SEO Zeitgeist

Link Building With Content Ideas

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

    Today’s edition of Resource Shelf  listed a report from PEW on how Americans were using the Internet to cope with the recession.  This bit caught my eye and got the link brain going: Some 69% of all Americans have used the internet to cope with the recession as they hunt for bargains, jobs, ways to [...]

Using Contests To Build Links.

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

My column today on Search Engine Land is a case study of a link building contest we ran a while back for a client in a very competitive niche.  The article gives you a step-by-step outline of what we did, the results and some insight on what it cost to run.  If you’re looking for a fresh tactic, [...]

Pride In The Tribe

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

No link building post here, just a HUGE air punch for William & Mary, they beat The University of Virginia (UVA) this evening in an exciting season opener in Charlottesville.  It’s the first time WM has beaten a FBS (football bowl school) school since 1998 so KUDOS to the green and gold.  Go Tribe!! Share/Save

Yak, Yak Link!

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

If you like  new toys and notoriety, I may have something to satisfy your techno fathead  and bring in a link or twenty. I came across a social media  service today called SayNow;  they give away free telephone numbers people can call to hear personalized recorded messages from their favorite celebrities. Once they’ve heard the message fans can [...]

You Shouldn’t Use YouTube For Building YouLinks

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

          As a link builder I’m not enamoured with YouTube and do not recommend using it as a primary way to build links or as an integral part of your SEO program.   Why? Videos on YouTube are on YouTube so any optimization effort you implement helps YouTube and not your website/pages.      YouTube contributes to [...]

Using Live Chat To Build Links

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

  Earlier this month the Wall Street Journal ran an article on how businesses were using Live Chat to make incremental sales.  This bit caught my eye:    In late April, home improvement e-tailer Improvement Direct Inc., of Chico, Calif., used a chat feature on its site to converse directly with customers about its products and services. The [...]

The Only Link Building Secrets Out There Are The Ones You Don’t Listen To

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

A little rant today. One of the comments left after my link building interview on SearchEnginePeople (thank you Ruud) made me raise an eyebrow.  It said:   Good advice but they are completely basic and well known . i always think whether their are some hidden secrets which make the link building very easy Bold is mine . The [...]

The New Link Adventures Of Old Debra

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

I sat at my desk for the longest time today trying to write a link building post  that used  the storyline from the TV show  ”The New Adventures of Old Christine“.  I love the show and wanted to draw a correlation between it and link building but it wasn’t meant to be. So I decided to forget about the show, tweak [...]

Using Viral Email To Build Links

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

If you’ve been doing business online for any length of time chances are you have a database of opt-in email addresses from customers, vendors, newsletter signups etc.  Here’s a way to use those email addresses to increase your inbound links and take your campaign viral. The Set Up. I get a copy of the Washington Post delivered to [...]

Encore Post – Tom Sawyer Would Not Link

Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009  –  Category: Link Building

  I spent a couple of days painting last week and was reminded of an old post I did in 2006  so I’m running it again.  ~ Debra ——————————————————————- I spent most of last weekend painting the living room, dining room, and hallway of a house we’re trying to sell. I had never understaken a paint [...]