Link Building this Month (09.2010)

Although quite some verticals are still being dominated by link buyers with very deep pockets and (usually way too many) anchor text optimized links, it’s good to see and hear about more and more companies choosing for a more creative approach. And I don’t mean creative in finding new ways to buy links, but creative by, for example, turning citations into links or putting some effort in PR, in stead of just sending out a press release. That’s how you obtain valuable links that still have value in a year or two as well…

And more great articles:

• How not to secure a link – Hugo Guzman
• The art of link building for established brands – Eric Enge
• Ruud questions: Jim Boykin – Ruud Hein
• 8 Ways backlink analysis can offer competitive intelligence – Eric Ward
• The link party is never over – Debra Mastaler
• In defense of links: in links we trust – Scott Rosenberg
• QR codes: are you ready for paper based hyperlinks? – Mark Sprague
• 10 Link opportunity segments that increase link acquisition efficiency and conversion rates – Garrett French