Links Are Links. Well, Not Really.

Posted by Alex | March 19, 2010 .

Probably the only Internet game hotter than Farmville, is In Search of the Holy Link. A challenging game played by webmasters of all skill levels. The number of strategies employed to win this game would boggle even Carl Sagan's mind of billions and billions of stars.
Why do we see where the big dogs are linking [...]

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The Link Wheel Exposed

Posted by Alex | March 10, 2010 .

Link Wheels as SEO strategy certainly are not a new concept, yet there seems to be quite a bit of mystery about how they work and if they work.
Part of the mystery is created by software developers that have product on the line and want to push software that will create a Wheel in minutes. [...]

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Article Directories Are Powerful Tools In The Link Wheel

Posted by Alex | February 3, 2010 .

Let's continue our discussion about the Link Wheel and see how article sites like Squidoo, HubPages, and e-zine fit into the scheme, shall we?
We should now know the difference a reciprocal link and a backlink:

Reciprocal links are two way links that appear to be exchanges
Backlinks are one way links that give acknowledgment from one site [...]

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Greasing The Link Wheel With Dofollow

Posted by Alex | January 27, 2010 .

Last time we were sitting around the pickle barrel and talking about how backlinks make the Link Wheel spin.
True backlinks do more than offer navigation for readers to find your content. Backlinks are the backbone of your SEO campaign. Remember that they serve as a way for search engines to not only find your site, [...]

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The Link Wheels On The Bus Go ‘Round And ‘Round

Posted by Alex | January 23, 2010 .

What would a Link Wheel be without the links? Not even a wheel. Just a bunch of unconnected content floating around in ether space with not much to do. Related, but not connected.
Linking is what makes the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round. Not just any kind of linking either, there is a [...]

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