Thursday, February 11th, 2010
SEOmoz recently released an improved competition analysis link tool. Dubbed Open Site Explorer, the new tool is similar to their Linkscape tool, but provides faster, more accessible access to link data.
Tags: backlinks, competition analysis, linkscape, seo tools, seomoz
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
80% of effects come from roughly 20% of the causes.
Search engine optimization can sometimes be a challenge; we all know this. Tasks such as link building, creating volumes of content, and managing your most effective keywords can be time-consuming, frustrating, and costly. Performing all these tasks and creating a unique online identity is an additional challenge. In a Search Engine Watch article by Eric Enge, the author introduces how the 80/20 principle can be utilized to help accomplish such tasks without breaking your budget or your back. (more…)
Tags: 80/20 principle, 80/20 rule, backlinks, content, content creation, keywords, Link Building, search engine optimization, SEO
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
The Google link: command is a useful tool for a quick, roughhewn snapshot of back-links pointing to a given site. However, many mistakenly regard this tool as an accurate SEO metric for competitive analysis. For those who are not aware of Google’s link: command, you can perform a cursory search in Google to reveal a sample of linking sites for any given URL. For example, if you plug [link:www.site-name.com] into Google’s search bar, Google will return a number of sites that display outbound links to www.site-name.com. (more…)
Tags: backlinks, google link command, link check
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
We all know that building good backlinks helps with SEO, but what’s all this about anchor text? Anchor text makes your backlinks more powerful! Anchor text is the clickable text you see, well, <— right there. (more…)
Tags: anchor tag, anchor text, backlinks, building links, linking, SEO
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