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This blog is a DO FOLLOW comment blog.  Why?  Because we believe Google should ban spam not blogs linking to each other for legitimate reasons.  Also, commenters should be rewarded for good comments by pimping their sites a little bit.  Good for direct traffic and good for SEO. Here's the graphic of our official position: Of course, we don't want our site ... Read More

Everyone's got their own guess as to how Bing works.  Current speculation centers on whether Bing copies Google's recent devaluation of certain link strategies like link scupting and Google's crackdown on paid links.  One thing's for sure, based on our recent experiment on the effect of DO FOLLOW social bookmark linkbuilding, Bing is not very discriminating.  Notice the nice bump ... Read More

Watch out for these all too common link directory scam and spam tactics. You are sure to lose time, effort, and/or link juice because of these bullshit shenanigans. Warning No. 1:  Link Directory Sucker Method If you frequent webmaster forums at all, you're probably well aware of link directory owners recruiting webmasters to register with their PR 5 or (even) PR 6 ... Read More

Keyword Luv is a nifty WP plugin that allows commenters to your DO FOLLOW blog to get a backlink to their site without cheesy looking comment names.  Ethical linkbuilding campaigns CAN include DO FOLLOW blog commenting. Problem:  The normal way people get backlinks from comments is through their hyperlinked names.  However, unless your name is the same as your site's name, ... Read More

Here's some quick tips for Wordpress bloggers: Always remove the initial comment or default "about" message that comes with Wordpress I've seen quite a few tools that search the web specifically for these default text.  These tools then either post comment spam or some other form of link spam. If you're using Wordpress as a site page builder for SEO Always remove any indication ... Read More

From SE Land: SEO link sculpting is the practice of adding "no follow" rel tags to some outbound links to maximize the flow of "link juice" to other links that aren't tagged.  Ever notice how some webmaster forums intentionally close and no follow all the links of old posts?  I've seen this done on some resource sites as well (they probably ... Read More

This is the third installment of our 5-part series analyzing the "Top 50 ways to Drive traffic to your Site".  The previous installments: Part 1 and Part 2. 21. Participate in a banner or link exchange program. How it works: In exchange for showing a free link exchange network's banners on your site, the network will give you credits to show your ... Read More

Many webmasters consider NO FOLLOW a curse.  They think that it unnecessarily restricts their linkbuilding efforts.  Indeed, many webmasters think that Wordpress' default NOFOLLOW tag on comments will not yield the intended result--cut down on comment spam.  Regardless, the reality is that the vast majority of Wordpress-based blogs are NO FOLLOW despite the laudable efforts of some webmasters to enable ... Read More

One of the older and still effective methods used in building backlinks to a central site is to build a network of sites hosted off free sites and free blog networks.  The effectiveness of this method revolves around the following: Keyword/subkeyword structure / keyword choice Quality original content that is actually useful Semi-targeted link building Quality focus on actual readers not just Googlebot/SE Spiders Creating ... Read More

This entry is a continuation of our 5-part critique of the "Top 50 Ways to Drive Traffic to your Site."  Read the first installment of the series. 11. Add a link in your email signature to your website. It’s a free and easy way to get a little more traffic. How it works: Configure your email client's signature system to include your ... Read More