

Personally I would go with the whole site, as it will only be one or a handful of pages on the original domain. However, after re reading this I am not sure if it’s the best way to go.

I have not measured such a technique so it’s still a theory, although the fundementals are sound.

If you are considering using digg as the main source of links, the domain will get burned by digg, but if you 301 the whole site it matters not. However, if you 301 individual pages digg will pick up on this and ban the whole site.

By: abhilash

abhilash — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:11:17 +0000

L, would you be 301′ing the entire blog to one location on the pet supplies main site, or would you be going page-by-page and line-by-line to 301 the different articles on the blog to different parts of the main site?

I’m just wondering how you’d propose to keep the original content, as you mentioned in the post.

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:31:12 +0000

The reason why I think this may work is the domain name of the site acting as anchor text, when Google tries to figure what the site is about it will take the 301′d domain that has all the juicey links into account.

Brandon switching content of the linked to page would gain something, however, if you are trying to rank a clients site a 301′ing a domain that has the correct anchor text to it would be very powerful.

However, I am trying to think of a situation where this would work.

It’s interesting to knock these ideas around.

By: kelvin newman

kelvin newman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:12:45 +0000

this is a really interesting ide you are proposing, i can see the others points about adding the content to the original site, but some times the link bait wouldnt really be the content someone would want for their corporate site.

By: Brandon Hopkins

Brandon Hopkins — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:23:19 +0000

Why not just switch out the blog page for an ecom page once you get the links?

By: Google Tutor

Google Tutor — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:01:02 +0000

I’d ignore the 301 and just heavily integrate the ecom site into the blog when you ’switch’

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00:09 +0000

The benefit of the 301 on a seperate domain is to get the anchor text of the domain in the link. When people link to me they use Cornwall SEO in the anchor text, subsequently I rank no1 for cornwall seo.

Using SMO to get links rather than an email request means you have less control over the anchor text. By creating a domain with the anchor text you have more of a chance.

A 301 does work, I have used it successfully a number of times. Where it hasn’t worked is when I move it around too often. Google sees the 301 as legitimate and is a perfectly reasonable way to move a site, however what I am suggesting is not outlined as having a green light. But it also has not got a red light.

The only way to truly know it to make a few throwaway domains and test.

By: robwatts

robwatts — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:30:29 +0000

Im with Brian. The thing with things that work today is that they might not work tommorrow. I love the idea of the blog thing though. A wp install is a killer way to generate stuff too. Most of the tools and plugins required to zing you where you need to be are already on hand.

By: Brian Thibault

Brian Thibault — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:36:37 +0000

Not sure if I trust the 301 too much. I think just integrating an ecommerce site into the blog would be better, or just putting a blog on the original pet supplies site at /blog ?

By: Hawaii SEO

Hawaii SEO — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:41:38 +0000

Here is another technique for the same type of “Link Bait & Switch” strategy. I have no idea if it will work or not and should be used for entertainment purposes only. ;)

lookwhatgmanfound.com/how-to-hack-digg-for-one-way-links/