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Linking Building Strategy Columns by Eric Ward

In this section of my site, I occasionally post new link building strategy columns, and also update previous columns. If you want my best and most current strategic linking advice, subscribe to LinkMoses Private. I also maintain an always growing library with links to over 300 link building articles, linking strategy columns, webcasts, and interviews I've published over the past 20+ years. You can find those via this link: Link Building Strategies and Best Practices.



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For the love of God please stop the sending me link request emails like this one

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

One would think that since my web site has been around for 11 years, and since I’m a one-person shop and my name is front and center on my homepage, and since I specialize in link building, I shouldn’t receive link request spam. One would think. Here’s today’s beauty. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: link […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Link Outreach

Under the Radar: Tracking Online Media Coverage Is Hit Or Miss,But Mostly Miss

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

The Internet is filled with nooks, crannies, and pockets that make tracking online media coverage of your Web site or event a nightmare. Here’s why… Updated February 2002 by Eric Ward, aka The Link Mensch It’s one of the first questions you ask after the launch of your Website or Web event: “Did we get […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Link Analysis

Social Media Optimization Nots – 3 Rules

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

Have you ever done this? Slut!

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Unnatural Links

Social Link Spam and Cigarette Butts

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

Have you ever done this? Slut!

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Unnatural Links

Spotting Unnatural Linking Patterns – by Eric Ward

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

By Eric Ward August 27, 2007 The full text with hyperlinks for this Link Week column can  be read at SearchEngineLand.com here Last week’s column Aggressively Seeking Links – How Much Is Too Much? sparked several comments and questions. In the past, I’ve hesitated to revisit previous columns, preferring to let them stand on their […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Unnatural Links

Yahoo Daily Wire Says Goodbye – LinkMoses says Thank You

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

Have you ever done this? Slut!

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Directory Links

The Yahoo Link That Can Make You A Star

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

January 17, 2005 by Eric Ward, aka The Link Mensch Your site is probably already listed in the Yahoo directory.  And Yahoo is probably one of your larger sources of traffic.  You’d probably rather eat bugs than lose your Yahoo link. But aside from the Yahoo directory, did you know there is another link that […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Link Prospecting

Five Things I Hate About Linking

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

Eric follows the right link building approach. He’s interested in links that are given based on merit, and those are the links that stand the test of time —Matt Cutts, Google. For SearchEngineLand’s LinkWeek July 2, 2007 It’s summer. Hot, humid, sticky and itchy. The perfect time to rant. Especially if you are a link […]

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Taking The Plunge in the Pay-Per-Click Link Pool

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

by Eric Ward, Link Mensch Weekly Article 56/7 – July, 2001 If you haven’t yet dipped your toes in the pool of pay per click (PPC) search engines, you might be missing out on some really excellent targeted traffic for your site. In fact, I find that pay per click search engines like GoTo.com or […]

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How to Make The Most Out Of Emailed Press Releases

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

Have you ever done this? Slut!

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Link Outreach

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Dear Readers,

As many of you know, Eric Ward passed away suddenly on October 16, 2017. Eric is now in the presence of the Lord, and his work here is finished.

It has been a great blessing to see the public response to his amazing work in this industry over the years.

Eric was a pioneer in the link building industry and it is our plan to keep this site live to honor him and in memory of his many contributions to the industry which gave him so much.

In this spirit, here is a link to the 2016 - 2017 LinkMoses Newsletter archives.

With grateful hearts,

– The Ward Family

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