How to get links by gently farting into a leather sofa
In a recent post I mentioned that “some bloggers only have to fart softly into a leather sofa to get links”. This wasn’t an attempt to get links to a leather sofa site, although now I think about it….. It was to highlight that some people got it and some people aint got it. So [...]
Categories: link building
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 [...]
Categories: Link Building Theory
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. [...]
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Feed your Friends, Starve your Enemies
It’s an ancient tactic and one which works online as much as anywhere else, even more so. When someone links to this blog with content above a certain quality threshold I will Stumble, Sphinn, Delicious that content. I may even Twitter if the content is appropriate. The reason being is to boost the power and [...]
Categories: Social Networking
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 [...]
Categories: Link Building Theory
Even the Guardian Gets Linkbait
The Guardian has run a piece talking about linkbait as if it were an everyday thing. Has linkbait gone mainstream? Jack Schofield knows his linkbait, the piece he has referenced is a cracking piece, although as I speak it has not been submitted to digg or reddit or Stumble, what’s with that? Are they awake [...]
Categories: Linkbait
Linkbuilding for Dummies
Linkbait is the honey. Linkers are the bees. The honey does not solicit the bees, it just is what it is. “Long term, promotion of content that attracts relevant links from those empowered to publish will win. The act of linking is performed, unsolicited, by individual publishers.” bold added Great post by Lee Odden Further [...]
Categories: Link Building Theory