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The Changing Face of Link Building

Small Business Mavericks

Moz came out with the results of The New Link Building Survey 2014 , so of course it’s interesting because it’s the feedback from 315 people who are actively involved in link building as part of their job. article directories are considered least effective. overall, 81% have increased their spending on link building.

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Top 6 Rules of Digital Marketing: Learn from Matomy and Other Masters

Idaconcpts

Just look at how often Google changes the rules and metrics for SEO! You’ll want to make sure you’re listed in local directories, that you’ve got a Google Places page, that you’ve signed your business up with Yelp, Foursquare, etc. After all—knowing that we need a website and a social media presence is old news.

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Linked from These Directories? Be Prepared To Pay for Removal

Bill Hartzer

There’s a search engine optimization company out there that is requiring that you pay for removal if you want your link removed from their directory. This same SEO company built these web directories several years ago, touting the fact that they would help your search engine rankings if you were to get listed. wishdc.org.

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Why I am No Longer a Link Builder But Now a Content Publicist

Bill Hartzer

Rather, just go ahead and change my whole entire attitude and way of thinking when it comes to SEO, web site marketing, internet marketing, online marketing, whatever you want to call it these days. But other than that, no longer any SEO value there. You’ll thank me when 2014 comes around. I’m not a big fan.

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Warning: Reading May Cause Your Hat to Fall Off

Viper Chill

Recently, the thing that I seem to be noticing more and more is people discussing which SEO tactics are Whitehat, which are Blackhat and even those which are Greyhat. You’re all smart enough to decide whether you think of something as “good” or “bad” when it comes to SEO. The Evolving Censoring.

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PIN’s: The Future of Private Link Building

Viper Chill

These boundaries most often pertain to SEO, since it’s what I’ve enjoyed the most over the last 11 years. I Predict We’ve Got Four to Five Years Left to ‘Do SEO’ As We Know It. The less success people have with SEO, the more likely they are to move to Google’s advertising platform.

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5 Visual Content Curation Ideas to Ramp Up Your Blog and Social Strategy

Waxing UnLyrical

When searching for an image for a social media or blog post, search with emotive or action words instead of simply using keywords that you might use for SEO. Curate GIFs from directories like GIPHY, GIF bin and apps like DrumUp. Cami Bird (@cjbird) September 9, 2014. They store GIFs under everything from boxing to balloons.

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