Yes, I think 45 links from on-topic "authority" type sites was a good end-result for my client. Some of the sites secured are big names and I negotiated text links from them. The client moved up in the serps, had a ton of traffic that turned sales and brought lots of brand awareness to their products. Yes, I had an idea about how many links I needed to get this client to move up for particular … [Read more...]

I had a couple questions emailed to me on the incentive linking program above and it's prompted me to explain a bit more.Yes, there were only 15 sites that agreed to host the link but there were over 45 total text links secured as a result. The sites hosting the link were all what we would consider "authority" sites, some major portals with very strong traffic. The client benefited all the way … [Read more...]

When you do shows like SES and only have 12 minutes or so to talk about linking strategies, it's hard to share tactics on incentive linking. Incentive linking typically involves a bit of planning and research and is always unique to the industry so it's less cookie cutter and not easily translated to short bursts of linking wisdom.Anyway, since I can talk all I want here I thought I'd share an … [Read more...]

While we're talking about Directories, I wanted to chime in with an opinion on whether or not you should pay for a Yahoo Directory listing.As a link - YES. It's a solid, human reviewed link so it's a good one. It might seem like a lot of money to plunk down but for anyone who buys links and knows market pricing, paying $25 a month for a link like that is a good deal.( Ok-- so now I hope they're … [Read more...]

It's no secret I'm a big fan of Directories, I like what they stand for and their Nadar-like fight to have a place in search online. It wasn't a good summer for them, a bunch fell out of the Google index or lost a measurable amount of green - signs they were caught up in some sort of policing action. But all the sites I watch and use are back on track, some even stronger than before. That's … [Read more...]

"Google Inc. has won the approval from city officials it needs to begin building a Wi-Fi network in its home base of Mountain View, Calif., the company said Wednesday...Google hopes to use the Mountain View network as a proving ground to show officials in large metropolitan areas that the search giant can provide city-wide Wi-Fi access." I've got another suggestion for them since they're in … [Read more...]