Wiep.net

Last week, I noticed that the PageRank of Wiep.net dropped from 4 to 2. The PR of all internal pages, such as the Link Value Factors, dropped with two points as well, so this is clearly a manual PageRank penalty. After discussing this with several folks, the only reason I can think of why this […]

One of the favorite days in the year of every linkbaiter is coming up, so expect to see some great examples of masterbait real soon. Don’t know what I’m talking about? April Fools, of course! I can assure you that Peter van der Graaf and Patrick Altoft aren’t the only ones preparing stuff :) David […]

I’m sure that you’ve seen Google’s General Rating Guidelines by now. I won’t explain these complete guidelines here, so visit Blogoscoped for a summary or one of the original posts at SEO BlackHat or Brian Ussery for more info about this rater’s guide. When you read these guidelines (I’ve read it before, but it’s great […]

A very important (and often overlooked) step in the link marketing process, is identifying the linkerati. If you’re an in-hous, you’ll have to network your ass off and try to build connections with as many relevant journalists and bloggers as possible. If you build links for clients, you’ll have to do some research for every […]

One of the most interesting posts I came across last week was Stoney deGeyter’s collection of link building secrets. This article, which contains link building tips from 12 different link building pros, has some excellent tips. Especially the ones from Hamlet Batista and Peter vd Graaf are certainly worth reading. Another interesting thing to see […]

With lots of folks at the SES last week and the SMX this week, it’s pretty quiet with new link building related posts. On the other hand, that does leave room for recaps of the link related SMX sessions and posts from others as well. While some say that it’s impossible to harm your competitors […]