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Link Building Podcast and Transcript with Eric Ward
Thank you to Jerry M. for alerting me to this podcast transcript. It’s a couple years old but still 100% on target. On April 5, 2007 Eric Enge and Eric Ward, aka Link Moses, spoke about some of the latest events affecting the world of link building. Here is the transcript of that podcast. https://ericward.com/link-building-podcast.html […]
Answer to: After The Basics – Now What?
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 […]
New Link Building Boot Camp
I just finished teaching a one month link building boot camp, which was a custom training project I created for a specific client in a tight vertical. During the course of the month, it became obvious the boot camp was working very well, the client was learning, becoming self sufficient at link building, and most […]
LBBP – The Weekly Delete – Avis Edition
You would think the fine folks at AVIS would know better. Once upon a time Avis used the tagline “We Try Harder” in their TV ads. I wish that ethos carried over to their online marketing efforts. The below link request from AVIS’s SEM firm is truly insulting. It’s a great example of the Lying […]
Reply to Link Building Best Practices Question: How do I determine good link targets?
Asked by Steve… “What signs do you look for to determine what a good link is?” First my generic answer then I’ll be more specific. Generic answer: A good link target will be different for every site you are seeking links for. Specific answer: For example, let’s say the site you are seeking links for […]
Link Building Best Practices – How Failure Makes You Better
Life here is good again, and I’m taking new business in selected verticals. I’ll also be speaking at SMX East in New York, in October. However… When I don’t manage my business well, I admit it. When I fail my clients, I admit it. And I also send them money back. And it hurts. This […]
What is the Meaning of Life, and Link Building?
What is the Meaning of Life, and Link Building? It’s been an eventful Spring and Summer. In April my father David Ward passed away, in a miserable sort of slow-motion way, and on his birthday of course. Dad had a great life, considering it ended -and started- terribly. (that’s him below on an airplane somewhere […]