(Originally published May 8, 2008, updated 12/2009 and 5/2017) My silence regarding 3rd party linking analysis tools has been mistaken by several people as meaning I don’t like them. Quite the contrary. I do like them, and I’ll post here what I’ve published on a few other blogs, almost verbatim. Over the years I have lost […]
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Backlink Immunity and Disavowed Link Disasters
Could it be possible for a site to be immune to bad links? If not, what happens if you disavow a good link? First things first: There is no such thing as a perfect backlink profile. Links are not static; links are not absolute, links are not defectless. Links can, however, signal manipulation to a bot […]
About Those Un-Linked URLs That Google Says Do Not Pass PageRank
About Those Un-Linked URLs That Google Says Do Not Pass PageRank In 2009 or 2010 at SMX East, I answered an audience question about unclickable URLs. I told the audience that I although I had no proof, I felt Google could easily spot URLs that were not clickable. This seemed pretty simple to do. But […]
Link Building Strategies Q/A Live Video with Eric Ward aka LinkMoses (recorded live)
Link Building Strategies Q/A Live Video with Eric Ward aka LinkMoses (recorded live) Over 1,000 views thus far – this newly edited Live Video Linking Strategies Q/A was recorded on Friday, October 9th from 9 am – 11:00 ET. The share buttons were just added, so please use them! For 101 minutes I answered linking […]
The Link Building Expert Roundup Search Engine
Link Building Expert Roundups Search Engine (there are currently 31 33 unique roundup posts indexed) [Note: Make sure to check out my link building videos while you’re here. They are full of great information I’m sure you will find helpful!] This specialized search engine only indexes expert roundup posts about link building. If you know of a link […]
Once Upon A Time On The Web…Ramblings from LinkMoses
This is the first piece of new public link building strategies content I’ve published on my own site in many years. I figure I better give the bots (and people) some fresh food, before they think I died. Today I’ll probably be knee-deep in research/outreach within the social media world. Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin. The founders […]
Google’s New Custom Search Engine Service and Links
Have you ever done this? Slut!
Link Building Software – What To Look for and What to Avoid
August 27, 2010 Over the years I have probably tested and used over 100 different programs that in one way or another assisted with some aspect of the link building process. Many are long gone. Some are wonderful and incredibly powerful, others overpriced and should be taken off the market. I’ve had phone conversations with […]
Linking Mistakes To Avoid (Part 2): Removing Orphaned URLs
by Eric Ward, Link Mensch Right now, as you read this, you probably have some orphaned URLs you don’t know about, collecting dust in the forgotten pile at the bottom of the search engine indexes. It happens to the best of us. Even me, the self proclaimed Link Mensch, was humbled recently to discover several […]
Link Analysis Beyond Search Rank – by Eric Ward
For SearchEngineLand’s LinkWeek July 9, 2007 I’m an extreme believer in linking analysis and competitive linking intelligence. I have tools that analyze millions of links every week. I have scripts that compare, contrast, group, separate, divide and categorize links to a degree that would make your eyes cross. As I type this one of my […]