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Link Building
Feb 8th
Link Building
The creation of links for your website – that is, attracting other sites to link their website to your own is a crucial part of the SEO process which is often poorly carried out, or is done so unethically.
We recognise that the links to your site need to be of a high quality and on a relevant topic that relates to your website in order to have a positive and long term effect on your rankings. Again, a lot of companies will promise you huge numbers of links which in actual fact offer little or no ranking value to your site but look impressive to a client who has approached that company for their help and does not realise that this is the case.
We look for linking opportunities by finding relevant high ranking websites that already provide links to quality sites similar to your own. We can also add your site to business directories; provide content to sites in return for links or alert similarly themed websites to useful information articles that have been placed onto your website which would be of interest to their visitors.
We are a London website design company that specialises in website planning, website design and More >
How to Check the Links to Your Website and Assess Their Value
Jan 12th
If you want your website to be at the top of Google, or any search engine, then one of the most important things you can do is aim to increase the number of links that are coming in to your website.
What this means on a basic level is that you need as many other websites as possible linking to you for search engines to value your site as one that is trusted and useful. Every other site that links to yours is counted as a positive vote when the search engines look at your site and rank it. That said, the links have more value if the sites linking to you are relevant (ie. on-topic and of reasonable quality).
Before you can start the often challenging process of trying to increase the number of links that are pointing to your site, you really need to check how many links you already have so that you can see how much work you need to do compared to outrank your competitors.
There are two main categories of links your site can attract: those that show as links in Google (very valuable links that can be difficult to get) and those that show as links More >
The Present Future of Link Building
Oct 26th
The number of people who tried to get their posts to go viral (by writing list posts and publishing images) increased dramatically and, at the same time, Twitter and Facebook REALLY took off. People that wanted to ‘share good stuff’ found these services easier to use for sharing than having a WordPress or Blogspot blog. The result? If you create linkbait and it goes popular, then you should expect a lot of re-tweets/stumble thumbs-ups/Facebook ‘likes’ but a very small number of links from different unique root domains. Do these links from Facebook/Twitter carry any special importance?
Matt Cutts once said in a YouTube video that they rate links from Facebook and Twitter just like any other link! Yay!
One recent lesson I’ve learned about ‘niche’ link building is that you can get viral in your niche community. Take SEO and this blog, for example. I’ve witnessed how different SEOs follow each other and, in case someone has something interesting to share, then other people in the industry re-tweet him and the chain goes on. This is not the case for every niche market unfortunately.
What’s the Future of Natural Link Building? Is it DEAD?!??!Okay, 3 points here:
- Many people who link ‘naturally’ have switched to More >
Earn Some Inexpensive Online Exposure for Your Small Business
Oct 16th
So you’ve started a business. You’ve incorporated, you’ve set up a great website and/or blog, and your social media strategy is in place.
Now, if only you could get the word out. Sometimes you need to do more than rub two tweets together to generate a little buzz. If you’ve exhausted your personal social networks, the next step is to reach out to the online media world and get some exposure.
If you’re just starting out, you may not have the capital for a water cooler, let alone a full-time PR agency. But there are a few ways to get your biz covered in the right online circles if you’re willing to put in some time and effort. We spoke to some PR pros to find out how to tap into the online media and get your biz a little exposure without breaking the bank.
Answer Public Media Queries
Bloggers and reporters are always hunting for interesting stories, products and companies to cover and discuss with their audiences. For news outlets and blogs that foster very niche coverage, it’s not always easy to find sources.
That’s where media query services like HARO (Help A Reporter Out) come in. It’s a place where media pitches are sought More >