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edu Inbound Link Myths Still Confuse Marketers

May 23, 2017 by Eric Ward

(updated May 23, 2017) One of the never-ending link building myths is the impact that inbound links originating from .edu domains can have on your search rankings. Lost in the discussion is that the quality of IBL’s from within the .edu domain varies significantly. [Note: If you like this post make sure to also check out […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Directory Links, edu Links, Link Prospecting

LinkMoses Private Video Tutorial – Vetting A Directory (7:59)

February 27, 2017 by Eric Ward

NOTE: Please mouse-over the video and click on the bottom right to view it in full-screen mode. In this LinkMoses Video Tutorial, Eric Ward shows the process he uses to quickly vet a niche or topical directory to determine whether or not it might make sense to pursue as a publicity or link opportunity for […]

Filed Under: LMP Q/A Tagged With: Directory Links

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 Web site or Web event: “Did we […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Directory Links, Link Analysis, Link Outreach

The DMOZ Ship Has Sailed

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

Have you ever done this? Slut!

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

Potpourri of Linking Facts and Fiction

November 4, 2012 by Eric Ward

by Eric Ward, aka The Link Mensch Here’s a collection of linking related tid bits you should be aware of. Paying for a link at Overture.com (formerly GoTo.com) that is not in the top five in the search results is, in most cases, a waste. Results of six and lower are not made available to […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Directory Links, Link Analysis

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

LinkMoses Resurrected #2 – What If Everything You Know About Link Building Is Wrong?

July 28, 2009 by Eric Ward

So let it begin. Over at Search Engine Land today I wrote Betting On The Link Building Boondoggle Bonanza. I mentioned a couple very specific link building strategies in that column, press releases and directory submissions. What’s being sold is, to be kind, bad and worse. As for directories, some of this you surely already […]

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

Answer to: After The Basics – Now What?

September 26, 2008 by Eric Ward

TravelingNinja asked… I’ve taken a new site from 1 backlinks to 350 in five months of hard work. I’ve done the basics: submitted to niche and free mainstream directories, posted in forums, exchanged some links, and requested some links. What can I do next? Link building for a new site with no links is my […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Directory Links, Link Prospecting

Hello Link Building Q&A

April 29, 2008 by Eric Ward

Regular readers know I’ve been building links since the launch of TheTitanicJustSank.com, or close to it. This wasn’t by design. I just had the bad/good luck to lose my advertising job at the right time; Early nineties. I needed something new to do, I went to grad school, and the Internet fell into my lap. […]

Filed Under: Linking Building Strategy Articles Tagged With: Anchor Text, Directory Links, Unnatural Links

Yahoo Directory Paid Link Best Practices?

April 4, 2008 by Eric Ward

If your site is listed in the Yahoo directory, and you didn’t pay for it or you got in back before they charged the review fee, then IMO you leave it alone. Make no changes and enjoy the free ride. I have two Yahoo directory links for two of my sites, both grandfathered because they […]

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

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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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edu Inbound Link Myths Still Confuse Marketers

May 23, 2017 By Eric Ward

(updated May 23, 2017) One of the never-ending link building myths is the impact that inbound links originating from .edu domains can have on your search rankings. Lost in the discussion is that the quality of IBL’s from within the .edu domain varies significantly. [Note: If you like this post make sure to also check out […]

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