5000 Backlinks Review

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Content might be king of the Internet, but when it comes to improving your search rankings, content alone won't do it. You need links, and lots of them. Take a look at the search results for the phrase "weight loss programs" (click images for easier reading). Now look at the number of inbound links each of those pages has – and note that I've filtered out internal links, so these numbers represent only offsite links. Now this is not to say that one-way, inbound links are the only factor in high search rankings. Clearly not, or that second choice would not have made the … [Read more...]

Article Marketing Tips: Writing a Killer Resource Box

A good resource box leads your reader back to your site. Photo by webhamster.

On Monday I ranted just a bit about a couple of really bad author resource boxes I had discovered. Today I thought I would cover how to write a really outstanding resource box that will drive traffic back to your site instead of driving them away. The number one key to a terrific resource box is to make it a natural extension of the article itself. The article should be complete without it, of course, but the resource box should pull the whole article together just like a good concluding paragraph does. Don't Put a Stop Sign at the End of Your Article Don't start with your name. A lot … [Read more...]

Article Spinning Dos and Don’ts

Automatic article spinning can make a big mess. Photo by KB35.

I am a big fan of article marketing. I think it's the most efficient way to build quality inbound links to your site. It works to drive traffic and increase conversions, especially if you are linking to an opt-in page, and I have seen article marketing increase blog traffic by 10 times in a matter of days. But there is a dark side to article marketing, and it looks like this: Just as the name sounds, actuating copywriting 'persuades' a clairvoyant to access your website, analysis out your artefact and feel a 'need' for it. It is the abstruse of axis accustomed visitors to your armpit into … [Read more...]