Comments on: The Problem With Linkbait

By: Social Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:47:31 +0000

What does google say about linkbaiting…I guess it’s considered a white hat strategy? I’ve seen a lot of info about it recently but am not familiar with it. thanks

By: firewall phil

firewall phil — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:21:57 +0000

Link bait is helpful but it isn’t the most effective way of building external links. Effectively your left at the mercy of social media sites and the whims of their viewers. its actually a very frustrating process.

By: MrCrip

MrCrip — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:09:54 +0000

I disagree, there is no need for Adwords should a site be optimised efficiently.

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:56:05 +0000

I think what needs to happen is linkbait should be part of an overall long term strategy, it serves a specific purpose. It will not solve all your marketing problems, there is still room for the press release, adwords, blog marketing etc.

By: Gregor Spowart

Gregor Spowart — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:41:29 +0000

Hey, I found your blog via Twitter so I guess it’s working well as a PR tool after all!

Good points about link baiting – especially about it being targetted. I also think it should have a long term view, not just provide a short term ego boost, which can actually affect the long term view. (i.e. a strong opinion that just happens to make you look really silly!).

By: CS Thompson

CS Thompson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:43:13 +0000

Hey, I read what you contributed over at hubspot, thanks! I only just got into stumbling, so it was really useful.

Thanks also for the clarification on link baiting. I have heard lots of definitions floating around the space. Sometimes, I think people just like to throw new buzz words around, without necessarily caring about the definition of terms :)